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'''Gary Nixon''' (January 25, 1941 – August 5, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] professional [[motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]] who most notably won the [[A.M.A. Grand National Championship]] in 1967 and 1968 as a member of the [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] factory racing team.<ref name="Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">{{cite web |url=http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=83&lpos=0px&letter=N&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0 |title=Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame |publisher=motorcyclemuseum.org |access-date=15 December 2012 }}</ref> He was also the winner of the 1967 [[Daytona 200]] motorcycle race on a 500cc [[Triumph Tiger Daytona|Triumph Daytona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportsetc.com/champs/daytona2.htm |title=Daytona 200 winners |publisher=motorsportsetc.com |access-date=15 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308002521/http://www.motorsportsetc.com/champs/daytona2.htm |archive-date=8 March 2012 }}</ref>
'''Gary Nixon''' (January 25, 1941 – August 5, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] professional [[motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]] who most notably won the [[A.M.A. Grand National Championship]] in 1967 and 1968 as a member of the [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] factory racing team.<ref name="Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">{{cite web |url=http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=83&lpos=0px&letter=N&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0 |title=Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame |publisher=motorcyclemuseum.org |access-date=15 December 2012 }}</ref> He was also the winner of the 1967 [[Daytona 200]] motorcycle race on a 500cc [[Triumph Tiger Daytona|Triumph Daytona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportsetc.com/champs/daytona2.htm |title=Daytona 200 winners |publisher=motorsportsetc.com |access-date=15 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308002521/http://www.motorsportsetc.com/champs/daytona2.htm |archive-date=8 March 2012 }}</ref>


Nixon was also known for his partnership with legendary tuner [[Erv Kanemoto]] when they won the 1973 U.S. National [[road racing|Road Racing]] Championship for [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]].<ref name="Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> He competed at the international level in the [[1976 Formula 750 season|1976 Formula 750 championship]], laying claim to the [[Formula 750]] world championship on a modified [[Kawasaki KR750]] until international politics denied him that prize.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/hof/Classic-Bikes/1976-kawasaki-kr750 |title=Gary Nixon's Kawasaki KR750 (archived) |publisher=americanmotorcyclist.com |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822115255/http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/hof/Classic-Bikes/1976-kawasaki-kr750 |archive-date=22 August 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z_gDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4 |title=Nixon Loses FIM Appeal and F750 World Championship |date=January 1977 |work=American Motorcyclist |access-date=15 December 2012 |last1=Assoc |first1=American Motorcyclist }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q25p0M_Zm7QC&pg=PA20 |title=Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes |author=DeWitt, Norman L. |year=2010 |isbn=9781610600453 |access-date=15 December 2012 }}</ref>
Nixon was born in [[Anadarko, Oklahoma]].<ref name="Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> He was known for his partnership with legendary tuner [[Erv Kanemoto]] when they won the 1973 U.S. National [[road racing|Road Racing]] Championship for [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]].<ref name="Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> He competed at the international level in the [[1976 Formula 750 season|1976 Formula 750 championship]], laying claim to the [[Formula 750]] world championship on a modified [[Kawasaki KR750]] until international politics denied him that prize.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/hof/Classic-Bikes/1976-kawasaki-kr750 |title=Gary Nixon's Kawasaki KR750 (archived) |publisher=americanmotorcyclist.com |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822115255/http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/hof/Classic-Bikes/1976-kawasaki-kr750 |archive-date=22 August 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z_gDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4 |title=Nixon Loses FIM Appeal and F750 World Championship |date=January 1977 |work=American Motorcyclist |access-date=15 December 2012 |last1=Assoc |first1=American Motorcyclist }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q25p0M_Zm7QC&pg=PA20 |title=Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes |author=DeWitt, Norman L. |year=2010 |isbn=9781610600453 |access-date=15 December 2012 }}</ref>


He was inducted into the [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] [[Motorcycle Hall of Fame]] in 1998 and the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]<ref name=MSHoF>[http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/gary-nixon.html Gary Nixon] at the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]</ref> in 2003.<ref name="Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> He last resided in [[Maryland]] and participated in vintage [[motorcycle]] racing as well as testing motorcycles for the locally produced syndicated public TV automotive review program [[MotorWeek]].
He was inducted into the [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] [[Motorcycle Hall of Fame]] in 1998 and the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]<ref name=MSHoF>[http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/gary-nixon.html Gary Nixon] at the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]</ref> in 2003.<ref name="Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> He last resided in [[Maryland]] and participated in vintage [[motorcycle]] racing as well as testing motorcycles for the locally produced syndicated public TV automotive review program [[MotorWeek]].
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928024801/http://www.mshf.com/index.htm?%2Fhof%2Fnixon_gary.htm Gary Nixon] at the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928024801/http://www.mshf.com/index.htm?%2Fhof%2Fnixon_gary.htm Gary Nixon] at the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130127234210/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Aug/11080869nixon.htm Nicky Hayden Remembers Nixon: "I'll Miss Him"]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130127234210/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Aug/11080869nixon.htm Nicky Hayden Remembers Nixon: "I'll Miss Him"]

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Gary Nixon
Nixon with the Daytona 200 winner's trophy
NationalityAmerican
Born(1941-01-25)January 25, 1941
Anadarko, Oklahoma[citation needed]
DiedAugust 5, 2011(2011-08-05) (aged 70)
Baltimore, Maryland

Gary Nixon (January 25, 1941 – August 5, 2011) was an American professional motorcycle racer who most notably won the A.M.A. Grand National Championship in 1967 and 1968 as a member of the Triumph factory racing team.[1] He was also the winner of the 1967 Daytona 200 motorcycle race on a 500cc Triumph Daytona.[2]

Nixon was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma.[1] He was known for his partnership with legendary tuner Erv Kanemoto when they won the 1973 U.S. National Road Racing Championship for Kawasaki.[1] He competed at the international level in the 1976 Formula 750 championship, laying claim to the Formula 750 world championship on a modified Kawasaki KR750 until international politics denied him that prize.[3][4][5]

He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[6] in 2003.[1] He last resided in Maryland and participated in vintage motorcycle racing as well as testing motorcycles for the locally produced syndicated public TV automotive review program MotorWeek.

Nixon suffered a heart attack on July 29, 2011 and died in Baltimore, Maryland on August 5 from complications.[7] He was 70.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gary Nixon at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Daytona 200 winners". motorsportsetc.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Gary Nixon's Kawasaki KR750 (archived)". americanmotorcyclist.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (January 1977). Nixon Loses FIM Appeal and F750 World Championship. Retrieved 15 December 2012. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ DeWitt, Norman L. (2010). Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes. ISBN 9781610600453. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  6. ^ Gary Nixon at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  7. ^ Swarts, David (19 February 2005). "R.I.P. Gary Nixon". Roadracing World. Retrieved August 5, 2011.

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