Australian David Anthony has signed a contract with Team Hammer, Inc. to race an M4 Suzuki GSX-R600 in the 2015 MotoAmerica Supersport Series. “I wanted to focus on riding instead of running a team,” said Anthony, who has operated his own racing program since he came to the U.S. in 2006. “I sent a couple of e-mails out. The first…
MotoAmerica President and three-time 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey is featured in an interview in the newest issue of Next Moto Champion… to read the entire issue, click on the following link: www.nextmotochampion.com MotoAmerica President and three-time 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey is featured in an interview in the newest issue of Next Moto Champion… to read the entire issue,…
Here’s part one of our interview with Yoshimura Suzuki’s Roger Hayden and his new teammate Jake Lewis from their winter training home in Southern California. In part one, Hayden and Lewis talk about being teammates on the factory Suzuki team. Here’s part one of our interview with Yoshimura Suzuki’s Roger Hayden and his new teammate Jake Lewis from their winter…
MotoAmerica, the new home of the AMA Superbike Series, has announced that Yoshimura Research & Development has been named as the official exhaust of the 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series. Yoshimura R&D has been involved with road racing in the U.S. for decades, partnering with leading motorcycle manufacturers and riders in the series to earn race wins…
Take a look at this behind-the-scenes video of Yoshimura Suzuki Superbike stars Roger Hayden and Jake Lewis from the pair’s training headquarters at the Hayden off-season home in Southern California… Take a look at this behind-the-scenes video of Yoshimura Suzuki Superbike stars Roger Hayden and Jake Lewis from the pair’s training headquarters at the Hayden off-season home in Southern California…
Aprilia USA is proud to announce an official entry to compete in MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 series. A newly formed two-rider team will race the Italian RSV4 Factory machines under the team title “Aprilia HSBK Racing.” Aprilia HSBK Racing Aprilia USA has officially partnered with HSBK Racing to lead the MotoAmerica program and to provide racing development services for privateers competing…
On a visit to Spain this week, Rainey spoke to motogp.com about the progress being made with the organisation of the MotoAmerica series. In the second part of Rainey’s interview to be published on motogp.com later this week he also gave his views on MotoGP™ World Champion Marc Marquez and the current Grand Prix scene – ahead of the forthcoming…
SuperBike Race 2 (23 Laps) – SuperBike Round 7 | Kawasaki Devil’s Showdown Kawasaki Devil’s Showdown SuperBike Race 2 (23 Laps) – SuperBike September 14, 2014 New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, NJ Race Time: 31:51.019 Margin of Victory: 4.824 Best Race Lap: Josh Hayes (1:21.437) Note: Click on rider names to reveal detailed rider results. POS NO. RIDER(S) TEAM BIKE…
KTM Motorsports is excited to announce important details about the race competition KTM RC 390 Cup Racebike that will be available for purchase for participants of the 2015 RC Cup Series, a five-round series in conjunction with the 2015 MotoAmerica Racing Series. The highly-anticipated RC Cup Series will allow riders between the ages of 14-22 years old holding an AMA…
COSTA MESA, CA, JAN. 16 – MotoAmerica has announced that Dunlop will continue as the exclusive tire supplier of the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series, with 2015 set to mark the tire company’s seventh successive year as the spec-tire of the AMA Superbike Series and its support classes. Racers competing in the premiere MotoAmerica Superbike, Superstock 1000 and…
COSTA MESA, CA, JAN. 12 MotoAmerica, the new home of the AMA Superbike Series, has announced that it will have three rider-entry options for Superbike, Superstock 1000 and Supersport in its debut season with riders/teams having the choice of Premier Entry, Season Entry and Single Event Entry. The Superstock 600 and KTM RC Cup riders/teams will be eligible for Season…
COSTA MESA, CA, JAN. 7, 2015 – MotoAmerica, the new home of the AMA Superbike Series, has announced that Miller Motorsports Park has been added to the 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series with the popular facility in Toole, Utah, set to host a full slate of MotoAmerica races, June 26-28. The fast and flowing racetrack in Utah…
The American Motorcyclist Association has published the technical rules governing MotoAmerica’s professional road racing classes for the 2015 season. Rules announced today cover the technical specifications for Superbike, Superstock 1000, Supersport and Superstock 600 classes. The rules may be downloaded from the AMA Website. Any questions should be directed to technicaldirector@motoamerica.com. Technical rules governing the KTM RC390 Cup, sporting rules…
