Mike Jones (motocross rider)
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Full name | Michael Jones | |||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Mad" Mike Jones | |||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Born | February 28, 1966 | |||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Christine Jones | |||||||||||||
Children | 1 | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle Motocross freeride | |||||||||||||
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Michael Jones, (born February 28, 1966) is an American freestyle motocross competitor, with over 35 years of professional rider experience. He started his motorcycle racing career in 1972[1][2] aged 6.. Continuing to race up until his last Fastcross in Italy 2000, he became increasingly involved in the emerging sport of Freestyle Motocross, performing half-time jump shows at football games as early as 1987. He is attributed as being "one of the founding fathers of the sport of freestyle motocross", and became known as "Mad" Mike Jones after an Italian promoter described his stunts as "Mad" and "the name stuck".[3] He has appeared in numerous movies including Crusty Demons and Eight Legged Freaks, and also goes around North American schools to share about his experience.
Career highlights[]
"Mad" Mike is the 1998 World Freestyle Motocross Champion. In 2001 he was the first ever to win the Red Bull X-Fighters competition.
Trick development[]
Jones is attributed to being co-inventor of the trick 'kiss of death' along with Ryan Leyba. The trick was developed by the two riders at Manny's yard in Elsinore. He went on to use this trick at Winter X Games Vermont, where Jones achieved a gold medal.[4] He also claims in an interview that he invented the 'Coffin', the no-handed landing, and various trick combinations including 'Kiss of death Indian' and 'Heal clicker nothing'.[5]
Media appearances[]
- Disturbing the Peace (1997)
- Children of a Metal God Trilogy (1998)
- Surviving Extreme Sports (2001)
- Global Addiction (2002)
- Freekstyle (2002)
- Crusty Demons 8 (2003)
- Freestyle MetalX (2003)
- Ski to the Max (2004)
- Mad Mikes Mayhem (2005)
- Fall Out 2 (2006)
- Crusty Demons XII: Dirty Dozen (2006)
- MotoXmania (2008)
Music[]
Jones likes nu- and alternative metal. He has released the compilation album Mad Mike Presents: Mototrax, Vol. 1.
References[]
- ^ Dirt rider online: http://www.dirtrider.com/community/staff-blogs/tonight-s-show-ricky-carmichael-mad-mike-jones-other-pit-pass-radio-guests
- ^ "L&H Tour to Honor Jones at Steel City - Motocross".
- ^ "Mad" Mike Jones profile - FMX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZByT6XYjI
- ^ 'Freestyle Motorcross 2: Air Sickness' Garth Millan, MBI publishing, 2002.
- ^ "Mad" Mike Jones profile - FMX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZByT6XYjI
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
- American motocross riders
- Freestyle motocross riders