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Superbike-Coach Corp. has announced a revised schedule for its 2012 schools and track days

3/9 Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
5/28 Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA
5/12 California Speedway, Fontana, CA
6/18-19 Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA
7/21-22 Oregon Raceway Park, Grass Valley, OR
8/4-5 Buttonwillow Raceway, Buttonwillow, CA
11/24-25 Buttonwillow Raceway, Buttonwillow, CA

For more information, contact Superbike-Coach Corp.
Mailing Address: 8554 Patrickswell Ct, Elk Grove, CA 95624
Phone Number: 916-712-1817
Website: www.superbike-coach.com
Email: info@superbike-coach.com

Bike Prep/Information
Rain or Shine: Yes
Coolant: No Antifreeze
Headlight & Taillight: Tape
Mirrors & Signals: Remove
License Plate: OK
Safety Wire: None Required
Sidestand: OK
Minimum age to participate: 13

AMA Pro Racing has added USA Raceway in Tucson, Arizona to the 2012 AMA Pro Racing Flat Track Schedule. The event will fill the October 6, 2012 TBA date on the previously-announced 2012 AMA Pro Flat Track schedule.

Arizona’s premier 3/8-mile dirt track, USA Raceway, is a relatively new track. The modern facility, which opened in 2005, normally hosts Late Model Stock Cars and Sprints Cars, but the AMA Pro Grand National Championship has visited Tucson before. In 2007, the facility hosted two Nationals in one weekend.

The Raceway hosted both GNC Singles and GNC Twins rounds in what would be the last races of the year. Jake Johnson, aboard a factory-backed Suzuki, won the first night over teammate JR Schnabel and Bryan Smith on a Honda. The next night, Kenny Coolbeth locked up the number one plate with a second-place finish behind Joe Kopp, with Rich King taking third to make it an all Harley-Davidson podium.

The AMA Pro Flat Track Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com and the AMA Pro Flat Track Motorcycle-Superstore.com Pro Singles will conclude the 2012 season on the west coast, the October 6 date placing the Tucson event on the weekend between California races in Santa Rosa and the finale at Pomona.

2012 AMA Pro Flat Track Schedule:

March 15, 2012
Daytona Flat Track I
Daytona Flat Track, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Short Track

March 16, 2012
Daytona Flat Track II
Daytona Flat Track, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Short Track
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The indoor ice racing season gets underway on Friday night in Reading, PA, kicking off a double-header weekend. Round 1 of the World Championship ICE Racing Series (Twitter: @ICESPEEDWAY)season is being held at the Sovereign Center Arena in Reading, PA, immediately followed by round 2 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA. The action in this winter’s World Championship chase will definitely be fast and furious as it will be contested over just five consecutive weekends in six different cities.

The International Championship Events (ICE )-produced and sanctioned series attracts some of the biggest names in flat track racing as witnessed by its recent World Champions roster in the Manufacturers World Cup Motorcycle Division. Represented on this list are none other than “Showtime” Johnny Murphree, “Smokin” Joe Kopp, Kevin “The Viking” Anderson and three-time Champion – including the past two seasons – “Jammin” Jared Mees. Check out the action when the big boys battle it out on the tight short tracks of the ICE WC Series.

Jared Mees at last-year's ICE Speedway event in Hampton, VA

The second professional racing division featured on the World Championship Tour are the ICE Unlimited Outlaw Quads. The stellar field of four-wheel competitors will be headed up by The First Lady of ICE Racing, 4-time World Champion Mandy Brodil Cervantes racing out of North Carolina. All eyes will be on the “Wild Child” as she tries to “Arrive At 5″ by the season’s conclusion in this rough and tumble previously male dominated sport. Other top pros hoping to win their first World Title are “Sideways” Sammy Wiggins on the Major Event winning Harley-Davidson powered “Thunder Quad”, Chuck Calvert on his one-of-a-kind “Honduki” Quad, “Time Bomb” Dusty Crouch, and the Team Kansas Tornados just to name a few.

Select amateur classes are also open to local riders wishing to give it a go on the ice in front of their hometown fans. Classes offered include everything from Amateur Quads to Studless Scooters with a passenger.

This weekend, for the second consecutive year, the Motourage crew will be making the journey to Hampton, Virginia for the event. Look for exclusive photos and other coverage next week as we recap all the action for our readers. If you’ll be there for the action, let us know, and we’ll drop off some cool Motourage prizes.