Irvine, CA, December 15, 2014 — Bonnier Motorcycle Group is pleased to announce a new commercial partnership with the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Motorcycle Road Racing Championship. This new partnership will provide a strong platform for Bonnier Motorcycle Group and MotoAmerica to work together in an effort to build American road racing through strong media exposure, innovative commercial programs, and…
Costa Mesa, Calif. (December 5, 2014) — MotoAmerica, the new home of the AMA Superbike Series, today announced a multimedia agreement for extensive coverage of the series starting in 2015. All MotoAmerica events will be telecast on CBS Sports Network, as part of a multi-year agreement between Torque.TV and CBS Sports Network announced earlier this year. Programming will air on…
Costa Mesa, Calif. (November 19, 2014) — MotoAmerica, the new North American road racing series, is pleased to announce the hiring of Niccole Cox as its Race Operations Manager, effective immediately. Cox comes to MotoAmerica from MotoWest Grand Prix where she managed all aspects of the business as its Operations Manager. In her new role at MotoAmerica, Cox’s responsibilities are…
Costa Mesa, Calif. (November 13, 2014) — MotoAmerica and KTM North America have jointly announced that the KTM RC Cup, a spec-class designed to give up-and-coming road racers an entry point into professional road racing, will race in selected rounds of the 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Motorcycle Road Racing Championship. The KTM RC Cup will see racers aged 14…
Costa Mesa, Calif. (October 21, 2014) — MotoAmerica, the new American road racing series, is pleased to announce the addition of several key new members of the MotoAmerica team. All three new team members will help to ensure that the MotoAmerica Road Racing series is marketed, promoted and communicated to the world in the best way possible. MotoAmerica has made…
Costa Mesa, Calif. (October 16, 2014) — MotoAmerica, the new American road racing series, is pleased to announce the addition of Paul Carruthers as its Communications Manager. Carruthers, who is best known for his 30 years at the weekly motorcycle publication Cycle News, brings a wealth of journalistic experience to his new role as well as a lifetime of road…
Motorcycle electronic countermeasures were in their infancy when Wayne Rainey won his first 500cc Grand Prix world title in 1990. At Donington Park that year, Team Roberts outfitted Rainey’s Yamaha YZR500 with a rudimentary ignition retard using a switch borrowed, no lie, from Rainey’s motorhome. According to Rainey, the intention was to “knock the edge off” the two-stroke’s steep torque…
Photo by Brian Nitto Two-time AMA Superbike and three-time FIM 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey says he’s just a cog in the wheel of MotoAmerica. That’s the affiliate of the KRAVE Group, comprising Terry Karges, Rainey, Chuck Aksland, and Richard Varner, which purchased the commercial rights to US roadracing from the AMA this past September. In actuality, the 53-year-old Californian…
Costa Mesa, Calif. (October 3, 2014) – MotoAmerica has announced the primary racing class structure for the 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Motorcycle Road Racing Championship season. The premier class for the MotoAmerica Championship will be the Superbike class. The Superbike class will feature a rules package based on a combination of current AMA Superbike chassis and 2015 World Superbike…
After the announcement that the KRAVE Group had taken over American road racing, three-time 500cc World Champion and MotoAmerica president Wayne Rainey sat down with Cycle News to discuss the new endeavor. To read the full story, click the following link: http://cyclenews.uberflip.com/issue/389578/38 After the announcement that the KRAVE Group had taken over American road racing, three-time 500cc World Champion and…
Costa Mesa, Calif. (Sept. 24, 2014) – MotoAmerica, the new North American road racing series launched by Wayne Rainey and the KRAVE Group LLC, has received another important pledge of support: from the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the global governing and sanctioning body for international motorcycle racing. Vito Ippolito, president of FIM, gave his support for the new MotoAmerica…
On September 3 it was announced that the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), based in Pickerington, Ohio, had re-acquired the rights to professional motorcycle road racing in America from Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG, dba AMA Pro Racing of Daytona Beach, Florida) and as the U.S. affiliate of the FIM would sanction a new professional road racing series promoted and managed by…
On September 3 it was announced that the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), based in Pickerington, Ohio, had re-acquired the rights to professional motorcycle road racing in America from Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG, dba AMA Pro Racing of Daytona Beach, Florida) and as the U.S. affiliate of the FIM would sanction a new professional road racing series promoted and managed by…
