AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Joël Robert Passes
Joël Robert, the legendary Belgian motocross racer who won the 250cc Motocross World Championship six times, including five consecutive titles from 1968 through 1972, has died. He was 77.
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Nominees for 2020 AMA Racing and Organizer Awards Released
- by Matthew Miles
- January 5, 2021
AMA members invited to vote for AMA Athlete of the Year categories PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association has announced the nominees for the 2020 AMA Racing and Organizer Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that excelled in AMA-sanctioned competition and recreational activity during the past 12 months. “The AMA honors this year’s national
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Safe-to-Race Task Force Members Named American Motorcyclist Association 2020 Motorcyclists of the Year
- by Jim Witters
- December 16, 2020
For uniting the motorcycle competition industry and providing the expertise and guidelines that got America competing again during the coronavirus pandemic, the members of the Safe-to-Race Task Force are the American Motorcyclist Association 2020 Motorcyclists of the Year.
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American Motorcyclist Association Awards Sanction to INIT ESPORTS for AMA eSports National Championship
- by Jim Witters
- December 15, 2020
The American Motorcyclist Association and INIT ESPORTS announce the formation of the AMA eSports National Championship, an AMA-sanctioned national championship that INIT ESPORTS will organize and promote under a multi-year agreement as an AMA-chartered promoter. The AMA-sanctioned esports calendar will include two-wheel video game competitions of varying size and scope, culminating in an annual national
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2021 U.S. ISDE Club Team Qualifiers Announced
- by Jim Witters
- December 15, 2020
Two American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned International Six Days Enduro Qualifier Series will be used to determine which amateur off-road racers will represent the United States at the 2021 FIM International Six Days Enduro in Italy. The 2021 AMA East Region ISDE Qualifier Series and the 2021 AMA West Region ISDE Qualifier Series each consist of three
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Members Appointed to AMA Recreational Riding Commissions
- by Jim Witters
- December 7, 2020
The American Motorcyclist Association announces the members of the AMA Recreational Riding Commissions, which are the volunteer groups that develop ways to improve and promote recreational motorcycle riding in the United States.
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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Bill Tuman Passes
- by Jim Witters
- November 18, 2020
Bill Tuman, a member of Indian Motocycle’s famous racing team dubbed the “Indian Wrecking Crew” and winner of five AMA Grand Nationals during a professional racing career that spanned from 1947 to 1955, has died. He was 99. The Indian Wrecking Crew was a group of top racers in the late 1940s and early ’50s
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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Carl Cranke Passes
- by Jim Witters
- November 17, 2020
Carl Cranke, a 10-time member of the U.S. International Six Days Trials team and a 2000 inductee to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, died Saturday. He was 71. Mr. Cranke earned seven gold medals and two silvers in ISDT competition aboard Penton, KTM and Yamaha motorcycles. The ISDT is now known as the International
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American Motorcyclist Association Thanks American Veterans for Their Service, Sacrifice
- by Jim Witters
- November 10, 2020
The American Motorcyclist Association extends its gratitude this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, to the U.S. military servicemen and servicewomen for the sacrifices they have made while preserving American freedom.
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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Everett Brashear Passes
- by Matthew Miles
- November 4, 2020
Everett Brashear, one of the top AMA flat-track racers in the 1950s, died Oct. 29 in Los Angeles, Calif. He was 93. Between 1952 and 1960, Mr. Brashear won 15 AMA flat-track nationals and dozens of regional races. He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.