Benjamin Bostrom was born on May 7,1974 and is an American former professional motorcycle racer.
17 Facts About Ben Bostrom
1.
2.
Ben Bostrom captured the AMA Superbike national championship as a Honda rider in 1998, without winning a race.
3.
Ben Bostrom first raced full-time in the Superbike World Championship in 2000 on a factory Ducati.
4.
Ben Bostrom did not win a race in 2002, and scored weaker results as the season progressed.
5.
For 2003 Ben Bostrom returned to the domestic series for American Honda on an RC51, staying there in 2004 on the brand new Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR.
6.
Ben Bostrom finished 4th in AMA Superbike in both years.
7.
Ben Bostrom made a return to international racing for 2005, with the Renegade Honda team in the World Superbike Championship, but was not successful.
Related searches
Dave Mirra 8.
Ben Bostrom returned to Ducati as Neil Hodgson's teammate for the 2006 AMA Superbike Championship.
9.
In 2008, Ben Bostrom switched from Superstock to Supersport and led the Graves Motorsports Yamaha team to an AMA championship in the 600cc class.
10.
At Virginia International Raceway that year, Ben Bostrom finished 2nd and gave his trophy to Sam Koup, and distributed his champagne bottle and hats to others.
11.
Ben Bostrom went on to win the 2008 Supersport Championship for under the Graves Motorsports banner.
12.
For 2009, Ben Bostrom raced a 1000cc Yamaha YZF-R1 in the American Superbike class.
13.
Ben Bostrom moonlighted in select 600cc events, including the season opener, Daytona 200, in which he took 1st place.
14.
Ben Bostrom won the 2003 AMA Supermoto Championship and the gold medal at the inaugural X-Games Supermoto competition.
15.
In 2011 Ben Bostrom made his MotoGP class debut as a wildcard rider during the 2011 United States motorcycle Grand Prix in a Honda-backed LCR Team and thus became the oldest rookie to debut in MotoGP class era at 37 years old.
16.
In 2014 Ben Bostrom was part of a winning team in the Race Across America, cycling alongside Dave Mirra, Micky Dymond and Dave Zabriskie.
17.
Ben Bostrom's brother, Eric Bostrom, is a professional motorcycle racer.