Eric Bostrom
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Eric Bostrom is an American
professional motorcycle racer and brother of Ben Bostrom
, who also races motorcycles professionally.
He is currently racing in the AMA Superbike
series for Attack Kawasaki, but he is better known for being a member of the Austin Ducati and Parts Unlmited Ducati teams in 2004 and 2005, and perhaps best known for riding for the factory Kawasaki
team from 1999 to 2003. Bostrom raced for Erion Honda in 1998 and Zero Gravity Racing in 1997.
Statistically, Bostrom's best season was the 2001 season. Riding for Kawasaki, he finished a close 2nd to Mat Mladin
in the AMA Superbike series and won the AMA Supersport Championship
.
Harley-Davidson
SuperTwins Championship in 1997, winning 10 of the 11 series races.
Bostrom's AMA Superbike career began in 1998 when he replaced the injured Miguel Duhamel
on the Erion Honda, winning his 2nd and 3rd races in the class. He was entered in several Superbike World Championship races as well. Bostrom also won the AMA Formula Xtreme
Championship in 1998 riding for the Erion Honda team.
Bostrom raced for Kawasaki from 1999 to 2003 riding the ZX-7R
in the AMA Superbike Championship. He also rode the ZX-6R in the AMA Supersport Championship
, winning the AMA Supersport championship in 2001. In 2001, Bostrom finished second in the AMA Superbike Championship to Mat Mladin. He also finished second in the AMA Superbike Championship in 2002, this time behind Nicky Hayden
. During his career at Kawasaki, Bostrom was able to compete in several World Superbike events. This, coupled with his back-to-back second-place finishes in AMA's highest class lead many observers to believe a transfer to World Superbike, or possibly MotoGP was in Bostrom's future. Injuries marred his 2003 season and Kawasaki pulled out of AMA competitions.
Bostrom rode the Austin Ducati in the AMA Superbike Championship in 2004 and the Parts Unlimited Ducati in 2005. He was the sole AMA Superbike Ducati rider in 2004. Former Superbike World Champion Neil Hodgson
joined the Parts Unlimited Ducati AMA Superbike team for the 2005 season. Bostrom's brother, Ben, took his spot on the Ducati team after Eric left for Yamaha after the 2005 season ended. By the end of the 2006 season, Ducati pulled out of all AMA competitions.
Bostrom joined the factory Yamaha team before the 2006 season to ride in the AMA Supersport Championship
and AMA Formula Xtreme Championship. His factory Yamaha teammate was Jason DiSalvo. For the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Bostrom rode for Yamaha, competing in AMA Superbike riding and developing the Yamaha YZF-R1
Superbike alongside DiSalvo.
Bostrom did not race motorcycles professionally during 2009.
During 2010 Bostrom rode part time in the AMA Daytona Sportbike and Superbike classes for Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki.
, usually as a wildcard entry in the United States rounds at Laguna Seca. In he finished 10th and 7th, and in he finished fifth twice. In the season, Bostrom was entered at five meetings as a third rider in the Kawasaki World Superbike team, with his best results being 6th and 4th in the US. He also appeared at Laguna in , but an accident caused by Aaron Yates in the second turn of the first lap prevented him taking any further part in the action.
Eric and his brothers are also very engaged with 2Wheel Tuner, a leading magazine editorial based around the Sportbike community. Each month they write an article entitled "Boz Bros Chronicles" which follows their travels from racing to 24hr mountain bike races and their trips around the world. You can follow Eric and his brothers at http://my.sportbikeclub.com/bozbros to stay in touch with their latest crazy endeavors.
United States
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professional motorcycle racer and brother of Ben Bostrom
Ben Bostrom
Benjamin "Ben" Bostrom is an American motorcycle racer.The son of Dave and nephew of Paul Bostrom, both successful dirt-track racers, Bostrom began his career in the same fashion by winning the AMA National 600 Dirt Track Championship in 1993...
, who also races motorcycles professionally.
