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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 ...
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 ...
Andrea "Bambi" Cambridge. Indian Larry (born Lawrence DeSmedt; April 28, 1949 – August 30, 2004) was an American motorcycle builder and artist, stunt rider, and biker. He first became known as Indian Larry in the 1980s when he was riding the streets of New York City on a chopped Indian motorcycle. Respected as an old school chopper builder ...
Road crashes. The following people with biographies in Wikipedia died in road crashes involving motorcycles: Palm Springs, Ca. Soldier, writer. Had only purchased the bike a few days prior. [ 13 ] Conditions at the time of the crash were very foggy. [ 14 ]
Other names. Maiko. Occupation (s) Motorcycle racer, businessman. Years active. 2002–2011. Maico Greg Tecson Buncio (10 September 1988 – 15 May 2011) was a Filipino motorcycle racer and four-time Philippine national superbike champion. He died after a race accident in Clark, Pampanga Philippines on 15 May 2011.
Occupation. Stunt performer. Children. 2. 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 ...
After his crash and recovery, Knievel was more famous than ever. ABC declined to air the event live on Wide World of Sports. The Caesars Palace historical jump video is now owned by K and K Promotions, Inc which is the successor in interest and owner of all Evel Knievel trademarks, film footage, and copyrights. [21]