36TH ANNUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ICE RACING SERIES SCHEDULE:
Fri-Jan 6th 7:30 PM – Sovereign Center – Reading, PA
Sat-Jan 7th 7:30PM – Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, VA
Fri-Jan 13th 7:30PM – Budweiser Events Center – Loveland, CO
Sat-Jan 21st 7:30PM – US Cellular Coliseum – Bloomington, IL
Sat-Jan 28th 7:30PM – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY
Sat-Feb 4th 7:30PM – Cambria War Memorial Arena – Johnstown, PA

The dates and venues for the 2012 Ducati 848 Challenge have now been announced with a calendar incorporating some of the best circuits both in the UK and the European mainland.

The Ducati 848 Challenge will again consist of eight rounds and 16 races, including six British Superbike rounds, as well as the now-traditional two overseas rounds. The series kicks off at the British Superbikes opener at Brands Hatch on April 6 before returning to Assen for a third consecutive year on the May 11. The Championship then makes its first visit to the Snetterton 300 circuit before heading to Misano and the famous World Ducati Week.

The second half of the season is equally enticing as the Championship heads to Oulton Park and Donington Park for the first time, with Cadwell Park sandwiched in between before the end of season finale at Ducati UK’s home circuit, Silverstone on the September 29-30.

The 2012 Calendar gives Ducati 848 Challenge riders a fantastic selection of circuits with three World Championship circuits in the UK but also the two away rounds at Assen held during the Ducati Club Races, Europe’s biggest amateur race meeting followed by a trip to Misano during the biannual Ducati festival, World Ducati Week attended by 60,000 passionate Ducatisti.

The Ducati 848 Challenge heads into its third year, firmly established amongst race fans as one of the premier one-make series seen on UK circuits. 2011 saw some incredibly close and exciting racing and 2012 promises to see more of the same. Again the winner of the Championship will receive an 848EVO while second prize will consist of a full set of Ducati riding gear and third prize a set of Ducati leathers.

Neil Hodgson takes over the reins of Series Ambassador and will be present to mentor some of the younger riders as well as offer advice to those more experienced competitors.
April 7-9: Brands Hatch Indy (BSB)
May 11-13: Assen TT (DCN
May 25-27: Snetterton 300 (BSB)
June 22-24: Misano (WDW)
July 6-8: Oulton Park (BSB)
August 25-27: Cadwell Park (BSB)
September 7-9: Donington Park GP (BSB)
September 28-30: Silverstone GP (BSB)

International Entertainment Group (IEG), official promoter of the Australian Superbike Champinship, has released the dates for the 2012 Victorian Road Race Championships (VRRC).

The VRRC will be contested in three rounds, beginning at Broadford State Motorcycle Complex on March 24-25. Round two will also be held at Broadford, from July 7-8, and the final round will be held at the Phillip Island Circuit from October 6-7.

An eventful off-season shuffle will see a host of familiar faces piloting new rides when the 2011 Viking Group Australian Superbike Championships get underway at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit this week. Sharing the track with World Superbikes for their traditional opening round, the Aussie stars of the Superbike/Prostock, Supersport and Superstock classes are set to scrap to the last lap for points in a pair of races each.

While the Superbike class is stacked full of seasoned campaigners, all eyes will be on the #17 Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 of Troy Herfoss who enters his rookie season in the 1000cc class. With just two full seasons of road racing behind him, the 24-year-old from Goulburn in NSW is already showing the attributes of a future world champion. Despite his success – Troy was crowned Australian Supersport Champion in 2010 – Herfoss is determined to remain grounded in his approach to this new challenge.

Troy Herfoss is poised to make an impact with his jump from 600s to liter bikes

“Moving from the Superport to the Superbike was a big unknown for me,” explained Herfoss. “Until I started testing the new bike, I’d never actually ridden a 1,000. I’m feeling comfortable on the bike and it probably fits me better than the 600 did which is a good sign. My immediate goals are to finish every race; achieving these I hope to enter the final round with a mathematical chance of fighting for the title. Race wins would be good but consistency is what will build a championship campaign.”

The experience and racecraft of Team Honda Racing’s Jamie Stauffer will make him one of Herfoss’ closest title threats. The Kurri Kurri-based rider strung together two near-perfect seasons from 2006-2007, emerging champion on both occasions. His results in seasons past have been uncharacteristic, and he is sure to be back to full strength on the proven package of the Paul Free-engineered Honda CBR1000RR.

