A MotoAmerica racer since 2017 in the KTM RC Cup, Toby Khamsouk and his family are fixtures in the MotoAmerica paddock. The 18-year-old Khamsouk had his best season to date in 2020, with the Californian’s debut year in the Twins Cup Series a resounding success. Khamsouk rode his Robem Engineering Suzuki to fifth in the championship – just one point…
MotoAmerica, the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, is pleased to announce that the 2021 Aprilia RS 660 has met the AMA’s homologation requirements and is approved to compete in the 2021 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship. “We are excited to have Aprilia race in our Twins Cup series with its new RS 660,” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey.…
Öhlins, the world’s leading motorcycle and automotive suspension brand, will return as an official partner of MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series. The 2021 MotoAmerica season begins at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, April 30-May 1, and concludes at Barber Motorsports Park, September 17-19. “We are committed to MotoAmerica and our support vehicle and technical staff will again be…
Pure Attitude Racing is excited to announce Kiwi Liam MacDonald will race for them in this years MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship alongside the already announced Trevor Standish. The announcement, which will see 21-year-old Liam also actively taking part within Pure Attitude Racing’s academy program, means that fans of MotoAmerica will witness first-hand the first ever rider from New Zealand competing…
Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, BARTCON Racing owner Colin Barton was left with some soul searching in regard to his 2021 MotoAmerica racing plans and his star rider Dominic Doyle. Turns out, Barton has opted to step up and move Doyle to the MotoAmerica Supersport Series on a Kawasaki ZX-6R. “Knowing that the next step in Dominic’s career had…
Travis Wyman Racing is happy to announce it has renewed is marketing partnership with Irv Seaver BMW for 2021. The century-old dealership is the title sponsor of the team’s first offseason testing program since 2018. Irv Seaver BMW’s support helped the team get the parts it needed to prepare one of its engines for the testing program, which kicks off Feb.…
MotoAmerica, the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, is pleased to announce that NGK Spark Plugs is returning in 2021 as an official partner of the MotoAmerica Championship. With over 80 years of experience as a leading spark plug manufacturer, NGK produces spark plugs for automotive, motorcycle, power sports, marine and outdoor power equipment. NGK also offers complementary…
Team Hammer, Inc. is thrilled to announce the signing of top prospect Sam Lochoff to contest the 2021 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing series. The 18-year-old South African will step up to MotoAmerica Supersport competition in 2021 aboard a Team Hammer-built M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R600. Lochoff turned heads by landing on the podium in his MotoAmerica debut in 2019, finishing third…
MotoAmerica, the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, is pleased to announce that aRacer SpeedTek has come on board as a sponsorship partner for the 2021 season. The Taiwanese engineering company specializes in engine management systems, including the design and manufacture of engine control units (ECUs), electronic fuel injection units, and other electronic parts for motorcycles and automobiles.…
The following is from Jason Aguilar Racing… Jason Aguilar reluctantly announces that due to a change in circumstance he will no longer compete in this year’s MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. The news, which comes only a short time after the exciting announcement that was set to see the rider who placed fourth overall in Supersport last year, is disappointing for all concerned…
The following is from Pure Attitude Racing… Pure Attitude Racing is pleased to announce that Trevor Standish will remain with the team for the 2021 season. Trevor, a former podium finisher in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup series, stepped up to the Twins Cup in 2020, finishing equal seventh overall, with a best result of sixth at the season finale at…
Mathew Scholtz was having a hell of a season on his Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. Right up until the point when he wasn’t. It all went horribly wrong at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when Scholtz and Cameron Beaubier crashed and Beaubier’s bike struck Scholtz’ leg. The result was surgery, the end of the South African’s season, and a lot of off-season…
Due to COVID-19 and the uncertainty of the Circuit of The Americas round of its 2021 series, MotoAmerica, the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, has announced it will add a third HONOS Superbike race to the final two rounds of the championship at New Jersey Motorsports Park (September 10-12) and Barber Motorsports Park (September 17-19). The third…
The following is from Pure Attitude Racing… Pure Attitude Racing is delighted to announce that they will be on track and competing in at least three categories of MotoAmerica racing this season, in addition to expanding their Academy Program. Podium finishers with Trevor Standish in the Junior Cup category in recent years, Pure Attitude Racing will be represented on track…
MotoAmerica, the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, is pleased to announce that it will be the Race portion of Royal Enfield’s Build, Train, Race (BTR) program with a group of women selected by Royal Enfield to prepare and race its Continental GT 650 motorcycles in three rounds of the 10-round 2021 MotoAmerica series. Royal Enfield’s BTR program…
The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and who do two of the Wyman Brothers think will win? Kyle Wyman and Cody Wyman may agree on MotoAmerica, but they don’t agree on who this year’s Super Bowl Champion will be. Check out the video, and comment with your own prediction and final score.
