MotoAmerica is proud to announce that GEICO Motorcycle will be the title sponsor of the GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest at Monterey, round nine of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, October 23-25. “To say we are excited about our Speedfest event at Laguna would be an understatement,” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “Adding GEICO Motorcycle as a…
MotoAmerica is excited to hold round two of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, June 26-28, especially as it will be one of the first sporting events in front of a live spectator audience. “We’re extremely happy with how the opening round of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series went at Road America,” said MotoAmerica President Wayne…
Tryg Westby is the epitome of cool. The owner of Westby Racing, which features Mathew Scholtz in the MotoAmerica HONOS Superbike class and Cody Wyman in the Liqui Moly Junior Cup class, can be seen at every MotoAmerica race and he’s usually on a motorcycle of some sort. Westby is a former racer, the proud father of the late Dane…
MotoAmerica has announced that Öhlins, the high-end suspension company, has signed on as a sponsorship partner for the 2020 MotoAmerica Series. With 40 years of experience in the motorcycle and automotive industry, Öhlins is a leader in high-quality suspension products, service and race support – from the MotoAmerica Series to MotoGP and every series in between. “I have a long…
Apparently, Cameron Beaubier is taking this social distancing thing to the utmost degree, the Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha rider making sure his competition never got close as he completed the double win at Road America today. Beaubier followed up yesterday’s 7.8-second win with an even more impressive outing, the four-time defending MotoAmerica Superbike Champion winning again on Sunday –…
Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha’s Cameron Beaubier started the 2020 MotoAmerica HONOS Superbike Series in the best possible way at Road America, the defending four-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion leading both sessions by a comfortable margin and smashing the outright lap record on Friday afternoon. Beaubier started strongly in the morning session with his 2:12.151 putting him 1.3 seconds clear of…
The following is from Yamaha… After the long wait to get the green light for racing to start up, the Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha Racing team is excited to kick off the 2020 MotoAmerica Superbike season this weekend at Road America, on May 29-31. Cameron Beaubier looks to get his title defense off to a great start at a…
It’s been a tough off-season for Travis Wyman Racing BMW, but the team is loaded up and on its way to the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wis., where it will debut the 2020 BMW S 1000 RR in MotoAmerica competition. The Las Vegas-based team had difficulty getting the new BMW and the parts they need for it due…
MotoAmerica is thrilled to announce that its 10-round MotoAmerica Series will air to millions of viewers in 54 countries and territories in Europe via Eurosport this season, beginning with the series opener this coming weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, being broadcast in the U.K. and France. From round two onward, the rest of Europe will also be…
Inde Motorsports Ranch, the premier motorsports oasis in southern Arizona, will be the title sponsor for the Kyle Wyman Racing team for the season-opening round at Road America. The MotoAmerica series is set to kick off next week, May 29-31 at the Elkhart Lake, Wisc. facility, where Kyle Wyman will ride the #33 Inde Motorsports Ranch/KWR Ducati Panigale V4 R.…
MotoAmerica is proud to announce that global powersports distributor Parts Unlimited, one of the series’ longest serving sponsors, will again be a supporting partner of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series. “Parts Unlimited has been a partner of ours since we started and were actually one of the first companies that came on board,” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “They are a…
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki is excited to finally kick-off the delayed 2020 MotoAmerica Season next weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Toni Elias will spearhead Suzuki’s new premier Superbike team alongside teammate and 2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion Bobby Fong aboard their Suzuki GSX-R1000s. Suzuki GSX-R600 riders Sean Dylan Kelly and Lucas Silva will contest the Supersport class while 2019 MotoAmerica Twins…
MotoAmerica has announced that it has rescheduled the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Speedfest at Monterey to October 23-25 due to the still-unresolved rules regarding spectator events in California with the COVID-19 pandemic. The original date for the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca event was July 10-12. “With the way things are in California right now, there is no way we can race…
MotoAmerica is pleased to announce that its new partnership with MAVTV will start with a bang at round one of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series with the motorsports network set to air the first two Supersport races of the season live from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, May 30-31. The opening round of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series at Road America…
Between them, Paul Carruthers and Sean Bice have zero National Championships and the same amount of World Championships. Zero. Put it this way, unless there is a title for flapping your lips, these two will pass away without having a championship of any kind to their credit. But here they are… alone for the 81st edition of Off Track With…
