The following is from Westby Racing… The opening round of the 2021 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship starts this Friday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. Riders Mathew Scholtz and Jack Roach, along with the entire Westby Racing team, will be set up and ready to race with a new team transporter serving as their home…
The following is from Scott Powersports… Scott Powersports is excited to announce that with the support of KTM North America, Tyler Scott will race aboard the KTM RC 390 R in his first MotoAmerica Sportbike Trackgear Junior Cup season in 2021. “KTM is thrilled to have Tyler and Scott Powersports flying the orange flag this year in MotoAmerica,” Chris Fillmore,…
The following is from Travis Wyman Racing… When Travis Wyman took pole and a victory in the first-ever MotoAmerica Stock 1000 race in 2018, California Superbike School had already joined his team’s family of sponsors. Four years later, the Keith Code-founded school is the team’s title sponsor for MotoAmerica’s 2021 season-opening round, which takes place this weekend at Michelin Raceway…
Hard Knocks Moto Coffee (www.hardknocksmoto.com) will sponsor the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Team for the 2021 MotoAmerica Superbike season by fueling the team’s coffee needs throughout each race event. Hard Knocks Moto Coffee will provide ongoing supplies of its moto-centric coffee roasts. “Our Ducati Panigale V4R needs its fuel, and we need ours,” says team Principal Bobby Shek. “A big…
Twenty-six HONOS Superbike riders will take to the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta track this weekend for the opening round of the 2021 MotoAmerica Series, and all of them will do so from the same perspective: zero pole positions, zero wins, zero championship points. In other words, a new beginning. More than anything, 2021 promises change because change in this case…
The following is the first in our 21 in ’21 features that highlight the 21 AMA Superbike Champions each week as we move through the 2021 MotoAmerica season – the 45th year of the premier class championship. Reg Pridmore was the first-ever AMA Superbike Champion in 1976. And the second and the third in ’77 and ’78. The Brit, who…
The following is from Vance & Hines… The Vance & Hines Racing Team will return to the road courses for MotoAmerica’s three-race King of the Bagger series, leveraging the staff at the company’s new Racing Development Center (RDC) to build this year’s entry. Fielding one of the highest performance Harley-Davidson touring bikes ever assembled, the team is building off of their…
Despite being a consistent top-five finisher in last year’s MotoAmerica Supersport Championship, Xavier “The X-Man” Zayat came close to not having a ride for 2021. That situation has been remedied, at least for the opening round at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, and Zayat is optimistic that he will be able to finish the season. Zayat has been a MotoAmerica regular…
In the six years since MotoAmerica took over the AMA Superbike Championship, two riders have dominated: five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier and 2017 Champion Toni Elias. Those two combined to win 83 races, or 72 percent, of the 116 races run under the MotoAmerica umbrella. That’s right – 72 percent. And 100 percent of the Superbike Championships with Beaubier…
MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is thrilled to announce motorcycle clothing company 4SR USA Inc. as an official partner of the 2021 MotoAmerica Series. Founded in 2007 in the Czech Republic, 4SR is well established in the European markets, including supporting riders in British Superbike, World Superbike and MotoGP. In 2018, 4SR USA began exclusively importing to…
The following is from Mesa37 Racing… Mesa37 Racing is excited to announce that Xavier Zayat will join the team to contest the start of the 2021 MotoAmerca race season. Zayat will be piloting his KWS-built Yamaha YZF-R6 in this year’s premier Supersport class, while Mesa will be competing in both the Superspsort and Stock 1000 classes with both of his KWS-built…
MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is pleased to announce that United Rentals, the largest equipment rental company in the world, will be an official partner for the 2021 MotoAmerica season. Founded in 1997, United Rentals has an integrated network of 1154 rental locations in North America and 11 in Europe. In North America, the company operates in…
Racers who compete in the 2021 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series have a chance to earn more than $5.3 million in purse and contingency payouts. MotoAmerica’s cash purse—distributed across four race classes including HONOS Superbike, Supersport, Stock 1000, and Twins Cup—totals nearly $1.2 Million. In addition, HONOS Superbike Premier Entrants receive an additional guaranteed purse distribution of $2,000…
MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is proud to announce that Arai Helmets will be an official partner of the 2021 MotoAmerica Series. Makers of quality motorcycle helmets since 1953, Arai is the helmet of choice for many of MotoAmerica’s and the world’s top riders, including Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Superbike stars Jake Gagne and Josh…
What do MotoAmerica racers Nolan Lamkin, Alex Thermiotis, Cliff Ramsdell, Edgar Zaragoza, Nate Minster and Adam Faussett have in common? They all crashed at some point last year and they all took advantage of Anthony’s Leatherworks’ ability to get their leathers back to its California shop, repaired and returned to the racers in a speedy fashion. And the 2021 season…
