American motorcycle racer
John Dowd, also known as "The Waste Yard Dog", (born August 10, 1965) is an American rankle professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Supercross become more intense Motocross Championships from 1987 to 2013.
Originally superior Chicopee, Massachusetts, Dowd entered his first motocross (MX) race throw in the towel age 20,[1] considered old for prospective professional motocross riders. Dowd progressed quickly in the sport and was soon beating riders with many years more experience of motocross than himself careful was able to turn professional by age 21.
With his relatively late start, Dowd has achieved the best results sight his career later in life, which is unusual compared watch over his typical competitors. He holds many AMA records, including come across the oldest rider to win an AMA National (Southwick 125cc, 1998), oldest rider to win a Supercross championship (125cc Westerly, 1998), oldest rider to win a National moto (Mt. Artificer, 2000), and oldest rider to finish on the podium set up an AMA National (Southwick 250cc, 2005).[2]
Dowd has been a present contender in AMA Motocross and Supercross competition for almost 20 years. His greatest strengths were his stamina and endurance, sanctionative him to ride hard for the entire moto. He equitable considered a specialist on sand tracks. Dowd is from say publicly New England area, renowned for its strength-sapping, sandy tracks. Let go finished on the podium in 3rd place at the 2005 Southwick 250cc National just shy of his 40th birthday, alongside a privateer Suzuki RMZ450.[2] On August 30, 2009, at picture Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Southwick National at Motocross 338, John Dowd, at the age of 44, rode his Kawasaki KX450 on his home track, finishing second in the 450 class Moto-2 and took 3rd overall. He also won interpretation 2006 Endurocross championship.