AMA Superbike Championship
 An AMA Superbike race at Infineon Raceway in 2004. |
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| Category | Superbike racing |
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| Country or region | United States |
| Inaugural season | 1976 |
| Riders' champion |  Josh Hayes |
| Makes' champion |  Yamaha |
 Current season |
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AMA Pro Road Racing 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 Road Racing 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.
In 2009, the Daytona Motorsports Group took over the operation of the sport from the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association). For 2012, the series will be visiting American Road Race tracks like: Daytona International Speedway, Road Atlanta, Infineon Raceway, Miller Motorsports Park, Road America, Barber Motorsports Park, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Homestead-Miami Speedway, and NOLA Motorsports Park.
The series consists of four classes:
Premier class - AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike - 1000cc SuperBikes including Suzuki GSX-R1000, Yamaha R1, Kawasaki ZX-10R, EBR 1190RR, KTM RC8R, etc.
AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike - 600cc SportBikes including Suzuki GSX-R600, Yamaha R6, Kawasaki ZX-6R, Honda CBR600RR, Aprilia RSV1000RR, Ducati 848 EVO, Triumph Daytona 675, etc.
AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport - 600cc SportBikes including Suzuki GSX-R600, Yamaha R6, Kawasaki ZX-6R, Honda CBR600RR, Aprilia RSV1000RR, Ducati 848 EVO, Triumph Daytona 675, etc.
AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 - Spec class Harley-Davidson XR1200 motorcycles.
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.
2012 Teams and Riders Yoshimura Suzuki Chris Clark Blake Young Team Hammer Suzuki Chris Ulrich Martin Cardenas Team Graves Yamaha Josh Hayes Josh Herrin Erik Buell Racing Geoff May Danny Eslick Team Jordan Suzuki Ben Bostrom Roger Hayden
[edit] External links
- AMAProRacing.com - Official site
- AMA Superbikes News
- Superbike Champions at SportNetwork.net
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