The following is from West Side Performance Racing… West Side Performance Racing based in Hialeah, FL is excited to announce their MotoAmerica line-up as it includes young racers who will pursue success in both the Stock 1000 and Supersport classes. Making his MotoAmerica debut next weekend, Alex Nieves Jr. will compete in Stock 1000. Nieves is a 3 time FMRRA…
The following is from Kyle Wyman Racing… Kyle Wyman Racing (KWR) has announced a team livery reveal and bike night that will take place on April 28th, 2021 at the Panera Bread location in Gainesville, GA. The KWR Ducati semi transporter will be on-site as well as the all new Panera Bread Ducati Panigale V4 R, which will have the cover pulled off of…
Scheibe Racing has signed Spanish rider Héctor Barberá to race the team’s BMW S 1000 RR Superbike in the 2021 MotoAmerica Championship. The announcement was made by Steve Scheibe, team owner of Scheibe Racing. Barberá is scheduled to be aboard the #80 Scheibe Racing BMW beginning next weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for round one of the 2021 HONOS…
After a highly successful first year of partnership, MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is pleased to announce that HONOS has again signed on for a second season as the title sponsor of the 2021 MotoAmerica HONOS Superbike Series. “It’s great when a partnership works and our relationship with HONOS thrived in 2020 with them coming on board…
The overwhelming success of last year’s King of the Baggers Invitational held during the final round of the 2020 MotoAmerica season was undeniable. Among the riders, media and spectators in attendance as well as on MotoAmerica Live+, and also the hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide who have commented favorably on our social media channels, the inaugural KOTB event was…
The following is from Cody Wyman Racing… Cody Wyman will return in 2021 to contend for the SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup championship in MotoAmerica. This time Cody is switching brands and will race the #34 KERmoto Kawasaki Ninja 400 at Road Atlanta for round one. “I am very excited to start the season and get down to Road Atlanta,” said Cody. “This…
Supersport was, without a doubt, the most consistently compelling, must-see championship of the 2020 MotoAmerica season. In virtually every one of the 18 middleweight-class races held last year, the action was breathtaking and the display of talent and racecraft was world-class. In the end, it was HONOS Kawasaki rider Richie Escalante who took the championship, and he did so by…
It was a great day for Americans in the Grand Prix of Portugal with both Italtrans Racing’s Joe Roberts and American Racing’s Cameron Beaubier finishing in the top 10 at the Algarve International Circuit with Roberts fighting for victory to the bitter end. Beaubier, in just his third Moto2 Grand Prix, finished ninth after heated-race long battles. Roberts led several…
Loris Baz has raced all over the world in nearly every road racing championship since 2008, and he’s still only 28 years old. Baz will add the 2021 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship to his resume when the Frenchman makes his debut at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in the opening round. Armed with a Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York Panigale V4…
MotoAmericans Joe Roberts and Cameron Beaubier will start tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Portugal from 8th and 13th, respectively, with Beaubier enjoying his best qualifying position of the season after fighting his way into Q2 with a strong effort in Q1. Roberts, who ended Friday with the fastest lap of the day, slipped down the order on Saturday on his Italtrans…
American Joe Roberts earned provisional pole position for Sunday’s Grand Prix 888 of Portugal with the former MotoAmerica 600 Superstock Champion leading both sessions today at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao. Roberts’ Californian counterpart Cameron Beaubier completed FP1 in 10th but faltered in FP2 to end the opening day in Portugal in 22nd. Roberts and his Italtrans Racing Team…
MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is pleased to announce that Cardo Systems will again be an official partner for the 2021 MotoAmerica Championship. Cardo will continue to showcase its advanced PACKTALK lineup, which features industry leading connectivity, to road racing fans via the MotoAmerica Series. Cardo Systems specializes in the design, development, manufacturing and sale of state-of-the-art…
Triumph Motorcycles is geared up and ready for the opening round of the 2021 MotoAmerica Series at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, April 30-May 2. The British company, with its North American headquarters based in Atlanta, is excited to show off its latest roadster models to the rabid fans of MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series. Triumph will bring…
Remember when you learned about the concept of “sharing” in kindergarten? Well, Supersport rider Nolan Lamkin has never forgotten that important life lesson. He’s one of the most generous riders in the MotoAmerica paddock, in fact. Lamkin is sharing his complete build sheet for the Yamaha YZF-R6 that he will race in this year’s MotoAmerica Supersport Championship. He includes a…
The following is from GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team… For the final test session ahead of the beginning of the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship, the GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team made the most out of two days of on-track activity at the Motorland Aragón circuit. Good weather conditions helped the team work on understanding how to help the riders gain confidence…
