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Tyler O’Hara and Indian Motorcycle Capture 2022 King of the Baggers Championship

By Kali Kotoski September 20, 2020 Battling through rain-soaked conditions on Sept. 11, at the New Jersey Motorsports Park, veteran racer Tyler O’Hara captured the 2022 Mission King of the Baggers Championship for Indian Motorcycle and S&S Cycle. With his second-place finish, he earned the necessary points to stand on the top podium — his

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Professional Numbers for 2023 AMA Supercross and Motocross Seasons Released

Tomac, Lawrence, Craig earn No. 1 plates PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 20, 2022) — The American Motorcyclist Association announced the professional competition numbers for pro-licensed riders participating in 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the AMA Pro Motocross Championship. The professional numbers are assigned and used in competition. The reigning champion races with the No. 1 plate

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Fall Bike Night Brings Together Local Community

Sept. 12, 2022 By Keaton Maisano After weather washed away all the potential fun in the AMA’s springtime Bike Night, the  most recent AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Fall Bike Night in early September had no rain in sight and plenty of fun to be had. The biannual event is held at the AMA campus to raise funds

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U.S. Team Victorious at 2022 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship

Win in Vantaa, Finland, becomes fifth title won by Team USA PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 7, 2022) — Although they were nearly halfway around the world, Team USA’s seven-rider roster made the United States proud as they finished atop the nations’ standings at the 2022 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship in Vantaa, Finland. “This year was a

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The Right Way

Sept. 1, 2022 By Keaton Maisano What makes AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days special? Is it the high-action vintage racing? The mind-boggling scope of the swap meet? Or maybe it’s just the overall two-wheel celebration? Well, the answer will likely differ depending on who you ask, but there is one thing that undoubtedly makes it unlike

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AMA Names 2022 U.S. Motocross of Nations Team

Eli Tomac, Justin Cooper and Chase Sexton to represent the United States at FIM Motocross of Nations PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 20, 2022) — The United States will be represented by three of its fastest motocross racers at the 2022 Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Motocross of Nations, which returns to American soil at RedBud MX

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AMA Congratulates 36 Class Champions at 2022 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

Caden Braswell awarded Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 17, 2022) — From Aug. 1-6, the most talented motocross racers in the country gathered at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., for the 2022 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, where 36 AMA No. 1 plates were up for grabs. GASGAS Amateur

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ed Fisher Passes

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (August 16, 2022)—The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame offers its condolences to the family and friends of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ed Fisher, a leading national road racer of the 1950s and World War II veteran, who passed away on August 4. He was 97. Fisher won the Laconia Classic in 1953

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2022 AMA Land Speed Grand Championship Canceled

Bonneville Salt Flats flooding also results in cancellation of FIM Land Speed World Records PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 14, 2022) — Due to flooding from a significant storm and multiple subsequent storm systems in Northern Utah, the 2022 AMA Land Speed Grand Championship on the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, has been canceled, along with

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AMA Vintage Grand Champions Awarded at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

Chris Spoonogle, Lightning Weppler take home special recognitions PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 9, 2022) — As the festivities began to wind down on the final day of 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Royal Enfield, which ran July 22-24 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the event’s most prestigious honors — the AMA Vintage

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