Jake Lewis will be back in the MotoAmerica paddock in 2021 after sitting out the majority of the 2020 series. Lewis is set to headline the Altus Motorsports team, racing a Suzuki GSX-R1000 in both Stock 1000 and the Superbike Cup in the HONOS Superbike class. We spoke to the Kentuckian for this week’s episode of Off Track With Carruthers…
Veteran rider Walt Sipp announced today that he has once again teamed with Thrashed Bike Racing to contest select MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike Cup events on a Yamaha R1. Despite learning an all new bike to him, Walt was able to show good pace and hovered inside and around the top 10 in Stock 1000 at nearly every race…
A French rider has never won the AMA Superbike Championship. In fact, a Frenchman has yet to win an AMA Superbike race. Loris Baz is hoping to change both of those this year after inking a deal this week that will see him aboard the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York Panigale V4 R in the 2021 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. “Our…
The following is from Bradley Ward Racing… While most MotoAmerica regulars are gearing up for a racing return in the not-too-distant future, Britain’s Bradley Ward is still on the road to recovery but is hopeful of being back on track at some point during 2021. Ward, who shot to prominence in the Superstock 1000 series in 2019, was equally impressive…
Jeff Purk is the racing dentist. That’s right. A dentist. When he’s not blazing around racetracks as a regular in the MotoAmerica Series, Purk is a practicing dentist in Iowa. We caught up with “the racing dentist” this week for our 118th episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice to see what it takes to do two completely different…
MotoAmerica, the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for the GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest at Monterey, the fifth round of the 2021 MotoAmerica Series, at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, July 9-11. The iconic 2.2-mile racetrack in the hills of Monterey, California, will feature the top-class HONOS Superbike…
The Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha team of Josh Herrin and Jake Gagne tested on Wednesday, January 26, at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in California with the test hampered somewhat by cold temperatures and high winds. The two were joined at the test by five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier, who rode a stock Yamaha YZF-R1 just to get some…
MotoAmerica, the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, has announced that in addition to airing live coverage of the 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Series as it did in 2020, MAVTV Motorsports Network will feature the MotoAmerica SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Series in its new kids programming block called “After School Next Gen Racing.” Along with “After School Next Gen Racing,”…
The following is from Landers Racing… Rocco Landers is coming off of two stunning seasons, where he was able to break many records, get 38 wins, 45 Podiums, both 2019 and 2020 Junior Cup Championships, and the 2020 Twins Cup Championship. He will compete aboard the proven Yamaha YZF-R6 in the 600 supersport class in 2021. In addition, MotoAmerica Junior…
There’s hazing and then there’s Hayes-ing. Fortunately, for Jack Roach he’s only been Hayes-ed. Well, and Fong-ed and Dunham-ed. Hey, it happens when you’re the new kid training at the Hayes compound in Southern California and Roach is most definitely the new kid. “Oh, definitely,” Roach said when asked if he’s been property introduced to Hayes-ing. “I’ve got two big…
MotoAmerica, the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, has announced that MotoAmerica Live+, the series’ extremely popular live and on-demand streaming service, is now available for the 2021 MotoAmerica Series at a pre-season sale price of $54.99. The service is available for iOS and Android apps and Roku streaming media players and smart TVs. The pre-sale pricing of $54.99 will be…
The highs and the lows for PJ Jacobsen in 2020 were definitely more on the low end of the scale. After winning the opening round of the MotoAmerica Stock 100 Series at Road America 1, Jacobsen had a frightening crash when he had to jump off his Ducati at speed when it caught fire during morning warmup for round two.…
The following is from Royal Enfield… Royal Enfield today announced its seven finalists for the BUILD TRAIN RACE (BTR) road racing program. The seven female motorcyclists come from diverse backgrounds and over the course of the next year are tasked with converting Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 motorcycles into road racing motorcycles, for a series of exhibition races to be…
Jason Aguilar finished on the Supersport podium three times in 2020 en route to fourth in the championship. This week, the 2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion announced that six years of racing a 600 are behind him as he made it public that he was going Superbike racing in 2021. Aguilar will race a RiderzLaw-backed Yamaha YZF-R1 in the 2021…
