At every racetrack that is on the MotoAmerica schedule, our Timing & Scoring people utilize radar technology to measure the top speeds of each motorcycle, ideally at the fastest point on the longest straight of each circuit. Generally, the speed trap records the absolute top speed of each motorcycle on each lap of each practice session, qualifying, warmup, and race. At times, though, certainly anomalies like placement of the speed trap, track conditions, etc., can result in the motorcycles actually achieving a higher speed than is recorded by the speed trap. Overall, however, trap speeds are a pretty good indicator of who is the fastest rider.
Another interesting anomaly is that the longest road courses do not always yield the highest trap speeds. An example of this is Road America versus Circuit of The Americas. Road America is, by far, the longest track on the schedule with a 4.05-mile, 14-turn road course. COTA is 3.43 miles in length with 20 turns. Logic would dictate that a longer racetrack with fewer turns would produce the highest trap speeds, right? So, the highest overall trap speed recorded this season must have been at Road America…right?
Not so fast, there, MotoAmerica fan. The highest trap speed recorded this past season during the MotoAmerica Championship actually occurred at COTA. Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Beach got his BMW M 1000 RR Superbike up to 191.2 miles per hour at COTA, and Jiggy Dog achieved that top speed on the penultimate lap of Sunday’s Superbike Race 2 this past September.
Incidentally, of the trap speeds recorded at each of the nine racetracks where MotoAmerica Superbike races were held, Beach was the fastest rider at more than half—five, to be precise—of those circuits.
Here are the top 20 fastest trap speeds recorded this past season:
Top 20 Trap Speeds
1. 191.2 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach (Superbike – Circuit of The Americas)
2. 189.2 miles per hour by Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Loris Baz (Superbike – Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta)
3. 189 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier (Superbike – Road America)
4. 185.5 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli and S&S Cycle/Indian Motorcycle teammates Tyler O’Hara and Troy Herfoss (Mission King Of The Baggers – Daytona International Speedway)
5. 185.4 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach (Superbike – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)
6. 184.3 miles per hour by PHR Performance Triumph’s Richard Cooper (Supersport – Daytona International Speedway)
7. 175.4 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach (Superbike – New Jersey Motorsports Park)
8. 171.9 miles per hour by Gator Harley/KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Cody Wyman (Daytona International Speedway)
9. 169.9 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman (Mission King Of The Baggers – Circuit of The Americas, April)
10. 169.4 miles per hour by OrangeCat Racing BMW’s Jayson Uribe (Stock 1000 – New Jersey Motorsports Park)
11. 168.0 miles per hour by S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Tyler O’Hara (Mission King Of The Baggers – Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta)
12. 165.8 miles per hour by Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott (Supersport – Circuit of The Americas)
13. 165.7 miles per hour by Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin (Superbike – Ridge Motorsports Park)
13. 165.7 miles per hour by N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Blake Davis (Supersport – Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta)
15. 165.6 miles per hour by SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki’s Max Van (Supersport – Road America)
16. 164.6 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli (Mission King Of The Baggers – Road America)
16. 164.6 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman (Mission King Of The Baggers – Circuit of The Americas, September)
18. 163.5 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier (Superbike – WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca)
19. 163.3 miles per hour by TopPro Racing Aprilia’s Avery Dreher (BellissiMoto Twins Cup – Daytona International Speedway)
20. 163 miles per hour by BPR Racing Yamaha’s Tyler Bengford (Stock 1000 Brainerd International Raceway)
Now, as long as we’re on the subject of highest trap speeds, let’s slice this pie up a couple of other ways. Here are the highest trap speeds organized by individual race class:
Superbike
191.2 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach (Circuit of The Americas)
189.2 miles per hour by Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Loris Baz (Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta)
189 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier (Road America)
185.4 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)
175.4 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach (New Jersey Motorsports Park)
165.7 miles per hour by Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin (Ridge Motorsports Park)
