Tommy Clowers
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Nickname(s) | Textbook, Tom Cat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | September 2, 1972|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Melissa Clowers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle motocross (FMX) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Big Air, Step Up, Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tommy Clowers (born September 2, 1972) is an American professional FMX (Freestyle motocross) rider.
Early life
[edit]Clowers was born in San Diego, California on September 2, 1972.
Career highlights
[edit]In 1999, Clowers snaped his wrist in practice at the X Games (X Games V). In 2000, Clowers has won 3 Step Up Wins. Clowers has broken his collarbone in a Step Up event. Clowers has hold the Guinness World Record in Step Up is 25 ft.
Career
[edit]Tommy Clowers started riding motocross (Moto X) when he was just 8 years old. A few months later, he starting competing. In the 10 years that followed he won 14 amateur racing titles. When turned 18, he also turn pro. Clowers has been a huge name in freestyle since 1990. Tommy Clowers holding up the championship belt for winning the WFA World Championship in 2000. “Tomcat” was a leading 125cc Supercross racer in the early-to-mid 1990s. Then he later became one of the original stars of Freestyle Motocross in the early 2000s.
At the 2000 X Games (X Games VI), in San Francisco, California, Clowers is the only motocross rider to clear the Step Up bar on his first attempt from 22 ft to 35 ft, then Clowers achieved the highest jump in Moto X Step Up, 10.67 m (35 ft), and he became the first ever Step Up Champion and X Games Gold medalist, Kris Rourke would win the Silver medal and Brian Deegan would win the Bronze medal. Then Clowers qualified in 2nd from the Moto X Freestyle Prelims, as a result, he finished 2nd and winning his second Summer X Games medal, which is the Silver medal in Moto X Freestyle finals (Freestyle motocross).[citation needed] At the 2000 Gravity Games, Clowers finished 4th in Moto X Freestyle in Providence, Rhode Island.
At the 2001 Winter X Games V, in Mount Snow, Vermont, Clowers pulled off the "Cat Nac" Indian Air and finished 2nd in the debut of Moto X Big Air event, and winning his first ever Winter X Games medal, which is the Silver medal in the event. At the 2001 X Games (X Games VII), Clowers qualified in 3rd from the Prelims, but as a result, Clowers finished 4th in Moto X Freestyle finals, which mean he didn't win a X Games medal in the event, in Moto X Step Up, Clowers battled Travis Pastrana for the X Games Step Up Gold medal, as a result, Pastrana would fail in his two attempts to clear 33 ft, then Clowers cleared 33 ft on his first attempt and winning his second Moto X Step Up Gold medal and Pastrana would win his first ever X Games Step Up medal, which is the Silver medal, and also Clowers would finished 8th in the debut of Moto X Big Air event. At the 2001 Gravity Games, Clowers would finished 3rd, as a result, he won a first ever Gravity Games medal, which is the Bronze medal in Moto X Freestyle in Providence, Rhode Island. At the 2002 Winter X Games VI, in Aspen, Colorado, Clowers pulled off the same trick which is the "Cat Nac" Indian Air and finished 3rd, and winning his second Winter X Games medal, the Bronze medal in the event. At the 2002 Gravity Games, Clowers finished 5th in Moto X Freestyle in Cleveland, Ohio. At the 2002 X Games (X Games VIII), Clowers qualified in 4th from the Moto X Freestyle Prelims, then he finished 5th in Moto X Freestyle finals, in Moto X Step Up, it was down with three riders Metzger, Deegan and the defending champion, Clowers, as a results, Metzger and Deegan didn't clear 34 ft, so on his first attempt, Clowers hit the bar with the front wheel and also bends one of the poles, on his second attempt, Clowers cleared the bar, but he tap the bar with the front wheel as he went over, as a result, he wins his 3rd straight Moto X Step Up Gold medal, after clearing 34 ft and also beats both Mike Metzger and Brian Deegan, and in Moto X Big Air, Clowers would finish 14th.
He was undefeated in Moto X Step Up for three years in a row in 2000, 2001 and 2002, before a young rookie FMX rider Matt Buyten from Minden, Nevada, and defeated Clowers for the X Games Step Up Gold medal at X Games IX (2003), and Clowers has won his first ever Silver medal in the Step Up event, after failing two attempts to clear 32 ft. At the 2004 X Games (X Games X), Clowers failed at two attempts at 30 ft, as a result, he would finished 3rd in Moto X Step Up, Buyten failed at first attempt at 33 ft 6 inch, and finished 2nd and Jeremy McGrath would win his first ever X Games Moto X Step Up Gold medal. At the 2005 X Games (X Games XI), Clowers was riding the Yamaha YZ250, and he and Buyten went face to face from the 2003 X Games, at his first attempt at 31 ft 6 inch, Clowers clip the bar with back wheel, on his second attempt, he cleared the bar, then Clowers would pull off an amazing come back and beat Buyten after clearing 32 ft on his first attempt, and winning his 4th Moto X Step Up Gold medal. At the 2006 X Games (X Games XII), Clowers failed to defend his Gold medal, but as a result, he would finished 4th, and Buyten would win his second X Games Moto X Step Up Gold medal, after clearing 23 ft. At the 2007 X Games (X Games XIII), Clowers would finish 2nd in Moto X Step Up, but the winner was Ronnie Renner from Leesburg, Florida. At the X Games of 2008 (X Games XIV), Clowers finish 3rd, Ricky Carmichael would win his first ever Gold medal in the Moto X Step Up event. At his last X Games, which is in 2011 (X Games XVII), Clowers tried to clear 35 ft 6 inch, but failed at his two attempts, but the record was broken by Brian Deegan, as a result, Clowers would finish 5th in the Step Up event. Also Clowers has competing at the X Games from 2000 to 2011. Clowers' Sponsorship is Alpinstars, Red Bull and Smith, and Clowers is truly a legend, and he is the Master of Step Up. But now Clowers is retired as FMX rider. Clowers has 8 X Games medals overall (6 medals in XG, 2 medals in WX).[1]
Trick development
[edit]Clowers pulls off some tricks, first he invented the "Catwalk", the running along side of it in the air, it's was named after the skateboarding trick know as the "Airwalk". Next he pulls off the "Cat Nac" named after him, but it's like a "No Footed Nac Nac", but hangs out like a "Superman".
Personal life
[edit]Clowers lives in Ramona, California.
Media appearances
[edit]- MTX Mototrax (2004)
- The Great Ride Open, seasons 1/2 (2007/08)
X Games competition history
[edit]Gravity Games
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "All Clear for Clowers in Step-Up". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 2005. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2011.