James Dobb

James Dobb

James 'Jamie' Dobb (born Derby, 1972), is a former British motocross racer. Amongst his achievements, he was crowned 125cc (now MX2) Motocross World Champion in 2001, and was a top rider in the AMA motocross and supercross series during the mid 1990s.

Born into a motocross family, Dobb excelled at youth level, winning a host of domestic and European youth motocross titles. He turned professional in 1987, aged 15, signing a contract with the factory Cagiva team, widely acclaimed as a future world champion.

In 1989, he won his first major adult title, the British 125cc Motocross championship, winning the 250cc category in 1990. In 1992, he was offered the chance to race in America, for the Pro-Circuit Kawasaki team, headed by Mitch Payton. During his five-year stint in America, Dobb would race for Pro-Circuit Kawasaki, Suzuki America and the Honda of Troy team. Whilst not winning any major titles, he was one of the series' top riders, winning an AMA National at Southwick.

Unfortunately, injury affected his 1996 season, and he was left without a ride for 1997. Disenchanted with the sport, he briefly pursued a modelling career in New York, before receiving an offer to return to Europe, competing for the Suzuki UK team.

Dobb excelled on his return to Europe, winning the 1998 British 125cc Motocross championship, and a best finish of fisth in the World 125cc Motocross championship in 1999.

His good form saw him move to the factory KTM team in 2000, a move which gave him the momentum to challenge for the 125cc world title. He was second to fellow KTM rider Grant Langston in 2000, before dominating the 2001 championship, securing his, and Great Britain's, first title in the 125cc World Championship.Dobb's title victory was a welcome relief for British motocross in 2001, with much of the domestic season cancelled due to the country's foot and mouth outbreak.

He moved to the premier MX1 class in 2002, but injury, and an uncompetitive KTM 250 machine, meant that he was unable to challenge Stefan Everts for the title. After a lacklustre 2003 season, he returned to MX2, with the RWJ Honda team for 2004. However, unable to mount a serious title challenge, Dobb retired from professional motocross mid-way through the 2004 season.

Since retiring from motocross, Dobb has pursued a successful business career in sports management. He is currently mentoring his motocross protege, MX2 factory rider Tommy Searle, as he seeks to emulate Dobb in MX2.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dobb — is an English surname, and may refer to: James Dobb (born 1972), British motocross racer Maurice Dobb (1900 1976), British economist This page or section lists people with the surname Dobb. If an internal link …   Wikipedia

  • Jesse James Garrett — at the Web 2.0 Konferenz 2007 Occupation Academic and Computer scientist Website …   Wikipedia

  • Motocross World Championship — 2011 FIM Motocross World Championship season Category …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Weltmeister im Motocross — Motocross Die Motocross Weltmeisterschaft ist eine von der FIM seit 1957 ausgetragene Veranstaltungsserie im Motocross. Die Weltmeisterschaft wird in verschiedenen Ländern mit mehreren Läufen pro Grand Prix ausgetragen. Weltmeister wird der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Motocross-WM — Motocross Die Motocross Weltmeisterschaft ist eine von der FIM seit 1957 ausgetragene Veranstaltungsserie im Motocross. Die Weltmeisterschaft wird in verschiedenen Ländern mit mehreren Läufen pro Grand Prix ausgetragen. Weltmeister wird der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Motocross-Weltmeisterschaft — Motocross Die Motocross Weltmeisterschaft ist eine von der FIM seit 1957 ausgetragene Veranstaltungsserie im Motocross. Die Weltmeisterschaft wird in verschiedenen Ländern mit mehreren Läufen pro Grand Prix ausgetragen. Weltmeister wird der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Motocross WM — Motocross Die Motocross Weltmeisterschaft ist eine von der FIM seit 1957 ausgetragene Veranstaltungsserie im Motocross. Die Weltmeisterschaft wird in verschiedenen Ländern mit mehreren Läufen pro Grand Prix ausgetragen. Weltmeister wird der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 2001 en sport — Années : 1998 1999 2000  2001  2002 2003 2004 Décennies : 1970 1980 1990  2000  2010 2020 2030 Siècles : XXe siècle  XXIe siècle …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Championnats Du Monde De Motocross — Organisateur(s) Fédération internationale de motocyclisme Pour la dernière compétition, voir  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Championnats du monde de motocross — Infobox compétition sportive Championnats du monde de motocross Organisateur(s) Fédération internationale de motocyclisme Pour la dernière compétition, voir  …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”