Biography
Born:
10/31/74
Height: 5'10”
Weight: 155lbs
Hobbies:
Motorcycles
Stunt riding
Fitness training
Fly-fishing
I was born and raised in Prince George, BC, and currently live
in Victoria. My racing career started in 1999. In 2000 Kawasaki
Canada got behind me and supplied new equipment for the season.
With Kawasaki's support came other support from local businesses
and I had a relatively competitive year in 2000. For 2001 I
focused on getting the right people behind me to get the desired
results. With this support I consistently placed among the top
5 in each class I entered.
In 2002 I was signed to ride for a US national team, Zlock
Racing. Under their tutelage and support I finished within
the top 4 overall in each respective class I contended in
the US.
2003 saw me re-signed with Zlock Racing to race a few selected
AMA National events, including Daytona, as well as several
WMRRA, OMRRA and WMRC rounds. The season was an outstanding
success with podium results achieved at virtually every event
we attended.
2004 saw me once again signed with Zlock Racing. We won a
SuperMoto championship, placed runner up in another series
and finished on the podium in almost every other event we
attended. We were also afforded the opportunity by BMW Germany
to compete in the BoxerCup round held in Valencia, Spain,
in late October where we finished in the top ten.
2005 was a banner year. Once again we signed with Zlock Racing
and managed to capture the 2005 WMRC #1 plate by winning both
the SuperBike and 600 Supersport classes.
2006 saw me signed to race for the BMW factory in the Parts
Canada SuperBike Championship contesting the Canadian Thunder
Series aboard the brand new R1200S. With Dan Zlock as my crew
chief, we managed to win the first national race on a BMW
in over thirty years. Unfortunately, we came up just a few
points shy for the championship that year, although we won
more races than any of our competition. In addition, despite
a hectic schedule, we defended our WMRC championships and
managed to capture the 2006 overall #1 plate for the second
year running.
2007 saw me focusing on US championships riding for Dan Zlocks
private team. Unfortunately I was injured while leading a
race in Portland, and badly broke my right leg. Despite the
injury and subsequent surgery and rehabilitation, we were
back to racing, and winning, less than two months later.
2008 was a big year for me personally. Coming back from a
near career-ending crash in 2007, Zlock Racing showed their
faith in me and re-signed me for 2008. Thanks to a lot of
luck and phenomenally good equipment, we managed to win the
WMMRA overall championship - the first Canadian to do so.
In addition, we captured the combined NW Championship Series
Championship.
2009 - 2011 - I was lucky to race, and had continued success, with some of the best people in the business. With the economy being what it was I had to take a hiatus from racing until 2015.
2015 - See's me signed to ride for Zlock Racing in the NorthWest series.
Please be sure to check on our race reports for all the latest
results and information on our current season.
Oliver Jervis
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