Tyrone Gilks

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Tyrone Marley Gilks
Born	11 December 1993 Newcastle, Australia
Died	March 21, 2013 (aged 19) Newcastle, Australia
Cause of death	Motorcycle Accident
Nationality	Australian
Other names	Bear, Snowflake
Occupation	Professional Motorbike Rider
Known for	World record length motorcycle jump 65cc, 85cc and 125cc, youngest backflip to dirt (12 years)
Religion	Christian
Website
http://www.tyronegilks.com

Tyrone Gilks was an Australian motorbike personality, known for his World Record distance jumping and Freestyle Motorcross riding. Tyrone (known as Bear or Snowflake) was killed on 21 March 2013 during a training run for his final World Record, the 250cc distance jump – currently held byRobbie Maddison.

Contents   [hide]  1 Personality 2 World Records 3 Freestyle Riding Career 4 Training accident and Death 5 References 6 External links

Personality [edit]

Tyrone grew up in Newcastle, Australia and started racing motocross at a young age with his older brother, Morgan. Tyrone soon developed a fearless attitude, and a thirst for adrenaline and began doing jumps before he turned 10.

World Records [edit]

Tyrone set his first unofficial world record on a 65cc motorcycle at 97 ft ramp to dirt while only 10 years old. The following year he set the world record by jumping 112 ft ramp to dirt on a 65cc motorcycle. He then broke his own world record by jumping 114 ft ramp to dirt on a 65cc motorcycle to set the World Record for distance. He went on to set numerous records, some of which are listed below ^[1][2]

• 65cc distance world record (12 years) – 114 feet (35 m)
• 85cc distance world record – 169 feet (52 m)
• 125cc distance world record – 242 feet (73.76 m)
• Youngest backflip to dirt – 12 years old

Freestyle Riding Career [edit]

Tyrone was signed to the JC FMX team in 2010, and was one of the up-and-coming stars. In 2012, he won first prize in the freestyle motocross event at the New Zealand Unit Farm Jam.^[3] He returned in 2013 and took second prize – but he added a new record with the first 360 on natural terrain. He had recently travelled to America to meet his new manager, and to do some freeriding at Jackpot Ranch.^[4]

Training accident and Death [edit]

Gilks was due to take on Robbie Maddison’s 250cc distance record^[5] at the Maitland Bike and Hot Rod show on 23 March 2013. Along with his family and close friends they built a 6.5 meter tall mount of earth which was moulded into a landing ramp of gigantic proportions. A slim concrete runway was poured on the lead-up to the launch ramp. Early on Thursday 21 March, Tyrone successfully jumped approx 80 meters distance. On an 85 meter practice,^[6] Tyrone did not get enough speed and landed on the front side of the landing ramp and was critically injured and knocked unconscious. He was helicoptered to the John Hunter Hospital where doctors tried to save him, but he died later that day due to the severity of the injuries sustained. On Thursday 28 March, over 1200 mourners attended a farewell service^[7] at Macquarie Hills Church. The coffin was plastered with hundreds of stickers of his race plate and number 777 by all of his friends and family. He was buried at Catherine Hill Bay cemetery.

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World Records

Tyrone set his first unofficial world record on a 65cc motorcycle at 97 ft ramp to dirt while only 10 years old. The following year he set the world record by jumping 112 ft ramp to dirt on a 65cc motorcycle. He then broke his own world record by jumping 114 ft ramp to dirt on a 65cc motorcycle to set the World Record for distance. He went on to set numerous records, some of which are listed below ^[1][2]

• 65cc distance world record (12 years) – 114 feet (35 m)
• 85cc distance world record – 169 feet (52 m)
• 125cc distance world record – 242 feet (73.76 m)
• Youngest backflip to dirt – 12 years old

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Maico racing motorcycles

Maico motocross (MC) and enduro (GS) racing models proved very successful in both European and American competition throughout the 1970s. While lacking the financial capital and big money race-team backing like that of the Japanese factories of Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki, Maico riders such as Adolf Weil, Åke Jonsson and Willy Bauer proved to be a serious challenge to the Japanese factories and produced numerous top three finishes in the Motocross World Championships. The firm also experienced some success in Grand Prix road racing competitions with rider Börje Jansson winning three 125cc Grand Prix races between 1972 and 1973.^[2] American publication Motocross Action called the 1981 Maico Mega 490 the greatest open-class motocross bike of all time. The 1974.5 400cc and 440cc GP, and 1981 490cc models along with any year 501cc motocross bike are some of the most sought-after vintage MX and twin-shock motorcycles to this day.

One of the largest contributions to the world of motocross suspension technology came in the 1974 season when the Wheelsmith Motorcycles team in the USA and the Gunther Schier teams in Europe forward-mounted the rear shocks on the Maico factory-backed motorcycles, immediately increasing the travel and ability to trump the competition. This initiated a frantic effort on the part of factory teams and privateers alike; chopping up their frames in a desperate attempt to remain competitive.

Maicowerk AG filed for bankruptcy in 1983, but continued to produce small numbers of motocross and enduro models (re-badged as M-Stars in the United States due to legal issues) up through 1986. Subsequent manufacturers have purchased the brand name and applied it to their own limited production motorcycles. Modern open-class dirt-bikes are still being produced under the Maico brandname^[3] The ATK Intimidator dirt-bike (reportedly the most powerful production 2 stroke motorcycle available aside from Maico's own motorcycles) features a Maico motor.^[4]

After the company went out of business in 1983, its assets were taken over by a Dutch company.

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Logo unit mx motocross

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T-SHIRT UNIT MX MOTOCROSS

Unit originates from the east coast of Australia, where two brothers hustled their way up and down the  Gold Coast, selling a handful of different tees from the boot of their car. The edgy and fresh designs of the Unit threads were an instant hit with store owners and fellow riders. Within a few months some of the best pros in the moto and BMX industries were supporting the Unit movement.
Today, Unit is supported by some of the best motocrossers, BMXers, mountain-bikers and musicians in the world. With its headquarters based on the Gold Coast, Australia, Unit has recently established its new international office in San Clemente, California, USA.

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