Joe Kopp

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Joe Kopp
Born (1969-05-11) May 11, 1969 (age 55)
Spokane, Washington, United States
Current teamLatus Motors Ducati
Bike number3
Website http://www.thesecretsofspeed.com

Joe Kopp is an American motorcycle racer. He has competed in the AMA Pro Flat Track Racing Championship since 1993, winning the AMA Pro Grand National Championship in 2000. [1]

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AMA Pro Flat Track

Kopp is one of 15 riders to complete the Dirt Track "Grand Slam"—victories on short track, TT, half-mile, and mile courses. [2] [3] In addition to his 2000 AMA Grand National Championship, he earned the 1999 and 2000 AMA 600 Hotshot and Supertracker Championships. [4]

F-USA Dirt Track

Kopp raced Clear Channel's F-USA Dirt Track series in 2002 and 2003, winning the 2002 Plymouth, Wisconsin Short Track on a KTM. [5]

AMA Pro Supermoto Championship

Kopp raced in the AMA Supermoto Championship in 2003 with the HMC KTM Team. He qualified for a chance at the championship by being one of the 74 riders who qualified for the winner-take-all final. [6]

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Kopp competed in the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on a Team Latus Triumph Speed Triple. He was the second-fastest motorcycle racer up the mountain, and won the Exhibition Class with a time of 11:26.530. [7]

AMA Vance & Hines XR1200 Championship

Koop raced in the AMA Vance & Hines XR1200 Championship in 2011, earning a third-place finish at the series opener in Daytona Beach, Florida. [8] The top four finishers in the race were separated by only two-tenths of one second. [9]

Career highlights

2000- AMA Grand National Champion, Supertracker Champion, Hotshoe Champion Corbin Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 505, Suzuki TL1000
2001- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Corbin Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 505
2003- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship KTM Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 450
2004- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship KTM Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 450
2005- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450
2006- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450
2008- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450
2009- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450
2010- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Lloyd Bros. Ducati 1000, Honda CRF450
2016- Kopp is selected by Indian Motorcycle Company to be the first to race the all-new Indian Scout FTR750

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References

  1. "AMA Pro Flat Track Rider Career - Joe Kopp". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  2. "Here are some stats on my lengthy ride around the circles!". thesecretsofspeed.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  3. "Kopp Wins First Daytona Short Track".
  4. "Joe Kopp". 26 April 2024. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. "Kopp Tops FUSA Plymouth Short Track".
  6. "Who Qualified for AMA SuperMoto Final". 11 November 2003.
  7. "Joe Kopp & the Fastest Triumph at Pikes Peak". 19 December 2011.
  8. "Common Tread Blog". Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  9. http://www.amaprolive.com/live/archives/rr/2011/01-daytona/xrr1ovr.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
Preceded by AMA Pro Flat Track Champion
2000
Succeeded by