Tim Ferry
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Tim Ferry is a professional kawasaki rider Supercross
and Motocross
racer born in West Palm Beach, Florida
on March 18, 1975. Ferry began his amateur career with Team Green throughout the 80's and early 90's. He turned pro in 1992 and won the 125 East Coast Championship in 1997 riding for Suzuki
. He moved up to the 250cc class the following year and started riding for Yamaha
. In 2001 he started riding on a 450cc four-stroke. He won his first 250 cc Motocross race that same year. Tim currently races for Kawasaki
with his teammate Ryan Villopoto
.
Supercross
Supercross is a motorcycle racing sport involving off-road motorcycles on an artificially-made dirt tracks consisting of steep jumps and obstacles. Professional supercross contest races are held almost exclusively within professional baseball and football stadiums.-History:Supercross was derived...
and Motocross
Motocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
racer born in West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
on March 18, 1975. Ferry began his amateur career with Team Green throughout the 80's and early 90's. He turned pro in 1992 and won the 125 East Coast Championship in 1997 riding for Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...
. He moved up to the 250cc class the following year and started riding for Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
. In 2001 he started riding on a 450cc four-stroke. He won his first 250 cc Motocross race that same year. Tim currently races for Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
with his teammate Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto is a motocross and supercross champion who currently competes in the AMA Supercross series and the AMA Lucas Oil Motocross series. He resides in Mennifee California and will race for Kawasaki in the 2012 supercross and outdoor motocross series...
.
2007
In his first year back with Kawasaki, Ferry earned 13 top-five finishes and six podium finishes in the AMA Supercross series to end up third overall. In AMA Motocross, he continued his success, going on to finish fourth overall in the series. Ferry was a member of winning Team USA at the Motocross of Nations, winning the Open class.2006
Ferry entered 2006 season with a new determination and strength with a new team. He had six top-ten finishes in the AMA Supercross series and finished 11th overall despite missing the last two races due to injury. He finished tenth overall in the AMA Motocross Series.2005
Ferry finished 12th overall in the AMA Supercross Series. 24th overall for the AMA Motocross Championship season.2004
Ferry had recurring injuries throughout the season. He was only able to race three events during the AMA Supercross Series and was unable to race in the AMA Motocross Championship.2003
Ferry was on top of the podium four times during the AMA Supercross Series and took fifth overall. In the AMA Motocross Championship he fared slightly better with eight top-five finishes and took fourth overall for the season. Ferry was also selected to represent Team USA at the Motocross of Nations. The highlight of the year was Ferry's first Moto win at Budd's Creek where he humiliated the competition and straight up beat "The Goat" Ricky Carmichael. To this day Ferry says that it would not have been possible without the finely tuned YZ450F by his factory mechanic and soon to be media mogul Steve Matthes.2002
Ferry wrapped up his 2002 AMA Supercross Series with 14th overall and his AMA Motocross season with second overall.2001
Ferry rode consistently and finished the year out with sixth overall in the AMA Supercross Series and third overall in the AMA Motocross Championship.1999
Through the dedication and technical expertise of soon to be factory mechanic and life long friend Steve "The Happening" Matthes, Ferry was able to dominate the 1999 Summercross beating 7 Time Supercross Champion Jeremy "MC" Mcgrath.Yearbook
- 2007 - World Supercross GP 3rd, AMA Supercross 3rd, AMA Motocross 4th
- 2006 - AMA Supercross –12th, AMA Motocross –24th
- 2005 - AMA Supercross –22nd, AMA Motocross –14th
- 2004 - AMA Supercross –5th, AMA Motocross –4th
- 2003 - AMA Supercross –2nd, AMA Motocross –14th
- 2002 - AMA Supercross –14th, AMA Motocross –2nd
- 2001 - AMA Supercross –6th, AMA Motocross –3rd