Mark Miller (racer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Mark Miller (motorcycle racer))
 |
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2010) |
Mark Miller (born October 24, 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA) is a professional off road racer, competing in both cars and on motorcycles. He lives both in Arizona and Colorado, and is married to Danielle Miller. Together they have two sons, Nick and Sam. His non-racing profession is investing, and his hobbies include enduro motorcycling, mountain bikes, fly fishing and snowmobiling.
He has competed in SCORE, NASCAR, Rally, Rally-Raid and other classes and competitions. In April 2008 he competed in the 2008 Central Europe Rally, the first in the new series of events created by the promoters of the Dakar Rally. Miller was competing for the Volkswagen factory team in a diesel Touareg (#206) but crashed out of the competition on the first day.
[edit] Sporting career highlights
- 1998 - 6th place Moroccan Rally on motorbike (KTM)
- 2002 - 19th place Dakar Rally, 1st place Toyota Trophy (Toyota)[citation needed]
- 2004 - Dakar Rally Protruck (Chevrolet), 1st in Trophy Truck class Baja 1000 (Chevrolet)
- 2005 - 6th place Baja Portalegre (Volkswagen Race Touareg)[citation needed]
- 2006 - 5th place Dakar Rally (Volkswagen Race Touareg 2)[citation needed]
- 2007 - 5th place Moroccan Rally (Volkswagen Race Touareg 2)[citation needed]
- 2009 - 2nd place Dakar Rally[1]
- 2010 - 3rd place Dakar Rally[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Volkswagen wins Dakar Rally, prepares for WRC entry". AutoWeek. January 19, 2009. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090118/FREE/901189997. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ Peacock, Anthony (January 18, 2010). "Dakar Rally: Carlos Sainz leads a 1-2-3 finish for Volkswagen". AutoWeek. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100118/WRC/100119919. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- Volkswagen Motorsport Information: Central Europe Rally 2008 press book published by Volkswagen Motorsport GmbH Communications 2008
 |
This biographical article related to United States auto racing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Motorcycle racing biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
