That is Jim McNeil...a since deceased motocross rider.
http://etnies.com/blog/2006/10/10/jim-mcneil-face-plants-ouch/
Sorry, looks like my friend and deacon was mistaken. He was the one who told me about Free Republic on 9/16/01, in the aftermath of 9/11. He’s a good man, in his 80’s and is trustworthy but may have slipped up a bit on this.