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Hare scrambles draws 700-plus entries

South Carolina event almost halted Laurens, S.C. — Mid East Racing drew more than 700 entries to the hare scrambles competition at Strange’s Ranch in Laurens, S.C., May 9-10, after some last-minute wrangling with government officials. Organizer Buren Hamrick said the governor’s office and county health officials canceled the competition early in the week, claiming

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MotoAmerica season to begin May 29-31 at Road America

IRVINE, Calif. — MotoAmerica, the home of the AMA Superbike Series, has announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Governor of Wisconsin’s safer-at-home order being set to expire on May 26, the racing portion of the opening round of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series, May 29-31, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin,

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Miller keeps riding, training through pandemic

Hare and hound competitor, organizer keeping busy Jeff Miller, a 2019 AMA Hare and Hound National Championship class champion is ready to get back to racing, as soon as the coronavirus restrictions are lifted. Miller had hoped to qualify for a spot on a U.S. ISDE club team competing at the 2020 FIM International Six

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Monster Energy Supercross’ This Race Saves Lives St. Jude Online Auction closes on Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern

More than 90 custom items up for bid including race-worn gear and bike plastics from the sports top names The following is an industry press release … Ellenton, Fla. — Round 7 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Feb. 15 was aptly named

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Safe-to-Race Task Force announced

The following is an industry press release … The Race Leadership Team has appointed a Safe-to-Race Task Force to manage our sport’s race to recovery. Members of the committee include representatives from AMA, Daytona Motorsports Group, Feld Entertainment, Ignite Partners, MX Sports Pro Racing, USMA, and others experienced and knowledgeable in motorsports event operations and

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Week 1 of qualifying For The 2020 Loretta Lynn’s MX vs. ATV Online Championship kicked off last weekend

The following is an industry press release … MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The first round of qualifying for the 2020 Loretta Lynn’s MX vs. ATV Online Championship concluded  April 18-19. More than 1,190 riders attempted to qualify for the championship during the first weekend. A total of 658 Xbox users attempted to qualify on the RedBud

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Yamaha’s GNCC University scheduled to return for 2020

Experts offer training for aspiring ATV and motorcycle competitors at Snowshoe Mountain Resort The following is an industry press release … MARIETTA, Ga. — Yamaha Motor Corp., USA’s, annual Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) University is scheduled to return to Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia this June 24-26 during the 2020 GNCC series. While

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MotoAmerica forced to cancel VIR round

Stay-at-home order in Virginia means no racing in May The following is an industry press release … IRVINE, Calif. — MotoAmerica has announced that it has been forced to cancel the MotoAmerica Superbikes at Virginia event scheduled for May 1-3 at VIRginia International Raceway due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Governor of Virginia’s

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American Motorcyclist Association supports decision to postpone FIM International Six Days Enduro

95th edition of world’s premier off-road competition rescheduled for 2021 PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association supports the March 28 decision of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme to postpone the 2020 FIM International Six Days Enduro due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 95th edition of the annual off-road motorcycle competition had been scheduled to

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MotoAmerica’s round at the Brickyard rescheduled

Indy 500 move necessitates change The following is an industry press release … IRVINE, Calif. — Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it has rescheduled the Indy 500 to Aug. 23. To accommodate the change, MotoAmerica has rescheduled its Superbikes at the Brickyard event to Oct. 9-11. “We knew

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