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Courtesy of Paseo Tuerca/Instagram Motorbike racer Lorenzo Somaschini died on Monday, June 17, following a fatal crash during a practice round at the Honda Junior Cup in Brazil. SuperBike Brazil ...
Eight Grand Prix motorcycle racing champions have died while racing or practicing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing: Dario Ambrosini in 1951, Leslie Graham in 1953, Rupert Hollaus in 1954, Tom Phillis in 1962, Bill Ivy in 1969, Jarno Saarinen in 1973, Daijiro Kato in 2003, and Marco Simoncelli in 2011. Hollaus is often credited as the only rider ...
Children. 4. Herbert James "Burt" Munro (Bert in his youth; 25 March 1899 – 6 January 1978) was a motorcycle racer from New Zealand, famous for setting an under-1,000 cc world record, at Bonneville, on 26 August 1967. [2] This record still stands; Munro was 68 and was riding a 47-year-old machine when he set his last record.
Alex Harvill (September 11, 1992 – June 17, 2021) [1] [2] was an American motocross racer and stunt performer. On May 12, 2012, he set a Guinness World Record for the longest ramp-to-dirt motorcycle jump at 425 feet (129.54 m). On July 6, 2013, he set a Guinness World Record for the longest dirt-to-dirt motorcycle jump at 297.55 feet (90.69 m).
Martin was born on November 4, 1981, in a suburb of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. [7] He was named Guy in tribute to Guy Gibson of No. 617 Squadron RAF. [8] His father Ian was a successful privateer motorbike racer who had competed in several Isle of Man TT events, but was forced to supplement his income with a job as a lorry mechanic, additionally selling bikes.
Sequana Joi Harris[1] (December 11, 1976 – August 14, 2017) [2][3] was an American motorcycle road racer and stuntwoman. [4] She made history as the first African American woman to be licensed as a motorcycle road racer, racing professionally since 2014, after taking up motorcycling in 2009. [5] Tragically, she died while performing a ...
Jefferies (r) with Joey Dunlop at the 1999 Ulster GP. Nationality. British. Born. (1972-09-18) 18 September 1972 Shipley, West Yorkshire, England. Died. 29 May 2003 (2003-05-29) (aged 30) Crosby, Isle of Man. Motorcycle racing career statistics. Isle of Man TT career.
Anthony Stephen Gobert (5 March 1975 – 17 January 2024) was an Australian professional motorcycle road racer, nicknamed The Go Show. [ 1 ] He was a rider of immense promise and talent who had his career derailed by a personal struggle with alcohol and drug abuse. [ 2 ] Winning the final leg of the 1994 season at Phillip Island, he became the ...