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OneSpeedInc: 2024 Daytona 200 Race Report

Patrick Lambie — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:48:45 +0000

If you’re a motorcycle racer and you’re not lining up on the grid at the Daytona 200, well, can you really call yourself a motorcycle racer? Paring with Bridgestone Americas and running Battlax tires exclusively, Trevor and fellow rider Ben Young had lofty goals for a race with one of the stoutest starting grids in […]

Colin Fraser: The Daytona 200 – Exclusive coverage on InsideMotorcycles.com presented by AIM Insurance

Patrick Lambie — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:02:59 +0000

We caught up with Ben Young while the three-time Canadian Superbike Championship was on his way to the airport, scheduled to participate in a Blackfoot Cycle BMW launch event in Calgary that evening. Mostly recovered from two hours straight of racing a motorcycle in Florida last weekend, the Collingwood-based Young was looking forward to meet […]

Colin Fraser: The Daytona 200 – Exclusive coverage on InsideMotorcycles.com presented by AIM Insurance

Patrick Lambie — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:25:46 +0000

This year’s Daytona 200 reminded me of “back in the day,” in a number of ways. The field was deeper, stronger, and faster than it has been since the very start of the “tame Daytona” era when the old AMA switched to Formula Xtreme (600 cc Superbikes) way back in 2005, when Miguel Duhamel won […]

Colin Fraser: The Daytona 200 – Exclusive coverage on InsideMotorcycles.com presented by AIM Insurance

Patrick Lambie — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:50:56 +0000

The final component of the build up for the 82nd running of the Daytona 200 was the Time Attack session on Friday afternoon, March 8, for the top 12 riders by time (after two Q sessions) in the MotoAmerica Supersport category. A deep field for the unique season-opening event means that more than twenty racers […]

Colin Fraser: The Daytona 200 – Exclusive coverage on InsideMotorcycles.com presented by AIM Insurance

Patrick Lambie — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:53:20 +0000

On-track action opened at Daytona International Speedway in Florida on Thursday, March 7, in preparation for Saturday’s scheduled 82nd running of the 200-mile motorcycle road race on the 5.65km course. The opening race of the MotoAmerica season, but not a points round of the middleweight Supersport category, Daytona has enjoyed a rebirth since a change […]

Colin Fraser: The Daytona 200 – Exclusive coverage on InsideMotorcycles.com presented by AIM Insurance

Patrick Lambie — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:53:11 +0000

Many of the top Canadians planning to compete in this Saturday’s 82nd running of MotoAmerica’s season-opening Daytona 200-miler attended JenningsGP in North Florida on Tuesday, March 5, for the second annual pre-race test. Last year, three riders took part: Ben Young, Elliot Vieira, and a playing-through Brad Macrae. This time, there were way more racers, […]

Mees Wins for Indian at debut Daytona TT

Colin Fraser — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 07:12:40 +0000

Jared Mees took his Rogers Racing Indian Scout FTR750 to a solid win in the opening race of the new era of American Flat Track, the 25-lap Harley-Davidson Daytona Twins TT at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night. The win was the first success for Indian in the modern era, and gave them a head […]

Date set for DAYTONA 200

John Hopkins — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 02:18:56 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The 74th DAYTONA 200, which will showcase the return of the AMA Pro SuperBike class to America's most historic motorcycle race, will be held on Saturday, March 14. Tickets go on sale Monday, Aug. 4 at 9 a.m.

Beaubier outduels Hayes for Road America win

John Hopkins — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 21:25:19 +0000

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. - Monster Energy Graves Yamaha's Cameron Beaubier continued his stunning early season with another amazing performance on Saturday at the Subway SuperBike Doubleheader at Road America.

Beaubier leads Elkhart Lake qualifying

John Hopkins — Sat, 31 May 2014 15:31:11 +0000

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. - While it may still be very early in Monster Energy Graves Yamaha rider Cameron Beaubier's AMA Pro SuperBike career, it's probably not too soon to recognize the class rookie is the real deal.

Beaubier came into the Subway SuperBike Doubleheader at Road America leading in the point standings after finishing first and third in his first-ever SuperBike weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

Friday in Wisconsin, Beaubier set the pace in practice and qualifying, claiming the provisional pole with nearly half a second to spare.

Rookie Beaubier tops Daytona SuperBike action

John Hopkins — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:46:20 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - If there was even a hint of skepticism concerning the ability of reigning AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike champion Cameron Beaubier to smoothly transition to AMA Pro SuperBike competition, it was promptly erased on Thursday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway.

Harley-Davidson renews GNC support

John Hopkins — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:19:46 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - AMA Pro Racing is pleased to announce that Harley-Davidson Motor Company will again be the presenting sponsor for the AMA Pro Grand National Expert class for 2014. Harley-Davidson will bring back its $11,000 (all figures U.S.) per race contingency payout to racers in the AMA Pro Grand National Twins class in 2014.