Gary Nixon (January 25, 1941 – August 5, 2011) was an American professional motorcycle racer who most notably won the A.M.A. Grand National Championship in 1967 and 1968 as a member of the Triumph factory racing team.[1] He was also the winner of the 1967 Daytona 200 motorcycle race on a 500cc Triumph Daytona.[2]
| Gary Nixon | |
|---|---|
 Nixon with the Daytona 200 winner's trophy | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | January 25, 1941 Anadarko, Oklahoma[1] |
| Died | August 5, 2011 (aged 70) Baltimore, Maryland |
Nixon was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma.[1] He was known for his partnership with legendary tuner Erv Kanemoto when they won the 1973 U.S. National Road Racing Championship for Kawasaki.[1] He competed at the international level in the 1976 Formula 750 championship, laying claim to the Formula 750 world championship on a modified Kawasaki KR750 until international politics denied him that prize.[3][4][5]
He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[6] in 2003.[1] He last resided in Maryland and participated in vintage motorcycle racing as well as testing motorcycles for the locally produced syndicated public TV automotive review program MotorWeek.
Nixon suffered a heart attack on July 29, 2011, and died in Baltimore, Maryland on August 5 from complications.[7] He was 70.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Daytona 200 winners". motorsportsetc.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Gary Nixon's Kawasaki KR750 (archived)". americanmotorcyclist.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (January 1977). Nixon Loses FIM Appeal and F750 World Championship. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ DeWitt, Norman L. (2010). Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes. Motorbooks. ISBN 9781610600453. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Gary Nixon at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
- ^ Swarts, David (19 February 2005). "R.I.P. Gary Nixon". Roadracing World. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
External links
edit- GaryNixon.com - Official website
- Gary Nixon at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
- Gary Nixon at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
- Nicky Hayden Remembers Nixon: "I'll Miss Him"
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