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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bellingham, Washington | September 5, 1952||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Baker (born September 5, 1952) is an American former professional motorcycle racer.[1][2] He competed in AMA dirt track and road racing competitions from 1973 to 1976 and in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships in 1977 and 1978.[1][3]
Baker is notable for being the first American to win a road racing world championship when he won the 1977 Formula 750 title.[4] Baker was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.[3]