“Our tests have all been positive and I already feel right at home on the bike,” said Stauffer. “The team will be strong in 2011 and if I can put in top, consistent finishes then I feel I can be in the running at the end of the season. Wayne [Maxwell] and I have never raced in a team together, but we get along really well. We are both competing to win the championship of course, but above all we are part of a team and we share information readily. Our bike set-up is actually not that different so the process works well.”

The move of 2010 runner-up Maxwell to the factory Honda effort opened up the competitive Demolition Plus GAS Honda Racing seat which will be occupied by 2003 Australian Superbike Champion Craig Coxhell. Coxhell and his CJC Racing team campaigned a successful season aboard a Prostock-spec BMW S 1000 R in 2010, but plans to race the bike in Superbike trim in 2011 stalled. A chance phone call from GAS Honda owner Geoff Winzer resurrected Coxhell’s 2011 ambitions and he is hopeful of factoring in the championship fight.

“We had been working on a deal to race the BMW in the Superbike class but the sponsorship dollars dried up,” said Coxhell. “I was fortunate enough to receive a call from Geoff (Winzer) and the offer to race the Demolition Plus GAS Honda. I won a Superbike privateer title with the team in 2009 so it is good to be back on board and racing a bike that I know has the potential to win races. Last week’s test was my first opportunity to ride the bike, so it was more about finding my feet than anything. The team has changed their suspension setup and after a bit of work I was feeling comfortable.  The opportunity to run a full season on a Superbike has provided a real motivation boost. I’ve been training hard and feel the most fit and focused that I have in quite a few years.”

Like the Superbikes, there will be no #1 plate holder in the Supersport field, and a hungry pack is waiting to lay claim. The battle between Suzuki’s Brodie Waters and Triumph’s Christian Casella looks set to resume, and a number of new faces to the class look set to buy in.

Yamaha returns to the Australian Supersport Championship in factory capacity, fielding Kevin Curtain and Rick Olson on the successful R6.

Nick Waters, brother of Brodie and 2009 Superbike champion Josh, makes the move up from Superstock and will be competitive on a Suzuki GSX-R600.

A total of 23 riders will contest the Supersport races this weekend. In the Superstock ranks (formerly Superstock 600), an incredible 43 entrants will be vying for position.

Action gets underway on Thursday, February 24 as the full ASBK field rolls out for their first practice sessions of the event. The exciting Superpole qualifying format will separate the Superbike/Prostock field’s top-eight qualifiers for a one-lap dash and shot at pole position. The top-four Supersport qualifiers will contest their own Superpole session to determine the front row for the weekend’s races.

Round 1 of 8, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

Qualifying format:
Superbike/Prostock* – 2 x 20 min qualifying, top 8 qualifiers to Superpole
Supersport – 2 x 20 min qualifying, top 4 qualifiers to Superpole
Superstock** – 2 x 20 min qualifying

Race format:
Superbike/Prostock* – 2 x 12-lap races
Supersport – 2 x 12-lap races
Superstock** – 2 x 8-lap races

2010 winners:
Superbike – Wayne Maxwell (Honda)
Prostock* – Ben Attard (Ducati)
Supersport – Troy Herfoss (Suzuki)
Superstock** – Carew Dickinson (Yamaha)

Lap record:
Superbike – Wayne Maxwell, 1:32.316
Prostock* – Ben Attard, 1:36.493
Supersport – Bryan Staring, 1:35.200
Superstock** – Aaron Morris, 1:39.837

Circuit length: 4.445km

Competitors taking part in round 2 of the Viking Group Australian Superbike Championships at Tasmania’s Symmons Plains Circuit will benefit from an extra half-day practice session.

To be held from midday on Thursday March 3, a day prior to the commencement of round 2, the session will be open to all participating classes – Superbike, Prostock, Supersport, Superstock and Superlites.

“Accessibility is key and we realise traveling and testing between rounds is not always an option available to all,” said IEG Managing Director Yarrive Konsky. “We hope this additional half day can provide competitors with a chance to get in some valuable sighting laps and work on setups ahead of the official, timed sessions on the Friday of the event. The circuit is a fantastic one for motorcycles and we are certain a big local crowd will turn out to support Australia’s best racers.”

