It also marked the first 125cc national title for Kawasaki. Ward won his first AMA national in 1982 and, in 1984 he won his first AMA national championship in the 125cc class, winning eight out of 10 races. The following year, he joined the Kawasaki factory racing team and, would remain with the company for the duration of his motocross career. Ward began his professional motocross career in 1978 riding a Suzuki in the 125cc class. He appeared in the 1971 motorcycle documentary film, On Any Sunday when he was 10 years old, performing a long wheelie on his mini-bike. Ward became one of the most accomplished mini-bike motocross racers of his era. He began to compete in mini-bike motocross racing in Southern California in the 1960s, just as the sport of motocross was experiencing a burgeoning popularity in the United States. Motocross racing career īorn in Glasgow, Scotland, Ward moved to the United States with his family when he was four years old. Ward was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 and, was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on 12 August 2006. He then competed in off-road truck racing and rallycross. After retiring from motorcycle competition, Ward turned to auto racing, finishing in second place at the Indianapolis 500 and winning a race at the Texas Motor Speedway. He won the AMA Motocross Championship five times and the AMA Supercross Championship twice and the Motocross des Nations seven times. Jeffrey Ward (born 22 June 1961) is a British- American former professional motocross racer, auto racing driver and off-road racer.
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