Shane Watts

Shane Watts, born on 7 November 1972 in Maffra, Victoria, is an Australian former professional motorcycle enduro racer. He began riding at the age of five, rose quickly through club racing, and won the Australian Enduro Championship in 1993, the year he received sponsorship from KTM, which lasted until 2004. He turned professional in 1996, winning the Australian 500cc Motocross Championship, and in 1997 he won the 125cc World Enduro Championship. In 1998 he was the International Six Days Enduro overall champion on a 125cc machine, which was unheard of. From 1999 he raced in the United States, and in 2000 he became the first non-American to win the Grand National Cross Country title. Known for his unpredictable style and disregard for injury, he later made instructional DVDs and ran the DirtWise Academy of off-road riding.