March 18, 2010 3:22 PM
WERA AND YRR JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE YOUTH ROADRACING
WERA AND YRR
Long Beach, Calif. (March 18, 2010)
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing, Inc. (WERA) and Youth Road Racing USA (YRR) are proud to announce a collaborative effort to promote and develop youth roadracing in America.
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March 12, 2010 10:08 AM
BROCK'S PERFORMANCE SPONSORS TEAM HOOTERS IN THE 2010 WERA NATIONAL ENDURANCE ROADRACING SERIES
BROCK'S PERFORMANCE
DAYTON, Ohio. (March 12, 2010)
Expanding upon 25 years of sportbike dragracing innovation and success on the quarter-mile, Brock's Performance is proud to announce its first roadracing team partnership.
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March 6, 2010 11:39 AM
Herrin Wins the 69th Running of the AMA Pro Road Racing Daytona 200
AMA Pro Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (March 5, 2010)
After losing out on the Daytona 200 victory in 2009, No. 8 Team Graves Yamaha YZF-R6 rider Josh Herrin secured his name in the history books by becoming the 69th winner of the Daytona Beach classic. Held for the second year in a row under the lights, Herrin battled a number of riders before pulling away after a super quick pit stop on lap 39. After that, he rode with tremendous composure and skill to take the checkered flag with a 7.964 second margin of victory on the historic 3.55 mile Daytona International Speedway.
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March 4, 2010 7:29 PM
AMA Pro Racing Announces New Vance & Hines XR1200 Series for AMA Pro Road Racing
AMA Pro Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (March 4, 2010)
AMA Pro Racing and Vance & Hines are pleased to announce the launch of the new AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series, a spec-bike five race championship featuring specially modified Harley-Davidson XR1200 motorcycles.
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February 26, 2010 3:11 PM
AMA Pro Racing Season Opens with Daytona 200 Week
AMA Pro Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (February 26, 2010)
AMA Pro Racing kicks off its 2010 season at the legendary Daytona International Speedway for the 69th running of the famous Daytona 200, March 3-5 as part of the Daytona 200 Week activities.
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February 23, 2010 8:58 PM
AMA Racing Road Race Grand Championships part of major week of motorcycling July 12-14
American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
PICKERINGTON, Ohio
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce that the 2010 AMA Racing Road Race Grand Championships will take place July 12-14, as part of a weeklong motorcycle racing extravaganza at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The annual amateur championship roadracing event will immediately follow the AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships and precede the AMA Pro Racing Honda Super Cycle Weekend, presented by Dunlop Tire.
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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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