Editing Steve Appleton (section)

==Personal life==
Appleton participated in a number of sports, including professional tennis. His hobbies included scuba diving, surfing, wakeboarding, motorcycling, and more recently, off-road car racing. His aviation background included multiple ratings and professional performances at air shows in both propeller and jet-powered aircraft. He also had a black belt in [[taekwondo]].

On the 43rd edition of the Tecate [[SCORE International|SCORE]] [[Baja 1000]] on 2010, Appleton finished 1st on a [[SCORE Class 1]] buggy and 7th overall with a time of 20:32.18.<ref>{{cite news|author=SCORE International |title=Official Results |quote=Steve Appleton 1st 7th overall |publisher=SCORE International |url=http://www.score-international.com/webresources/userfiles/File/FOURWHEELVEHICLES.pdf |access-date=2011-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124053218/http://www.score-international.com/webresources/userfiles/File/FOURWHEELVEHICLES.pdf |archive-date=January 24, 2011 }}</ref>

He was married to his wife Dalynn, and had 4 children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beech|first=Holly|title=Micron's Steve Appleton remembered|url=https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/microns-steve-appleton-remembered/article_400b886c-5eb0-11e1-a99b-001871e3ce6c.html|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Idaho Press|date=24 February 2012 |language=en}}</ref>