The Mission Mini Cup National Championship is the beginning of a journey for aspiring young motorcycle road racers. It’s the first step in a process that could lead talented young racers to the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship and possibly, for a select few, even culminate in the FIM Superbike World Championship and/or MotoGP World Championship.

The Mission Mini Cup National Championship was developed specifically to introduce young people beginning as young as six years old to the sport of motorcycle road racing. Mini Cup races are held on challenging kart tracks throughout the U.S. The racers compete for podium positions, trophies, race wins, and season championships, including coveted AMA number-one plates.

Several former Mini Cup riders like Kayla Yaakov, Avery Dreher, Nathan Gouker, and Kensei Matsudaira have already moved up and are competing in both MotoAmerica’s and other countries’ national road racing championships. They credit a lot of their success to the skills they learned and developed in the Mission Mini Cup National Championship.

For 2026, the series will feature qualifiers at select racetracks throughout the U.S. where riders will have the opportunity to earn 10 bonus points towards the Mission Mini Cup National Final, which will be held at Road America’s Briggs & Stratton Motorplex in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on August 7 through 9.

As an alternative, riders can also choose to compete in the National Final without racing in one of the qualifiers, but they will not start with the 10 bonus points.

For more information, check out the 2026 Mission Mini Cup Regulations.