Motourage

Motourage was in the front row at the AMA Big Kahuna Nationals this past weekend when Mat Mladin was named the 2009 AMA Pro Racing American Superbike champion. His seventh title came after three years of losing out to World Superbike rookie Ben Spies, the most recent title loss partially due to a controversial disqualification at last year’s VIR round.  As of Sunday’s race, Mladin had amassed enough points to clinch the 2009 championship, and he was awarded the #1 plate immediately following race 2.

Throughout his 13-season AMA career, the 37-year-old three-time Daytona 200 winner has racked up an impressive number of records including most starts, podiums, poles, wins and championships.  He has been an outspoken opponent of many of the new DMG-instituted rules for the new AMA and an advocate for rider safety.  Following this year’s Heartland Park round, Mladin announced he would retire at the end of the season.

Today’s Motourage video of the day features Mat Mladin being awarded the #1 plate at this past weekend’s AMA Big Kahuna Nationals at Virginia International Raceway.