M._L._Fredericks

M. L. Fredericks

M. L. Fredericks

American motorcycle racer

M. L. Fredericks, nicknamed "Curley" (or "Curly"), was an American motorcycle racer.

Fredericks was born in Denver, Colorado.[1] In 1921, he became the American Motorcycle Association's Class A (stock) champion, riding for Indian.[2]

On August 21, 1926, riding an Indian Altoona racing bike at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire, Fredricks turned a 1.25 mi (2.01 km) lap in 37.4 seconds. In doing so, he set a record of 120.3 mph (193.6 km/h), fastest ever on a board track.[3] The record still stands.[4][5][6]

Fredericks was also 1928 AMA National Champion, on a 45 cu in (740 cc) Indian. His victory on 4 August 1928 would be the last ever recorded on a board track.[7]

Fredericks was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 1998.[8]

Notes

  1. [1]
    AMA Hall of Fame Museum (retrieved 11 July 2015)
  2. [2]
    AMA Hall of Fame Museum (retrieved 11 July 2015)
  3. [3]
    AMA Hall of Fame Museum (retrieved 11 July 2015)
  4. [4]
    AMA Hall of Fame Museum (retrieved 11 July 2015)
  5. [5]
    Harley-Davidson online (retrieved 11 July 2015)
  6. [6]
    Pioneers of American Motorcycle Racing (Daniel K. Statnekov website; retrieved 11 July 2015)
  7. [7]
    AMA Hall of Fame Museum (retrieved 11 July 2015)
  8. [8]
    AMA Hall of Fame Museum (retrieved 11 July 2015)

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