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Carey Jason Phillip Hart (born July 17, 1975) is an American off-road truck racer, former professional freestyle motocross competitor, and former motorcycle racer. He was the first motorcyclist to attempt a backflip on a 250cc motorcycle during a competition, and founded Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co.
Hart became a professional motorcyclist at 18 and started competing in the AMA supercross circuit. Two years before, he had sustained two broken femurs, broken tibia and fibula as well as fractured wrists, after he was blind-sided by a tractor working on the track he was riding on, smashing straight into the vehicle. Hart was among the first riders to begin competing in freestyle motocross in 1996. Hart was the first rider to publicly perform BMX trick the “superman seat grab” at IFMA events in 1998–99. He was also the first person to perform the “invert superman” seat grab at the 1999 Gravity Games in Providence, Rhode Island. This trick is now known as the “Hart Attack”. In 1999 Hart took home the bronze medal at the Summer Gravity Games and Gold at the Australian X Games.
During the 2000 Gravity Games in Providence, Rhode Island, Hart attempted the first back flip on a 250…
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