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Mike Brown (motorcyclist)
Mike Brown (born May 1, 1972) is an American former professional motocross racer and Endurocross racer. He was the 2001 AMA 125cc motocross national champion. __TOC__ Motorcycle racing career Brown won his first professional race in 1994. In 1999, he finished third in the F.I.M. 125cc world championship. He followed that performance with another third place in the 2000 125cc world championship. Brown competed in the United States in 2001 and won the AMA 125cc national championship riding for Kawasaki. In 2006, Brown finished 29th in the AMA MX Lites class and 15th in the MX class, racing for Suzuki. In 2007, he returned to Europe to compete in the MX1-GP championship, finishing in seventh place. After his motocross career, Brown began competing in Endurocross events. He won the inaugural 2009 World Off Road Championship Series (WORCS), becoming the first AMA rider since Mike Kiedrowski to win an AMA National Motocross Championship and a World Off-Road Championship Series t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluff City, Tennessee
Bluff City is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,733 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsport– Bristol (TN)– Bristol (VA) Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN- VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the " Tri-Cities" region. History Bluff City underwent several name changes before incorporating on July 1, 1887 under its present name. The town was originally known as Choate's Ford, and later took the name Middletown. After the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad was built, crossing the Holston River at the town site, the name Union was adopted. During the Civil War it was called Zollicoffer after Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer, but became Union again at the end of the war and until 1887. Geography Bluff City is located at (36.463352, -82.275049). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Games XVII
X Games XVII was an action sporting event which took place from July 28 – 31, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Venues for the event include the Staples Center, Nokia Theater, and other areas of L.A. Live. The games featured the sports of motocross, skateboarding, BMX, and rallying. X Games 17 was also the first ever X Games to feature Enduro X, which replaced Super X. Results Moto X * Competition decided by fan text message voting. Skateboarding BMX Rallying Medal table Highlights *Travis Pastrana breaks bones in his foot and ankle in a crash suffered in Moto X Best Trick. Despite the injury, Pastrana competes in RallyCross three days later using hand controls mounted to the steering wheel. *Jackson Strong successfully lands the first front-flip in competition history in Moto X Best Trick, winning the gold. * Steve McCann lands the second no-handed-900 in competition history, but Jamie Bestwick defeats him to win his 5th consecutive gold medal in BMX Freestyle V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Motocross Riders
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People From Sullivan County, Tennessee
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1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar time he legal time scale its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 - The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. * January 11 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a new constitutional governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Games Austin 2015
X Games Austin 2015 was an action sporting event that took place June 4–7, 2015, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. This Summer X Games is the second in a row to be held in Austin and the third full X Games event to be held in the state of Texas; in 2003, a special " Global Championships" event was held in San Antonio, Texas. The 2015 X Games are once again broadcast on ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ... and ABC. The event debuted three new events; Moto X Flat Track, Moto X Quarter Pipe and Big Air Doubles. This year, X Games Austin attracted 160,000 spectators over four days, making it the most attended X Games since 2004. Results Flat Track Moto X Skateboarding BMX Rallycross & Off-Road Truck Medal table Highlights Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Games Los Angeles 2013
The X Games Los Angeles 2013 was an action sporting event which took place from August 1–4, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Venues for the event included the Staples Center, Irwindale Event Center, and the streets near L.A. Live. It was the first year that events were held in Irwindale. It was the fourth and last Summer X Games held in 2013, after events in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (April 18–21); Barcelona, Spain (May 9–12); and Munich, Germany (June 27–30). It was the last year for Los Angeles to host the X Games, with Austin, Texas replacing the event in 2014.Andrew GastelumX Games to gear up and then say goodbye to L.A. ''Los Angeles Times'', July 30, 2013 Event locations Venue locations for each sport disciplines for X Games Los Angeles: Staples Center *Moto X Best Whip *Moto X Enduro X (Men’s & Women’s) *Moto X Freestyle *Moto X Racing (Men’s, Women’s & Adaptive) *Moto X Speed & Style *Moto X Step Up Event Deck at L.A. Live *BMX Freestyle S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Games XVIII
X Games XVIII (re-titled X Games Los Angeles 2012) was an action sporting event which took place from June 28 – July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Venues for the event included the Staples Center, Nokia Theater and the streets near L.A. Live. The games featured the sports of Moto X, skateboarding, BMX, and RallyCross. Last year's X Games 17 was the first ever X Games to feature Enduro X, which replaced Super X. In 2013, the Summer X Games will be held in four international cities in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (April 18–21, 2013); Barcelona, Spain (May 9–12, 2013); Munich, Germany (June 27–30, 2013); and Los Angeles, California (August 1–4, 2013).Davon O'Neil, Results Moto X * Competition decided by fan text message voting. Skateboard BMX Rally Medal table Highlights * Linkin Park performed on Friday night, June 29, and launched the X Games MUSIC. * Bob Burnquist won his fourth Big Air gold medal, and his ninth total medals during his participation in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Kiedrowski
Michael Andrew “Mike” Kiedrowski (born January 13, 1969) is an American former professional motocross and enduro racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1987 to 1997. He is a four-time AMA motocross national champion. He is only the second competitor in AMA history after Jeff Ward to win national championships in the 125, 250 and 500 classes. Kiedrowski was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2007. Motorcycling career Born in Canyon Country, Santa Clarita, California, Kiedrowski's father was a desert racer. Kiedrowski began riding motorcycles off-road at an early age and entered his first motocross race at the age of 7. He became a professional motocross racer in 1987. He was hired by Honda and won his first national championship with them by winning the 125cc title in 1989. In 1991, Kiedrowski was hired by Kawasaki and won his second 125cc national championship. In 1992, he prevailed in a close points battle to win the 500cc national c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine Company (川崎重工業モーターサイクル&エンジンカンパニー) is a division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries that produces motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, ATVs, utility vehicles, jet ski personal watercraft, and general-purpose petrol engines. Before the 2011 fiscal year it was called Consumer Products & Machinery. Its slogan is "Let the good times roll!" Motorcycles Kawasaki's Aircraft Company began the development of a motorcycle engine in 1949. The development was completed in 1952 and mass production started in 1953. The engine was an air-cooled engine, air-cooled, 148 cc, Overhead valve, OHV, four-stroke engine, four-stroke single cylinder engine, single cylinder with a maximum power of at 4,000 rpm. In 1954, the first complete Kawasaki Motorcycle was produced under the name of Meihatsu, a subsidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft. In 1960, Kawasaki completed construction of a factory dedicated exclusively to mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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