Josh Hayes born April 4 1975 in Gulfport Mississippi as Joshua Kurt Hayes is an American motorcycle roadracer who started his career in 1994 at age 19 on a F2 that he tuned himself while driving from race to race After winning three novice championships WERA Hayes turned pro in 1996 and two years later the 23yearold entered the AMA ranks Hayes won the 1999 750 SuperSport race at Daytona and finished third in the Formula Extreme class for the season He won the 2003 AMA 750 SuperStock Championship the 2006 and the 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme Championships and four AMA Superbike Championships 2010 2011 2012 and 2014