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Full Weekend of Activities Scheduled for AMA Hall of Fame Days, Oct. 23-26

AMA Hall of Fame Days to include Induction Ceremony, Bike Night and plenty of racing Photo Credit: AMA Archives PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 9, 2025) — In a grand celebration of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2025, the American Motorcyclist Association has a full weekend of activities scheduled for AMA Hall of Fame

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer and Founder of Penton Motorcycles John Penton Passes Away

Photo Credit: AMA Archives PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 8, 2025) — The American Motorcyclist Association mourns the passing of John Penton, one of motorcycling’s most influential and well-known figures. Penton passed peacefully at 100 years of age, having recently celebrated his 100th birthday. Born on Aug. 19, 1925, Penton and his brothers learned to ride after

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AMA Celebrates Growth of WMX and Congratulates 2025 Champion Lachlan Turner

WMX enjoys renewed success with intense racing action in second season after reconstitution PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 2, 2025) — In just its second season since its reconstitution, the Women’s Motocross Championship (WMX) enjoyed a successful season filled with nail-biting racing action and remarkable milestones. The American Motorcyclist Association congratulates Lachlan “LaLa” Turner for claiming the

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U.S. Women’s Trophy Team Makes History with Third-Consecutive ISDE Title

Ties Australia for most Women’s World Trophy ISDE championships Photo Credit: Mary Rinnell PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 2, 2025) — For the third-consecutive year, the American women ascended to the top of the podium at the 99th running of the FIM International Six-Days Enduro, which ran Aug. 24-29 in Bergamo, Italy. The American Motorcyclist Association congratulates

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2026 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Set for July 24-26!

Photo Credit: Kevin Wing PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 20, 2025) — Mark your calendars for July 24-26, 2026, as AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, for another weekend of vintage motorcycling fun. “There’s no better weekend on the calendar than AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, which is the ultimate

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AMA Announces 2025 U.S. Motocross of Nations Team

Eli Tomac, Chase Sexton and Haiden Deegan to represent the United States at the 2025 FIM Motocross of Nations Photo Credit: Jeff Kardas PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 9, 2025) — The United States will be well-represented by a trio of world-class motocross racers when it hosts the 2025 Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Motocross of Nations,

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Kawasaki H1 Mach III Raffle Bike Winner Revealed

AMA Hall of Fame unveils 1985 Kevin Schwantz-replica Suzuki GS750 Superbike as its new raffle bike PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 8, 2025) — Each year at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, the AMA draws one lucky name as the winner of its AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame raffle bike. This year, the Hall of Fame raffled off

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2025 AMA Land Speed Grand Championship Set for Aug. 23-28

Photo Credit: Scooter Grubb PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 5, 2025) — The famed Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah, will once again serve as the site for the AMA Land Speed Grand Championship, which will run Aug. 23-28. The fastest motorcycles in the country will show off their speed during the event, as the AMA Land

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AMA Congratulates Class Champions and Special Award Winners of 2025 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

Enzo Temmerman emerges as the 2025 Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award recipient Photo Credit: Align With Us PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 5, 2025) — After an outstanding week of competition, the American Motorcyclist Association awarded No. 1 plates to 36 class champions at the 2025 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, which ran July 28-Aug. 2

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AMA Hall of Famer Roger De Coster Retires as Motocross of Nations Team USA Manager

Photo Credit: Michael Antonovich PICKERINGTON, Ohio (July 31, 2025) — AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend Roger De Coster has retired as the manager of the U.S. Motocross of Nations team, capping a 44-year career during which he guided U.S. riders to 25 titles at the annual Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme World Championship event. “Roger

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