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Henry Wiles
Henry Wiles (born March 11, 1984) is an American Flat Track racer from the United States who has competed in the championship since 2003, winning the Peoria TT event a record 14 times in a row, 2004 through 2018. He is married to Kristen Overfield (Wiles) as of October 2019 American Flat Track Wiles began racing in the American Flat Track Series (then known as AMA Pro Flat Track) in 2003. That year he finished seventh at the Peoria TT. Starting in 2004, he won the event every year it took place (it was rained out in 2007) for 14 consecutive victories through 2018, beating Chris Carr's record of 13 (non-consecutive) wins overall at the historic track. Due to injury, Wiles missed the event in 2019 (won by Briar Bauman) bringing his streak to an end. X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track Wiles competed in the 2016 X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track, placing 14th in the final aboard his Kawasaki Ninja 650R. Superprestigio of the Americas Wiles was invited to participate in the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winn, Michigan
Winn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 166 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Fremont Township. As an unincorporated community, Winn has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 48896 ZIP Code. History Fremont Township was sparsely settled at the time when it was formally organized in 1863, and the area's population grew enough to warrant a new log house post office. Mr. Winn settled in the area and established the first post office under his name on December 19, 1867. Franklin Williams served as the first postmaster, and he also agreed on the name Winn for the new community. In 1875, Ohio native William Dush settled in the area about southwest of Mount Pleasant in order to exploit the area's lumber resources. He began officially platting the community of Winn, which was registered with the state on October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Ninja 650R
The Kawasaki Ninja 650R, also called ER-6f or EХ-6, is a motorcycle in the Ninja series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki sold since 2006. The 2012 model drops the R suffix from its name. It is a middleweight, parallel-twin engined motorcycle, designed for normal use on paved roads. They have modern styling and features, with low-seating ergonomics and a low center of gravity. The engine has a 180° crankshaft, resulting in an uneven firing interval of 0° and 540°. The 650R and its naked sibling, the ER-6n, were introduced in 2006. The naked ER-6n was not sold in North America until the 2009 model year. The motorcycle fits above the Ninja 250R and Ninja 500R models, which already existed in Kawasaki's sportbike lineup, which includes the Ninja ZX models. For 2009, Kawasaki released an updated Ninja 650R which includes new bodywork, mirrors, gauges, lighting, and a new tune on the same engine. Along with chassis and minor tweaks, an all-new bodywork design was introdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AMA Grand National Championship
American Flat Track is an American motorcycle racing series. The racing series, founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1954, originally encompassed five distinct forms of competitions including mile dirt track races, half-mile, short-track, TT steeplechase and road races. The championship was the premier motorcycle racing series in the United States from the 1950s up until the late 1970s. Following the 2016 season, AMA Pro Racing, the sanctioning body of the series, announced a restructured class system as well as a re-envisioning of the event format. The restructured class system consists of the AFT SuperTwins premier class, the AFT Singles class for young rising stars and later on the AFT Production Twins class featuring production-based, 649-800cc twin-cylinder engines. History Harley versus Indian In 1932, the AMA sanctioned a racing class called the Class A Dirt Track championship allowing for motorcycle manufacturers to enter prototype mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Wiles Sturgis TT August 6 2017
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Chris Carr (motorcyclist)
Chris Carr (born May 6, 1967 in Stockton, California) is an American motorcycle dirt-track racer and seven-time winner of the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. He has also competed as a motorcycle road racer at the national level and was a motorcycle land speed world record holder. Racing career Carr began his racing career as an amateur racer in 1983. He turned professional in 1985, finishing seventh in the Grand National Championship earning him the A.M.A. Rookie of the Year Award. Carr won his first Grand National in August 1986 at the Peoria TT and finished the season ranked fourth in the championship. He slowly climbed the points standing each year. In 1989, he became a member of the Harley-Davidson factory racing team. After finishing second to his Harley-Davidson teammate, Scott Parker in 1990 and 1991, he finally claimed the Grand National Championship in 1992. He ran the Grand National Series full-time until 1995 where he finished third while winning rookie of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briar Bauman
Briar Bauman is an American Flat Track racer from the United States. Two time AFT Grand National Champion years 2019 and 2020. He achieved the second place at 2018 X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track racing was an event for the ESPN Summer X Games held in Austin, Texas, first held on June 4, 2015. Flat-Track racing will return to X Games for 2016 in Austin on Thursday, June 2, 2016. The 2015 event had a very ... and the third place at the AFT twins in 2018. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American motorcycle racers {{US-motorcycle-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track
X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track racing was an event for the ESPN Summer X Games held in Austin, Texas, first held on June 4, 2015. Flat-Track racing will return to X Games for 2016 in Austin on Thursday, June 2, 2016. The 2015 event had a very rough track due to torrential rains, but was still very well received by the public and press Competition Rules The 2015 event utilized AMA Pro Flat Track GNC1 equipment rules as they apply to twin-cylinder motorcycles. Differing from standard AMA rules were the use of a motocross-style starting gate and the size of the track was considerably smaller than is usually used for the twin-cylinder motorcycles (normally reserved for use on half-mile and mile tracks). 2015 invited Athletes Jared Mees Johnny Lewis Brad Baker Sammy Halbert Doug Lawrence Jake Johnson Cory Texter Bryan Smith Jake Shoemaker Danny Eslick Briar Bauman Mikey Martin Stevie Bonsey Kyle Johnson Robert Pearson Wyatt Maguire Jarod Vanderkooi Chad Cos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superprestigio Of The Americas
Superprestigio of the Americas is an invitation-only flat track motorcycle race that pits motorcycle racers from various racing disciplines (Road racing, Freestyle, Hillclimb, and Flat Track) against many of the best racers from the AMA Pro Racing Flat Track Championship series. The inaugural Superprestigio of the Americas was held on 21 November 2015 on a specially-designed indoor short track at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The race was broadcast live on fanschoice.tv and was produced for national broadcast on NBC Sports Network the following Sunday, 29 November. Competitors AMA pro-racing flat-track invitations Selected for their points standings or specific race accomplishments in the AMA Pro Racing Flat Track Championship were Brad Baker, Briar Bauman, Dan Bromley, Stevie Bonsey, Kenny Coolbeth, Davis Fisher, Sammy Halbert, Jesse Janisch, Jake Johnson, Justin Jones, Doug Lawrence, Andrew Luker, Jared Mees, Bryan Smith, Jarod Vanderkooi and Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honda CRF Series
The Honda CRF series is a line of four-stroke motocross, trail, and dual sport motorcycles manufactured and marketed by Honda. The CRF line was launched in 2000 as a successor to the Honda CR series. The full sized motocross bikes are equipped with liquid-cooled, single cylinder four-stroke engines that are available from to . They now have dual-sport motorcycles. The more trail friendly CRF's have simple air-cooled engines, and are available from to . The Honda CRF450R was the first in the series, followed by the CRF250R in 2004. Further down the line, the CRF450X and CRF250X bikes emerged, both designed for mostly off-road use. They are considered among the best motorcross bikes of their class, and have been a leading seller since their introduction. The CRF450R was CycleWorld's Best Motocrosser for a record eight consecutive years from 2002-2009. Engine technology The engines in these bikes use an over-square design, which means that the diameter of the cylinder is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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American Motorcycle Racers
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AMA Grand National Championship Riders
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