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American Motorcyclist Association honors 2019 champions and award winners

Athletes of the Year, Nicky Hayden AMA Horizon Award winners among those recognized COLUMBUS, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association honored the 2019 season’s fastest amateur motorcycle racers and top event organizers at the KTM AMA Championship Banquet at the Hilton Columbus Downtown on Saturday, Dec. 7. The AMA sanctions thousands of motorcycle and ATV

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American Motorcyclist Association announces two new extreme off-road series

Qualifying system for 2020 AMA Extreme Off-Road Grand Championship opens 26 more spots PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Nine events in two qualifying series provide more opportunities to secure a spot in the 2020 AMA Extreme Off-Road Grand Championship, the Tennessee Knockout on Aug. 14-16 at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie, Tenn. The new format and

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Supercross Futures special set to stream exclusively on supercrosslive.com

50-minute world premiere features Jett Lawrence, Evan Ferry, Haiden Deegan, Jordan Jarvis and others in this first-ever Supercross Futures special The following is an industry press release … ELLENTON, Fla. — The first-ever Supercross Futures World Premiere Digital Special is set to stream on supercrosslive.com on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. The special

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American Motorcyclist Association announces Racing Department personnel change

Mike Burkeen named motocross manager PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Mike Burkeen has been named motocross manager at the American Motorcyclist Association. In his role with the AMA, Burkeen oversees AMA Motocross sanctioning and will work closely with AMA racers, districts, promoters and organizers. “The knowledge and experience with AMA motocross that Mike brings to the department

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2020 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship Area Qualifiers and Regional Championships dates announced

First Area Qualifiers kicks off Feb. 15 PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association and MX Sports are pleased to announce the AMA Area Qualifier and Regional Championship schedule for the 2020 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by Lucas Oil. “The top amateur motocross riders in the U.S. will once again qualify on tracks

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American Motorcyclist Association Ice Race Grand Championships schedule announced

Nation’s best ice racers to compete for AMA National No. 1 plates at charitable events PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The nation’s best motorcycle ice racers will have two opportunities to compete for AMA No. 1 plates in 2020, with AMA Ice Race Grand Championship events scheduled a week apart in January in Wisconsin. The first event,

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American teams win three titles at 2019 ISDE

United States captures World Trophy, Women’s World Trophy, Club championships, U.S. Junior World Trophy team finishes runner-up Story and photos by Mark Kariya PORTIMAO, Portugal — There’s cause for celebration as three U.S. ISDE teams took top honors in their respective classes Saturday on the final day of the 94th FIM International Six Days Enduro.

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Three U.S. ISDE teams increase class leads on Friday

American Junior World Trophy team maintains second place in class on fifth day of international off-road competition Story and photos by Mark Kariya PORTIMAO, Portugal — Three American ISDE teams ended Day 5 of the 2019 FIM International Six Days Enduro with a larger lead than they started the day with. The U.S. World Trophy

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U.S. World Trophy, Women’s World Trophy teams hold onto class leads at 2019 ISDE

American Junior World Trophy teams maintains second place on Day 4 of six-day off-road racing event Story and photos by Mark Kariya The U.S. ISDE World Trophy team added to its lead on Day 4 at the 2019 FIM International Six Days Enduro, while the U.S. Women’s World Trophy and Junior World Trophy teams maintained

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U.S. World Trophy Team takes the lead on Day 3 at 2019 ISDE

American Women’s World Trophy team maintains class lead, Junior Trophy team holds onto second Story and photos by Mark Kariya PORTIMAO, Portugal — After enduring a tough day on Tuesday, the U.S. ISDE World Trophy team put in a stellar performance on Wednesday to capture the overall lead of the 2019 FIM International Six Days

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