AMA Pro Racing News Release
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 7, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing is proud to announce the introduction of the XR Showdown, a $60,000 year-end points fund that…
Team Suzuki News Flash
CHINO, CA (November 7, 2011) - Yoshimura Racing and American Suzuki Motor Corporation are proud to announce plans for the 2012 AMA Pro Superbike Championship Series that…
Ducati Racing News Flash
After a positive first two days during the final round of the 2011 MotoGP season, the Ducati Team had an unfortunate and premature end to the Valencia…
Factory Yamaha Racing News Release
MOTOGP SEASON FINALE FREE PRACTICE: Yamaha Factory rider Ben Spies made it count this afternoon in difficult weather conditions to take third on the grid for…
It is with mixed emotions that Yamaha Factory Racing arrives in Valencia this weekend for the final Grand Prix of the 2011 season.
MotoGP’s tragic loss of rising star Marco Simoncelli…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 28, 2011) – AMA Pro Racing is pleased to announce contract renewals for six tracks on the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing schedule.
The series will feature the same class structure in 2012.
On most race weekends, fans can expect to see doubleheaders for AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike and AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport, while the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series will continue to battle it out in a single race format.
Daytona International Speedway will once again play host to AMA Pro Road Racing as the series kicks off a new season.
The opening event is scheduled for March 15 – 17, 2012 and will feature the 71st running of the historic Daytona 200 on Saturday afternoon, March 17.
AMA Pro Road Racing teams will make a return visit to Infineon Raceway in May but at an earlier date than previous seasons.
The series returns to the 2.32-mile circuit, which is located in the picturesque wine country of Sonoma, Ca., on the weekend of May 4 – 6, 2012.
Tooele, Utah’s Miller Motorsports Park was added back to the schedule in 2011, and America’s finest motorcycle racing talent will again be showcased alongside the international standouts in World Superbike on the weekend of May 25 – 28, 2012. The event will feature single races for each of AMA Pro Road Racing’s classes.
Fans in the Midwest will be happy to know that the series will be heading back to Road America on the weekend of June 1 – 3, 2012. The track, located in Elkhart Lake, Wis., has been on the schedule since 1980 and is the longest circuit the riders will face next year, measuring in at 4.048 miles.
Thrilling Sunday sprint races for AMA Pro SuperBike, Daytona SportBike and SuperSport will once again be featured alongside MotoGP as part of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The international event at the 2.238-mile natural road course in Monterey, Ca. has been pushed back one week from last year’s date, scheduled for the weekend of July 27 – 29, 2012.
New Jersey Motorsports Park has impressed fans and competitors alike since debuting on the AMA Pro Road Racing schedule on Labor Day weekend in 2009, and the 2.25-mile track in Millville, N.J., will see the return of the series one week later in 2012, September 7 – 9, 2012.
AMA Pro Racing is working in conjunction with M1 Powersports for promotion of additional events that were not included in this release. Details about those exciting events will be released as soon as they are available.
Check out the huge pond double and nasty volcanic rock section
Irvine, CA (October 26, 2011) – Boise Idaho hosted the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series, presented by Lucas Oil for the first time and the track featured a very technical pond double jump and the longest rock section ever used.
Very few riders even attempted the double pond section and the rocks proved challenging to even the best riders.
Check out the video to see what the riders had to face.
Las Vegas will host the final round of the EnduroCross series and that event will feature a double main event format.
So the riders that qualify for the main event will race two separate points paying races that also pay a full purse so there will be more than $25,000 paid out to the riders in Las Vegas.
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Suzuki’s legendary GSX-R1000 Superbike has just got a whole lot better, as the new 2012 model incorporates elements learned from Suzuki’s global race teams and on-track successes.
Information from the Suzuki MotoGP team and the GSV-R, through to Superbike and Supersport teams around the world have improved Suzuki’s road-going machine following its hands-on R&D testing at the top level of global competition, which also includes World Endurance racing with reigning and ten-times World Champions, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team.
With refinements ranging from a new titanium 4-2-1 exhaust system, to completely redesigned pistons, the engine has quicker acceleration, crisper throttle response and improved fuel efficiency.
The chassis, suspension and braking systems are also refined for enhanced performance and a reduction in weight by two kilograms.
Suzuki’s latest generation of the Championship-winning GSX-R machines that have dominated racetracks around the world, features new colours and a variety of new styling elements, including new instrumentation, new black fork tubes and new red pinstripes on the wheels. The GSX-R1000 offers incredible engine performance from idle to red line, smoother suspension performance, even more responsive handling and superior braking performance – everything needed to Own The Racetrack.
Engine highlights include the adoption of MotoGP-derived finite-element-analysis and fatigue-analysis techniques, which allow for newly-developed pistons that are now 11% lighter and aid acceleration and overall performance. This combined with a finer material for engine tappets shaves a further 2.5 grams off per tappet, resulting in optimized valve lift with a revised exhaust cam profile for a slight reduction in valve overlap. Compression ratio is also increased from 12.8:1 to 12.9:1.
Along with Brembo Monoblock callipers, the 2012 GSX-R1000 features further chassis enhancements that offer greater manoeuvrability thanks to a reduction in weight for the front tyre and axle, offering superior unsprung weight advantages. This weight saving is increased with the return of the lightweight 4-2-1 exhaust system.
