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…
MotoAmerica has announced that it has reached an agreement with Classic Cycle Events to produce a motorcycle swap meet and show at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in conjunction with the Superbike Speedfest at Monterey, July 10-12. Classic Cycle Events has been producing the Hanford and El Camino Vintage Motorcycle Rallies for some 11 years, drawing swap meet sellers and participants…
MotoAmerica has announced that Anthony’s Leatherworks has signed on to be a sponsorship partner of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series. Based in Corona del Mar, California, Anthony’s Leatherworks has been in the business of leather repair, alterations and restoration service for over 25 years and is the preferred leather repair center for Dainese, Alpinestars, REV’IT, Spidi, AGV Sport and Mithos. Anthony’s…
The following is from Westby Racing… Mathew Scholtz and the Westby Racing team spent the past weekend participating in a two-day track event at Jennings GP, the 2-mile, 14-turn road course in Jennings, Florida. It was the first test of 2020 for Mathew and the team after the holiday break. Riding the 2019 version of the #11 Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1…
The following is from RideHVMC Racing… RideHVMC Racing is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Iconic Motorbikes Auctions, making them a primary sponsor of the team and its rider Corey Alexander for the 2020 MotoAmerica season. The Iconic Motorbikes online auction site was founded by Adam Tromp and his partners to offer a more intimate experience to buyers and sellers…
MotoAmerica has announced that Dunlop will again be the tire of choice for the MotoAmerica Series for the next three years with the high-performance tire manufacturer about to embark on a sixth straight season as the official tire supplier of the AMA Superbike Series in 2020. Additionally, Dunlop will also provide a lucky MotoAmerica rider the opportunity to take part…
The following is from the Ridge Motorsports Park… Major announcement for motorsports fans, the Ridge Motorsports Park announces that their tickets for the Kamatsu MotoAmerica Superbike Championship race will go on sale Friday, January 17, at 9 a.m. This follows the release of Premium RV sales the Ridge opened on Wednesday of this week. The MotoAmerica event, hosted by the…
The following is from Celtic HSBK Racing… Celtic HSBK Racing is proud to announce that for the 2020 Season they will be back with Ducati, campaigning a Ducati V4R in the MotoAmerica series. Team Principal and HSBKRacing.com owner, Bobby Shek commented, “Since 2005, we have been a leader in the aftermarket accessory business for Italian motorcycles. Ducati has been our…
MotoAmerica has announced that the AMA has issued the rules package for the 2020 MotoAmerica Series, the home of AMA Superbike Championship, with regulations that feature slight changes to both the sporting and technical rules. Starting with the Superbike class, the changes are minimal and apply to both the engine and the chassis to further keep the rules in line…
MotoAmerica has announced that pre-sale pricing for MotoAmerica Live+, the series’ live and on-demand streaming service, is now available for the 2020 MotoAmerica Series. In addition to the service being available for IOS and Android apps, MotoAmerica Live+ will also be available on Roku streaming media players and smart TVs prior to the start of the racing season. The pre-sale…
MotoAmerica is proud to announce that its broadcast TV ratings, live and on-demand streaming numbers, social media presence and race attendance grew by leaps and bounds in 2019, with the broadcast TV audience alone up more than double from 2018. In total, viewership for race programming alone averaged over 400,000 viewers per race weekend for a total that topped 4.2…
The following is from Westby Racing… Westby Racing is proud to announce that, for 2020, the road racing team—which competes in the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Championship—will continue their long-standing partnership with Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS). Officially formed in 2014 when Dane Westby was the team’s rider aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6, Westby Racing’s partnership with YMUS resulted in three…
What seemed like the improbable just three days ago turned into reality for Cameron Beaubier on a sunny Sunday in Alabama, the Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing rider winning a fourth MotoAmerica Superbike crown by five points over his rival Toni Elias with a sweep of the two EBC Superbike races at Barber Motorsports Park. Beaubier did everything he needed to…
How does attending the 2019 MotoAmerica season finale at Barber Motorsports Park sound? Pretty damn good, right? Well, how does it sound to attend the Championship of Alabama, September 20-22, for free? Amazing? Thanks to Law Tigers, one of our lucky fans has the chance to do just that. Law Tigers Motorcycle Lawyers is currently holding a contest with the…
