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2020 AMA ATV Ice Race Grand Championship takes place Feb. 16

Nation’s best ATV and sidecar ice racers converge on northern Michigan to battle for AMA National No. 1 plates PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The nation’s best ATV and sidecar ice racers have a championship of their own to compete for in 2020, with racers or rider/passenger tandems battling it out Feb. 16 on a half-mile track

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News Rights

Ohio lawmakers OK earplugs for motorcyclists

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Ohio motorcyclists would be allowed to use earplugs while riding under a bill passed by the state legislature and forwarded to Gov. Mike DeWine. It currently is illegal to use headphones or earplugs while riding in Ohio. The use of earplugs can help protect riders’ hearing from the noise caused by wind,

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News Racing

Give AMA Supercross live timing a try while watching Round 4 on Saturday

Improve you viewing experience by keeping track of your favorite riders even when the TV cameras aren’t showing them Want to keeps tabs on what’s going off-camera when you’re watching AMA Supercross races on TV? The AMA’s Supercross website offers access to live timing for every AMA Supercross event. You can view the live timing

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AMA congratulates Ricky Brabec on becoming first American to win Dakar Rally

Honda rider from California takes top honors in motorcycle class PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association congratulates Ricky Brabec on his historic victory at the 2020 Dakar Rally. The Monster Energy Honda Team rider from Hesperia, Calif., is the first American to win the Bike Class at the Dakar Rally. “The AMA is delighted

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News Riding

Ride the dunes in Idaho

So you’ve always wanted to ride sand dunes, but can’t get to Glamis in California or Silver Lake in Michigan. Consider St. Anthony Sand Dunes in Idaho. Some 40 miles northeast of Idaho Falls, the St. Anthony Sand Dunes consist of more than 10,000 acres of dunes rising as high as 400 feet. The dunes

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News Racing

Russell to make 2020 last year as full-time GNCC competitor

Multi-time GNCC champion hopes to end career on top Kailub Russell, the reigning Grand National Cross Country Series and AMA Full Gas Sprint Enduro champion, announced that he will end his full-time GNCC competition at the end of the 2020 season. The KTM rider has dominated off-road motorcycle racing for nearly a decade, winning seven

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Membership News

Use your AMA credit to get SPOT

Let loved ones know where you are at all times with the SPOT (Satellite Personal Tracker) system and be able to signal for help immediately, as well. With just the push of a button, this GPS transceiver can find your position anywhere on the planet and send a preprogrammed text or e-mail message to loved

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News

Bonhams offers turbocharged 1980 Mystery Ship

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Craig Vetter only made 10 of his very special 1980 Mystery Ship motorcycles, and Bonhams Auction House is selling one of them. Bonhams is offering the 1980 Kawasaki 1,015cc turbocharged Mystery Ship and a number of other rare and desirable motorcycles at its auction at Caesar’s Entertainment Studios in Las

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News Racing

Ricky Brabec Conquers Everest of Off-Road Racing

The United States Finally Owns Dakar By Scot Harden Whether you’ve followed the sport from a distance or have been deeply involved as I have for more than 40 years, Ricky Brabec’s win at Dakar will go down in the record books as one of the greatest accomplishments of any American motorcycle racer ever. Dakar

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AMA National Grand Prix Championship’s 2020 season kicks off Saturday

Off-road racing series features 10 rounds in southwestern United States PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association’s Grand Prix National Championship gets its 10-round 2020 season underway on Jan. 18 at Mavericks Stadium in Adelanto, Calif. The series, which includes motorcycle and ATV classes, visits venues in three states in 2020 and is organized by

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