Throwback Thursday: Road Atlanta 2000
The start of Big Kahuna race one at Road Atlanta in 2000, with John Kocinski (46), Jamie Hacking (92), Eric Bostrom (32), Mat Mladin (1), Tommy Hayden (22), Jason Pridmore…
Will The Yamaha YZF-R9 Make Its MotoAmerica Debut In The Daytona 200?
The Yamaha YZF-R9 is being readied for the 2025 FIM Supersport World Championship. Will it also race in the 2025 Daytona 200 and MotoAmerica Supersport Championship? Photo courtesy of Yamaha…
Ben Spies Remembers Mid-Ohio 2008: “One Of The Hardest Weekends I’ve Ever Had On A Bike”
Ben Spies (left) trying to hide the pain of having his appendix removed just nine days before the Mid-Ohio weekend began in 2008. Spies finished second to Mat Mladin (center)…
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Mid-Ohio Memories, 2008: Mladin Wins Both, Including Race-One Havoc
Mat Mladin leads Jamie Hacking in Superbike race one at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2008. Photo by Henny Ray Abrams With MotoAmerica set to bring AMA Superbike racing back…
In this photo provided the American Motorcyclist Association, Mat Mladin, of Australia, corners the No. 66 Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 through a turn in the AMA Superbike Championship motorcycle race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on Saturday, Aug.4, 2007. Mladin won the race, his seventh victory of the season. (AP Photo/Tom Riles, AMA Pro Racing, ho)
Mid-Ohio Memories, 2007: Mladin Piles On The Pressure
Ben Spies (1) got the jump on the field in the first of two AMA Superbike races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2007. Eric Bostrom (32), Miguel Duhamel (17),…
Throwback Thursday: The Big Kahunas Of 2000
The start of Big Kahuna race one at Road Atlanta in 2000, with John Kocinski (46), Jamie Hacking (92), Eric Bostrom (32), Mat Mladin (1), Tommy Hayden (22), Jason Pridmore…
Throwback Thursday: Hayden’s Championship Clincher, Bostrom’s Photo-Finish Victory
The fans join Nicky Hayden in the VIR paddock to celebrate his 2002 AMA Superbike Championship. Photo by Brian J. Nelson Archives. After a one-year hiatus from VIRginia International Raceway…
The McCarty Era: Four Decades Of Leadership
From "Hurricane" Hannah to "Hurricane" Hayes, Keith McCarty's Yamaha career was a whirlwind bookended by legendary racers. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. On December 31, 2020, it will be the…
Double Championships: Landers Could Join Elite Company
2019 Liqui Moly Junior Cup Champion Landers is well on his way to successfully defending his title. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. There was a time in AMA professional road…