Jake Zemke

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Jake Zemke
Nationality American
Born (1975-12-15) December 15, 1975 (age 48)
San Francisco, California
Current teamNone
Bike numberNone

Jake Zemke (born December 15, 1975, in San Francisco, California) is an American former professional motorcycle road racer of partial Japanese ancestry. He turned pro in 1992. [1] Zemke's race number has been 98 for most of his racing career. [2] He started his own riding school called Zemke Riding Development.

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Chronology

Career statistics

EVOLUTION World Championship

YearMake1234567891011121314PosPtsRef
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2009 Honda AUS AUS QAT QAT SPA SPA NED NED ITA
28
ITA
20
RSA RSA USA
18
USA
15
SMR SMR GBR GBR CZE CZE GER GER ITA ITA FRA FRA POR POR 42nd1 [3]

AMA

YearClassTeamBikeDAY
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FON
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RAT
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INF
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RAM
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M-O
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LAG
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VIR
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N-J
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BAR
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PtsPos
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R1R2R1R2R1R2
2010SBK Jordan Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R1000 1124344653666882863rd

British Evolution Championship

YearClassMake123456789101112PosPtsRef
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2011 BSB Honda BHI OUL CRO THR KNO
21
KNO
20
SNE
21
SNE
10
OUL
17
OUL
C
BHGP
14
BHGP
19
BHGP
18
CAD
CAD
DON
DON
SIL
SIL
BHGP
BHGP
BHGP
24th*8*
E 1 KNO
21
KNO
20
SNE
21
SNE
10
OUL
17
BHGP
14
BHGP
19
BHGP
18
CAD
CAD
DON
DON
SIL
SIL
BHGP
BHGP
BHGP
9th*107*
1. ^ E Denotes riders participating in the Evo class within the British Superbike Championship.

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References

  1. "Jake Zemke Racing Profile". AMAProRacing.com. Retrieved 10 March 2007.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Tuesday Conversation: Jake Zemke". RoadRacer X. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  3. Worldsbk.Com | Standings Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine