Motorcycle Racing

AMA Ice Race Grand Championships Kick off 2013

AMA Ice Race Grand Championships Kick off 2013 National Championship Racing   PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association will crown the first amateur champions of 2013 at the Feb. 9-10 AMA Ice Race Grand Championships. This event, promoted by North American Action Sports LLC, will take place at the Mitchell State Park in Cadillac, Mich. "The winter season is no reason for racers to shut down," said AMA Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant. "In fact, this is when some of the most hard-core racers on the planet converge on the Ice Race Grand Championships. Once again, we're excited to…
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Hines Wins at Pomona, Krawiec Earns Third Championship

Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle® Teams Takes 15th Win of Season at NHRA Finals POMONA, Calif. (November 11, 2012) – The Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing team wrapped up a historic season by earning a win and a championship at the 48th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. Team rider Andrew Hines rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® to his sixth win of the season, defeating his teammate, Ed Krawiec, in the seventh all-Harley final of the season. The win by Hines caps a season that saw the Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines…
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HARLEY TEAM CLINCHES NHRA TITLE AS KRAWIEC WINS IN VEGAS

Krawiec Also Wins Rain-Dealyed Reading Final on Saturday LAS VEGAS, Nev. (October 28, 2012) – The Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines drag racing team clinched the 2012 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship as rider Ed Krawiec roared to his ninth Pro Stock Motorcycle win of the season and third in a row at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion now leads the class by 111 points with one event left on the schedule. Only his teammate Andrew Hines remains in contention for the title. “What a…
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MOOSE RACING 2013 AMA REKLUSE NATIONAL ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Round one pre-registration opens Dec. 5 PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association is pleased to announce the 2013 calendar for the AMA Rekluse National Enduro Championship Series, presented by Moose Racing. The 2013 season features 10 rounds of premier off-road racing and showcases a range of skill-, age- and displacement-based classes. "The AMA Rekluse National Enduro Championship Series, presented by Moose Racing, is America's premier national series for true single-track racing -- and for good reason," said AMA Off-Road Manager Chuck Weir. "The racer experience, club involvement, historical significance and course variety are second to none. We're excited about…
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COOLBETH WINS ON FACTORY HARLEY AT POMONA AMA FINALS

Mees Rides a Harley-Davidson to Earn 2012 Grand National Championship POMONA, Calif. (October 14, 2012) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle® Factory Team rider Kenny Coolbeth closed out the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship season with a flag-to-flag win at the AMA Pro Flat Track Finals on the Los Angeles County Fairplex half-mile. It was the second win of the season for Coolbeth. Rogers Racing/Blue Springs Harley-Davidson rider Jared Mees finished eighth and claimed his first AMA Grand National championship. Coolbeth and his Harley-Davidson XR750 were fast all night at Pomona, winning a heat race and then leading each of…
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AMA PRO GRAND NATIONAL FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP COMES DOWN TO THE WIRE

  The 2012 Ama Pro Grand National Championship Comes Down To The Wire At The Flat Track Finals At The Pomona Fairplex   Pomona, Calif…When the Law Tigers AMA Pro Flat Track Finals thunders into action Saturday, October 13th at the Fairplex in Pomona, it will mark the start of the biggest battle of the season. The points are close and the competition will definitely be intense as America’s top flat track racers go for the coveted title. Leading the charge for glory is Jared Mees. Hailing from Clio, Mich., Mees holds a 12 point lead and is eager to…
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COOLBETH RIDES FACTORY HARLEY TO 11TH PLACE IN TUCSON

Harley-Davidson Riders Bonsey, Smith and Halbert Fill the Podium   Tucson, Ariz. (October 6, 2012) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle® Factory Team rider Kenny Coolbeth finished in 11th place in the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship race on the Tucson International Raceway half-mile. Goodwin Racing Harley-Davidson rider Steven Bonsey led every lap to score the second Grand National victory of his career. Crosley Radio rider Bryan Smith edged South East Harley-Davidson rider Sammy Halbert in a close race for second and third place, as Harley-Davidson riders filled the podium.   The series points leader, Rogers Racing/Blue Springs Harley-Davidson rider…
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AMA CONGRATULATES U.S. TEAM FOR PERFORMANCE AT 2012 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association thanks and congratulates the 31 riders who represented the United States at the 2012 International Six Days Enduro in Saxony, Germany, Sept. 24-29. The highlight of the U.S. effort was the podium finish of the U.S. Junior Trophy Team of Travis Coy, Andrew DeLong, Thad Duvall and Jesse Groemm. The four-rider team battled through hundreds of miles of challenging off-road terrain to finish third in class at the prestigious event. Finishing ahead of the U.S. team were France and Great Britain. "The ISDE is one of motorsport's truly historic events, and this year…
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SANTA ROSA MILE PROMISES NON-STOP ACTION

