Bubba Shobert

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Bubba Shobert
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1988 - 1989
First race 1988 250cc United States Grand Prix
Last race 1989 500cc United States Grand Prix
Team(s) Honda
Championships 0
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
4000023

Don Wayne "Bubba" Shobert (born January 29, 1962 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American former professional motorcycle racer. He was a three-time A.M.A. Grand National Champion from 1985 to 1987 and was AMA Superbike Champion in 1988 while riding for American Honda. [1]

In 1989 Shobert moved to the Grand Prix world championship riding for Honda. Shobert's Grand Prix career was cut short at the third race of the season, where he was involved in a terrible crash with Kevin Magee on the cool off lap after the race, wherein Shobert drove into the back of Magee's motorcycle. Magee had stopped in the middle of the track and was performing a rear-wheel "burnout". [2] Eddie Lawson narrowly missed hitting Magee's bike after he and Shobert had just finished congratulating each other moments earlier and were not looking forward. [3] [4] Shobert suffered severe head injuries but was able to recover after months of rehabilitation. He never raced again, instead taking roles as manager in some teams of AMA Grand National dirt track .

Shobert was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998. [1]

He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2007. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bubba Shobert at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : ShobertCrash. YouTube .
  3. "1989: The Worst USGP Ever". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-13. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  4. "1989: The Worst USGP Ever - Part 2". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  5. Bubba Shobert at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Preceded by AMA Superbike Champion
1988
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