1. Carey Jason Phillip Hart was born on July 17,1975 and is an American off-road truck racer, former professional freestyle motocross competitor, and former motorcycle racer.
27 Facts About Carey Hart
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Carey Hart was among the first riders to begin competing in freestyle motocross in 1996.
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Carey Hart was the first person to perform the "invert superman" seat grab at the 1999 Gravity Games in Providence, Rhode Island.
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In 1999 Carey Hart took home the bronze medal at the Summer Gravity Games and Gold at the Australian X Games.
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Carey Hart is credited with the first "attempt" of a backflip as he over-rotated his flip and suffered a hard landing, displacing him off the seat.
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At the 2001 X Games in Philadelphia, Carey Hart attempted the backflip again for the best trick competition but suffered a bad crash coming off his bike at the beginning of the rotation.
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Carey Hart's injuries included several broken bones and ribs along with a bruised tailbone.
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In 2002, Carey Hart again picked up the gold medal at the Australian X Games as well as gaining the silver medal in the MotoX Best Trick at the Summer X Games in Los Angeles.
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At the 2002 X-Games in Philadelphia, Carey Hart successfully completed the backflip in the best trick competition picking up the silver medal behind Mike Metzger, who landed a no-footed backflip.
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Carey Hart is featured in the film Gumball 3000; The Movie.
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The biographical documentary Goodtimes With Carey Hart was released in 2003.
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Carey Hart again participated in the Tony Hawk's Boom Boom HuckJam tour, but was seriously injured on the first night, having to bail into the scaffolding to avoid hitting a skater after the mistiming of their jumps.
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Carey Hart broke both his arms and legs as well as suffering severe blood clotting during surgery.
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In 2006, Huntington filed a lawsuit against Carey Hart, alleging he owed large amounts of money for his trademark and likeness.
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Carey Hart reportedly hired high-profile Las Vegas attorney Gene Porter to resolve the case through mediation, which was ultimately successful.
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In 2005 Carey Hart was the host for ABC's Live's X Games FMX coverage and was a cast member on the fifth season of the VH1 reality show The Surreal Life.
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Carey Hart again took part in Gumball 3000, which saw the drivers race from London to Los Angeles.
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In 2011, Carey Hart welcomed a new title sponsor Dodge Motorsports, which allowed him to enter the Supercross space for the first time.
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In July 2008, Carey Hart teamed up with Cory McCormack, Jason Giambi, Benji Madden and Joel Madden to create Las Vegas nightclub "Wasted Space".
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Also in 2008, Hart released "Inked: The book" which covered individuals stories behind their tattoos, including Carey's own story and his father's Tom Hart.
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In 2009, Carey Hart teamed up with Premiere MotorSports Group to launch the Carey Hart and Huntington Off-Road team which is a Short Course Truck Team led by Ryan Busnardo, Nick Kilian and Scot Demmer.
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Carey Hart became attracted to the sport previously from being a fan of CORR which ended in 2008.
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Carey Hart competed in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series driving for the Team in the Unlimited 2 category, finishing 6th in Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series and was nominated "Rookie of the Year" in LOORR Series.
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Carey Hart got to the quarter-finals but was eliminated by Edgar Torronteras.
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Carey Hart began dating singer Pink after meeting her in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the 2001 X Games.
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In March 2009, Carey Hart stated he and Pink were "dating".
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Carey Hart said the couple was attempting to work things out, stating, "Sometimes you have to take a couple of steps back to move forward".