Anthony West

Anthony West, whose full name is Anthony Keith West, was born on 17 July 1981 in Maryborough, Queensland, and is an Australian motorcycle road racer known as The Rain Man for his ability in extreme wet conditions, which he attributes to a dirt track racing background. He won two Grand Prix races, the 2003 Dutch TT in the 250cc class and the 2014 Dutch TT in the Moto2 class. He rode a 500cc season in 2001 for the Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team, then raced privateer Aprilia machines for Abruzzo Racing in 2003 and 2004 and took a podium on a KTM at the 2005 British Grand Prix. In 2007 he was offered a MotoGP ride with the Kawasaki Racing Team on the Ninja ZX-RR. He later raced in the Supersport World Championship and Asia Road Race, and was suspended from FIM events for 24 months from 2018 after testing positive for banned substances.