Going into turn seven at Sonoma Raceway on the third lap in race two a few weeks ago, Toni Elias led the 2019 EBC Brakes Superbike Championship by a healthy 59 points. Milliseconds later, Elias was sliding across the tarmac watching and praying his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 stayed intact. It didn’t. When the Spaniard got to the bike, he found…
MotoAmerica Supersport racer Caroline Olsen, who hails from Halden, Norway, has added a sponsor from her homeland to her support team. Rider of the #43 Team Norris Racing Yamaha, Olsen welcomes Nordic Naturals, which is the number one fish oil company in the United States and sources its ingredients from Northern Norway. “I grew up with parents who used to…
Five down. Five to go. That’s the story heading into his weekend’s Championship of Monterey as the 2019 MotoAmerica Series begins its second half of the season at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The MotoAmerica Series will again join forces with the World Superbike Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, July 12-14, but the difference this time around is that for…
The MotoAmerica Series will begin the second half of its season next weekend when the teams and riders assemble at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the Championship of Monterey. Not only will the nation’s best professional road racers compete on the world stage during the same weekend as the Superbike World Championship’s annual pilgrimage to the iconic California venue,…
Jayson Uribe’s Honda CBR1000RR Superbike is his personal motorcycle, which he bought with his own money in 2017. He built the engine himself using as many Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) parts as are allowed by the MotoAmerica Superbike rules. And, to continue the “homegrown” theme of Uribe’s bike, he and his mother Becky write all the algorithms for the bike’s…
Vittorio Bolognesi was born in Reggio Emilia near Bologna, Italy, as his surname suggests. Marconi, the electrical engineer who is credited with inventing radio, is also from the same region. Ironically, as a young boy, Vitto, besides enjoying the freedom of riding motorcycles, became interested in video games, computers, and electronics. A kid playing video games: sounds like a familiar…
The fifth round of the 2019 MotoAmerica Series at the Utah Motorsports Campus featured incredible racing as the series used UMC’s East Course for the first time. With the exception of the Twins Cup race that Alex Dumas won handily, all the races featured closely fought battles. Here’s a look back at some of the action from the lens of…
With long-time motorcycle road racer Michael Barnes currently competing in the MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship aboard the #111 Quarterley Racing Ducati Monster 797, a feeling of déjà vu passes over me whenever I see Barnes aboard that minimalist, half-fairing-equipped, V-twin motorcycle. “Where have I seen Barney riding a minimalist V-twin with a half-fairing in the past?? At Road America, it…
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Josh Herrin won today’s EBC Brakes Superbike race in the Championship at Road America, but it was Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing’s Cameron Beaubier who may have come away the biggest winner. Herrin was solid throughout the 13-lap EBC Brakes Superbike race and it resulted in his second win of the year and the eighth of his AMA Superbike…
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Toni Elias emerged from the Friday fray as the fastest of the EBC Brakes Superbike men, but that was before his times were disallowed from the final session for “loss of custody of the bike at the end of session.” That miscue by the current Superbike Championship points leader dropped him to third in the combined times and allowed Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha…
MotoAmerica is proud to announce that the Ford Motor Company is joining the 2019 MotoAmerica Series as a sponsorship partner and will be bringing its display of Ford vehicles to three events, beginning with the Dunlop Championship at Road America, May 31-June 2. In addition to bringing its display to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Ford will also be showing its vehicles…
The following is from Suzuki… On Wednesday, May 22nd, Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (SMAI) hosted the JGRMX/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing, Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing, H.E.P. Motorsports, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki, Bar X Motorsports, and the Suzuki Factory/Regional Elite amateur team for its 4th Annual Fun Day at Suzuki’s headquarters in Brea, California. Suzuki employees and riders came together to celebrate their strong…
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Toni Elias got the opportunity of a lifetime in the week between the MotoAmerica Series opener at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and round two at the Circuit of The Americas when he got the chance to join the Suzuki MotoGP team for a visit to the Houston Space Center. “I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to visit…
