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Devin Battley (born August 31, 1950 in Arlington, VA) is an American businessman known for his involvement with motorcycles as a racer and as a dealer. From an early age, Battley enjoyed racing motorcycles and participated in many national championships. He helped to orchestrate Harley-Davidson's interest in Buell motorcycles, and he sold motorcycles to King Hussein of Jordan and Mike Tyson.〔Stayin' Safe, Lawrence Grodsky, 2008, ISBN 978-1-884313-72-1, pages 326-327〕 == 1981-1999: Racing Career== From 1981 to 1984, Battley raced in the ''Battle of the Twins'' (later, ''Pro Twins''), part of the AMA Professional Road Racing series, as well as: :58th Laconia Classic, Battle of the Twins, Laconia NH, June 20, 1981, 1st place Stock Production〔Cycle News, July 8, 1981, page 64〕 :AMA Superbike Championship Series: Final Round, Daytona Beach FL, October 3–4, 1981, finished 2nd place Stock Production class but won the championship〔Cycle News, Oct. 14, 1981, page 11〕 :Battle of the Twins, Talladega AL, March 14, 1982, 5th place Expert Modified class〔Cycle News, Mar. 24, 1982, page 11〕 :AMA Superbike Championship Series: Final Round, West Palm Beach FL, October 10, 1982, 2nd place Grand Prix class〔Cycle News, Oct. 20 1982, page 13〕 :AMA Grand national Championship Series: Round 26, Sonoma CA, August 21, 1983, 2nd place Grand Prix class〔Cycle News, Aug. 31 1983, page 54〕 :AMA Superbike Championship Series: Battle of the Twins, Elkhart Lake WI, June 10, 1984, finished 4th overall and 3rd in the Grand Prix class〔Cycle News, Jun. 20 1984, page 10〕 :Finished third in the national point standings in 1984 in the Grand Prix class.〔Cycle World, November 1987, page 32〕 On March 1 and 2 in 1999, at the AHRMA Classic Days at Daytona International Speedway, Battley took first place in two races. First, in the eight-lap Formula One class, and then in the Battle of the Twins Open class. He was riding a 1998 Ducati 916.〔Cycle News, Mar. 17, 1999〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Devin Battley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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