While MotoAmerica’s opening round at Road America will take place without fans in attendance, May 29-31, those same fans and more will have the opportunity to watch Superbike racing as it happens with the season-opener set to be one of the first live sporting events on TV since COVID-19 brought changes to sporting schedules worldwide. MotoAmerica’s two Superbike races will…
MotoAmerica is pleased to announce that PMT Tires will be the official spec tire for the new Mini Cup by Motul class for 2020, thus further leveling the playing field for the young racers taking part in the series. The new three-round Mini Cup by Motul Series, aimed at youth racers aged six to 14, gives a solid platform for…
The following is from RideHVMC Racing… RideHVMC Racing is excited to announce Graves Motorsports as their technical support provider for the 2020 season. Graves Motorsports is known for their long standing racing pedigree having won dozens of professional level national championships over the course of the last 30 years in business. The Van Nuys, California based company recently has shifted…
By definition, “provenance” is a noun meaning “the place of origin or earliest known history of something.” To collectors of art, ephemera, cars, and yes, motorcycles, “provenance” is a critical factor in setting the intrinsic value of the collectible. Steve Scheibe, owner of Scheibe Engineering and Scheibe Racing, currently has for sale a 2015 BMW S 1000 RR that not…
How’s this for a resume? One AMA Superbike Championship, five Supersport Championships, two Formula Extreme Championships, a World Endurance Championship, a World Superbike podium, and a season in 500cc Grand Prix racing. Impressed? Meet legend Miguel Duhamel, the man who has won more AMA road races (86) than anyone in history. The French Canadian with a quick with and a…
MotoAmerica fans have responded to the recent Event Attendance Questionnaire with a resounding: Let’s go racing! The questionnaire, which was made up of multiple-choice questions as well as two queries that allowed for responses, was sent out to MotoAmerica fans on April 23 to gauge their feelings regarding returning to the racetrack once shelter-in-place restrictions from COVID-19 are lifted and…
The following is from Westby Racing… Westby Racing is proud to present the team’s livery for its 2020 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike that will compete in this year’s MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship. Please visit the link below to download and view the Livery Reveal Video. We hope you’ll share the video on your Website, social media channels, and…
With difficult times forcing racing seasons worldwide to start late, MotoAmerica has announced that it will help feed the hunger of its fans for on-track action by offering a free trial to its live streaming and on-demand service, MotoAmerica Live+ until May 22. The trial will give MotoAmerica fans access to over 160 races across its five classes, including the…
MotoAmerica is pleased to announce that D.I.D. Chain will be a sponsor of the 2020 MotoAmerica Mini Cup by Motul, the youth-oriented series that is set to make its debut at Road America, May 29-31, in conjunction with the MotoAmerica Series round in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The D.I.D. brand has long been known for its exceptional performance and quality of…
MotoAmerica has announced that it has been forced to cancel the MotoAmerica Superbikes at Virginia event scheduled for May 1-3 at VIRginia International Raceway due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Governor of Virginia’s stay-at-home order set to end June 10. Although MotoAmerica and VIR worked diligently to find an alternative date, the task proved impossible. MotoAmerica, however, is…
The following is from Bradley Ward… After a successful season in Stock 1000 last year, Brit Bradley Ward is gearing up for a maiden season is MotoAmerica Superbike when racing finally gets underway. The current Coronavirus pandemic has put a temporary hold on racing around the globe, but Bradley is doing all he can to remain fit and focused for…
MotoAmerica is happy to announce that British crash protection specialist R&G will be back for a second season as a sponsorship partner of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series. Distributed in North America by Twisted Throttle, R&G produces damage protection products for motorcycles, including tank sliders and engine case covers that are approved for use in the five MotoAmerica classes. “We are…
Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it has rescheduled the Indy 500 to August 23. To accommodate the change, MotoAmerica has rescheduled its Superbikes at the Brickyard event to October 9-11. “We knew that with the current situation of the Coronavirus outbreak, more changes could be coming,” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “We understand…
The following is from Celtic HSBK… Today, Celtic HSBK Racing announced their return to the MotoAmerica Championship Series. The team will compete in the newly formed Superbike Cup where Stock 1000 bikes will run in both the Superstock and Superbike races. PJ Jacobsen will anchor the team riding a Ducati New York-backed Panigale V4 R. Jacobsen has an impressive resume…
MotoAmerica has announced an agreement with television network MAVTV Motorsports Network to air coverage of the 2020 MotoAmerica Supersport Series. MAVTV’s coverage will feature 18 one-hour programs, plus a re-air for each show, with the races set to air approximately two weeks after each event. MAVTV, which is owned and operated by Lucas Oil and located in Corona, California, airs…
