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Mert Lawwill (Born September 25, 1940) is an American professional motorcycle racer, race team owner and mountain bike designer. He competed in the AMA Grand National Championship from 1962 to 1977. Lawwill is notable for winning the 1969 AMA Grand National Championship as a member of the Harley-Davidson factory racing team. [1]
Mert Lawwill (Born September 25, 1940) is an American professional motorcycle racer, race team owner and mountain bike designer. He won the 1969 AMA Grand National Championship and, was one of the top competitors on the AMA national racing circuit during 1960s and 1970s.
Mert Lawwill was born in Boise, Idaho. He started his racing career as an amateur racer on the local TT track in Boise and, later, scramble races across the United States Northwest.[1] In 1961, he moved to Los Angeles, California so that he could race at the Ascot Park race track which, at the time was the epicenter of
Aug 9, 2021 · The house belonged to Mert Lawwill, a former AMA Grand National champion and mountain bike pioneer. Oh yeah, he was also one of the three main characters (along with Steve McQueen and Malcolm Smith) in Bruce Brown’s epic motorcycling movie On Any Sunday that debuted in 1971.
For the Love of Speed. Mert Lawwill (left) doing what he does best: keeping the throttle wide open and the bike sideways. In his 15-year racing career, he stacked up 161 AMA Grand National finishes, including 15 wins. Photo courtesy of the American Motorcyclist Association.
Jan 11, 2021 · Dirt track racing figures prominently into On Any Sunday, with Bruce following 1969 Grand National Champion Mert Lawwill throughout the 1970 season – and throughout the movie – as Lawwill tries to defend his title from fellow competitors David Aldana, Dick Mann, Jim Rice and eventual 1970 champion Gene Romero.
Nov 7, 2023 · Mert Lawwill—the 1969 AMA Flat Track Champion and a star in the famed On Any Sunday film—has been named for the 2024 Maely Lifetime Achievement Award. A celebration will take place on Saturday, January 27, 2024, in Las Vegas at the annual Hot Shoe Hall of Fame Museum’s Motorcycle Industry Celebration. Mert Lawwill in 1970.
Mert Lawwill. Mert has played a formidable role in introducing many key suspension concepts into the world of mountain biking. He is also one of the early pioneers in the off-road world, having introduced the first production mountain bike.
Dec 3, 2012 · Famed national champion dirt-tracker Mert Lawwill, a 1998 inductee into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, was honored as a Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend at the annual AMA Motorcycle Hall of...
Mert Lawwill, the American Motorcyclist Association Grand National Champion of 1969, was one of the top professionals on the AMA national circuit during 1960s and 1970s. Lawwill was born in Boise, Idaho, on September 25, 1940.
