Grant Langston (motorcyclist)
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Grant Langston (2007)
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Born | 17 June 1982 (age 42) Durban, South Africa |
Motocross career | |
Years active | 1998 - 2008 |
Teams | KTM, Kawasaki, Yamaha |
Championships | 125cc - FIM 2000 125cc - AMA 2003 450cc - AMA 2007 |
Wins | 7 (FIM) |
Grant Langston (born 17 June 1982), is a South African former professional motocross racer. He was the 2000 125cc motocross world champion.
Biography
Born in Durban, South Africa, Langston began competing in the world championships in 1998, and by 2000, he had won the F.I.M. 125cc world championship as a member of the KTM factory racing team.[1] He moved to the United States in 2001 to compete in the A.M.A. national championships, winning the 2003 A.M.A 125cc outdoor title and the 2003 AMA Supermoto Unlimited Championship.[2] He also won A.M.A 125 supercross championships in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, Langston won the A.M.A. national championship in the Motocross Class for 450cc machines, riding for Yamaha. Langston's racing career was cut short due to a cancerous tumor in his eye, diagnosed in early 2008. He made an attempt to return to the sport, but it was short lived. Grant owns a large multi-line motorcycle dealership in Perris, California.
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External links
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- Living people
- Sportspeople from Durban
- South African motorcycle racers
- Motocross riders
- AMA Motocross Championship National Champions