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...32]], [[San Diego, California]]), is a retired American racecar driver and motorcycle racer. Leonard won the first [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] Grand National Series Championship in 1954 a

...ad racing|roadracer]]. He was the first American to win a 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle race when he won the 1976 Finnish Grand Prix for [[Suzuki]]. ==Motorcycle Grand Prix Results==

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]]

...racing as defined under the rules and or auspices of the [[Classic Racing Motorcycle Club]] (CRMC)[http://www.crmc.co.uk/]. This was established in 1981 and mos ...[[Manx Grand Prix]], held on the [[Isle of Man]], is considered by Classic racers worldwide as the ultimate classic racing event. This involves three or mor

...professional [[Motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]] who has been racing [[motorcycle]]s throughout most of his life. ...rbike]]s while still in high school. In 2001, his first full season as a [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] superbike rider, he came within six points o

...motorcycle racer]]. Spencer is regarded as one of the greatest motorcycle racers of the early 1980s. He was a racing prodigy who began racing at the age of ...his time between the U.S. Superbike series, and the European [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] circuit, helping Honda develop the exotic but snake-bit

...rnational Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|[dʒɒn 'hɒpkɪnz]}}) is an [[Anglo-American]] [[MotoGP]] racer currently racing for the [[Rizla Suzuki MotoGP]] team. ...l mechanical failures, which effectivly undid the hard work to develop the motorcycle. Having qualified on the front row at [[Motegi]], he was eliminated in a fi

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]]

...or the factory [[Suzuki]] MotoGP team. He is a former [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|250cc World Champion]] for [[Aprilia]]. ...th [[1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1993]] and [[1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1994]] without winning it.

...cle racing European Champions|500cc European Championship]] on a [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]]. He participated in numerous non-championship Formula One races. ...es, 40 3/5 seconds. Taruffi and [[Alberto Ascari]] participated in the Pan-American auto race in the mountains of [[Mexico]] in November [[1951]]. They held 1s

...aslam''' is a British former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]] who has been racing for over 30 years, winning ...n, [[Leon Haslam]], in his expanding racing career and training riders and racers alike at the Ron Haslam Race School at [[Donington Park]].

...d in the UK. The name "motocross" is a contraction derived from the words "Motorcycle" and "Cross Country". Motocross is often abbreviated as [[MX]]. .... Due to the size of the track, motocross races often include more than 40 racers whereas Supercross races are generally limited to about 25.

...Prix motorcycle racing season|1957 Grand Prix season]], the major Italian motorcycle manufacturers including [[Gilera]], [[Moto Guzzi]], [[MV Agusta]] and Mondi ...o to his first championship in 1951. It will be shown at the Legend of the Motorcycle. Credit: John Goldman. <small>[http://www.velocetoday.com VeloceToday.com]<

...hat are often illegally closed by the race organizers. (Professional drag racers who race on sanctioned drag strips often object to the use of the term ''[[ Street racers, known natively as '''hashiriya''' (走り屋), can also occur on [[express

|[[American Championship Car Racing|US Champ. Car]] |[[American Championship Car Racing|US Champ. Car]]

...' is a style of race cars. They are 5/8-scale replicas of [[United States|American]] [[automobiles]] from the [[1930s]] and [[1940s]] once raced in the [[NASC ...Speedway]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. The designers determined that racers wanted an affordable race car.

'''Grand Prix motorcycle racing''' refers to the premier categories of [[motorcycle]] road racing. The category is commonly referred to simply as ''GP racing'' A World Championship for motorcycle racing was first organized by the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocycl

'''Motorcycle sport''' is a broad field that encompasses all [[sport]]ing aspects of [[mo ...rnationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] is the international sanctioning body for motorcycle racing and most nations have their own governing bodies. Other breakaway/in

What set the 166 MM apart from the previous Ferrari racers was the new car's body design and construction, for which a third party was ...ck [[Lampredi]] design V12. In those early 1950s the interest in two litre racers quickly grew and to meet the demand Ferrari constructed a second series of

...|| [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] - [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] |Teams || [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]], [[MV Agusta]]

...ioned and governed by motorcycle associations. The main being either the [[American Motorcyclist Association]] who is the oldest and most prodigious cycle raci ...Supercross racing classifications were governed by the displacement of the motorcycle's engine until 2006. In the past, Championships have been awarded in 125cc

...o'' ("little puppy") and in 1950 began producing its own complete 98-pound motorcycle with the same name. ...bikes a day, but cheap cars were entering the markets, and sales for many motorcycle manufacturers would decline.

Generally, any two-cylinder motorcycle engine with its two cylinders at an equidistant opposite angles from the ce ...there was a running motor. By August 1970, there was a complete prototype motorcycle. Taglioni engaged Leopoldo Tartarini, the founder of [[Italjet]], to refine

|Sport || [[Motorcycle sport]] ...he [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] the governing body of motorcycle racing and managed and promoted by [[FGSport]].

...] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is on ...ak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] an

|Industry || [[Scooter (motorcycle)|Scooter]] ...scooter – competing on cost and weather protection against the ubiquitous motorcycle.

...] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is on ...ak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] an

[[Image:Mika_Kallio_KTM_125_II.jpg|thumb|250px|Contemporary racing motorcycle]] [[Image:mobike.cagiva.750pix.jpg|thumb|250px|A 125 cc motorcycle, the Italian-manufactured Cagiva Planet.]]

...thumb|301px|Indoor Kart racing]][[Image:Kart Racing 1.jpg|thumb|301px|Kart racers race each other on an outdoor track]] ...an manufacturers of race-quality chassis. These usually cost around £1700. American companies in the shifter kart market include: [[GT Race Karts]], [[Trackmag

...as the eldest of six brothers whose mother, Teresa, had set them up in the motorcycle repair business back in 1911, a prelude to them attaching the [[Benelli]] b ...ough competition, bringing in a handful of factory-developed [[Formula 3]] racers for established names like [[Kurt Liebmann]] and [[Jess Thomas]] to compete

...Auto Association, as many as ten thousand full-sized electric cars are on American roads today. Most are [[Electric vehicle conversion|converted]] to electric ...[[Edison]] and an electric car, 1913 (courtesy of the [[National Museum of American History]])]]

...] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and it can further include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing] ...ak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] an

...] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is on ...ak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] an

...not mandatory; that is, drivers obey it only as a courtesy to their fellow racers. However, in [[Champ Car]], this can be upgraded. A pair of waving blue fla ...during the early days of the settlement of the [[Midwestern United States|American Midwest]] were followed by large public meals and that to signal that the m

|Current season || 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |category || [[Motorcycle sport]]

...toner''' (b. [[16 October]], [[1985]]) is a [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]] originally from [[Kurri Kurri]] in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia In 2004 Stoner joined the [[Red Bull]] [[KTM (motorcycle manufacturer)|KTM]] factory team in 125ccs, and continued to improve, with

...] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is on ...ak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] an

...ians about why it failed in the United States, but one explanation is that American road surfaces were much worse than European ones, and riding the machine on ...bicycle that was suitable for women, and as such the "freedom machine" (as American feminist [[Susan B. Anthony]] called it) was taken up by women in large num

...iTank1923.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''[[Bugatti Type 32|Type 32]] tank-bodied racers in 1923]]''' By the time the EB110 came to market the North American and European economies were in recession and operations ceased in September

...ionally used [[oversteer]] in motorsports such as [[dirt track racing]], [[motorcycle speedway]], and [[rallying]]. Early [[Grand Prix]] drivers such as [[Tazio ...lar in the All Japan Touring Car Championship races over 30 years ago. A [[motorcycle racing|motorcycling]] legend turned driver, [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]], was th

|Industry || [[Motorcycle]] ...], Europe's largest motorcycle manufacturer and the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer by unit sales.

...Francorchamps]] race course was built in [[1921]] but it was only used for motorcycle racing until 1924. After the 1923 success of the new [[24 hours of Le Mans] | [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]

...n the native undamaged [[Arco]] factory began the project of a lightweight motorcycle. Probably the natural alpine scenario suggest the logo and the fauna the ma In 1950 the factory [[Aero Caproni]] was born and the first [[motorcycle]] powered with a 49cc engine and a [[Ducati]] elastic frame. The Ducati [[C

...Parts, service and restoration services from one of the last Abarth rally racers.(Belgium) ...Parts, service and restoration services from one of the last Abarth rally racers. (Belgium)

...[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] and [[United States|American]] armies during [[World War I]]. ...four-wheel drive found its place. The [[Jeep]], originally developed by [[American Bantam]] but mass-produced by Willys and Ford, became the best-known four-w

In the same year, Bandini began competing as a [[motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]], participating in races at [[Faenza]], [[Lugo di Romagna]], and [[I American importer Tony Pompeo thought this space frame chassis, already winning in 1

[[Image:Bamboobike.jpg|thumb|American bike from 1896. The frame is made of [[bamboo]]]] ...n the 1990s something of a major fad. These task-specific designs led many American recreational cyclists to demand a more comfortable and practical product.

...th the failure of all the Ferrari and Ford works cars. However the [[North American Racing Team]] (NART), [[Luigi Chinetti]]'s private team, saved Ferrari's ho ...ir 'obsolete' but more reliable (and for Le Mans in 1991, quicker) Group C racers. So in the case of TWR Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz, their 3.5&nbsp;L cars (the