163.5 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier (WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca)
161.1 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach (Brainerd International Raceway)
160.2 miles per hour by Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach (Barber Motorsports Park)
Mission King Of The Baggers
185.5 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli and S&S Cycle/Indian Motorcycle teammates Tyler O’Hara and Troy Herfoss (Daytona International Speedway)
169.9 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman (Circuit of The Americas, April)
168.0 miles per hour by S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Tyler O’Hara (Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta)
164.6 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli (Road America)
164.6 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman (Circuit of The Americas, September)
161.5 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)
157.6 miles per hour by S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Troy Herfoss (New Jersey Motorsports Park)
151.5 miles per hour by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s James Rispoli (WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca)
148.1 miles per hour by S&S/Indian Motorcycle‘s Troy Herfoss (Brainerd International Raceway)
Stock 1000
169.4 miles per hour by OrangeCat Racing BMW’s Jayson Uribe (New Jersey Motorsports Park)
163 miles per hour by BPR Racing Yamaha’s Tyler Bengford (Brainerd International Raceway)
161.1 miles per hour by Real Steel Motorsports Honda’s Hayden Gillim (WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca)
159.9 miles per hour by Team Brazil BMW’s Danilo Lewis (Ridge Motorsports Park)
153.2 miles per hour by GMR/Jones Honda’s Gabriel Da Silva (Barber Motorsports Park)
Supersport
184.3 miles per hour by PHR Performance Triumph’s Richard Cooper (Daytona International Speedway)
165.8 miles per hour by Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott (Circuit of The Americas)
165.7 miles per hour by N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Blake Davis (Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta)
165.6 miles per hour by SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki’s Max Van (Road America)
161.5 miles per hour by Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)
157.1 miles per hour by N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha’s Blake Davis (New Jersey Motorsports Park)
151.2 miles per hour by N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha’s Blake Davis and Rahal Ducati Moto’s PJ Jacobsen (WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca)
149.7 miles per hour by N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha’s Blake Davis (Ridge Motorsports Park)
146 miles per hour by Strack Racing Yamaha’s Mathew Scholtz and SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki’s Max Van (Brainerd International Raceway)
143.6 miles per hour by N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha’s Blake Davis (Barber Motorsports Park)
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship
171.9 miles per hour by Gator Harley/KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Cody Wyman (Daytona International Speedway)
158.8 miles per hour by Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Alessandro Di Mario (Circuit of The Americas)
157.7 miles per hour by KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Cody Wyman (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)
147.8 miles per hour by KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Cody Wyman (WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca)
144.6 miles per hour by S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Troy Herfoss (Ridge Motorsports Park)
BellissiMoto Twins Cup
163.3 miles per hour by TopPro Racing Aprilia’s Avery Dreher (Daytona International Speedway)
148.7 miles per hour by Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia’s Alessandro Di Mario (Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta)
144.5 miles per hour by Giaccmoto Racing Yamaha’s Dominic Doyle (Circuit of The Americas)
144.3 miles per hour by Giaccmoto Racing Yamaha’s Dominic Doyle (Road America)
137.9 miles per hour by Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia‘s Alessandro Di Mario (Brainerd International Raceway)
131.5 miles per hour by Giaccmoto Racing Yamaha’s Dominic Doyle (Barber Motorsports Park)
Junior Cup
124.6 miles per hour by Wolfe Racing Kawasaki’s Ryan Wolfe andBad Boys Racing Kawasaki’s Ella Dreher (New Jersey Motorsports Park)
123.9 miles per hour by Ice Barn Racing Kawasaki’s Solly Mervis (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)
123.2 miles per hour by BARTCON Racing Kawasaki’s Matthew Chapin (Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta)
122.7 miles per hour by New York Safety Track Racing Kawasaki‘s Yandel Medina (Brainerd International Raceway)
118.2 miles per hour by Wolfe Racing Kawasaki’s Ryan Wolfe (Road America)
111.2 miles per hour by BARTCON Racing Kawasaki’s Matthew Chapin (Barber Motorsports Park)
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race.
