AMA Superbike Championship
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 The official AMA Superbike logo |
|
| Sport | Motorcycle sport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| No. of teams | 5 manufacturers |
| Country(ies) | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Ben Spies (Rider) Suzuki (Manufacturer) |
The AMA Superbike is the premiere superbike racing series in the United States. It is part of the AMA Pro Racing series, and it is managed by the Daytona Motorsports Group. AMA Superbike Championship was created in 1976 to provide playing field for professional racing teams and a means for motorcycle manufacturers to showcase their sport-performance, production based models. The series allows more engine modifications than most Superbike championships. The roots of AMA Superbike are said to have started when the AMA first organized road racing in the United States in 1934.
The most successful riders have included Doug Chandler, Scott Russell, Miguel Duhamel and Mat Mladin, who holds several series records including six championships. The 2006 and 2007 crowns went to Ben Spies. Four non-Americans have won the title - Englishman Reg Pridmore, Australians Mat Mladin and Troy Corser, and Canadian Miguel Duhamel.
The 5 manufacturers participating in AMA Superbike are: Suzuki, Honda, Ducati, Buell and Yamaha.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- AMASuperbike.com - Official site
- AMA Superbikes News
- Superbike Champions at SportNetwork.net
 |
This Motorcycle racing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
||||||||||||||
