MX Coach: Chris Urquhart

Motocross racer and long time friend of Unit, Chris Urquhart, heads up the Queensland area for Y-AIM. The Yamaha Australian Institute Of Motocross.

NICKNAME: Urky

DOB: 1 – 2 – 80

HOMETOWN / LOCATION NOW: Gold Coast

FIRST TIME ON A BIKE: 1985 Pee Wee 50

YEARS RIDING: 23 years

RIDING STYLE: Smooth

INFLUENCES: Jeremy McGrath, Stephen Gall

NUMBER OF BONES BROKEN: 7

FAVOURITE PLACES TO RIDE: Conondale, Hervey Bay, Anywhere where it's loamy and a good tack design.

DRINKS: Sports drinks if I'm training, Vodka lime soda.

DRIVES: Nissan Navara / Mazda CX7

MUSIC: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green day, Bit of a mix of everything depending on the mood.

RULES TO LIVE BY: Treat people how you want to be treated, Give everything 100% and never give up. It's a must to try to have fun with everything I do otherwise there is no point.

TYPICAL DAY: Wake up go for a road cycle or some sort of training, coffee and breakfast are next in line then head to a Mx track…

SPONSORS: Unit, Yamaha, Motul, Pirelli, RK, Fox, Contour, Vortex, Alpinestars

WINS / ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Various podium finishes In Aust Mx Championships and Thumper Nats, Racing USA, Japan, New Zealand, Indonesia and new Caledonia.

SPARE TIME: Don't have much but normally catch up with the family and have some good times with mates. Try to hit a round of golf but that’s not always pretty.

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=619505171

WEBSITE: www.motodevelopment.com.au