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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 ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Since its opening in 1959, Daytona International Speedwayhas seen 41 on-track fatalities: 24 car drivers, 12 motorcyclists, 3 go-kart drivers, 1 powerboat racer, and 1 track worker. The most notable death was that of Dale Earnhardt, who was killedon the last lap of the Daytona 500on February 18, 2001.
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 ...
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.
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).
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.
John "Hopper" Hopkins (born May 22, 1983) [citation needed] is a former motorcycle road racer based in the United States. During 2017 he raced in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Ducati 1199 Panigale for Moto Rapido Racing, [1] but suffered injuries from a crash at the season-finale race meeting in October, meaning he could not participate during 2018.