Carey Hart
| Carey Hart | |
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Hart in May 2010
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| Born |
Carey Jason Phillip Hart July 17, 1975 Seal Beach, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Retired Motorcycle racer, Retired Athlete, off-road racer, Businessman |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Pink (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
Carey Jason Phillip Hart (born July 17, 1975) is an American retired , motorcycle racer and current off-road truck racer. He is known for the first attempted back flip on a 250cc motorcycle in competition and for his company Hart & Huntington Tattoo & Clothing Company. He and singer Pink have been married since 2006.
Hart was given his first motorcycle by his father at age 4 in hope of creating a father-son pastime. Riding quickly became Hart's passion and he began competing in races at 6 years old in 1981, turning professional and competing in the AMA supercross circuit when he was 18 in 1993. Two years before turning pro, Hart had sustained two broken femurs, broken tibia and fibula as well as fractured wrists, after he was blind-sided by a tractor working on the track he was riding on, smashing straight into the vehicle. Hart was among the first riders to begin competing in freestyle motocross in 1996. Hart was the first rider to publicly perform BMX trick the "superman seat grab" at IFMA events in 1998–99. He was also the first person to perform the "invert superman" seat grab at the 1999 Gravity Games in Providence, Rhode Island. This trick is now known as the "Hart Attack". In 1999 Hart took home the Bronze medal at the Summer Gravity Games and Gold at the Australian X Games.
During the 2000 Gravity Games in Providence, Rhode Island, Hart attempted the first back flip on a 250 cc motorcycle in competition. Hart is credited with the first "attempt" of a back-flip as he over-rotated his flip and suffered a hard landing, displacing him off the seat. 2000 saw Hart win several FMX competitions and honors including the Silver at the Las Vegas LXD Freeride MotoX and Toyota's Trick of the Week.
At the 2001 X-Games in Philadelphia, Hart attempted the backflip again for the best trick competition but suffered a bad crash coming off his bike at the beginning of the rotation. His injuries included several broken bones and ribs along with a bruised tailbone. It was there he met his future wife, singer Pink. In 2002, Hart again picked up the Gold medal at the Australian X-Games as well as gaining the Silver medal in the MotoX Best Trick at the Summer X Games in Los Angeles. The same year, Hart participated in the Tony Hawk's Boom Boom HuckJam Tour.
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