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Colin Fraser: Checking in with Ben Young

Patrick Lambie — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:32:12 +0000

Last September, Ben Young was justifiably preoccupied with his shot at the No. 1 plate. The Shannonville Motorsport Park final Bridgestone CSBK National, with an unusual three GP Bikes Pro Superbike class races, would decide the season long battle between the reigning No. 1, Young, on the Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW M 1000 RR […]

Colin Fraser: 200 Miles of Fun?

Patrick Lambie — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:30:14 +0000

Last year, the Daytona 200 got a face lift to celebrate the 80th anniversary of a race that started along that famous beach. Since the 1960s, the typically 200 miler has taken place inland at the NASCAR super speedway, using a variety of versions of the infield road course and the high banked oval. At […]

Colin Fraser: Elliott Vieria’s Big Plans

Patrick Lambie — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:22:15 +0000

Elliott Vieria’s last race went well. The final National of the Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park last August turned into a run-away victory for the Guyanese born, Pickering based 25 year old Pro racer. “After the five years I had prior to that, it was such a good way […]

CSBK champ Ben Young and top gun Elliot Vieira will represent Bridgestone and Canada at the Daytona 200

Patrick Lambie — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:59:56 +0000

Bridgestone will support a Canadian super team at next month’s 81st running of the Daytona 200 at Daytona International Speedway, March 11. Reigning Bridgestone Canadian National Superbike Champion Ben Young of Collingwood, ON, and top Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike competitor Elliot Vieira from Claremont, ON, will both compete on Bridgestone slick-shod Yamaha YZF-R6’s built […]

51 Riders, 16 Countries And Six Manufacturers Set To Square Off In Daytona 200

Patrick Lambie — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:20:51 +0000

Fifty-one riders representing 16 countries and riding six different brands of motorcycles will attempt to qualify for the 81st running of the Daytona 200 on March 11 as MotoAmerica kicks off its 2023 season at Daytona International Speedway, the World Center of Racing. Led by two-time defending Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch and his TOBC […]

Colin Fraser: Paasch Drafts to Daytona 200 win

Greg MacPherson — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:33:30 +0000

Triumph-mounted Brandon Paasch of New Jersey took his second straight Daytona 200 victory in epic style on Saturday, making an aggressive race and slipstreaming strategy work to win by just .007 of a second over the works Attack Yamaha of Cameron Petersen in the 80th running of the Florida classic. Syntainics Yamaha’s Sheridan Morais was […]

SBS Racing Brake Pads winning in Daytona

SBS Brakes — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:57:22 +0000

Not only speed, but also the right brake performance can make a big difference when winning a race. This weekend both Daytona 200 and Daytona TT Flat Track races were won using SBS racing brake pads. Kyle Wyman won the Daytona 200 riding a Yamaha R6 equipped with 634DS-1 Dual Sinter brake pads. Kyle showed […]

Danny Eslick wins Daytona 200

ASRA Racing — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:07:53 +0000

Daytona BEach, FL (March 20, 2017)- Danny Eslick took his third Daytona 200 win on Saturday, March 18, after making a last-lap pass in turn four of the famous Daytona International Speedway.

Date set for DAYTONA 200

John Hopkins — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 02:18:56 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The 74th DAYTONA 200, which will showcase the return of the AMA Pro SuperBike class to America's most historic motorcycle race, will be held on Saturday, March 14. Tickets go on sale Monday, Aug. 4 at 9 a.m.

SOZO partners with AMA Pro Racing

John Hopkins — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 02:15:56 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - AMA Pro Racing and SOZO MotorSports have announced an exclusive agreement naming SOZO as the Official Beverage Partner of AMA Pro Road Racing and AMA Pro Flat Track for the 2014 season.

Montreal’s Dominguez ready for debut at Daytona

Graeme Jones — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:45:49 +0000

Mopar CSBK Pro racer Franklyn Dominguez will be making his first appearance in AMA Pro Superbike competition at Daytona International Speedway on March 14-15 for the AMA season opener/Daytona 200. The four-time Dominican SBK champ and recently crowned Pan American Champion will ride the OCM Racing Kawasaki ZX-10Rs that will wear number 711 in the two 15-lap races.

AMA Pro SuperBikes Return to Daytona 200 in 2015

Wally Nesbitt — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:08:22 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 10, 2014) -AMA Pro Racing announced today that the premier AMA Pro SuperBike class will return to the DAYTONA 200 in 2015. The 2015 edition of AMA Pro Road Racing's kickoff event will be a 69-lap race contested on Daytona International Speedway's 2.91-mile short course.