Races and Competitions

merican International Motorcycle Expo Press Release: Following a successful first year involvement, the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) and Zero Motorcycles, the world’s leading manufacturer of electric motorcycles, have announced that the pioneering OEM will return for its second year of exhibiting this October 15-18 at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). Highlighting the product lineup from Zero will be its high-performance Zero SR motorcycle. The company’s...

AMA Press Release: The American Motorcyclist Association offers its sincere condolences to the friends and family of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Carroll Resweber, who passed away on May 8, 2015, at the age of 79. Resweber, a member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 1998, was a brilliant young racer who won four consecutive AMA Grand National Championships from 1958 to 1961 — a record that stood for four decades. A true star of motorcycle racing, Resweber demonstrated enormous...

WSBK Press Release: The opening race at Imola, the Acerbis Italian Round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship resulted in victory for championship leader Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) after a the race was initially red flagged and restarted because of a crash involving David Salom (Team Pedercini Kawasaki), who fell off his factory ZX-10R at Rivazza on lap 11. After being taken to the Medical Center, the Spaniard was diagnosed with a left radius bone fracture and a deep elbow...

American Motorcyclist Association Press Release: The sideways, full-throttle action of the 2015 AMA Speedway National Championship Series will kick-off on May 30 at Costa Mesa Speedway in Costa Mesa, Calif. “Costa Mesa Speedway is excited to be hosting Round 1 of the series,” promoters Brad and Jaleen Oxley said. “We look forward to working closely with the AMA and our fellow promoters to assure continued growth and success of this important race series.” The full schedule includes stops...

WSBk Press Release: The second WorldSBK race of the Acerbis Italian Round went the full 19-lap distance, with the Kawasaki Racing duo claiming their second 1-2 finish of the day as Jonathan Rea once again got the better of Tom Sykes with a comfortable 4.399s lead at the line. For Rea it was the eighth win from ten starts, which also completed his third double of the year. After a second technical fault for Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team), the final podium position went to...

wSBK Press Release: The opening day of action at Imola’s Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari saw current WorldSBK Champonship leader Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) leap to the top of the standings in the final moments of the second session courtesy of a 1’47.344 lap-time. Fellow KRT rider Tom Sykes was second at the checkered flag and looked on course to move into first place until an error at the ‘Variante Bassa’ during his final lap. The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team...

Triumph Motorcycles Press Release: Brandon Robinson and Jake Shoemaker have accepted their invitations to compete in the inaugural X Games Flat Track Racing aboard their Triumph motorcycles at the Circuit Of The Americas in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, June 4. The invite-only event is anticipating 23 riders from AMA Pro Flat Track’s GNC1 class competing for a coveted X Games gold medal. The complete schedule will also see BMX, Skateboarding, Moto X, Truck X and Rally X. “I’m really looking...

American Motorcyclist Association Press Release: The American Motorcyclist Association salutes all motorcycling moms on Mothers’ Day, May 10. More than 7 million of the nation’s 27 million motorcycle riders are women, according to industry estimates. And Mother’s Day presents the perfect opportunity to express your love, support and appreciation for the mom’s in your family and circle of friends. “The AMA recognizes and greatly appreciates the contributions of women to the motorcycling...

AMA Pro Flat Track recently announced that three-time Superbike World Champion Troy Bayliss would be lining up for all five of the mile races this season, beginning with the Springfield Mile on May 24. This is exciting news for the sport. Bayliss has proved time and again he is a winner on pavement. Having won his own invitational race and other national-level events in Australia, he has also demonstrated pro-level skills in the dirt. Bayliss won all of his SBK titles, a British Superbike...

WSBK Press Release: The fifth event of the WorldSBK season takes the series to Imola for the Acerbis Italian Round. In the Province of Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna region, the circuit named in honor of Enzo and Dino Ferrari has been on the World Superbike calendar since 2001, with the exceptions of 2007 and 2008 when the series raced at Vallelunga. The current 4.936km layout features 22 corners of which 13 are left-handers. The flowing nature of the layout, the many elevation changes and...