116.5 miles per hour by Camille Conrad and Shea McGregor (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)
112.2 miles per hour by Aubrey Credaroli (Road America)
106.5 miles per hour by Camille Conrad (Ridge Motorsports Park)
102.3 miles per hour by Shea MacGregor (Barber Motorsports Park)
And, finally, here are the highest trap speeds recorded per class at each round:
Daytona International Speedway
Mission King Of The Baggers: 185.5 miles per hour by James Rispoli, Tyler O’Hara, and Troy Herfoss
Supersport: 184.3 miles per hour by Richard Cooper
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship: 171.9 miles per hour by Cody Wyman
BellissiMoto Twins Cup: 163.3 miles per hour by Avery Dreher
Circuit of The Americas, April:
Mission King Of The Baggers: 169.9 miles per hour by Kyle Wyman
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta:
Superbike: 189.2 miles per hour by Loris Baz
Mission King Of The Baggers: 168.0 miles per hour by Tyler O’Hara
Supersport: 165.7 miles per hour by Blake Davis
BellissiMoto Twins Cup: 148.7 miles per hour by Alessandro Di Mario
Junior Cup: 123.2 miles per hour by Matthew Chapin
Barber Motorsports Park:
Superbike: 160.2 miles per hour by JD Beach
Stock 1000: 153.2 miles per hour by Gabriel Da Silva
Supersport: 143.6 miles per hour by Blake Davis
BellissiMoto Twins Cup: 131.5 miles per hour by Dominic Doyle
Junior Cup: 111.2 miles per hour by Matthew Chapin
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race.: 102.3 miles per hour by Shea MacGregor
Road America:
Superbike: 189 miles per hour by Cameron Beaubier
Supersport: 165.6 miles per hour by Max Van
Mission King Of The Baggers:164.6 miles per hour by James Rispoli
BellissiMoto Twins Cup: 144.3 miles per hour by Dominic Doyle
Junior Cup: 118.2 miles per hour by Ryan Wolfe
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race.: 112.2 miles per hour by Aubrey Credarolli
Brainerd International Raceway:
Superbike: 161.1 miles per hour by JD Beach
Stock 1000: 163 miles per hour by Tyler Bengford
Mission King Of The Baggers: 148.1 miles per hour by Troy Herfoss
Supersport: 146 miles per hour by Mathew Scholtz and Max Van
BellissiMoto Twins Cup: 137.9 miles per hour by Alessandro Di Mario
Junior Cup: 122.7 miles per hour by Yandel Medina
Ridge Motorsports Park:
Superbike: 165.7 miles per hour by Josh Herrin
Stock 1000: 159.9 miles per hour by Danilo Lewis
Supersport: 149.7 miles per hour by Blake Davis
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship: 144.6 miles per hour by Troy Herfoss
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race.: 106.5 miles per hour by Camille Conrad
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca:
Superbike: 163.5 miles per hour by Cameron Beaubier
Stock 1000: 161.1 miles per hour by Hayden Gillim
Mission King Of The Baggers: 151.5 miles per hour by James Rispoli
Supersport: 151.2 miles per hour by Blake Davis and PJ Jacobsen
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship: 147.8 miles per hour by Cody Wyman
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course:
Superbike: 185.4 miles per hour by JD Beach
Supersport: 161.5 miles per hour by Teagg Hobbs
Mission King Of The Baggers: 161.5 miles per hour by Kyle Wyman
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship: 157.7 miles per hour by Cody Wyman
Junior Cup: 123.9 miles per hour by Solly Mervis
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race.: 116.5 miles per hour by Camille Conrad and Shea McGregor:
Circuit of The Americas, September:
Superbike: 191.2 miles per hour by JD Beach
Supersport: 165.8 miles per hour by Tyler Scott
Mission King Of The Baggers: 164.6 miles per hour by Kyle Wyman
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship: 158.8 miles per hour by Alessandro Di Mario
BellissiMoto Twins Cup: 144.5 miles per hour by Dominic Doyle
New Jersey Motorsports Park:
Superbike: 175.4 miles per hour by JD Beach
Stock 1000: 169.4 miles per hour by Jayson Uribe
Mission King Of The Baggers: 157.6 miles per hour by Troy Herfoss
Supersport: 157.1 miles per hour by Blake Davis
Junior Cup: 124.6 miles per hour by Ryan Wolfe and Ella Dreher
