Name                       Jason Hannan

Nickname               Jay

D.O.B                        19 December 1991

Sport                        Freestyle Motocross (FMX)

Favourite trick       Holy Grab to One Hand Indy

Home Town            Fourways, Johannesburg

Instagram               @Jason_Hannan

Facebook                 Jason Hannan

 

When and how did you start riding FMX? 

I was a motocross rider who fell in love with ramps after another local rider had built a small FMX park at the motocross track I used to train at. This was in 2010.

Who influenced you? 

My favorite FMX rider was Libor Podmol However I took great inspiration from Travis Pastrana.

Other riders you admire?

  • Chad Reed

  • James Stewart

  • Ricky Carmichael

  • Taka Higashino

Biggest achievements to date?

  • 2017 King of the whip finalist

  • I have also performed in FMX shows all across South Africa as well as outside the country in places such as Malawi and Botswana.

Favorite spot to ride? 

Jungle Rush FMX Compound.

Other hobbies / sports? 

  • Golf (most rounds)

  • I also play a little Ukulele (excuse the pun)

  • kickboxing and jujitsu

  • X box when the boys are online

Favorite holiday destination?

The Transkie with bikes and mate’s.

Five things you never travel without?

  • Power bank

  • Earpods or Headphones

  • Labello

  • Toothbrush

  • Laptop 

 

Favorite food?

PIZZA (ham, avo, feta, rocket).

Sponsors:

Jungle Rush FMX

New Order Group

Blood Hound MMA

TRP Distributors

Ride 100%

FLY Racing

Bridgestone South Africa

Protaper

Motorex

Hannamac