Doug Polen

Douglas Eugene Polen (born September 2, 1960) is an American former professional motorcycle road racer. Polen was a dominant national and world champion road racer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, culminating with his Superbike world championships in and . He raced successfully in AMA Superbike, Japanese Superbike Championship, Superbike World Championship and endurance racing. Polen was inducted to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2011.

Motorcycle racing career Born in Detroit, Michigan, Polen's family moved to Denton, Texas, where he began his motorcycle road racing career in 1977 as a privateer racer. He earned more money than any privateer rider in the history of American motorcycle racing. Polen successfully defended his title by winning the 1992 Superbike World Championship. He teamed up with Peter Goddard to win the 1997 FIM Endurance World Championship before switching to a Honda to win the 1998 Endurance World Championship with Christian Lavieille. Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1989 500cc Suzuki

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FIM Endurance World Championship Year Bike Rider 1997 Suzuki Doug Polen Peter Goddard 1st 1998 Honda RC45 Doug Polen Christian Lavieille 1st

Suzuka 8 Hours results Year Team Co-Rider Bike Pos 1994 Team HRC Aaron Slight Doug Polen Honda RVF750 RC45 1st

MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship