Rob Herring

Last updated

Rob Herring is an English former professional motocross racer and film industry stuntman. [1]

Herring began his racing career in South Africa after his father emigrated there from the United Kingdom. [1] [2] He returned to the U.K. at the age of 17 and won 11 British motocross national championships. [1] He also competed in the F.I.M. motocross world championship. He competed in the 250 world championship from 1987 to 1998, winning 3 GPs and 9 motos, did the 500cc championship in 1999. Herring was a member of the victorious 1994 British Motocross des Nations team that included Paul Malin and Kurt Nicoll. [3] The upset victory marked the first time a British team had won the event since 1967 and, broke a 13-year American winning streak at the Motocross des Nations. [3] as well as finished 2nd in 1986 mx des nations and 3rd in 1992.

After his competitive career, Herring worked as a stuntman in the film industry, working on films such as Casino Royale, the Bourne Ultimatum and Quantum of Solace. [1] Herring was also the manager for the British Motocross des Nations team for seven years before resigning in 2007. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Professionals – Rob Herring". visordown.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "The History of Motocross in South Africa". mxsa.co.za. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 Assoc, American Motorcyclist (November 1994). "MX Streak Ends". American Motorcyclist. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rob Herring resigns as MX Des Nations Team Manager". acu.org.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2015.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.