Lafferty, Mike
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Mike Lafferty was bitten by the enduro racing bug in 1982 when he was 7 years old, and he turned this passion into one of the most successful off-road careers ever. Racing throughout the ’80s, Lafferty broke through when he won back-to-back East Coast Enduro Association championships as a teenager in 1993 and 1994. With growing success, Lafferty became a full-time member of the Factory KTM Off-Road Team. Lafferty hit a launching point in 1997, when he claimed his first AMA National Enduro Championship. This sparked a stretch from 1997–2007 in which Lafferty would claim a total of 71 wins and eight titles racing national enduros. His 71 wins put him second all-time. Lafferty’s eight titles has him tied for the most all-time. For his 14 Alligator Enduro Daytona Bike Week wins, Lafferty earned the nickname “Mr. Alligator.” During his successful enduro stretch, Lafferty also raced AMA Grand National Cross Country, collecting a pair of wins and 21 podiums in his career. On the world stage, Lafferty was a member of the 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2003 U.S. ISDE teams. Following two decades as a factory rider for KTM and Husqvarna, Lafferty settled into his current role as the U.S. National KTM Ride Orange manager. In this role, he oversees all U.S. market off-road, street and ADV demos, the annual U.S. KTM Rider Rally, and the KTM Junior Supercross challenge events.Category
Class of 2024