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Jim Pomeroy was born on 16 November, 1952 in Sunnyside, Washington, is an American motorcycle racer. Discover Jim Pomeroy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

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Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 16 November 1952
Birthday 16 November
Birthplace Sunnyside, Washington
Date of death 6 August, 2006
Died Place Tampico, Washington
Nationality United States

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1952

Jim Pomeroy (November 16, 1952 – August 6, 2006) was an American professional motocross racer.

1970

He made his AMA debut in 1970 and posted a sixth-place finish in the support race of the 1970 Trans-AMA motocross series round in Washington.

In the early 1970s, European riders still dominated the sport of motocross and Americans weren't considered as talented due to their relative lack of experience in the nascent motorsport.

1972

He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1972 to 1973 and in the Motocross World Championships from 1973 to 1976, before returning to compete in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1977 to 1978.

Pomeroy is notable for being the first American competitor to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross World Championship Grand Prix race.

In 1972 he competed in the inaugural AMA Motocross National Championship.

He won the season opening 250cc race at Saddleback Park in California before, switching to the 500cc class where he finished the 1972 season in fifth place overall.

His performance earned him Bultaco factory support through a local Bultaco distributor.

He was offered the opportunity to compete in a few select world championship Grand Prix events in Europe and he readily accepted.

When the AMA showed no interest in sending an American team to the 1972 Motocross des Nations in Belgium, Brad Lackey persuaded Pomeroy, Jimmy Weinert and Gary Jones to join him in the first-ever team to represent the United States at the event, where the team posted a seventh place result.

1973

Pomeroy arrived in Europe as an unknown and then proceeded to shock the motorcycle world by riding his privateer Bultaco to an upset victory in the 1973 250cc Spanish motocross Grand Prix.

His surprising victory in what was officially the first world championship race of his career, came at a time when European riders dominated the sport, and it was considered a significant accomplishment for an American rider to finish among the top five against the more experienced European competitors.

The news of his unexpected victory created a huge wave of excitement in the American motorcycle community where motocross was undergoing an explosive growth in popularity.

His victory signaled that American motocross riders were ready to compete with the best in the world.

The Bultaco factory promptly hired him to remain in Europe to compete in the 250cc motocross world championship where he placed seventh in the season final points standings.

When the World Championship concluded, Pomeroy returned to the United States where he finished in 10th place in the 1973 AMA Motocross National Championship season, despite only competing in five rounds of the 15-race series.

He also competed in the 1973 Inter-AMA series where he was the highest placed American rider, finishing in third place behind Heikki Mikkola and Pierre Karsmakers.

Pomeroy was once again named to the American team for the 1973 Motocross des Nations event where he helped the team improve to a fourth place result.

After his groundbreaking world championship campaign, the AMA honored him with his selection as the recipient of the AMA Most Popular MX rider award.

1974

Pomeroy began the 1974 season in the United States where he won the first indoor Supercross race held at the Houston Astrodome.

In the 1974 World Championship, he scored two podium positions but, experienced equipment failures to finish the year a disappointing 14th.

In the 1974 Trans-AMA motocross series Pomeroy scored several top three finishes however, his machinery continued to experience equipment failures.

Despite his equipment problems, he finished the series as the top ranked American rider, placing fourth against a strong field of European competitors.

Pomeroy along with Brad Lackey, Jimmy Weinert and Tony DiStefano represented the United States at the 1974 Motocross des Nations event where they finished in an impressive second-place, due to Lackey and Pomeroy scoring fifth and sixth place results in the first moto.

Their performance marked the best-ever result at the time for an American team at the event.

1975

In 1975, Pomeroy was once again competitive in the World Championships, winning a race in Belgium along with a second place and two third places to finish the season ranked seventh overall.

Returning to the United States after the world championships, Pomeroy posted the first moto victory by an American in a Trans-AMA event.

Incredibly, he won the race on a stock Bultaco motorcycle borrowed from a spectator at the event as, his factory motorcycle was delayed in shipping from Europe.

Pomeroy led the 1975 Trans-AMA series for a number of races, marking the first time that an American rider had led the series.

Unfortunately, he injured his knee at the Puyallup round and was not able to complete the series.

He also posted another impressive result at the 1975 Trophée des Nations where he became the first American competitor to win a moto outright in the event, defeating the reigning 500cc world champion, Roger De Coster.

1976

The 1976 would be Pomeroy's most successful season in when he posted a career-high finish of fourth place against the best riders in the world.

1977

Despite his success in the world championships, Pomeroy accepted a contract offer to race for Honda in the AMA national championships in 1977.

He began the season by finishing second to Bob Hannah in the 1977 Supercross championship and, followed that with a third-place finish in the 250cc national championship final standings behind Tony DiStefano and Marty Smith.

Also in 1977, Pomeroy became the first American competitor to win a moto at the 500cc United States Motocross Grand Prix.

1978

Following an injury plagued season in 1978, Pomeroy returned to Europe in 1979 to compete for Bultaco in the world championships.

1999

Pomeroy was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 and, in 2018 he was inducted into the Central Washington Sports Hall of Fame.

Born in Sunnyside, Washington, Pomeroy's family relocated to Yakima, Washington shortly after he was born.

His father was a former motorcycle racer who owned a motorcycle shop that had employed Evel Knievel before he became a famous daredevil stunt rider.

Pomeroy began to race professionally in Canada to circumvent the American Motorcyclist Association's 18-year-old age restriction and ended up winning the Western Canadian Championship.