1. Jeremy Burgess was a mechanic on Freddie Spencer's team when Spencer won the 500cc World title in 1985.
11 Facts About Jeremy Burgess
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Jeremy Burgess's own racing efforts culminated in his purchase of a Suzuki RG500, with which he had much success due to the reliability of his preparation.
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Jeremy Burgess already knew team racer Graeme Crosby ; mechanics Mick Smith and crew chief George Vukmanovich ; and had met Randy Mamola in New Zealand in 1976.
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Jeremy Burgess remained with Mamola and Vukmanovich at Suzuki until 1983, when he moved to Honda with whom he was to stay for the next 21 years.
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In 1985, Jeremy Burgess was transferred by Honda to Freddie Spencer's support team working for crew chief Erv Kanemoto and preparing Spencer's 500cc machinery.
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Jeremy Burgess learned his GP skills from crew chiefs George Vukmanovich and Erv Kanemoto.
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In 1989, Jeremy Burgess became crew chief to Mick Doohan, who went on to win Premier World Championships in five successive years between 1994 and 1998.
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In post-season 2010, Rossi signed a two-year contract with Ducati for the 2011 and 2012 seasons and convinced Jeremy Burgess to be part of his team.
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Jeremy Burgess transferred most of his crew, mainly Australians and New Zealanders.
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Jeremy Burgess married Claudine who worked for Rothmans during his time with Doohan.
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Jeremy Burgess is very fond of fixing up all Jaguar Cars and his Triumph TR4.