Josh Coppins

Joshua Coppins (born March 11, 1977 in Motueka, New Zealand) is a professional motocross racer who rides for the Yamaha factory racing team managed by former world champion Michele Rinaldi. He began his international racing career in 1996 as a privateer. Coppins was runner up to Mickaël Pichon in the 2002 F.I.M. 250cc world championship riding a Honda. In 2005, still on a Honda, he finished second to Stefan Everts in the MX1 championship for 450cc four-stroke machines. He has represented New Zealand in the Motocross des Nations since 1997.

External links

* [http://www.joshcoppins.com/ Joshua Coppins home page]
* [http://www.yamaha-racing.com/Racing/mx1/rider_team/coppins.jsp Joshua Coppins racing bio at the Yamaha Racing web site]