Santa Rosa, Calif…When the green flag signals the start of the Santa Rosa Mile on Sunday, September 30th at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, the action will be fast and furious as America’s top flat track racers vie for those all important championship points.   Round 14 in this season’s 16 race Grand National Championship, the points are tight and the coveted title is still up for grabs.   Leading the battle with 243 points is Jared Mees who just took the 2012 AMA Pro GNC Expert Singles title. Mees has taken one win and eight podium finishes so far. Last…
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AMA PRO FLAT TRACK ACTION RETURNS TO SANTA ROSA

  After a 42 year absence, the thundering wheel-to-wheel action of AMA Pro Flat Track racing thunders into the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on Sunday afternoon, September 30. Run in 1968, 1969 and 1970, the Santa Rosa Mile spotlighted the top level competitors of the time such as Dick Mann, Gary Nixon, Freddie Nix, Chuck Palmgren, Jim Rice and more wrestling BSA, Harley-Davidson and Triumph machines around the track for dominance on the dirt. In 1968, the late Freddie Nix was the inaugural Santa Rosa Mille winner. Piloting a Harley-Davidson Nix captured each of the AMA Pro trail’s four Grand National…
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KRAWIEC AND HINES TAKE HARLEY TO SEMI-FINALS AT DALLAS

Krawiec Holds Countdown Points Lead as V-Rod® Winning Streak Ends at 13 ENNIS, Texas (September 23, 2012) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec leads the Pro Stock Motorcycle points standings after advancing to the semi-final round of eliminations at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex, the second event in the six-race Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Krawiec has an 11-point lead over his teammate, Andrew Hines, who also advanced to the semi-finals at the Texas event. Michael Ray defeated Karen Stoffer in the final, the first of the season not to…
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BARNES WINS XR1200 RACE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI

Qualifying Crash Ends XR Showdown Contender Wyman’s Season Milwaukee (September 23, 2012) – KLR Group/Spyke’s Harley-Davidson rider Michael Barnes won his second AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 series race of the season Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a day after his teammate Kyle Wyman’s season come to a disappointing end after a qualifying crash.   Barnes battled polesitter Tyler O’Hara (Bartels’ H-D/Scrubblade) and Travis Wyman (Harv’s Harley-Davidson), who rounded out the podium spots, along with Suburban Motors H-D’s Benjamin Carlson and MOB Racing’s Jake Holden throughout the 11-lap contest. After leading the third and fourth laps of the race, Barnes…
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THE COUNTRY’S TOP VINTAGE DIRT-TRACK RACERS ARE HEADED TO SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 23

AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series finale September 23 in Cuddebackville, NY PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- A thrilling 2012 season of classic battles in vintage dirt-track racing will conclude Sunday, September 23, at the AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series finale in Cuddebackville, NY, with a short-track event promoted by Tri-State M/C. "The country's top vintage dirt-track racers are headed to southeastern New York for what will certainly be one of the most exciting rounds of the 2012 series," said AMA Director of Racing Joe Bromley. "With AMA National No. 1 plates up for grabs, riders won't hold anything…
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HINES TOPS KRAWIEC IN ALL-HARLEY FINAL AT CHARLOTTE

Krawiec Leads Pro Stock Motorcycle Field After First Event of Countdown Playoffs CONCORD, NC (September 16, 2012) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines scored a holeshot win over his teammate, Ed Krawiec, in the final round of the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway to earn his fifth event win of the season and keep the Harley-Davidson team undefeated in 11 events during 2012.   Facing each other in the final for the fourth time this season, Hines and Krawiec came to the line on Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycles finished in brilliant Hard Candy paint –…
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NARBONNE WINS AMA PRO VANCE & HINES XR1200 RACE AT NEW JERSEY

Wyman’s Last-Lap Crash Blows XR Showdown Standings Wide Open   Milwaukee (September 10, 2012) –Shane Narbonne (Teterboro Rams LLC) emerged victorious at the end of a frenetic last lap Sunday to claim his first AMA Pro road racing victory in the Vance & Hines XR1200 series race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, but it was a late crash by championship contender Kyle Wyman that really shook up the series standings with just two races to go in the 2012 season.   A seven-rider pack battled for the lead throughout the 12-lap race, with XR Showdown contenders Wyman (KLR Group/Spyke’s H-D),…
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COOLBETH RIDES FACTORY HARLEY TO BIG WIN AT KNOXVILLE

Coolbeth Bounces Back from Injury to Top an All-Harley Podium in Iowa KNOXVILLE, Iowa (September 8, 2012) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle® Factory Team rider Kenny Coolbeth won his first race of the season at the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship event on the Knoxville Raceway half mile. Zanotti Racing/Schaeffer`s Harley-Davison rider Jake Johnson finished second, followed by South East Harley-Davidson rider Sammy Halbert, as Harley-Davidson® XR750 motorcycle racers filled the podium.   The win is a big come-back for Coolbeth, who suffered a fractured leg in a race at Lima, Ohio, on June 30 and missed two Twins…
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