Background
Arbekov was born in Podolsk, a city in Moscow Oblast.Arbekov started racing during 1959 in the 125 cc class on a home-built machine.
Arbekov was born in Podolsk, a city in Moscow Oblast.Arbekov started racing during 1959 in the 125 cc class on a home-built machine.
He worked as a mechanic and his first top category race was in the 1963 Russian 250 cc Grand Prix. His nickname was Smiler. In 1964, Arbekov finished the 250cc motocross world championship in third place behind Joel Robert and Torsten Hallman.