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{{Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider | {{Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider | ||
|Image = [[Image:Kel Carruthers.jpg|180px]] | |Image = [[Image:Kel Carruthers.jpg|180px]] | ||
|Caption = Kel Carruthers, | |Caption = Kel Carruthers, Mallory Park 1970 | ||
|Name = Kel Carruthers | |Name = Kel Carruthers | ||
|Nationality = | |Nationality = Australian | ||
|Years = [[1966 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1966]] - [[1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1970]] | |Years = [[1966 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1966]] - [[1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1970]] | ||
|Teams = [[Aermacchi]], [[Benelli (motorcycles)|Benelli]], [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | |Teams = [[Aermacchi]], [[Benelli (motorcycles)|Benelli]], [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | ||
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After the [[1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1970]] Grand Prix season, he accepted an offer from [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] to race in America.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> Yamaha asked him to tutor a young American dirt track racer named [[Kenny Roberts]].<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> In 1973, Carruthers became the manager of Yamaha's American racing team. Under Carruther's guidance, Roberts would win the 1973 and 1974 Grand National Championship for Yamaha.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> When it became apparent that Yamaha didn't have a bike able to compete with the dominant [[Harley Davidson]] dirt track team, they decided to send Carruthers and Roberts to Europe to compete in the [[road racing]] world championships.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=SvgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=cycle+cecotto&source=bl&ots=G1krqi8W7C&sig=JmPmmmxI47rtNOHxntJpUutAxVU&hl=en&ei=MqnaSqKRE43l8QaAy8i3BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false American Motorcyclist, March 1979, Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 0277-9358]</ref> With Carruthers tuning the bikes and offering guidance, Roberts went on to win three consecutive [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|world championships]]. Carruthers also managed [[Eddie Lawson]] to a 500cc World Championship. | After the [[1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1970]] Grand Prix season, he accepted an offer from [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] to race in America.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> Yamaha asked him to tutor a young American dirt track racer named [[Kenny Roberts]].<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> In 1973, Carruthers became the manager of Yamaha's American racing team. Under Carruther's guidance, Roberts would win the 1973 and 1974 Grand National Championship for Yamaha.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> When it became apparent that Yamaha didn't have a bike able to compete with the dominant [[Harley Davidson]] dirt track team, they decided to send Carruthers and Roberts to Europe to compete in the [[road racing]] world championships.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=SvgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=cycle+cecotto&source=bl&ots=G1krqi8W7C&sig=JmPmmmxI47rtNOHxntJpUutAxVU&hl=en&ei=MqnaSqKRE43l8QaAy8i3BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false American Motorcyclist, March 1979, Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 0277-9358]</ref> With Carruthers tuning the bikes and offering guidance, Roberts went on to win three consecutive [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|world championships]]. Carruthers also managed [[Eddie Lawson]] to a 500cc World Championship. | ||
Carruthers went on to work for several Grand Prix teams through to the [[1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1995]] season. In 1996, he took a job with the | Carruthers went on to work for several Grand Prix teams through to the [[1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1995]] season. In 1996, he took a job with the Sea-Doo watercraft factory racing team, helping them win several national and world titles.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> He returned to motorcycling in 1998 running a Yamaha satellite [[motocross]] team.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> | ||
In 1985, Carruthers was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.sahof.org.au/ Sport Australia Hall of Fame]</ref> He was inducted into the [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] [[Motorcycle Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> | In 1985, Carruthers was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.sahof.org.au/ Sport Australia Hall of Fame]</ref> He was inducted into the [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] [[Motorcycle Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref name="Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=139 Kel Carruthers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> | ||