Mat Oxley

{{Short description|Journalist and former motorcycle racer}}

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{{Infobox motorcycle rider|name=Mat Oxley|nationality=British|birth_date=March 1959|website=www.matoxley.com|TT Active years=1984–1989|TTs Contested=6|TT Wins=1|TT First win=1985 Production 250cc|TT Podiums=4}}

Mat Oxley (born 1959){{Cite web |title=Matthew OXLEY personal appointments – Find and update company information – GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/aUTVmLcQidLdwvn1ai6KI99CGaM/appointments |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}} is a former motorcycle racer, motorcycle journalist, and author.

Oxley started his racing career in production bike racing, taking part in the Yamaha RD350LC championship in 1983 and 1984.{{Cite web |title=CUP – PRO-ARM SERIES |url=https://rd350lc.net/pageCUP.htm |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=rd350lc.net}}

He won an Isle of Man TT race in 1985 at his second attempt, as a racing-journalist working for Motor Cycle News.{{Cite web |title=IOM TT Database |url=https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events?meet_code=TT85%20%20&era=4}} Aside from his TT racing career, Oxley specialised in endurance racing, with a best of second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and at the 24 Hours of Spa.

Oxley has written regular columns on the web version of Motor Sport since 2012.{{Cite web |last=Oxley |first=Mat |date=2012-02-17 |title=Surtees and Ago: now officially legends! |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/motorcycles/motogp/surtees-and-ago-now-officially-legends/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}} He is an author of several books on motorcycle racing and its history,{{Cite web |last=ThriftBooks |title=Mat Oxley Books {{!}} List of books by author Mat Oxley |url=https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/mat-oxley/443874/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=ThriftBooks |language=en}} and is known to have been a ghostwriter on Valentino Rossi's 2004 book, What If I Had Never Tried It.{{Cite web |title=Guest Blog: Mat Oxley – What really happened in MotoGP's 2015 finale {{!}} MotoMatters.com {{!}} Kropotkin Thinks |url=https://motomatters.com/blog/2015/11/10/guest_blog_mat_oxley_what_really_happene.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=motomatters.com}}