Jared Mees

Jared Mees

Mees after winning an AMA Superbike race at Road America, 2015
Nationality American
Born (1986-04-16) April 16, 1986
Honey Brook Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Current team Rogers Racing Harley-Davidson
Bike number 9

Jared Mees is an American professional dirt track motorcycle racer. He competes in the AMA Grand National Championship winning the GNC1 title in 2012, 2014, and 2015,[1] the Grand National Twins Championship in 2009, and the Grand National Singles Championship in 2012.[2]

As the 2014 Grand National Champion, Mees was invited to participate in the Superprestigio Dirt Track race on December 13, 2014, at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. He placed second to MotoGP Champion Marc Marquez in the final.

On December 12, 2015, Mees will again compete in the Superprestigio Dirt Track against a host of international racers and also against his countryman, Brad Baker.[3]

Mees also competed in the 2015 X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track, leading until the final lap when his machine broke. He is married to former professional motorcycle racer, Nichole Cheza.[4]

Career highlights

2002- Sportster Performance Champion Harley-Davidson Sportster
2004- AMA Rookie of the Year Harley-Davidson XR-750
2005- First Grand National race, Lima, OH Harley-Davidson XR-750
2006- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship, First GNC Victory, Saluda, VA GNC Half-Mile Twins. Harley-Davidson XR-750
2007- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Harley-Davidson XR-750
2009- AMA Grand National Twins Champion Harley-Davidson XR-750
2010- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Harley-Davidson XR-750
2011- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Harley-Davidson XR-750
2012- AMA Grand National Champion Harley-Davidson XR-750
2013- 4th, AMA Grand National Championship Harley-Davidson XR-750
2014- AMA Grand National Champion Harley-Davidson XR-750
2015- AMA Grand National Champion, Winner of inaugural Superprestigio of the Americas Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450R

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wsj.com/articles/i-fought-the-hog-and-the-hog-won-1447803436
  2. ↑ http://amaproracing.com/ft/riders/rider.cfm?did=3414
  3. ↑ http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/motociclismo/marc-marquez-desafiara-los-estadounidenses-brad-baker-jared-mees-4737097
  4. ↑ "AMA Pro Flat Track Riders". amaproracing.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

External links

Preceded by
Bryan Smith		 AMA Pro Flat Track Champion
2015 		Succeeded by
Present
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