Kurt Nicoll

Kurt Nicoll (born 15 November 1964) is an English former professional motocross racer.

Kurt Nicoll
NationalityBritish
Born15 November 1964 (1964-11-15) (age 56)
Motocross career
Years active1982 - 1994
TeamsKTM
Wins13

Nicoll was one of the top riders in the Motocross Grand Prix World Championships during the late 1980s and early 1990s, finishing as the runner up four times in the F.I.M. 500cc world championships.[1] Nicoll won 13 World Motocross Grands Prix and 7 ACU British National Championships. Nicoll was a member of the victorious 1994 British Motocross des Nations team that included Paul Malin and Rob Herring.[2] The upset victory marked the first time a British team had won the event since 1967 and, broke a 13-year American winning streak at the Motocross des Nations.[2]

In 2004 and 2009 Nicoll won the American Motorcycle Association's Supermoto Unlimited Championship. He also won the AMA National Vet Championship in Endurocross in 2011 and 2012. He was 2012 AMA Vet Racer of the year. He worked for KTM as their Director of Racing from 1998 until 2009. Nicoll is currently General Manager of Travis Pastrana's Nitro Circus in North America. He is the son of former BSA factory rider, Dave Nicoll.[3] Nicoll also currently runs his own motocross vacation company, Kurt Nicoll's Champion MX Vacations which is based in Temecula, California.[4]

References
  1. "Kurt Nicoll career profile". bestsports.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. Amick, Bill (November 1994). MX Streak Ends. American Motorcyclist. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. "Dave Nicoll interview — Still Standing". mxlarge.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  4. "California MX Vacations - ChampionMX | Kurt Nicoll". ChampionMX. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


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