M. L. Fredericks

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

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