John Reynolds (motorcycle racer)

John Reynolds
Reynolds in 2005
Nationality	British
Born	(1963-06-27) 27 June 1963 (age 53) Nottingham, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1993–1994 First race 1993 500cc Australian Grand Prix Last race 1994 500cc European Grand Prix Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 27 0 0 0 0 85 Superbike World Championship Active years 1991–1992, 1995–2001, 2003 Manufacturers Kawasaki, Ducati, Suzuki Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 81 1 4 1 1 471 British Superbike Championship Active years 1990–1992, 1997–2005 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 202 37 117 18 15 1456

John Stephen Reynolds (born 27 June 1963) is a retired British motorcycle racer from Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England. He won the British Superbike Championship in 1992, 2001 and 2004. Reynolds is an all-time great of BSB with his 37 career wins bettered only by Shane Byrne and Ryuichi Kiyonari. His 117 podiums is 2nd all time behind Byrne, what makes this mark impressive is Reynolds scored this in 202 starts. Making him one of a select few riders to finish on the podium in over half their career starts.

His first domestic success led him into the 500 cc World Championship on a Padgetts Harris-Yamaha, taking 8 top-10 finishes over two seasons. He joined Revé Kawasaki in World Superbikes for 1995, qualifying 2nd at Brands Hatch and taking 3rd-place finishes there and Assen, en route to 10th overall. In 1996 he rode a Suzuki to 12th overall. Although he never did a full season of international racing again, he had a strong record as an occasional rider in future years, taking a win at Brands Hatch in 2000 and a pole position in 2003.

In 1997. Reynolds returned to Revé, now running Ducatis in the reformed British Superbike series with Red Bull backing. He was immediately a front-runner, finishing in the championship top 5 each year between 1997 and 2000. He took 13 BSB wins in those seasons, and scored points in every BSB race in 2000.

The dominant riders in 2000, together with Reynolds, had been Neil Hodgson and Chris Walker. With these two having moved on, the stage was set for Reynolds and Steve Hislop to duel in 2001, as only John’s team-mate, Sean Emmett, and Michael Rutter also won races. Reynolds’s second championship came when Hislop was injured in a collision between the two men.