Joe Kopp
| Joe Kopp | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1969 Spokane, Washington, United States |
| Current team | Latus Motors Ducati |
| Bike number | 3 |
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]
AMA Pro Flat Track
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Kopp 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
[edit | edit source]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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External links
[edit | edit source]- [1] Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine "Smokin’" Joe Kopp Official Site