Chuck Sun


Chuck Sun is an American former professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1976 to 1988. In 1980, Sun won the AMA 500cc motocross national championship. He is the only Asian American to have won a national championship in American professional motorcycle racing. In 2003, Sun was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

Early life

Born in Sherwood, Oregon, Sun comes from an off-road riding family out of rural Sherwood, Oregon. Earnings of $100 from picking beans and strawberries under Oregon's summer sun in 1968, 12-year-old Chuck Sun bought his first dirt bike. Sun's dad Roger just asked one time “Are you sure this is what you want to spend your money on?” No question it was that Cat mini bike at the auto parts store. Bruce Brown's movie “On Any Sunday” made Malcolm Smith an icon in off-road motorcycle racing and would ignite in Chuck an indistinguishable passion for racing. At age 14 Sun entered his first motocross race and fell trying to pass everyone in the first turn.

Career Racing Highlights