Jolene Van Vugt
Encyclopedia
Jolene Van Vugt is the first CMRC Women’s Canadian Motocross National Champion, first female to backflip a full-sized dirt bike, holder of multiple Guinness World Records
, and co-star of many motocross/stunt videos, and currently appears in the television show Nitro Circus
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, originally a mini series broadcast by Fuel TV
that became a full series broadcast by MTV
in 2009.
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
, and co-star of many motocross/stunt videos, and currently appears in the television show Nitro Circus
Nitro Circus
Nitro Circus is an American television series that featured Travis Pastrana and his friends traveling around the world riding dirtbikes, base jumping, and performing reckless stunts. It was originally run as a miniseries in 2006 on Fuel TV. In January 2009, it began running as an episodic reality...
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Biography
Born to Dutch immigrant parents Bill and Tina Van Vugt, youngest to sister Michelle and brother Billy, Van Vugt grew up heavily influenced by her father Bill, a young at heart avid motocross racer, while her mother wanted her to become a figure skater or a ballerina. At the age of 11 Van Vugt convinced her father to buy her a dirt bike, after much debate about her commitment to her ever-changing hobbies. At the age of 14 Van Vugt was given the ultimatum to either practice, race and take motocross seriously or give it up for good. Van Vugt chose to focus full-time on motocross and quickly rose to the top ranks of Canadian women’s motocross. Earning multiple Ontario Provincial Championships, a 9th place overall in the WMA (Women’s Motocross Association), earning her lifetime number 63. She also competed in many prestigious motocross events, such as the Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National and the Walton Trans Can Canadian Amateur National. From 2006 Van Vugt has been part of the television show Nitro CircusNitro Circus
Nitro Circus is an American television series that featured Travis Pastrana and his friends traveling around the world riding dirtbikes, base jumping, and performing reckless stunts. It was originally run as a miniseries in 2006 on Fuel TV. In January 2009, it began running as an episodic reality...
, originally a mini series broadcast by Fuel TV
Fuel TV
Fuel TV is a U.S. cable and satellite specialty channel that launched on July 1, 2003. It focuses on the cultures of such extreme sports as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX and FMX. It is a unit of Fox Cable Networks and is currently available to 26-million...
that became a full series broadcast by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in 2009.
Career highlights
2003- CMRC Ladies Ontario Provincial Champion
- Walton TransCan Grand Canadian National Championship, Ladies 2nd
- CMX Canadian National Championship, Ladies 2nd
- WML Pro National Binghamton, N.Y. Round 5, 16th
2004
- CMRC Ladies Ontario Provincial Champion
- Walton TransCan Grand Canadian National Championship, Ladies 2nd
- CMX Ladies Canadian National Champion
- WMA Pro National Monster Mtn. AL. Round 4, 7th
- WMA Pro National Cohcoton, N.Y. Round 5, 7th
- WMA Pro National Steel City, PA. Round 6, 7th
- WMA Pro National Series 9th (Earning lifetime National #)
2005
- First woman to backflip a full-sized dirtbike, ramp to dirt
- Walton TransCan Grand Canadian National Championship, Ladies 2nd
- CMRC Ladies Ontario Provincial, 3rd
- WMA Pro National Glen Helen, CA. Round 1, 20th
- WMA Pro National Hangtown, CA. Round 2, 31st
- WMA Pro National ThunderValley, CO. Round 3, 15th
- WMA Pro National Washogual, WA. Round 4, 8th
- WMA Pro National Steel City, PA. Round 5, 11th
- WMA Pro National Series 16th
2006
- CMRC Women's Canadian National Champion
- Setting a female backflip distance record, 60 ft ramp to dirt
- WMA Pro National Glen Helen, CA. Round 1, 16th
- WMA Pro National Hangtown, CA. Round 2, 18th
- Out for the remaining season due to surgery
2007
- CMRC Women's Canadian National Championship, 2nd
- Walton TransCan Grand Canadian National, Ladies Champion
- First Female to backflip a dirt bike into Grand Canyon
- WMA Pro National Budds Creek, MD. Round 3, 15th
- WMA Pro National Steel City, PA. Round 6, 13th
2008
- Guinness World Record for First Female to backflip a dirt bike
- Guinness World Record for Longest Female backflip
- CMRC Women's Canadian National Championship, 3rd
- WMA Pro National Southwick, MA. Round 5, 11th
- Walton TransCan Grand Canadian National, Ladies Champion
- First Female to jump at MOD FMX show in Austria
2010
- First female to backflip full-sized dirt bike, ramp to ramp. Nitro Circus Live Brisbane Australia 7 May