Supermoto Racing Resumé MARK BURKHART Pataskala, Ohio USA 2009 will be my seventh year competing in Supermoto, I have participated in every AMA Pro Racing national event since the inception of the series in 2003. I look forward to the challenges ahead for the 2009 race season, including competing on my newly formed team, Burkhart Racing. Supermoto Accomplishments 2008: * Gold metal inaugural Moto X World Championships * Qualified with pole position at Moto X World Championships * Five podium finishes out of six AMA races, including victory in Washington * Finished fourth in AMA Series points * Yamaha factory rider on Graves Motorsports race team (check back for updates as 2008 Supermoto race season progresses) Supermoto Accomplishments 2007: * Gold metal Summer X Games 13 - Carson, Ca * 2007 AMA Supermoto Champion * Six first place finishes in the ten round AMA Supermoto Championship Series * Qualified with pole position at seven AMA Supermoto rounds, won eight out of ten heat races * Eight podium finishes in AMA Series * Yamaha factory rider on Graves Motorsports race team Supermoto Accomplishments 2006: * Silver metal Summer X Games 12 - Carson, Ca * Four first place finishes at AMA Supermoto rounds * Ten podium finishes in AMA Series including four second place finishes * Pole position at five of eight Superpole qualifiers for AMA Supermoto * Yamaha factory rider on Graves Motorsports race team Supermoto Accomplishments 2005: * Supermoto Lites Champion in the inaugural season for the 250F class * First Place finish in Supermoto A-Go-Go - Premier 450 Class - both Moto's * Won every AMA race participated in 2005 * Won Superpole at Reno Supermoto A-Go-Go * Won pole position at every AMA race entered this season * First Place - Road America, USA Int., Copper Mountain, Nashville, Reno * Yamaha factory rider on Graves Motorsports race team * Member of Yamaha's first ever factory Supermoto team Supermoto Accomplishments 2004: * Finished 6th in Season points * Second place finish at South Boston * First place both the Canadian Nationals attended * Won 3 heat races out of 7 events * Participated in 3 Superpoles Supermoto Accomplishments 2003: * Sixth place in series total points consisting of five AMA qualifying races. * Colorado Cyclefest - podium - third place * South Boston, Virginia - fifth place * Laguna Seca - tenth place finish * Columbus, Ohio - tenth place * Dallas, Texas - tenth place * Irwindale, California - tenth place Achievements in 2002: * 16 Victory's in 10 Regional Clear Channel Arenacross events, racing two classes. * Raced Supercross in Europe for Meijer Honda Racing Team - Germany * 10 Arenacross victories and 6 dash for cash victories in 125 & 250 Pro * Raced East Coast Supercross Indianapolis, IN Offering eighteen years of racing experience to include: * Professional Supermoto * Professional Supercross * Profesional Outdoor Nationals * Profesional Arenacross * Amateur Motocross Championship's Including Loretta Lynn's Intermediate (B) Numerous Mini-Olympics and Ponca City championships. Past achievements to include: * Top Ten Finishes in Supercross Series Finished ninth 125 West Coast Supercross, Houston Astrodome, Houston, TX. Also posted a ninth place finish at the 125 East Coast Supercross at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA * Additional Supercross Finishes in 2000 Including; Eleventh place finish RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN - eleventh place finish Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI - fourteenth place finish Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA - fifteenth place finish final round East/West shootout Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV - seventeenth place finish Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL - eighteenth place finish Route 66 Motor Speedway, Joliet IL 2009 Plans:: Race Supermoto on my newly formed race team, Burkhart Racing. I will be racing a KTM competing in the AMA Supermoto Series. Plans for 2009 also include racing ESPN Summer X-Games and participating in National & International events Sponsors for 2009: Monster Energy Drink, Foremost Insurance Group, Parts Unlimited, HMC, KTM, Dunlop, Thor, SIDI, Scott Usa, Cycra, Hotcams, Arai, EBC, DID, Weisco, Cometic, Silkolene, Scott, Pivot Works, Vortex, Akrapovic, K&N, Millennium Technologies PERSONAL DATA: Birthdate 12/25/1979 Height - 5'11" Weight 160 lbs. website - www.markburkhart.com Diploma - graduated Pickerington High School |
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