Career
Dowd entered his first motorcross (MX) race at age 20, considered old for prospective professional motocross riders. Dowd progressed quickly in the sport and was soon beating riders with many years more experience of motocross than himself and was able to turn professional by age 21. Dowd has been a podium contender in American Medical Association Motocross and Supercross competition for almost 20 years.
His greatest strengths are his stamina and endurance, enabling him to ride hard for the entire moto.
He is considered a specialist on sand tracks. Dowd is from the New England area, renowned for its strength-sapping, sandy tracks.
He finished on the podium in 3rd place at the 2005 Southwick 250cc National just shy of his 40th birthday, aboard a privateer Suzuki RMZ450. On August 30, 2009 at the Lucas Oil American Medical Association Pro Motorcross Southwick National at Motocross 338, John Dowd at the age of 44 rode his Kawasaki KX450 on his home track, finishing second in the 450 class Moto-2 and took 3rd overall.
