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Jimmy Weinert
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<h2 id="motocross-career">Motocross career</h2> <p>Born in <a href="/facts/Middletown,_Orange_County,_New_York/aw7TDEoH">Middletown, New York</a>, Weinert was the son of a <a href="/facts/Motorcycle/owLPEqSr">motorcycle</a> dealer and began riding at an early age.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Early in his career, he split his time between motocross and <a href="/facts/Dirt_track_racing/LaPjc1qH">dirt track oval racing</a> however, an injury while racing on the high speed dirt track ovals convinced him to concentrate on the burgeoning sport of motocross.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>Weinert began racing professionally in 1970 riding a <a href="/facts/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_Zbrojovka_Strakonice/PSw9EuaF">CZ</a>. In <a href="/facts/1972_AMA_Motocross_National_Championship_season/lcNN7P8f">1972</a> he finished runner up to <a href="/facts/Gary_Jones_(motorcyclist)/4Su6NSdS">Gary Jones</a> in the inaugural AMA 250cc motocross national championship. At the end of the 1972 season, Weinert along with Jones, <a href="/facts/Brad_Lackey/ADtnBNj0">Brad Lackey</a> and <a href="/facts/Jim_Pomeroy_(motorcyclist)/5oT0Bg43">Jim Pomeroy</a> were selected by the AMA to be the first American team to represent the United States at the <a href="/facts/Motocross_des_Nations/RVrfrUEF">Motocross des Nations</a> where the team posted a seventh place result.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>Weinert earned a place on the <a href="/facts/Kawasaki_Heavy_Industries_Motorcycle_%26_Engine/XkSqGkM6">Kawasaki</a> <a href="/facts/Factory-backed/2X51jRkf">factory</a> racing team and went on to win the <a href="/facts/1974_AMA_Motocross_National_Championship_season/gQhUzGc7">1974 AMA 500cc national championship</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a>[4] Weinert along with Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy and <a href="/facts/Tony_DiStefano/Q63QsznP">Tony DiStefano</a> represented the United States at the 1974 Motocross des Nations event where they finished in an impressive second-place, marking the best-ever result at the time for an American team at the event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> He successfully defended his 500cc national championship title in 1975.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> He also won the 1976 AMA 250cc Supercross championship. </p><p>In the 1979 Supercross championship, Weinert won the Oakland Coliseum round by using a scoop paddle rear tire to win both his heat race and the main event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> Within a few weeks, the AMA had banned the use of paddle tires.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> His last national victory came at the 1979 Daytona Supercross race.[4] Nagging injuries as well as a new generation of younger competitors such as <a href="/facts/Bob_Hannah/md2L52qq">Bob Hannah</a> and <a href="/facts/Kent_Howerton/JdLjlamw">Kent Howerton</a> led Weinert to retire in 1980.[4] </p><p>Weinert continues his involvement in the sport competing in vintage motocross events and operating a motocross training facility in <a href="/facts/Maysville,_North_Carolina/Fek9xgYa">Maysville, North Carolina</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> In 1999, he was inducted into the AMA <a href="/facts/Motorcycle_Hall_of_Fame/F4YUdock">Motorcycle Hall of Fame</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0">Jimmy Weinert at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=fvgDAAAAMBAJ&dq=1974+Super+Bowl+of+Motocross&pg=PA35">American Motorcyclist, January 1976, Vol. 30, No. 1</a>, <a href="/facts/ISSN_(identifier)/DPAflDvU">ISSN</a> <a href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:0277-9358">0277-9358</a></li> <li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=vvUDAAAAMBAJ&dq=american+motorcyclist+weinert+kx450&pg=PA95">Jimmy Weinert's 1974 Kawasaki KX450 race bike at the American Motorcyclist Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JWTFMX/">Jimmy Weinert Training Facility</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Jimmy Weinert at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0" target="_blank">http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Jimmy Weinert Overall AMA Season Results". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="https://vault.racerxonline.com/rider/jim-weinert/points" target="_blank">https://vault.racerxonline.com/rider/jim-weinert/points</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Jimmy Weinert Individual AMA Race Results". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="https://vault.racerxonline.com/rider/jim-weinert/races" target="_blank">https://vault.racerxonline.com/rider/jim-weinert/races</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Jimmy Weinert at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0" target="_blank">http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Amick, Bill (1979). "Inter-AMA Motocross records". American Motorcyclist. Retrieved 6 March 2019. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=GvgDAAAAMBAJ&q=1973+trans-ama+motocross&pg=PA17" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=GvgDAAAAMBAJ&q=1973+trans-ama+motocross&pg=PA17</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Jimmy Weinert at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0" target="_blank">http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Jimmy Weinert at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0" target="_blank">http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Can You Name Every American MXDN Team Since 1972". motocrossactionmag.com. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020. <a href="https://motocrossactionmag.com/can-you-name-every-every-american-mxdn-team-since-1972-you-can-once-you-read-this-story/" target="_blank">https://motocrossactionmag.com/can-you-name-every-every-american-mxdn-team-since-1972-you-can-once-you-read-this-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Jimmy Weinert Overall AMA Season Results". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="https://vault.racerxonline.com/rider/jim-weinert/points" target="_blank">https://vault.racerxonline.com/rider/jim-weinert/points</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Can You Name Every American MXDN Team Since 1972". motocrossactionmag.com. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020. <a href="https://motocrossactionmag.com/can-you-name-every-every-american-mxdn-team-since-1972-you-can-once-you-read-this-story/" target="_blank">https://motocrossactionmag.com/can-you-name-every-every-american-mxdn-team-since-1972-you-can-once-you-read-this-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Youngblood, Ed (1976). "Weinert's Way". American Motorcyclist. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=fvgDAAAAMBAJ&dq=weinert%27s+way&pg=PA35" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=fvgDAAAAMBAJ&dq=weinert%27s+way&pg=PA35</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Forgotten Motocross Tech the Secret Weapon That Won a Supercross and Got Banned". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="https://motocrossactionmag.com/forgotten-motocross-tech-the-secret-weapon-that-won-a-supercross-and-got-banned/" target="_blank">https://motocrossactionmag.com/forgotten-motocross-tech-the-secret-weapon-that-won-a-supercross-and-got-banned/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Forgotten Motocross Tech the Secret Weapon That Won a Supercross and Got Banned". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="https://motocrossactionmag.com/forgotten-motocross-tech-the-secret-weapon-that-won-a-supercross-and-got-banned/" target="_blank">https://motocrossactionmag.com/forgotten-motocross-tech-the-secret-weapon-that-won-a-supercross-and-got-banned/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Jimmy Weinert Training Facility". facebook.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JWTFMX/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/JWTFMX/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Jimmy Weinert at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 6 October 2020. <a href="http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0" target="_blank">http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=292&lpos=-615px&letter=W&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>