He is currently racing in the AMA Superbike
AMA Superbike
AMA Pro Superbike is the premiere superbike racing series in the United States. It is part of the AMA Pro Racing series which was sold to and is managed by the Daytona Motorsports Group...
series for Attack Kawasaki, but he is better known for being a member of the Austin Ducati and Parts Unlmited Ducati teams in 2004 and 2005, and perhaps best known for riding for the factory Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
team from 1999 to 2003. Bostrom raced for Erion Honda in 1998 and Zero Gravity Racing in 1997.
Statistically, Bostrom's best season was the 2001 season. Riding for Kawasaki, he finished a close 2nd to Mat Mladin
Mat Mladin
Mathew "Mat" Mladin is a retired Australian professional motorcycle racer who last raced for Yoshimura Suzuki in the AMA Superbike series...
in the AMA Superbike series and won the AMA Supersport Championship
AMA Supersport Championship
AMA Supersport is the 600cc class for AMA motorcycle racing, held from 1988. The current national champion is Graves Motorsports' Ben Bostrom who succeeded the younger brother of Nicky and Tommy, Roger Lee Hayden....
.
Timeline
Bostrom won the Progressive InsuranceProgressive Corporation
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Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
SuperTwins Championship in 1997, winning 10 of the 11 series races.
Bostrom's AMA Superbike career began in 1998 when he replaced the injured Miguel Duhamel
Miguel Duhamel
Miguel Duhamel is a Canadian motorcycle racer, the son of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Famer Yvon Duhamel. He is the second winningest rider in the AMA Superbike series at 32 wins and most wins in the with AMA SuperSport series...
on the Erion Honda, winning his 2nd and 3rd races in the class. He was entered in several Superbike World Championship races as well. Bostrom also won the AMA Formula Xtreme
AMA Formula Xtreme
Formula Xtreme was a professional racing class sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association. Formula Xtreme was part of the AMA's road racing series, which also includes AMA Superbike Championship, AMA Supersport Championship, and AMA Superstock....
Championship in 1998 riding for the Erion Honda team.
Bostrom raced for Kawasaki from 1999 to 2003 riding the ZX-7R
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7R
Kawasaki's ZX-7R, which replaced the more race-oriented ZXR-750, is the company's most recent 750cc class supersports bike. The ZX-7R was first made available to the public in 1995, and remained largely unchanged through its production, which ended in 2003....
in the AMA Superbike Championship. He also rode the ZX-6R in the AMA Supersport Championship
AMA Supersport Championship
AMA Supersport is the 600cc class for AMA motorcycle racing, held from 1988. The current national champion is Graves Motorsports' Ben Bostrom who succeeded the younger brother of Nicky and Tommy, Roger Lee Hayden....
, winning the AMA Supersport championship in 2001. In 2001, Bostrom finished second in the AMA Superbike Championship to Mat Mladin. He also finished second in the AMA Superbike Championship in 2002, this time behind Nicky Hayden
Nicky Hayden
Nicholas "Nicky" Patrick Hayden , nicknamed the The Kentucky Kid, is an American professional motorcycle racer, who won the MotoGP World Championship in 2006.-Beginnings and AMA Championship:...
. During his career at Kawasaki, Bostrom was able to compete in several World Superbike events. This, coupled with his back-to-back second-place finishes in AMA's highest class lead many observers to believe a transfer to World Superbike, or possibly MotoGP was in Bostrom's future. Injuries marred his 2003 season and Kawasaki pulled out of AMA competitions.
Bostrom rode the Austin Ducati in the AMA Superbike Championship in 2004 and the Parts Unlimited Ducati in 2005. He was the sole AMA Superbike Ducati rider in 2004. Former Superbike World Champion Neil Hodgson
Neil Hodgson
Neil Stuart Hodgson is a former British motorcycle racer who won the 2000 British Superbike Championship, and the 2003 Superbike World Championship titles. Neil then went on to have a moderately successful 4 years in the American Superbike Championship, with a best 5th place championship finish...
joined the Parts Unlimited Ducati AMA Superbike team for the 2005 season. Bostrom's brother, Ben, took his spot on the Ducati team after Eric left for Yamaha after the 2005 season ended. By the end of the 2006 season, Ducati pulled out of all AMA competitions.
