Colin Edwards
In 1988 at the age of 14, Edwards stopped competing in motocross races, having become distracted by the normal demands of being a teenager. However in 1990, Edwards and his father attended a motorcycle road race event in north Texas, and this inspired him to attempt road racing. In 1991 Edwards began competing in amateur [...]
Daijiro Kato
Daijiro Kato only commenced his full-time World Championship career in 2000 but was already on his way to becoming Japan’s most successful GP rider of all time when, by the end of 2001, he had secured the 250cc world title and scored 17 GP wins to equal Japan’s greatest GP winner Tetsuya Harada.
Kevin Schwantz
Kevin Schwantz born June 19, 1964 in Houston, Texas. Kevin was hugely popular for his aggressive, all-or-nothing riding style.
Schwantz, whose parents owned a motorcycle shop, learned to ride at the age of four. He began his competitive career as a trials rider, following his father in that sport. From trials, he progressed to motocross in his teens, becoming a top regional MX racer. After a serious crash in qualifying for the Houston Supercross in 1983, he decided to quit motocross.
Norick Abe
Former MotoGP star Norick Abe was killed in a road accident in his Japanese homeland, on October 7, 2007.
Abe, one of Japan’s most celebrated racing heroes, is reported to have collided with a truck, while riding a motorcycle near the city of Kawasaki, after it made an ‘illegal’ U-turn in front of him.
Troy Bayliss
Bayliss showed much promise as a youngster in the sport, however when he entered his teens his enthusiasm for racing waned. He commenced an apprenticeship as a spraypainter at Joe Berry’s and commuted to work by bicycle. On this daily commute Bayliss would pass a motorcycle dealership and finally was tempted enough to obtain a loan to purchase a Kawasaki ZXR 750 on which he commenced racing.
Scott Russell
Raymond Scott Russell (born October 28, 1964), aka Mr. Daytona, was born in East Point, Georgia. He has one both the World Superbike and AMA Superbike Championships, has won the Daytona 200 a record five times, and won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 1993. Russell is the all-time leader in 750cc AMA Supersport wins.
