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12 December 2019
Congrats Erik
Less than three years after having his company unceremoniously shitcanned by corporate greed, Erik Buell has claimed two podiums in a single AMA Pro Superbike weekend. Dannny Eslick and Geoff May both placed third on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Those podiums are a huge result for EBR, the tiny, tiny, tiny East Troy, Wisconsin-based company developed its own model, the EBR 1190RS, which can n...
07 May 2012
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The last 8 laps of the Daytona 200
If you're anything like Sean, Grant or I, then you love motorcycle racing, but struggle to find ways to watch it. At least ways that fit into the rest of your busy life. You likely also heard that this year's Daytona 200 had something of an epic finish. We've been trying to find a way to watch the damn thing all weekend, literally just now stumbling across this video of the final eight laps on You...
18 March 2012
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Kawasaki quits AMA/DMG racing
Kawasaki is quitting AMA/DMG Pro Racing citing a lack of foresight that was pervasive throughout the industry the economy. Where does this leave DMG? Without Buell, without Kawasaki, without Honda, without Mat Mladin, without prize money; basically without a point. Much less damning press release below. >KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. SUSPENDS ROAD RACING FOR 2010 SEASON IRVINE, Calif. (Dec. 18,...
18 December 2009
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DMG cuts prize money, approaches irrelevance
According to Superbike Planet, DMG is cutting the purse for American Superbike from a promised $125,000 per race to just $6,500. That means, where the top points finisher in the class should walk away with $15,000, now they'll receive only $3,500. More importantly, the purse is only spread down to third place ($1,000), cash prizes were supposed to be awarded down to 25th position, a much needed bo...
03 December 2009
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Honda quits AMA/DMG racing, Harley to get spec series?
Honda has officially quit AMA/DMG Pro Racing, announcing that factory support will be withdrawn from the Corona Extra team. At the same time, the Daytona Motorsports Group is pursuing the inception of a Harley XR1200 spec class, describing that as a "priority." Holy crap, the DMG drama just doesn't end. >Honda is quitting for all the obvious reasons. AMA Pro Racing events continue to be poorly att...
21 September 2009
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Mat Mladin retires from AMA Pro Racing
Photo: JCusioMat Mladin has had enough of the ridiculous rules, unprofessional management and extreme disorganization of AMA Pro Racing. The six-time champion will be retiring at the end of this season. Despite speculation that he would follow Ben Spies to SBK, Mladin says the retirement is from all racing. He's also planning to sit out this weekend's American Superbike race in Topeka over safet...
01 August 2009
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AMA Pro Racing suspends Al Ludington, moves further into obscurity
We've tried really hard just to ignore AMA Pro Racing, but as the whole series descends into farce, it's hard not to become interested. All season, teams have been butting heads with the series' Technical Director, Al Ludington, and his seemingly arbitrary interpretation of the rulebook. Is your name Mat Mladin? No? Go straight to jail, don't pass go.The whole thing has now culminated in Al being ...
22 July 2009