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| Full name | Michael Jones | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Mad" Mike Jones | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 28, 1966 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Christine Jones | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle motocross (FMX), Freeride Mountain biking | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | X Games, Gravity Games, Red Bull X-Fighters | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Jones (born February 28, 1966) is an American freestyle motocross competitor with over 35 years of professional rider experience. He started his motorcycle racing career in 1972[2][1] aged six. Continuing to race up until his last Fastcross in Italy 2000, he became increasingly involved in the emerging sport of Freestyle Motocross, performing half-time jump shows at football games as early as 1987. He is attributed as being "one of the founding fathers of the sport of freestyle motocross" and became known as "Mad" Mike Jones after an Italian promoter described his stunts as "Mad" and "the name stuck".[3] He has appeared in numerous movies, including Crusty Demons and Eight Legged Freaks, and also goes around North American schools to share about his experience.
- ^ a b "L&H Tour to Honor Jones at Steel City". racerxonline.com. August 28, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ Dirt rider online: http://www.dirtrider.com/community/staff-blogs/tonight-s-show-ricky-carmichael-mad-mike-jones-other-pit-pass-radio-guests
- ^ "Mad" Mike Jones profile - FMX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZByT6XYjI