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Yamaha Celebrating “Weekend Of Champions” At AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

Yamaha Proudly Sponsors AMA® Vintage Motorcycle Days and Celebrates With “Weekend of Champions” Yamaha is pleased to announce its support of the AMA®’s annual Vintage Motorcycle...

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days: MotoAmerica Deploying RWAF Soft Barriers

AMA Thanks Roadracing World Action Fund, MotoAmerica for Support in VMD Road Racing Efforts PICKERINGTON, Ohio — With a wide collection of vintage road racing...

Aaron Dreher, R.I.P., Father Of Avery And Ella Dreher (Updated: Services Friday)

Aaron Dreher, the father of MotoAmerica racers Avery, age 18, and Ella Dreher, age 14, died July 11 while driving to a race event...

Racer Schellinger Being Inducted Into Colorado Motorsports Hall Of Fame

Racer, MRA New Rider Director, and YCRS Instructor Mark Schellinger To Be Inducted Into Colorado Motorsports Hall Of Fame The Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame...

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Bringing Special Vehicles To Goodwood

The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum supports history in the making at the Goodwood Festival of Speed BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two world championship-winning racing machines from the...

AMA Hall Of Famer Ed Lojak, R.I.P.

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ed Lojak Passes Away PICKERINGTON, Ohio — AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ed Lojak, one of the most dominant off-road...

Indian Bringing Bagger And FTR750 To Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Indian Motorcycle brings the thunder to Goodwood Festival of Speed with the Challenger RR and FTR750 Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company, will bring the...

Race Announcer Larry Huffman, R.I.P. (Updated Again)

Longtime race announcer Larry Huffman died Monday, July 1. He was 82 and living in Big Bear City, California, at the time of his...

Video: An Interview With Three-Time AMA Superbike Champ Reg Pridmore

Reg Pridmore was the first AMA Superbike Champion, winning the series for the first three years of its existence: 1976, 1977, and 1978. He...

Harley-Davidson Unveils New Davidson Park In Milwaukee

Editorial Note: This release notes that the Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Team, which competes in the MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers series, is moving to...

AMA Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Class Of 2024 Announced

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2024 Five influential motorcyclists to be inducted on Oct. 10 during the AMA’s Hall of Fame Days...

Former Racer Ottis “Otter” Lance, R.I.P.

Former racer Ottis "Otter" Lance, of Argyle, Texas, died June 16. He was 66 years old. Lance's road racing career spanned four decades starting with...

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MotoGP Race start at Barcelona. Photo courtesy Dorna.

MotoGP: Preview of The Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino

Defeated for the first time in eight weekends, there’s no title on the line this time out. But it’s getting ever closer for Marc...
Bobby Fong aboard his Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1. Photo courtesy Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A

Fong to Make Wild Card Appearance in WorldSBK

Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing and Strack Racing team up to field a wild card entry with Bobby Fong at the final two rounds...
2022 Barber Vintage Fest with Stefano Mesa (37), Nate Kern (9T), Jeff Graham (222), Arnold Hastings (38A), and Ray Hofman (771). Photo Credit Etechphoto.

AHRMA: Announces Purse For Pro Challenge at Barber

The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) is excited to announce a $20,750 purse for the AHRMA Pro Challenge. The 12 lap race will...

MotoGP: Yamaha Unveil V4-Powered YZR-M1 In Misano

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled its V4-powered YZR-M1 today in Misano. The presentation of the prototype so early in the 2025 season underlines Yamaha's...
Dallas Daniels (32), Trent Lowe (48), Briar Bauman (3), Declan Bender (70), Henry Wiles (911), and Brandon Price (92) race down the front straightaway during the Mission AFT SuperTwins Main Event in Springfield during the Springfield Mile II event. Photo by Tim Lester / courtesy American Flat Track.

AFT Heads To Lake Ozark Short Track

The Grand National Championship will be decided when the 2025 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, concludes with the Arby's...