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 Full Name -
Damian Shane Cudlin
- Age - 19
- Born -
Westmead, Sydney, October 19th 1982
- Lives
- Taree, New South Wales
- Family - Runs a
motorcycle shop in Taree
- Started riding
- 7 years old, Yamaha PW50
- Started racing
- At age 11 started in dirt track and motocross
- Racing history -
Was 1995 Junior sidecar champion in 1995 then in 1996
won the Australian 80cc dirt track championship at 13 years old.
Australian 125cc dirt track champion in 1997 and 1998. Also was
under-16 long track champion in 1998, won 4 Australian 80cc GP
races and went to Japan to finish 2nd in the 'one day heroes
championship' behind Josh Brookes. Raced in the Australian 125 GP
Championship during 1999 and finished 6th outright at the age of 16.
Was also 5th in the Shell 6-hour endurance race of the same year.
7th outright in the Formula Xtreme Championship last year (2000) and 1st
privateer. 3rd place in the Formula Xtreme Trans-Tasman Cup.
Winner of the SuperSport class at the Eastern Creek 6-hour.
Was heavily injured in
a heavy fall at Eastern Creek which resulted in him
not being able to finish the 2001
season. However
Damian's outstanding early
2001 season form still managed to secure him 5th
place in the 2001
Formula Xtreme Series
and also a 5th place finish
in the Australian SuperBike Championship even though
he missed 2 rounds and 6 races
- Hobbies -
Checking out
MCNEWS.COM.AU, surfing, golf, driving a bush-basher around the paddock
- Other sports
participated or trained in - Soccer, swimming,
cross-country running, golf
- Height and
weight - 177cm, 65 kilograms
- Favourite food and drink
- Pizza or spaghetti bol' and coke
- Favourite circuit -
Phillip Island
- Most memorable racing moment
- Winning the Formula Xtreme privateers cup in 2000
- Personal career
highlight - Winning my first Australian title
- Currently ride -
Australian SuperBike and Formula Xtreme
- Favourite way of training
- Cycling or gym work
- Most respected
rival - Tony Rees
- Other notes -
Damian is returning in 2002 after breaking his back and being told he
would never race again. Has experienced plenty of ups and downs
before the 2002 season gets underway with contractual negotiations
ending in disappointment more than once. First he was linked with
Suzuki to team with Shawn Giles but that was knocked on the head only
weeks before he was due to debut. Then Kawasaki offered him a
Formula Xtreme only deal but Damian became nervous once again when no
contract was produced in a timely fashion so instead has elected to once
again give the show a go on a Yamaha R1 with some support from BikeBiz
and Motul.
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