Bostrom joined the factory Yamaha team before the 2006 season to ride in the AMA Supersport Championship
AMA Supersport Championship
AMA Supersport is the 600cc class for AMA motorcycle racing, held from 1988. The current national champion is Graves Motorsports' Ben Bostrom who succeeded the younger brother of Nicky and Tommy, Roger Lee Hayden....
and AMA Formula Xtreme Championship. His factory Yamaha teammate was Jason DiSalvo. For the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Bostrom rode for Yamaha, competing in AMA Superbike riding and developing the Yamaha YZF-R1
Yamaha YZF-R1
The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...
Superbike alongside DiSalvo.
Bostrom did not race motorcycles professionally during 2009.
During 2010 Bostrom rode part time in the AMA Daytona Sportbike and Superbike classes for Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki.
Superbike World Championship
Bostrom has also raced in the Superbike World ChampionshipSuperbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship is the worldwide Superbike racing Championship. The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities...
, usually as a wildcard entry in the United States rounds at Laguna Seca. In he finished 10th and 7th, and in he finished fifth twice. In the season, Bostrom was entered at five meetings as a third rider in the Kawasaki World Superbike team, with his best results being 6th and 4th in the US. He also appeared at Laguna in , but an accident caused by Aaron Yates in the second turn of the first lap prevented him taking any further part in the action.
Eric and his brothers are also very engaged with 2Wheel Tuner, a leading magazine editorial based around the Sportbike community. Each month they write an article entitled "Boz Bros Chronicles" which follows their travels from racing to 24hr mountain bike races and their trips around the world. You can follow Eric and his brothers at http://my.sportbikeclub.com/bozbros to stay in touch with their latest crazy endeavors.
Career statistics
- 2008 - 4th in AMA Superbike Championship
- 2007 - 7th in AMA Superbike Championship
- 2006 - 2nd in AMA Formula Xtreme Championship
- 2005 - 3rd in AMA Superbike Championship
- 2004 - 4th in AMA Superbike Championship
- 2003 - 7th in AMA Superbike Championship
- 2002 - 2nd in AMA Superbike Championship
- 2001 - 1st in AMA Supersport Championship
- 2001 - 2nd in AMA Superbike Championship
- 2000 - 2nd in AMA Supersport Championship
- 2000 - 4th in AMA Superbike Championship
- 1999 - 7th in AMA Superbike Championship
- 1999 - 9th in AMA Supersport Championship
- 1998 - 1st in AMA Formula Xtreme Championship
- 1998 - 3rd in AMA Supersport Championship
- 1997 - 1st in AMA Super twins Series
- 1996 - 1st in AMA Harley Davidson 883 Dirt Track
Trivia
- There are three Bostrom brothers total: Eric, Ben and Torsten.
- Bostrom’s cousin, Jeff Bostrom has also participated in AMA races.
- Bostrom is an avid surfer. He also enjoys climbing, cycling, and motorcycling.
- Critics have often opined that Bostrom has not regained his Championship-calibre form since suffering a crash caused by Aaron Yates in turn 2 of the 2003 Superbike World Championship race held at Laguna Seca. The crash severely injured his shoulder as well as his back and neck. This was considered Bostrom’s best chance to compete against Superbike World Championship riders in a season where he was one of the heavy favorites to win the AMA Championship; and possibly get a promotion out of the AMA Championship. Yates also caused fan favorite Pierfrancesco ChiliPierfrancesco ChiliPierfrancesco 'Frankie' Chili, is a motorcycle racer who has raced in the Superbike World Championship and the 250cc and 500cc classes in Grand Prix. In World Superbike he had a record number of starts, as well as 10 poles and 17 wins. He retired at the end of the season...
to crash in the same incident. - Bostrom’s race number is 32.
External links
- http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Oct/081024-32.htm Announcement that Bostrom will not ride in 2009.
- Official Bostrom Brothers site
- Eric Bostrom profile at AMAProRacing.com
- http://www.the-doesman.nl/bikestuff/ebostrom-nl.htm
- RoadRacerX interview March 7, 2007
- Motorcycle USA Laguna Seca report July 16, 2003
- http://my.sportbikeclub.com/bozbros The Boz Bros Personal Sportbikeclub.com page.