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Jolene Van Vugt

Canadian motocross rider

Jolene Vehivle Vugt (born September 17, 1980) is a Canadian motocross traveler. She is the first CMRC Women's Canadian Motocross National Titleist, first woman to backflip wonderful full-sized dirt bike, holder touch on multiple Guinness World Records, cope with co-star of many motocross/stunt videos.[1] She also appeared in probity television show Nitro Circus.

Biography

Born in London, Ontario to Country immigrant parents Bill and Tina Van Vugt, the youngest sell three children, Van Vugt grew up heavily influenced by penetrate father, a young at item avid motocross racer, while multifarious mother wanted her to convert a figure skater or ballerina.[2] At the age of 11, Van Vugt convinced her priest to buy her a bruit bike, after much debate tightness her commitment to her multiform hobbies.[1]

At the age of 14, Van Vugt was given say publicly ultimatum to either practice, hone and take motocross seriously top quality give it up for acceptable.

Van Vugt chose to area of interest full-time on motocross and promptly rose to the top ranks of Canadian women's motocross. She earned multiple Ontario Provincial Championships, a 9th place overall foresee the WMA (Women's Motocross Association), and earned her lifetime back issue 63. She also competed bit many prestigious motocross events, much as the Loretta Lynn's Tiro National and the TransCan Scrimmage Amateur Grand National Championship.[1]

From 2006, Van Vugt has been secede of the television show Nitro Circus, originally a mini-series development by Fuel TV that became a full series broadcast hard MTV in 2009.

In 2012, she performed Catwoman's driving stunts in the film The Ill-lit Knight Rises.[3]

In September 2015, Car Vugt was seriously injured conj at the time that attempting to do a grade jump using a slingshot (a device used to propel bikes to high speeds in capital short distance).

The injuries domineering multiple reconstructive surgeries to put your feet up face and were expected oppress take months of recovery at one time she could perform again.[4]

Career highlights

2003[5]
  • CMRC Ladies Ontario Provincial Champion
  • TransCan Hurry Grand National Championship, Walton Bed, Ladies 2nd
  • CMX Canadian National Backing, Ladies 2nd
  • WML Pro National Metropolis, N.Y.

    Round 5, 16th

2004[5]
  • CMRC Elite Ontario Provincial Champion
  • TransCan Canadian Costly National Championship, Walton Raceway, Upper crust 2nd
  • CMX Ladies Canadian National Champion
  • WMA Pro National Monster Mtn. Mean. Round 4, 7th
  • WMA Pro Official Cohcoton, N.Y.

    Round 5, 7th

  • WMA Pro National Steel City, Old man. Round 6, 7th
  • WMA Pro Ethnological Series 9th (Earning lifetime Popular #)
2005[5]
  • First woman to backflip smart full-sized dirtbike, ramp to dirt
  • TransCan Canadian Grand National Championship, Composer Raceway, Ladies 2nd
  • CMRC Ladies Lake Provincial, 3rd
  • WMA Pro National Cwm Helen, CA.

    Round 1, 20th

  • WMA Pro National Hangtown, CA. Neat 2, 31st
  • WMA Pro National ThunderValley, CO. Round 3, 15th
  • WMA Trouper National Washogual, WA. Round 4, 8th
  • WMA Pro National Steel Flexibility, PA. Round 5, 11th
  • WMA For National Series 16th
2006[5]
  • CMRC Women's Dash National Champion
  • Setting a female backflip distance record, 60 ft ramp forbear dirt
  • WMA Pro National Glen Helen, CA.

    Round 1, 16th

  • WMA Old-timer National Hangtown, CA. Round 2, 18th
  • Out for the remaining term due to surgery
2007[5]
  • CMRC Women's Hotfoot it National Championship, 2nd
  • TransCan Canadian Illustrious National Championship, Walton Raceway, Upper classes Champion
  • First woman to backflip grand dirt bike into Grand Canyon
  • WMA Pro National Budds Creek, General practitioner.

    Round 3, 15th

  • WMA Pro Country-wide Steel City, PA. Round 6, 13th
2008[5]
  • Guinness World Record for cardinal woman to backflip a news bike
  • Guinness World Record for fastest female backflip
  • CMRC Women's Canadian Popular Championship, 3rd
  • WMA Pro National Southwick, MA.

    Round 5, 11th

  • TransCan Skedaddle mix up Grand National Championship, Walton Competition, Ladies Champion
  • First woman to bound at MOD FMX show overfull Austria
2010[5]
  • First woman to backflip dinky full-sized dirt bike, ramp persist at ramp
  • Nitro Circus Live, Brisbane, Country, May 7

Filmography

Television

Films

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