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Colin Edwards bigraphy, stories - American motorcycle racer

Colin Edwards : biography

February 27, 1974 –

Colin Edwards II (born February 27, 1974 in Houston, Texas) nicknamed the Texas Tornado is an American professional motorcycle racer. He is a two-time World Superbike champion and has competed in MotoGP since 2003, now riding for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing team in the 2013 season.

Early years

At the age of three, his Australian father, Colin Edwards Sr. (an amateur motorcycle racer himself), introduced him to a minibike, and Edwards entered his first motocross race at the age of four. Over the next ten years, Edwards became one of the top-ranked junior motocross competitors in the USA, winning dozens of races in the 50cc to 80cc categories in local, regional and national events.

In 1988 at the age of 14, Edwards stopped competing in motocross races, having become distracted by the normal demands of being a teenager. However in 1990, Edwards and his father attended a motorcycle road race event in north Texas, and this inspired him to attempt road racing.

In 1991 Edwards began competing in amateur road-racing events locally, but rapidly progressed to national events. He was undefeated in every amateur event he entered that year, and won numerous national amateur titles. His performance was sufficiently impressive for him to be offered a sponsored ride with South West Motorsports, and Edwards turned professional just before the commencement of the 1992 season.

Texas Tornado Boot Camp

Edwards announced in August 2010 that he is building a motorcycle training facility on a plot of land near Lake Conroe. It is going to be a premier training facility for those new to racing, motorcycle enthusiasts, as well as professionals looking to polish up on their skills. In addition to the normal training classes and track time Edwards is offering the "Colin Edwards Experience". This will give participants the opportunity to spend four days with Edwards. This will include Classroom time, track time, and hanging out with Edwards racing RC cars, and playing paintball with the man himself.

The camp is slated to open in February 2011 and it’s been noted that reservations will begin soon.

Training Facilities

The camp is going to include a dirt oval, covered TT track with lights for night riding, Paint Ball Course, 500-yard gun range, Mini Bike MX Track, and a bunk house and classroom facility.

The Facilities as of August 1, 2010

File:TexasTornadoBCSaloon-Barn8110.png|5000 Square Foot Bunk House and Classroom Under Construction File:TexasTornadoBCDirtOval8110.png|1/8 Mile Dirt Oval Under Construction File:TexasTornadoBCGunRange8110.png|500 Yard Gun Range Under Construction File:TexasTornadoBCMiniTrack8110.png|Mini MX Dirt Track Under Construction File:TexasTornadoBCPaintball8110.png|Paintball Course at Under Construction File:TexasTornadoBCCoveredTrack8110.png|Lighted Covered TT Track Under Construction

Career statistics

Superbike World Championship

By season

Season Moto Races Wins Pod Pole FLaps Pts Pos WCh
1995 Yamaha 20 0 2 0 1 141 11th  –
1996 Yamaha 20 0 7 2 0 248 5th  –
1997 Yamaha 8 0 1 0 1 79 12th  –
1998 Honda 24 3 6 0 0 277.5 5th  –
1999 Honda 26 5 10 2 3 361 2nd  –
2000 Honda 26 8 12 6 6 400 1st 1
2001 Honda 25 4 12 0 4 333 2nd  –
2002 Honda 26 11 25 5 8 552 1st 1
TOTAL 175 31 75 15 23 2391.5 2