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Wayne Rainey Returns to the Saddle of 1992 YZR500

By Kali Kotoski July 1, 2022 Three-time 500cc Grand Prix champion Wayne Rainey was reunited with his 1992 championship-winning YZR500 in an emotional display at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. The event marked the first time Rainey — one of Yamaha’s most iconic champions — had ridden a race bike

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American Motorcyclist Association Announces 2022 ISDE U.S. Trophy Teams

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (June 23, 2022) — The American Motorcyclist Association announced today the 10 World Trophy Team riders selected to represent the U.S. at the 2022 FIM International Six Days Enduro — the world’s largest and most prestigious annual off-road motorcycle competition — in Le Puy en Velay, France, Aug. 29-Sept. 3. “We have been unfortunate

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Bottaro Wins AMA World’s Fastest Motorcycle Gamer Challenge by Init Esports

Esports spotlight turns to first-ever AMA Esports Motocross Championship PICKERINGTON, Ohio (June 22, 2022) — The inaugural season of the AMA World’s Fastest Motorcycle Gamer Challenge by Init Esports has ended, with Julien Bottaro claiming the top spot on the virtual podium. After four months of racing on RiMS Racing’s virtual racetracks, Bottaro (TeamJBRacing) held the

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Tyler Scott on Flat Track Racing

By Kali Kotoski June 10, 2022 Flat track racing has long been a proving ground for young racers aiming to gain experience, master control of the bike, build up endurance and, of course, earn a bunch of much-vaunted wins, titles and trophies to fill up that case at home. And 16-year-old Tyler Scott has plenty

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AMA Releases Mission Foods AMA Flat Track Grand Championship Schedule

Event runs from July 7-13 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds PICKERINGTON, Ohio (June 6, 2022) — With the Mission Foods AMA Flat Track Grand Championship just a month away, the AMA has released the schedule for the week-long event. Taking place at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in Du Quoin, Ill., the country’s premier

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American Motorcyclist Association Announces 2022 ISDE U.S. Club Team Riders

U.S. ISDE Trophy Team, Women’s Trophy Team and Junior Trophy Team to be confirmed soon PICKERINGTON, Ohio (June 3, 2022) — The American Motorcyclist Association is proud to announce the 2022 Club Team riders who will represent the United States at the 96th Edition of the FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), which takes place

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Flat Track Grand Championship Registration Still Open

Pre-registration for the 2022 Mission Foods AMA Flat Track Grand Championship (FTGC) — the national championship event for the most American of motorsports — is still open so don’t miss your chance to save money! The event runs July 7-13 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in Du Quoin, Ill. Racers looking forward to banging bars

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Dallas Daniels Chats About the Mission Foods AMA Flat Track Grand Championship

May 17, 2022 By Joy Burgess Estenson Racing Yamaha’s Dallas Daniels, who currently races in the American Flat Track (AFT) SuperTwins class, did something no one else has ever done in the history of AMA amateur racing — he won two Nicky Hayden AMA Horizon Awards in 2018 in both flat track and roadracing. After winning

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Hymas Captures Supercross Futures AMA National Championship

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (May 13, 2022) — The AMA congratulates Team Honda HRC’s Chance Hymas on becoming the first winner of the newly formatted Supercross Futures AMA National Championship on Saturday, May 7, in Salt Lake City. The 16-year-old Hymas, who tallied AMA Supercross Futures wins at the Atlanta and Foxborough Premier qualifiers, and a second-place

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AMA Congratulates 2022 AMA Supercross Champions

Eli Tomac, Jett Lawrence, Christian Craig claim class titles PICKERINGTON, Ohio (May 9, 2022) — The AMA presented No. 1 plates at three consecutive AMA Supercross events recently, with Jett Lawrence becoming the first recipient at Gillette Stadium after the Foxborough, Mass., round; Eli Tomac earning the plate at Empower Field at Mile High in

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