Jan Filip Backlund (born 14 April 1990 in
Västerås
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Västerås is the se ...
,
Västmanland
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Västmanland means "(The) Land of the Western Men", where the "western men" (''väste ...
) is a Swedish
motorcycle
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road racer nicknamed ‘The Teacher'
He currently competes in the
British Superbike Championship for Quattro Plant Cool Kawasaki.
Career
Filip began riding motorcycles at the age of three, when his father bought him a
Honda
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Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a producti ...
50cc bike.
He began competing in
motocross
Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom.
History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...
at seven years old, riding in the 60cc class.
[
In 2001, after five years in motocross, he stopped racing in the series as his parents felt it was too dangerous.][ After attempting different forms of motorsport and motorcycling, at the age of 12 he fell in love with Mini Moto and began to race all over ]Europe
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with his brother.[
At 13 years of age, Filip was granted an exemption to race 125cc bikes in ]Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...
and that year became the first rider of that age to win the championship.[ He followed this up in 250cc in 2004 and again won the title on his first attempt.][
]Suzuki
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then invited him to ride in the Superstock 600cc Veidec Trophy in Scandinavia, where he took two wins in two years of competition.[
From 2007, Filip competed in 1000cc Superbikes, competing in the FIM Superstock Youth World Championship in 2008, before winning two gold medals in the Swedish Championships in 2009 and 2011. He also has raced in Endurance WC races and German IDM Superbikes.][
In 2012, he moved to the ]United Kingdom
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and entered the National Superstock 1000 Championship. He competed in the series for two seasons, finishing third in 2013.[ Since 2014, Filip has ridden in the British Superbike Championship, starting with four rounds that year and then full programmes in 2015 & 2016 for ]Kawasaki
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Places
*Kawasaki, Kanagawa, a Japanese city
**Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, a ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
**Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena
**Kawasaki Stadium, a multi-sport stadium
*K ...
.[
Before the 2016 campaign, he fell while testing for the new season at ]Donington Park
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and broke his collarbone.
Personal
Filip now resides in Burton-upon-Trent
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, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom where he lives with his girlfriend and their cat Felicia.
Racing record
Career summary
British Superbike Championship
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Backlund, Filip
1990 births
Living people
Swedish motorcycle racers
British Superbike Championship riders
Sportspeople from Västerås