Tom Kipp

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Tom Kipp
NationalityAmerican
Born (1968-11-17) November 17, 1968 (age 50) [1]
Willoughby, Ohio, United States [1]
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Active years 19891991, 1995, 1997
Manufacturers Yamaha
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
20111048

Tom Kipp (born November 17, 1968) from Chardon, Ohio [2] is an American former motorcycle racer. A Superbike World Championship race winner, [3] Kipp won the AMA 600 SuperSport Championship in 1992 and the AMA 750 SuperSport Championship in 1994, 1995 and 1999; [1] Kipp, who started motocross racing before he was six years old, [4] also competed in the AMA Superbike Championship, the British Superbike Championship and the AMA Formula Xtreme Championship. [1] He retired in late 2003 to study [4] for Christian ministry, returning to competition for 2005 in the Canadian Superbike Championship. [5] [6] He later became a pastor. [7]

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