A detailed practice session schedule will be made available shortly at www.asbk.com.au.

Competitors also have the chance to take part in the ASBK’s official pre-season test, to be held at Phillip Island on Tuesday February 15.

AMA Pro Racing has released the 2011 AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship schedule, which features an increased number of races, plus new and former events back on the schedule.

The 2011 schedule features 22 dates in 17 markets across the country with a mixture of Short Track, TT, Half-Mile and Mile dirt tracks.

Once again the AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship will consist of three series: Expert Singles, Expert Twins and the highly successful Pro Singles.

The season will open during Bike Week at the Daytona Flat Track, with a Short Track on Thursday, March 10th and Friday, March 11th.

Next on the schedule will be the only indoor National of the Series in Du Quoin, Ill. at the Southern Illinois Complex April 2nd. The series will then move west to the Salinas Sports Complex for the first TT National of the season, then returns to Yavapai Downs in Prescott, Ariz. for the Arizona Mile on May 1st.

Inaugural events will be held at the Southern Illinois Complex in Du Quoin, Ill.; The Salinas Sports Complex in Salinas, Calif.; Hartford Motor Speedway in Hartford, Minn.; and after a long hiatus, the return of the Sacramento Mile in Sacramento, Calif.; Castle Rock TT in Castle Rock, Wash.; and Metra Park Raceway Half-mile in Billings, Mont.

Annual events will continue at Yavapai Downs in Prescott Valley, Ariz.; Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill.; Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, Ohio; Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md.; I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Minn.; Peoria Race Park in Peoria, Ill.; Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind.; Canterbury Park in Minneapolis, Minn.; Calistoga Speedway in Calistoga, Calif.; and the highly anticipated rained-out event in 2010 at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.

“The expansion of the series is exciting news for our fans, riders and sponsors,” said Gary Kidd, Flat Track Manager of AMA Pro Racing. “We continue to work hard to showcase America’s traditional form of motorcycle racing in various parts of the country. Our goal is to continue to work with our existing promoters while going out to find aggressive promoters near key markets that will further benefit the series.”

Big changes are in store for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship in 2011.

Canada’s national motorcycle road racing series will see two former regular venues return to the fold and the addition of two new classes. The coming season will mark the 32nd anniversary of national Superbike racing in Canada and Parts Canada returns as title sponsor for a 12th year. There will be a year-end prize fund in 2011.

The series will consist of five rounds, opening once again at Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Que. May 27-29 and wrapping up for the first time with the doubleheader at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont. Aug. 19-21.

Rounds will also be held at Shannonville Motorsport Park in Shannonville, Ont. July 1-3, Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, Que. July 8-10 and Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, N.S. Aug. 5-7. A second doubleheader weekend is also under discussion, bringing the total number of races to seven.

“These are challenging times for the Canadian motorcycle industry but the Parts Canada Superbike Championship has a long tradition of showcasing the best in the sport in this country,” said Colin Fraser of series organizer Professional Motorsports Productions. “Keeping the nationals thriving and moving forward for the future is of paramount importance.”

One of Canada’s most storied motorcycle facilities, Shannonville returns to the tour after a one-year absence. The venue staged its first national in 1980 and has run 44 Canadian Superbike races, the most of any track in Canada.

St-Eustache last hosted a national in 2003, but has since been repaved and is now owned by former racer Alan Labrosse and his family.

The national series will consist of six classes, headlined by the Pro Superbike division. Returning categories will include Pro Sport Bike, Amateur Sport Bike and the CBR125R Challenge. New to the championship will be the Harley-Davidson XR1200 Cup spec class and Amateur Superbike.

The Harley-Davidson XR1200 Cup is based on similar series already running in the United States and Britain. Backed by Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada, the series uses identical, near stock versions of the sport twins to ensure a high level of competition without the necessity of major upgrades over the course of a season.

“We are very excited to bring the XR1200 class to Canada,” said Darren James of Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada. “We think it provides an excellent opportunity for dealers to get involved in a racing program; the bikes sound great and they will provide a dramatic spectacle.”

The Amateur Superbike class will mirror the Pro category, showcasing the latest in sports bike technology and offering a potential second entry for Amateur Sport Bike competitors.

“The Amateur Superbike class gives our up-and-coming racers another opportunity to get seat time and build up their racing experience at a high level,” Fraser added.

There will be separate Thursday test sessions offered at most rounds of the 2011 Parts Canada Superbike Championship, with national staff supervision.