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Suzuki’s 2011 new-model GSX-R600 Supersport machine continues to set race tracks alight across the globe with its first double-race win in the British Supersport Championship, its first podium in the AMA Pro SuperSport Championship; and an impressive first-time debut in the Australian Supersport series that resulted in the team moving into a title-challenging position.
Following on from his close-fought-for second place at the Knockhill British Supersport round in Scotland on June 19th, Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing’s Alastair Seeley raced to two exciting victories at the inaugural Snetterton 300 at the beginning of July – an historic victory at the brand-new Norfolk circuit that has closed down his series second-placed points-gap at the half-way stage in the Championship.
Said Seeley: “That’s what we came here to do – win races! It has been a perfect weekend for us with poles, fastest laps and two wins. Now we’ve just got to keep chipping away at the lead, but I have to say, the boys in the team have done a great job with the bike. It’s making my job that bit easier and I’m sure my GSX-R600 will be even stronger as the season goes on.”
Team Manager Philip Neill added: “It’s hard to describe how good he is to watch in that sort of mood. We have improved the bike, but the rider is always the final ingredient and even we as a team are surprised to see how he dominated such a quality field. We know how good the new GSX-R600 is and with the improvements, we can make it even better for Alastair.”
In America, 17-year-old Team SuzukiScoopFans’ Elena Myers rode a flawless AMA Pro SuperSport race to capture her first podium of the 2011 season in the first race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama on June 19th, posting the fastest lap of the race.
She said: “I got a good start on my SuzukiScoopFans Suzuki GSX-R600 and I was starting on the second row from the fifth spot – that’s my best qualifying this year – and I felt pretty good about that. I was second off the line and then we had a red flag. In the restart, I had another good start and was trying to put my head down and I led for a few laps, and even went back-and-forth with the lead guys, but they ended up pulling a gap. I made my way home in third place and I’m really excited about that. It’s my first podium of the year and this was my first podium since my win last year. It’s definitely a big confidence-booster for me.”
In Australia, the new GSX-R600 made its debut at the fourth round of the Supersport Championship on June 5th at Queensland Raceway in the hands of 19-year-old Brodie Waters.
Although he just finished off the podium, his fifth place overall on the brand-new machine leapfrogged the team from fourth to second place and just 21 points off the Championship lead.
Said Waters: “To come here this weekend with a brand new bike for the first time was a new experience for me. The new 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 was great straight out of the box, but we needed just a bit more track time and set-up time to get it dialled-in for the races.”
Team Manager Phil Tainton added: “It was a tough weekend for Brodie in Supersport as we weren’t able to do much testing of the new 2011 GSX-R600 before this meeting. The recent tragedy in Japan delayed the race parts we were waiting on, so set-up time has been limited. But I’m confident this new GSX-R600 will be a winner – it’s got a lot of improvements over the 2010 model.”
The Swan Yamaha team returned to the podium again at the sixth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Snetterton as Tommy Hill took an impressive second place in the opening race.
In race one Hill had been battling for the victory; leading the race in the second half before John Hopkins took the lead on the final lap at Riches.
Hill was putting the pressure on his American rival but despite his best attempts he had to settle for second.
Michael Laverty put in a strong performance to move from his twelfth place grid position through to fourth and score vital points for his title challenge.
In race two Hill got off to a flying start but on the opening lap he crashed out at Montreal as he clipped the rear tyre of Ryuichi Kiyonari who was forced to slow in front of him when the lead changed.
He was able to return to the garage, but wasn’t back out on track in time before the red flag meaning he was forced to miss the restart. Laverty meanwhile took another solid finish in fifth with the pair now lying third and fifth respectively.
Tommy Hill Swan Yamaha Team
“In the first race it felt good to lead the race but Hopper just had the legs on me down the straight and I couldn’t quite get in his slipstream. I felt confident though for the win and he just pipped me on the last lap. I gave it everything I could and there was just nothing I could do to get back into the lead without it all ending in tears! In race two I knew we had the pace to challenge for the win and I got off the line well and maintained third position.
We just went into Montreal and Kiyo stopped directly in front of me and there was nothing else I could do other than brake hard but I had nowhere to go. I got back on and there was some damage to the Swan Yamaha and unfortunately I couldn’t make the restart as I hadn’t made it back out before the red flag. I am gutted as I thought we could have won that second race and I desperately wanted to be out there rather than watching from the garage. We missed out in race two but next up we move on to Oulton Park where we set the pace before so I am looking forward to getting stuck in there.”
On most race weekends, fans can expect to see doubleheaders for AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike and AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport, while the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series will continue to battle it out in a single race format.
Information from the Suzuki MotoGP team and the GSV-R, through to Superbike and Supersport teams around the world have improved Suzuki’s road-going machine following its hands-on R&D testing at the top level of global competition, which also includes World Endurance racing with reigning and ten-times World Champions, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team.
GoPro cameras are used by more pro surfers, surf filmmakers, and stoked enthusiasts than any other camera in the world.
Following on from his close-fought-for second place at the Knockhill British Supersport round in Scotland on June 19th, Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing’s Alastair Seeley raced to two exciting victories at the inaugural Snetterton 300 at the beginning of July – an historic victory at the brand-new Norfolk circuit that has closed down his series second-placed points-gap at the half-way stage in the Championship.