Jim Davis Motorcycle Racer

He won 21 ama national championships and more than 50 pre ama championships.

Jim davis motorcycle racer. Davis' father was a former bicycle racer and passed the love of two wheel competition down to his son. He was born in 1896. Albert “shrimp” burns was an american dirt and board track motorcycle racer in the early 20th century. It is an 8 x 10 inch glossy black and white photo.

Davis, 16, of bremerton, wash., was pronounced dead at mercy hospital in buffalo after four motorcycles collided friday, lieut. Another tough era to call because the talent in the 1920s was pretty evenly spread. Taken at altoona, pennsylvania boardtrack speedway. While jim was tragically killed on his motorcycle in january of that year, brent was critically injured racing his vintage dragster the year before.

These were the last national championship motorcycle races to be contested on the boards. Davis was born march 23, 1896, in columbus, ohio, and began racing. He was 103 years old. Jim was inducted into the motorcycle hall of fame in 1998.

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1924 jim davis harley davidson motorcycle racing boardtrack racer 8x10 photo at the best online prices at ebay! Jim davis had an ideal life at college, taking time off to race motorcycles while lettering in track and baseball. When the war ended, the collegiate motorcycle racer resumed riding for the indian team. Three riders died in the 1940s;

Davis attended his first motorcycle race in 1913 while accompanying his father on a business trip to savannah, ga. Free shipping for many products! He died in 2000 at the age of 103. Columbus, ohio, racer jim davis wins the top rider of the roaring ‘20s by virtue of being strong throughout the entire decade.

Racing was in jim davis' blood since his birth on march 23, 1896 in columbus, ohio. 1920s photos motorcycle racers motorcycle companies team mascots high resolution photos car and driver vintage pictures historical photos american history. This list may not reflect recent changes (). This left their team riders, ralph hepburn and jim davis, without a ride for the 1922 season.

Davis' father was a former bicycle racer and passed the love of two wheel competition down to his son. Jim is a united states motorcycle coaching association certified coach, and holds american red cross adult first aid/cpr/aed certification and sport safety international concussion, heat and cardiac protocols certification. Historic information and photographs of jim davis chassis builder and driver of top fuel dragsters, and frame builder for arlen ness harley davidson Goodguys held the 1st jim davis memorial/brent davis benefit at sears point.

Ralph hepburn harley davidson motorcycle racer. One of the best motorcycle racers of all time! Racing was in jim davis' blood since his birth on march 23, 1896 in columbus, ohio. Two indian riders were already invited to race.

This would be a fantastic addition to your collection! Davis won national championship races (often multiple ones) every season but one during the 1920s. On october 11, james rogers, son of longtime motorcycle drag racer jay rogers, was life flighted to the university of iowa burn ward after being involved in a serious burn accident and is currently in a medically induced coma, but… According to the new york times august 23, 1987 article:

That’s one of the reasons jim davis was such a gem to motorcycle racing. Davis died on february 6 in a daytona beach hospital. It is crisp and clear and perfect focus. Jim davis’ employment as a factory indian rider came to an abrupt end in 1920.

He went to a race in phoenix, only to find that it was an invitational and that only two riders of each motorcycle brand would be allowed to ride. Legendary harley davidson factory racer jim davis, circa 1919. Davis attended his first motorcycle race in 1913 while accompanying his father on a business trip to savannah, ga. Pages in category motorcycle racers killed while racing the following 144 pages are in this category, out of 144 total.

The motorcycle world mourns the loss of jim davis, a pioneer of the sport, the oldest surviving factory motorcycle racer and the last living man to have raced motorcycles in the board track era. Gary goodguy (center) joined brent and friends for a special presentation during that weekend. Particularly notable, were the races held in august at the rockingham board track in salem, new hampshire. A reproduction made from the original snapshot photo.

In total, 103 riders have died from incidents that occurred at a grand prix motorcycle racing event, with ben drinkwater being the first in 1949. Davis began racing in the 1910s, became the nation’s top racer of the 1920s and not only lived to tell the tale, but made it all the way to the new millennium, living to the ripe old age of 103. This would be a fantastic addition to your.