Jeff Leisk

Jeff Leisk, born on 19 November 1964 in Perth, is an Australian former professional motocross racer. His father was a motorcycle speedway and motocross rider, and Leisk began racing at the age of seven. In 1978 he won the world championship for his age group at the World Mini Grand Prix in the United States, and in 1982 he won the 500cc Australian motocross championship at 17, the youngest rider to take that class at the time. He then moved to the United States to race the AMA Motocross Championship, became the first Australian to win an AMA heat race in 1987, and finished fourth in the 500cc class in 1988. A strong ride in the 1988 United States round of the FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship earned him a place on the Honda factory team for 1989. That year he won the Finnish Grand Prix on 29 May, the first Motocross Grand Prix victory by an Australian, and took the San Marino Grand Prix as well, finishing second in the world championship. His career, along with those of Andrew McFarlane and Chad Reed, helped draw attention to Australian motocross talent, and he was inducted into the Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame in 2016.