Quick Facts
| Full Name | Martin Lampkin |
| Occupation | Motorcycle Racer |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 28, 1950(1950-12-28) |
| Age | 75 |
| Date Of Death | 2016-04-02 |
| Birthplace | Silsden |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | England |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Martin Lampkin Biography
| Name | Martin Lampkin |
| Birthday | Dec 28 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Silsden |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Siblings | Arthur Lampkin |
| Children(s) | Dougie Lampkin |
Martin Lampkin is one of the most popular and richest Motorcycle Racer who was born on December 28, 1950 in Silsden, England, United Kingdom. A former off-road motorcycle racer, known as a member of the Lampkin racing family. He was the first world championship in trials in 1975.
The duo of He and Sammy Miller both won the Scottish Six Days Trial. both were winners of both the Scottish Six Days Trial.
The third son in a Yorkshire motorcycling dynasty, Lampkin was raised in Silsden, where he began riding motorcycles at an early age. His older brothers Arthur and Alan Lampkin were successful motorcycle racers and became members of the BSA factory racing team in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, Lampkin established himself as one of the top competitors in motorcycle trials, gaining the attention of Francisco Bultó, the owner of the Bultaco motorcycle company. Bultó offered him a job as a member of the Bultaco factory trials team and, in 1973 he won the European trials championship as well as the British trials national championship. The European championship was considered to be the world championship at the time, as the sport of trials had yet to develop outside of Europe.
In 1975, the European championship was upgraded to world championship status and Lampkin claimed the title to become the first-ever trials world champion. He continued to experience success in the world championships until 1980, when the Bultaco factory began to experience financial troubles. Lampkin then joined the SWM factory team until he retired from professional competition in
- Besides his European and World Championship titles, Lampkin was also a four-time winner of the Scott Trial (1977, 1978, 1981, 1982), a three-time winner of the British trials national championship (1973, 1978, 1980) and won the grueling Scottish Six Days Trial three consecutive times (1976, 1977, 1978).
His son Dougie was also a world champion racer on motorcycles. He passed away from cancer in the year 2016.
Martin Lampkin Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Motorcycle Racer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Martin Lampkin is one of the richest Motorcycle Racer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martin Lampkin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was the first of his brothers to the sport, and was then assigned by the Bultaco trials team in the early 1970s.
When he retired at the age of 62, he had been crowned his share of the European as well as the World Championships, the Scott Trial, British Trials, and the Scottish Six Days Trial.
Harold Martin Lampkin (28 December 1950 – 2 April 2016) was an English professional motorcycle competitor. He competed in a variety of off-road motorcycle events, but specialized in observed trials competitions, winning the inaugural FIM Trial World Championship held in 1975. In a genre of motorcycling competition that features balletic grace and acrobatic finesse, Lampkin was an iconoclast, using sheer momentum and physical strength to assault trials course sections. He died in 2016 of cancer.
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Martin Ranked on the list of most popular Motorcycle Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Martin Lampkin celebrates birthday on December 28 of every year.