Scott Russell (motorcyclist)

Scott Russell ( born October 28, 1964 in East Point, Georgia ) is a former American professional motorcycle racer.

Career

Scott Russel denied in 1987, the first race in the AMA. After the first victories in the AMA 750 Supersport series (from 2002 AMA Superstock Championship ) and 1988 AMA Superbike Championship in 1989, he moved to the 1990 season of Yoshimura Suzuki to Kawasaki. After two AMA 750 Supersport titles in 1990 & 1991 Russell 1992 was used in the Superbike World Championship for the first four runs. After he had left a lasting impression in the World Cup, he won both the 1992 AMA 750 Supersport Championship and the AMA Superbike title and the prestigious Daytona 200 race.

For the 1993 season Rob Muzzy took over the management of the Kawasaki World Superbike team with riders Scott Russell and Aaron Slight. Russell succeeded in the first year of the leap to the world championship throne. With his teammate Slight he won the 8- hour race at Suzuka in the same year. However, the Superbike World Championship title he could not defend against Carl Fogarty in the following year 1994.

Beginning of the 1995 season, it became clear that the Kawasaki was less competitive, so Russell was looking for alternatives, he finally in the 500 cc class of the motorcycle world championship in the Lucky Strike Suzuki team as a replacement for the injured Kevin Schwantz found. After tenth place in his debut at Mugello him get a few more points finish, but the gap that Schwantz had left, he could not fill.

In 1996, Russell achieved some notable successes, the breakthrough did not succeed. For the seasons 1997 and 1998, he signed with Yamaha for the Superbike World Championship. After the year 1997 with some podiums was quite good, he had to leave in 1998 disenchant of his young team mate Noriyuki Haga.

For 1999 and 2000, Russell went in the AMA Superbike Championship, a Harley -Davidson VR 1000 that had been developed specifically for racing, but even here he stood in the shadow of his teammates. 2001 seemed to be 200 winners put together a good package for the now five-time Daytona, but just in this race suffered Russell serious injuries in an accident just with his teammates. The Vance & Hines Ducati, on which he sat, was at that time one of the best bikes on the grid, but the injuries were so serious that a comeback did not come into existence.

Sporting successes

First race in the AMA

AMA 750 Supersport: first victory on Suzuki, Range: Road Atlanta in Braselton
AMA Superbike Championship: Rookie Of The Year

AMA Superbike Championship: first victory on Suzuki, Range: Road Atlanta in Braselton

AMA 750 Supersport: Master on Kawasaki

AMA 750 Supersport: Master on Kawasaki

Daytona 200: 1st place in Kawasaki
AMA 750 Supersport: Master on Kawasaki
WSBK: Kawasaki 11, 83 points (3 podiums )

WSBK: World champion on Kawasaki, 378.5 points (5 wins, 18 podiums, 4 pole positions, three fastest laps )
8- hour race at Suzuka: Winner with Aaron Slight on Kawasaki ZXR -7

Daytona 200: 1st place in Kawasaki
Superbike World Championship: 2nd place in Kawasaki, 280 points ( 9 wins, 13 podiums, 3 pole positions, 5 fastest laps )

Daytona 200: 1st place in Kawasaki
500 cc World Championship: 12th Place on Suzuki, 43 points
Superbike World Championship: 18th Place in Kawasaki, 34 points

500 cc World Championships: 6th place on Suzuki, 133 points (2 podiums, 1 fastest lap )

Daytona 200: 1st place on Yamaha
WSBK: 6th place on Yamaha 226 points (2 podiums, 1 pole position )

Daytona 200: 1st place at Yamaha, the first driver to win the Daytona 200 five times
Superbike World Championship: 10th Place on Yamaha, 130.5 points (1 podium )

AMA Superbike Championship: 20th Place Harley- Davidson, 100 points

AMA Superbike Championship: 17th Place Harley- Davidson, 145 points

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