February 5, 2010 9:10 PM
AMA Pro Racing Announces Daytona 200 Purse, Schedule and Entry Extension
AMA Pro Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (February 5, 2010)
AMA Pro Racing and the Daytona International Speedway are pleased to announce the comprehensive purse structure and schedule of events for the March 3-5 Daytona 200 Week at the world famous Daytona International Speedway.
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December 18, 2009 3:13 PM
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. SUSPENDS ROAD RACING FOR 2010 SEASON
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP, U.S.A.
IRVINE, Calif. (Dec. 18, 2009)
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. announced the company will not participate in the AMA Pro Racing road racing series in 2010.
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October 16, 2009 9:13 PM
Josh Hayes Puts Westby Racing on Pole for AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT 8 Hours At Daytona
AMA Pro Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 16, 2009)
Barrett Long Wins GT2 Pole for KRM Racing by Motocorse in Team Debut
Josh Hayes was a late addition to the No. 13 Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 team for this weekend's AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT 8 Hours At Daytona but that didn't stop the top AMA Pro American Superbike rider from winning the overall and GT1 class pole Friday for tomorrow's eight-hour endurance race.Hayes, who will co-ride the No. 13 with Jeff Wood and regular team riders Dane Westby and Dustin Meador, turned a top qualifying lap time of 1:53.367 (112.731 mph) just minutes before a heavy rain shower forced an early end to the scheduled two hour session just past the one hour mark.
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October 15, 2009 8:46 PM
8 Hours At Daytona and AMA Pro SuperSport Shootout Ready for "World Center of Racing"
AMA Pro Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 15, 2009)
8 Hour closes AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT season Saturday; SuperSport Shootout Noon on Sunday
The toughest test of endurance on the 2009 AMA Pro Road Racing schedule will share the spotlight with a fast and flat-out sprint race to headline a full schedule of motorcycle road racing at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) at this weekend's Fall Cycle Scene, Oct. 16 - 18. Saturday's fourth annual 8 Hours At Daytona will close the 2009 AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT season while Sunday will be highlighted by the AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei National Championship Shootout sprint race at high noon.
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September 5, 2009 6:14 PM
Four Feathers Yamaha and Pair-A-Nines Kawasaki Score in New Jersey AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT
AMA Pro Racing
MILLVILLE, N.J. (September 5, 2009)
Crozier Motorsports Takes GT1 Title; P.J. Jacobsen Wins SuperSport Pole in Debut
Josh Day and Scott Charleton rode the No. 27 Four Feathers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 to the overall and GT1 class win as Hall of Famer Jay Springsteen and Scott Ryan scored a must-win GT2 victory in Saturday's AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT race at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). The two-hour team race was the first of six events at the Labor Day Weekend's AMA Pro Superbike Championships that are being run on the 2.20-mile Thunderbolt Raceway course at NJMP.
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AMA Pro Announces Plans for 2010 Road Racing Season
AMA Pro Racing
MILLVILLE, N.J. (September 5, 2009)
AMA Pro Racing today announced modifications that will begin with the 2010 AMA Pro Road Racing season. Though the basic rules for the AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited, Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL and SuperSport presented by Shoei will remain unchanged, procedures will be modified to increase rider safety. In addition, AMA Pro will expand the SunTrust Moto-GT class structure and form advisory committees to better communicate with its key constituents.
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September 4, 2009 5:39 PM
Mladin and DiSalvo Win Superpoles in AMA Pro Superbike Championships at New Jersey
AMA Pro Racing
MILLVILLE, N.J. (September 4, 2009)
Westby Racing on SunTrust Moto-GT pole, Day Paces SuperSport; Cardenas Sidelined
Mat Mladin (No. 1 Rockstar/Makita Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) won his eighth AMA Pro Road Racing pole of the season and will end his AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited career with a record 63 pole positions after earning the top Superpole qualifying spot Friday at the AMA Pro Superbike Championships at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). Mladin, who announced his retirement last month, will start on the pole for both of this weekend's dual finals, which will be the final American Superbike races of his career
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September 2, 2009 3:09 PM
New Jersey Motorsports Park Hosts AMA Pro Road Racing 2009 Season Finales This Weekend
AMA Pro Racing
MILLVILLE, N.J. (September 2, 2009)
Labor Day Weekend Closer For AMA Pro American Superbike, Daytona SportBike and SuperSport
The biggest motorcycle road racing event to date at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) will take place this Labor Day Weekend, September 4 - 6, when the 2009 season finales for AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL and AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei are run on NJMP's Thunderbolt Raceway. The three-day AMA Pro Superbike Championships event also includes the penultimate round of the 2009 AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT series in a jam-packed holiday-weekend schedule of six races.
