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Kevin Windham
Kevin Windham was born on February 28, 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and he is a professional motocross racer. He has raced for many factory teams and holds several titles, back to back AMA 125 West Super cross Championships in 1996 and 1997 and the 2005 Motocross Des Nations team championship.
Back during the 1994 season Windham became professional after an impressive performance at Mt. Morris, where he nearly beat Doug Henry for the moto win, then Windham signed with Team Yamaha for the 1995 season.
During this same year, Windham took five podium finishes in the 125cc East Region Super cross Series, with a best result of second at Minneapolis. He finished that series in 5th overall. His top 125cc Motocross finish was fifth at Delmont, PA. 1996 was a step forward season for Windham, with 6 super cross wins he scored his first 125cc West Championship. Later that year he won 4 125cc Nationals and placed second to Steve Lamson in the championship.
Windham had another strong season in 1997. He won all but two rounds of the 125 West Region Super cross series and earned his second title in as many years. He also had 125cc National Motocross overall wins at Buchanan, MI, New Berlin, NY, and Delmont. Windham also made history by winning a 250cc Supercross main event in Charlotte, NC while still a full-time 125cc rider.
In 1998 Windham moved to the 250cc class full time for Yamaha and won the New Orleans and St. Louis 250cc Supercross rounds. He took five additional podium finishes and finished outside the top-10 just once in the 1998 Supercross series. He took podium finishes in the 250cc Motocross National races at Budds Creek, MD, and New Berlin, NY, but failed to score an overall victory.
After some initial struggles adapting to his new Honda, Windham hit his stride and won 2 Supercross main events and 4 motocross Nationals that 1999 season. He finished the outdoor season ranked second behind Greg Albertyn. Windham and Sebastien Tortelli both posed strong challenges to Albertyn all season, but eventually came up short.
2000 was more of a challenge to Windham, as he scored just one supercross victory at Dallas, TX, and lost both the supercross title to Jeremy McGrath and the outdoor title to Ricky Carmichael, who was in his rookie 250cc National season. Dissatisfied with his performances, Windham couldn't seem to get things turned around. He broke his femur in a horrific crash in Atlanta in 2002. Windham did not return to the circuit the season and many speculated that he would retire at the young age of 23.
After over a year off, Windham announced his comeback for the 250cc Nationals in 2003 aboard a Factory Connection Honda CRF450R. With an emphasis on having fun and just enjoying the sport, Windham rode better than ever before, claiming two overall victories at Unadilla and Washougal, plus many other moto victories. He placed second to the champion Carmichael and cemented his status as a fan favorite.
Windham won the muddy opening round of 2005 in Anaheim. After a season long battle, he ended third in the championship behind Carmichael and Reed, but ahead of James Stewart. Kevin Windham broke his arm in training for the 2006 season and is set to return soon for the Team Sobe/Samsung Honda team.
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