Today in motorcycle history, October 1, 1999

 



  

  Seventeen year-old Toby Jorgensen dies from injuries he receives after crashing twenty days earlier during the 1999 AMA Grand Nationals in Dallas, Texas. 

  On September 11 Rookie Expert Toby Jorgensen, of Stockton, California, crashes through the inside turn two guard rail during the AMA Grand National Championship main event on the mile oval at Lone Star Park in Dallas, Texas. 

  The seventeen year-old had a distinguised amateur career with numerous victories at regional and national races dating back to 1989.  His professional debut was in the 1998 Hot Shoe Series, where he won the 600cc Pro Sport race at Spokane, Washington.  Jorgensen entered the Grand National Series in 1999 where he earned the respect and admiration of both fans and fellow riders, with a runner-up finish at the Peoria, Illinois, TT.

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Today in motorcycle history, September 30, 2014

  

   
  

  The new Ducati Scrambler will be presented today at Intermot, International Motorcycle, Scooter and E-Bike Fair, at Cologne, Germany.  

  The original Scrambler, for those unfamiliar, was a bare-bones, single-cylinder which Ducati made from 1962 until 1974, with engine sizes ranging from 125cc to 450cc, with the largest-capacity versions sold as the Jupiter. They were cheap, simple, easy to ride and nothing like the Ducatis we know and love today, which half explains the cult following they've picked up along the way. And it's that image which Ducati hopes to tap into with the new Scrambler.

  The production of the new Ducati Scrambler in 2015 is a salute to the American Berliner Motor Corporation.




  The 1962 Diana 250cc Mark 3 Super Sport had a top-seed of 104 mph.

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