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Sandra Stammova to Make Debut at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 27, 2013) – The competition just got stingier. Sandra Stammova, British Superbike sensation and one of the top professional motorcycle racers in the world, will bring her talent over to the United States and compete in GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing’s Vance & Hines Harley Davidson Series at Daytona International Speedway on March 15, 2013. The British Superbike superstar will make her U.S. debut on the...
SUZUKI SPORTBIKETRACKGEAR.COM’S ELENA MYERS HANGS TOUGH AT HOMESTEAD
Myers rallies after race one get-off to capture top-10 finish in AMA SuperSport
HOMESTEAD, FL (September 24, 2012) – Team Suzuki SportbikeTrackGear.com rider Elena Myers came through a challenging, rain-soaked double-header race weekend with style and grace at the penultimate round of AMA Pro SuperSport at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, FL, this past weekend. Overcoming an incident in the first race and facing lightning and thunderstorms...
Barnes wins Miami, assumes points lead in AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Sept. 23) — KLR Group rider Michael Barnes was crowned the Big Kahuna of the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series Sunday after winning one of the most exciting races of the 2012 season. Riding without teammate and bike owner Kyle Wyman, who suffered a concussion in Saturday qualifying, Barnes battled Tyler O’Hara and Travis Wyman throughout the 11-lap main event to move into the championship points lead with...
Runner-up finish draws Cardenas within a breath of 2012 championship
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Sept. 22) — GEICO Suzuki pro Martin Cardenas put a virtual stranglehold on the 2012 GoPro Daytona SportBike championship Saturday with a strong second-place finish in the first of two GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing races this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The 29-year-old Cardenas, who won the Daytona SportBike class in 2010, finishes the day 83 points ahead of Dane Westby, the only rider left with a mathematical...
GEICO Suzuki rider Cardenas closes in on second Daytona SportBike title
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Sept. 20) — Even though GEICO Suzuki rider Martin Cardenas can clinch the 2012 GoPro Daytona SportBike championship at this weekend’s Triumph Big Kahuna Miami, it’s business as usual in the Team Hammer pit as the GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing tour arrives in South Florida.
With a class-leading seven victories and 11 podium finishes on his resume, Cardenas has a huge 76-point margin in the standings,...
Bel-Ray Weekend Racing Wrap-Up-August 27, 2012
World Superbike Championship
The first race at the new Moscow Raceway in Russia was not so kind to Bel-Ray racers Carlos Checa and Davide Giugliano. Both racers suffered from first race DNF’s but were able to rebound in the second race with fourth and sixth place respectively.
After winning the Superpole the day before, Checa had a confident start in the first race. Teammate Giugliano also started well and was into fifth place after the...
ROCKSTAR ENERGY’S LORENZO CLAIMS SECOND IN SENSATIONAL BRNO GRAND PRIX DUEL
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 27, 2012) – Yamaha Factory racing rider Jorge Lorenzo put on an incredible show Sunday in the Grand Prix of Czech Republic, dueling with rival Dani Pedrosa for an incredible 22 laps to take second at the line. Rockstar Energy’s Lorenzo took the hole shot from pole and led for the first 11 laps with Pedrosa running consistently half a second or less behind. The pair swapped positions mid-race and continued their...
Bel-Ray Weekend Racing Preview-August 24, 2012
World Superbike Championship
The 2012 World Superbike Championship tour will christen the brand new racetrack at Moscow Raceway this weekend. The Russia round of the series will mark round eleven of the fourteen-round series. Bel-Ray backed Althea Ducati racers Carlos Checa and Davide Giugliano are both currently ranked in the Top 10 in the championship points standings. Giugliano is tenth while teammate Checa is fourth in the chase for the...
Bel-Ray Weekend Racing Review
AMA National Motocross
The 2012 National Motocross Series continued this weekend at one of the most recognizable tracks on the circuit. Situated in upstate New York, Unadilla has been hosting national motocross events for more than 40 years. The track received a great deal of rain on Friday before the event, leading to one of the toughest and most demanding tracks the racers have faced all year.
Bel-Ray backed Team Chaparral racer Andrew...
Bel-Ray Weekend Racing Preview – August 17, 2012
World Supermoto
Following a one-month break in the racing action, the FIM Supermoto World Championship resumes in Liginieres, Switzerland. Bel-Ray sponsored TM Factory racer Thomas Chareyre is the current point’s leader in the chase for the World Championship. His convincing overall win at the previous round in the Czech Republic places him 31 points ahead of his nearest rival. With only one round remaining after this weekend, a positive...