AMA Superbike Championship
Current season or competition: 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship season |
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| Sport | Motorcycle sport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| No. of teams | 2 manufacturers |
| Country(ies) | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Mat Mladin (Rider) Suzuki (Manufacturer) |
AMA Pro Superbike is the premiere superbike racing series in the United States. It is part of the AMA Pro Racing series which was sold to and is managed by the Daytona Motorsports Group. The AMA Pro 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 year 2009 saw a major shift in the control and operation of professional motorcycle racing in the United States of America. In a way, it returned to its roots with motorcycle racing veteran Roger Edmondson and a group of racing business professionals heading up the Daytona Motorsports Group that took over the operation of the sport from the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association).
Now collectively run by a Managing Member group headed up by racing veteran David Atlas, joined by NASCAR Executive Tom Bledsoe and Daytona Beach attorney Chris Harris, the AMA Pro Racing organization is posed to move the sport of AMA Pro Motorcycle racing to the next level.
Safety is first and foremost in the minds of everyone who participates in motorcycle racing and this continues today with the many innovations that continue to drive the sport forward. From track configurations, to event operation, to the actual technical preparation of the machines, safety is job one. The next priority is competition and many of the rule changes for 2010 are aimed at improving the quality of the racing for competitors and fans alike.
One of the first changes to the sport under the new leadership was the transition back to the original concept of the AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike rules that took the technical set up of the bikes to a more stock configuration. Without question, this helped to control costs and improve competition by leveling the playing field. There was domination at the front of the field thanks to true excellence in ability while the overall competitiveness increased significantly.
The most successful riders have included Doug Chandler, Scott Russell, Ben Spies, Miguel Duhamel and Mat Mladin, who holds several series records including six championships. Four non-Americans have won the title - Englishman Reg Pridmore, Australians Mat Mladin and Troy Corser, and Canadian Miguel Duhamel.
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[edit] External links
- AMAProRacing.com - Official site
- AMA Superbikes News
- Superbike Champions at SportNetwork.net
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