Jared Mees
{{short description|American motorcycle racer}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| name = Jared Mees
| image = Jared Mees Calistoga Headshot.tif
| caption=Jared Mees, Calistoga Half-Mile, July 29, 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|04|16}}
| birth_place = Honey Brook Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| resides = Clio, Michigan
| Current team = Factory Indian Motorcycles
| Bike number = 1
| website
}}
Jared Mees (born April 16, 1986) is an American professional dirt track motorcycle racer. He competes in the AMA Grand National Championship winning the GNC1 title in 2012, 2014, and 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-fought-the-hog-and-the-hog-won-1447803436|title=I Fought the Hog and the Hog Won|first=Dan|last=Neil|date=17 November 2015|publisher=|accessdate=2 August 2017|via=www.wsj.com}} the Grand National Twins Championship in 2009, and the Grand National Singles Championship in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://amaproracing.com/ft/riders/rider.cfm?did=3414|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113040912/http://amaproracing.com/ft/riders/rider.cfm?did=3414|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2016|title=Jared Rees|website=amaproracing.com|accessdate=2 August 2017}}{{cbignore}}
He is married to former professional motorcycle racer Nichole Cheza.{{cite web |url=http://www.amaproracing.com/ft/riders/rider.cfm?did=3395 |title=AMA Pro Flat Track Riders |publisher=amaproracing.com |accessdate=6 January 2016 |archive-date=27 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227010259/http://www.amaproracing.com/ft/riders/rider.cfm?did=3395 |url-status=dead }}
AMA Pro Flat Track
Mees secured the 2017 American Flat Track Championship with a victory at the Williams Grove Half-Mile event, clinching the championship with two rounds remaining in the season.[http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/american-flat-track-jared-mees-dominates-arizona-mile/ "American Flat Track: Jared Mees Dominates Arizona Mile"] Roadracing World. Received 2018-05-25.
Superprestigio Dirt Track
As the 2014 Grand National Champion, Mees was invited to participate in the Superprestigio Dirt Track race on December 13, 2014, at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. He placed second to MotoGP Champion Marc Marquez in the final.
On December 12, 2015, Mees will again compete in the Superprestigio Dirt Track against a host of international racers and also against his countryman, Brad Baker.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/motociclismo/marc-marquez-desafiara-los-estadounidenses-brad-baker-jared-mees-4737097|title=Marc Márquez desafiará a Brad Baker y Jared Mees|last=Sport|date=9 December 2015|website=sport.es|accessdate=2 August 2017}}
X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track
Mees also competed in the 2015 X Games Harley-Davidson Flat-Track, leading until the final lap when his machine broke.
Indian Motorcycle Race 750 Test Rider
Mees tested for Indian Motorcycle as an Indian Scout FTR750 rider.
Career highlights
- 2002: Sportster Performance Champion – Harley-Davidson Sportster
- 2004: AMA Rookie of the Year – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2005: First Grand National race, Lima, OH – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2006: 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship, First GNC Victory, Saluda, VA GNC Half-Mile Twins– Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2007: 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2009: AMA Grand National Twins Champion – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2010: 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2011: 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2012: AMA Grand National Champion – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2013: 4th, AMA Grand National Championship – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2014: AMA Grand National Champion – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2015: AMA Grand National Champion, Winner of inaugural Superprestigio of the Americas – Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450R
- 2016: 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship – Harley-Davidson XR-750
- 2017: AMA Grand National Champion – Indian Scout FTR750
- 2018: AMA Grand National Champion – Indian
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official|1=http://jaredmees.com}}
- {{X Games profile|old_id=3873839}}
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{{succession box
|before = Bryan Smith
|after = Present
|title = American Flat Track Champion
|years = 2017
}}
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Category:American motorcycle racers
Category:AMA Grand National Championship riders