Mike Jones

Mike Jones, known as Mad Mike, is an American freestyle motocross competitor born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 28, 1966, with more than thirty-five years of professional riding experience. He began racing motorcycles in 1972 at the age of six, performed half-time jump shows at football games as early as 1987, and is described as one of the founding fathers of freestyle motocross. He was the 1998 World Freestyle Motocross Champion, the first ever winner of the Red Bull X-Fighters competition in 2001, and a four time German Supercross champion. He is credited as co-inventor of the Kiss of Death trick with Ryan Leyba and used it at Winter X Games Vermont, where he won a gold medal. He has appeared in films including Crusty Demons and Eight Legged Freaks.