All classes will be governed by horsepower limits and the official series Dynojet Dyno will again be used to monitor horsepower levels and qualifying sessions and race events.

Pirelli returns for its sixth year as the spec tire supplier to the Parts Canada Superbike Championship through its distributor Orion Motorsports. For 2011 there will be more restrictive limits in the Pro divisions.

In 2010 Jordan Szoke of Brantford, Ont. made history by sweeping all seven races to claim his fifth straight Parts Canada Superbike Championship and his seventh overall on the Waznie Racing / Ciclo Werks BMC / DeWildt Honda Powerhouse Honda CBR1000RR. The 31-year-old also won a fifth straight Pro Sport Bike crown.

2011 Parts Canada Superbike Championship Schedule
Round One May 27-29 Circuit ICAR   Mirabel, Que.
Round Two July 1-3 Shannonville Motorsport Park Shannonville, Ont.
Round Three July 8-10 Autodrome St-Eustache  St-Eustache, Que.
Round Four Aug. 5-7 Atlantic Motorsport Park Shubenacadie, N.S.
Round Five Aug. 19-21 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ont.
Round Six Aug. 19-21 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ont.

AMA Pro has announced its preliminary 2011 Road Racing schedule.

New this year is the change of the fabled Daytona 200 event back to its more traditional daytime running time, a return to Miller Motorsports Park over the Memorial Day weekend and some small date changes for some of the traditional events.

The 2011 AMA Pro Road Racing season will kick off at the famed Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. with the biggest motorcycling event of the year, Daytona 200 Week.  Activities will begin this year on Saturday night, March 5th with the longest continuous running Supercross event in America, the Daytona Supercross.  The opening rounds of AMA Pro Flat Track kick off Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11, 2011 to mark the second running of the Grand Nationals at the new DAYTONA Flat Track.

The Road Racing activities also begin on Thursday, March 10th with practice and qualifying for the four main classes of AMA Pro Road Racing.  The AMA Pro National Guard Superbike series will again race two times during the Daytona 200 Week activities on Friday, March 11th and Saturday, March 12th.  New this year will be the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series, making its debut at Daytona. The AMA Pro Supersport division will also race on Friday and Saturday.  The Daytona 200 will once again be run as a day race on Saturday, March 12th and will be the closing event of the 2011 Daytona 200 Week activities.  2010 Daytona 200 winner, Josh Herrin will lead the field in the namesake AMA Pro Daytona SportBike class for the 70th running of the famous event.

The series will then travel to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. for the West Coast Moto Jam, May 13 – 15, 2011.  The popular Infineon Raceway provides a full slate of activities throughout the weekend and this year the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series will make its debut at the 2.32-mile natural road course.

Next on the schedule for AMA Pro Road Racing is a return to Miller Motorsports Park on Memorial Day weekend, May 28 – 30, 2011 in conjunction with the HANNspree Superbike World Championship event. AMA Pro previously raced at the picturesque facility in Tooele, Utah from 2006 to 2008.

Elkhart Lake’s Road America will once again feature the full complement of AMA Pro Road Racing as the series travels to the legendary 4.0-mile road course through the Kettle Moraine countryside in Wisconsin, June 3 – 5, 2011.

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will host AMA Pro Road Racing one week earlier than usual, the race taking place July 8 – 10, 2011.  The Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire will once again bring the eyes of the motorcycle racing world to the gentle hills in Lexington, Ohio.

The series will then travel to Northern California to join the activities at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, July 22 – 24, 2011.  This weekend will feature single races for National Guard Superbike, Daytona SportBike and Supersport in addition to the first stop in the USA for MotoGP.

The next event will be in August at another great facility for motorcycle racing, Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va.  The August 12 – 14, 2011 weekend will once again see all Road Racing classes competing at the 2.25-mile country-club-like natural road course.

AMA Pro Road Racing will then travel to southern New Jersey for the Labor Day weekend at the New Jersey Motorsports Park event in Millville, N.J.  Very popular with fans and competitors alike, the impressive Thunderbolt circuit will host the series, September 2 – 4, 2011.

A return to Barber Motorsports Park, located in Birmingham, Ala., is still being negotiated and the June date and confirmation are to be determined.

One additional season-ending event is also under consideration and will be announced at a later date.

Preliminary 2011 AMA Pro Road Racing Schedule