TRAMPAS PARKER Text and photos: P. Haudiquert
1995. Racing with a 360cc KTM against the 500cc Husaberg of Joel Smets, the 500cc Husqvarna of Jacky Martens and Peter Johansson but also the private Kawasaki of Darryl King, Trampas showed again his good form fighting for the title until the last race of the series in Germany. Parker was the winner of seven heats and two GP’s, but he got several DNF’s due to technical failures and he finally failed behind Smets after a disastrous performance in two of the last three rounds. However, the Parker also entered in the history of American
racing, as he became the first – and remains the only one – US rider to ever win a GP in the three classes (125cc, 250cc and 500cc). It was his last very good season, as he never won any more GP’s or was again a title contender. The American continued racing during many seasons in Motocross and also Supermoto, like a mercenary who stops racing at 37 years old.
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