| Bubba Shobert | |
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| Nationality |  American |
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| Grand Prix motorcycle racing career | |
| Active years | 1988 - 1989 |
| Teams | Honda |
| Grands Prix | 4 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 23 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First Grand Prix | 1988 250cc United States Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1989 500cc United States Grand Prix |
Don Wayne "Bubba" Shobert (born January 29, 1962 in Lubbock, Texas) was a three-time AMA Grand National dirt track Champion from 1985 to 1987 and was AMA Superbike Champion in 1988 while riding for American Honda.
In 1989 Shobert moved up to the Grand Prix world championship riding for Honda. Unfortunately, Shobert's Grand Prix career was cut short at the third race of the season. During the cool-down lap at the 1989 USGP at Laguna Seca, fellow Grand Prix racer, Kevin Magee, was performing post-race burnouts in the middle of the track, creating a cloud of tire smoke. Shobert struck the back of Magee's bike at over 100 mph. Eddie Lawson narrowly missed hitting Magee's bike after he and Shobert had just finished congratulating each other moments earlier [1][2]. Shobert suffered severe head injuries but was able to make a full recovery after months of rehabilitation. He never raced again, taking instead roles as manager in some teams of AMA Grand National dirt track .
Shobert was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.
References
- ^ "1989: The Worst USGP Ever". SuperbikePlanet.com. http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2005/Jul/1989usgpa.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- ^ "1989: The Worst USGP Ever - Part 2". SuperbikePlanet.com. http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2005/Jul/1989usgpb.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
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| Preceded by Wayne Rainey |
AMA Superbike Champion 1988 |
Succeeded by Jamie James |
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