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August 14, 2009 4:13 PM
Yamaha's Hayes and Buell's Knapp Win AMA Pro Road Racing Superpoles at Big Kahuna at VIR
AMA Pro Racing
ALTON, Va. (August 14, 2009)
Second 2009 Top Qualifying Effort for Hayes; First Career Pole for Knapp; Cardenas Breaks Hand
Josh Hayes (No. 4 Yamaha Motor Corp. USA Yamaha R1) won his second AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited Superpole of the season while Taylor Knapp (No. 54 Latus Motors Racing Buell 1125R) scored his first career Superpole in AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL qualifying Friday at the 10th Anniversary Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals at Virginia International Raceway.
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August 11, 2009 8:31 PM
AMA Racing Road Race Grand Championships to crown amateur road-racing national champions, feature Championship Cup Series classes
American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
PICKERINGTON, Ohio
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce that the AMA Racing Road Race Grand Championships, which will be held Sept. 10-13 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, will crown amateur road-racing national champions in a combined program that includes Championship Cup Series (CCS) classes.
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August 2, 2009 8:57 PM
Ducati's Pegram Sweeps; M4 Suzuki's Cardenas Gets Seventh AMA Pro Win in Topeka
AMA Pro Racing
TOPEKA, Kan. (August 2, 2009)
Cardenas and Eslick in Points Tie; Parker SuperSport West Champ Crowned at Heartland Park
Larry Pegram (No. 72 Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing Ducati 1098R) scored his first career weekend sweep in AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited competition and Martin Cardenas (No. 36 Team M4 Suzuki GSX-R600) won a class-leading seventh AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL race Sunday in the Tornado Nationals presented by BriggsAuto.com at Heartland Park Topeka. All of Sunday's action from Topeka can be seen in a two-hour show on SPEED tonight at Midnight ET (9 p.m. PT).
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Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki's Hayden Storms Into the Top-10
Monster Energy Kawasaki
Topeka, Kansas (August 1, 2009)
“ Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki's Roger Hayden rode his way into the top-10 during the first of two AMA Daytona SportBike races at Heartland Park Topeka. After final qualifying was cancelled on Saturday morning, Hayden was forced to take his basic qualifying position of 14th. He used the 17-lap race to maneuver his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R inside the top-10 to finish ninth. Teammate Jamie Hacking sat out of the race citing safety concerns with the track.
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August 1, 2009 7:41 PM
Pegram's Ducati and Eslick's Buell Win in AMA Pro Road Racing Action at Heartland Park Topeka
AMA Pro Road Racing
TOPEKA, Kan. (August 1, 2009)
Pegram Dominates American Superbike; Emotional Win Gives Eslick Daytona SportBike Lead Larry Pegram (No. 72 Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing Ducati 1098R) dominated the AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited race while Danny Eslick (No. 9 GEICO Powersports/RMR Buell 1125R) took the AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL points lead with an emotional sixth win of the year Saturday in the Tornado Nationals presented by BriggsAuto.com at Heartland Park Topeka. Today's racing action can be seen in a same-day delay telecast at 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT) on SPEED.
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July 31, 2009 9:26 PM
Ducati's Pegram and M4 Suzuki's DiSalvo Win AMA Pro Road Racing Superpoles in Topeka
AMA Pro Racing
TOPEKA, Kan. (July 31, 2009)
Four Makes on SuperBike Front Row for First Time since 2002; Fifth Superpole for DiSalvo
Larry Pegram (No. 72 Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing Ducati 1098R) won his first AMA Pro Road Racing pole since 1996 in AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited competition while Jason DiSalvo (No. 40 Team M4 Suzuki GSX-R600) earned his fifth AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL pole of the season in Friday's Superpole qualifying for the Tornado Nationals presented by BriggsAuto.com at Heartland Park Topeka.
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Monster Energy Kawasaki's Hacking To Sit Out at Heartland Park
Monster Energy Kawasaki's
Topeka, Kansas. Jul 31, 2009
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking has decided not to race the ninth round of the AMA Pro Road Racing Series at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kansas citing safety issues.
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Statement from Roger Edmondson, AMA Pro Road Racing President, on the Passing of Bruce Rossmeyer
AMA Pro Road Racing
"All of us at AMA Pro Road Racing, and I am sure the greater motorcycle enthusiast community throughout the United States, are deeply saddened by the unexpected loss of Bruce Rossmeyer. Bruce was a passionate supporter and advocate for all of us who love motorcycles as much as he did. From the racing side in particular, Bruce was particularly enthusiastic and he was literally a supporter of the new AMA Pro Road Racing from the beginning when he joined us for one of our first major team announcements at Daytona late last year. We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the Rossmeyer family."
Roger Edmondson -- AMA Pro Road Racing President
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