Joe Kopp
| Joe Kopp | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | May 11, 1969 Spokane, Washington, United States |
| Current team | Latus Motors Ducati |
| Bike number | 3 |
| Website | http://www.thesecretsofspeed.com |
Joe Kopp is an AMA Pro Flat Track Racer from United States who has competed in the Championship since 1993, winning the AMA Pro Grand National Championship in 2000.[1]
AMA Pro Flat Track
Write Short AMA History Here. He is one of 15 riders to complete the Dirt Track "Grand Slam"—victories on short track, TT, half-mile, and mile courses.[2][3] In addition to his 2000 AMA Grand National Championship, he earned the 1999 and 2000 AMA 600 Hotshot and Supertracker Championships.[4]
F-USA Dirt Track
Kopp raced Clear Channel's F-USA Dirt Track series in 2002 and 2003, winning the 2002 Plymouth, Wisconsin Short Track on a KTM.[5]
AMA Pro Supermoto Championship
Kopp raced in the AMA Supermoto Championship in 2003 with the HMC KTM Team. He qualified for a chance at the championship by being one of the 74 riders who qualified for the winner-take-all final.[6]
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Kopp competed in the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on a Team Latus Triumph Speed Triple. He was the second-fastest motorcycle racer up the mountain, and won the Exhibition Class with a time of 11:26.530.[7]
AMA Vance & Hines XR1200 Championship
Koop raced in the AMA Vance & Hines XR1200 Championship in 2011, earning a third-place finish at the series opener in Daytona Beach, Florida.[8] The top four finishers in the race were separated by only two-tenths of one second.[9]
Career highlights
2000- AMA Grand National Champion, Supertracker Champion, Hotshoe Champion Corbin Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 505, Suzuki TL1000
2001- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Corbin Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 505
2003- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship KTM Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 450
2004- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship KTM Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 450
2005- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450
2006- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450
2008- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450
2009- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450
2010- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Lloyd Bros. Ducati 1000, Honda CRF450
2016- Kopp is selected by Indian Motorcycle Company to be the first to race the all-new Indian Scout FTR750
References
- ^ http://amaproracing.com/ft/riders/rider_career.cfm?did=3450
- ^ http://www.thesecretsofspeed.com/JOE_S_BACKGROUND.html
- ^ http://www.cyclenews.com/2009/03/article/kopp-wins-first-daytona-short-track/
- ^ http://www.soloshawn.com/joe-kopp.html
- ^ http://www.cyclenews.com/2002/06/article/kopp-tops-fusa-plymouth-short-track/
- ^ http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/who-qualified-for-ama-supermoto-final/
- ^ http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/popular/fastest-triumph-pikes-peak-joe-kopp/
- ^ http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/2011/03/article/2011-ama-xr1200-daytona-results/
- ^ http://www.amaprolive.com/live/archives/rr/2011/01-daytona/xrr1ovr.pdf
External links
- [1] "Smokin’" Joe Kopp Official Site