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2017 MotoAmerica Season (Spoilers Inside)

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2017 MotoAmerica Schedule :D

2017 MotoAmerica Schedule | MotoAmerica

Round 1: Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas, April 20-23

Round 2: Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia, April 28-30

Round 3: Virginia International Raceway, May 12-14

Round 4: Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, June 2-4

Round 5: Utah Motorsports Campus, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 23-25

Round 6: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, July 7-9

Round 7: Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California, August 11-13

Round 8: Pittsburgh International Race Complex, August 25-27

Round 9: New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey, September 8-10

Round 10: Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama, September 15-17
 
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I hope Toni Elias takes it this year. IMO he exceeded expectations last year and challenged the field's abilities. The new GSXR should have that extra oomph needed as long as they have enough data for best setup.
 
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Agreed. Elias did amazingly well on a very underpowered bike. Would love to see an American win the series but maybe that will light a fire under someones ass.
 
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Really stoked that they added Sonoma to the calendar. For the last couple of years (when I was still working with MA) there had been a lot of question as to why they weren't running at certain tracks. SOnoma stepped up to the plate and addressed the safety concerns and will allow racing in the rain.
 
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ZX-6R Farrell/ Rhoades Racing Team

Jody Barry, Mark Rhoades To Ride Farrell Performance Kawasakis In 2017 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship


Mark Rhoades, Jody Barry to contest MotoAmerica Supersport in 2017 on board Farrell Performance Kawasaki ZX-6R’s

"Rhoades Racing is teaming up with Farrell Performance and Jody Barry to contest the 2017 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Motorcycle Road Racing Championship season in the Supersport class. Mark Rhoades and Jody Barry will both be competing on board Kawasaki ZX-6R's, bringing some green to the grid, with Jason Farrell as the team's Crew Chief.

"2017 is going to be great," Farrell exclaimed. "We have a great group of dedicated members on this team. Everyone is full of determination and drive to do well. MotoAmerica is a growing series and I look forward to being the crew chief for the Rhoades Racing/Farrell Performance race team."

Of the collaboration, Rhoades stated, "We are excited to have Jody on board for this season, Jason and I will be working hard to see Jody and the team succeed." And, Barry simply stated, "I am extremely stoked for the 2017 season!"


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Jody Barry, Mark Rhoades To Ride Farrell Performance Kawasakis In 2017 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship


Mark Rhoades, Jody Barry to contest MotoAmerica Supersport in 2017 on board Farrell Performance Kawasaki ZX-6R’s

"Rhoades Racing is teaming up with Farrell Performance and Jody Barry to contest the 2017 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Motorcycle Road Racing Championship season in the Supersport class. Mark Rhoades and Jody Barry will both be competing on board Kawasaki ZX-6R's, bringing some green to the grid, with Jason Farrell as the team's Crew Chief.

"2017 is going to be great," Farrell exclaimed. "We have a great group of dedicated members on this team. Everyone is full of determination and drive to do well. MotoAmerica is a growing series and I look forward to being the crew chief for the Rhoades Racing/Farrell Performance race team."

Of the collaboration, Rhoades stated, "We are excited to have Jody on board for this season, Jason and I will be working hard to see Jody and the team succeed." And, Barry simply stated, "I am extremely stoked for the 2017 season!"


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Are they still on the 09-12 zx6r models for MA or are they able to use the newer 2013-current engine?

I did see Jason Farrell asking about used engines on the zx6r facebook page the other day
 
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Let's kick them yamahas to the curb!!!
 
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Ever since I saw Mark in the paddock in 2015 in his amateur year, I could never help but wonder...how the hell could he afford to do so much racing and travel all over the country, and then last year race in MotoAmerica which is significantly more expensive?
 
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I'm not too sure if Andy Dibrino will be racing in the 1000cc races but I know he will be in the 600 races. I think he might try some races in the superstock 1000 because I saw he picked up a R1 this offseason, if so I'll be cheering him on in superstock 600 and/or superstock 1000!

Anybody else cheering him on?
 
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Not sure that the Honda is going to be a great choice for Jake personally but I am really happy to see factory involvement coming back to the MA series. That is a VERY good sign for domestic racing efforts.
SUre is a gorgeous bike though :devious

Genuine Broaster Chicken Honda: More On The Newest Deal In MotoAmerica Superbike Racing

"For Honda's part, they have committed to a multi-year technical deal. To be clear, this is not a full factory effort by Honda. This a technical support deal that will supply the team with bikes and technical guidance while helping to bring Honda back to American Superbike Racing. AHM has fully committed to this new partnership, as evidenced by the location of the introduction, and are just as eager to showcase the new CBR for the American fans. It has been a long time since AHM has provided this level of support in American road racing. They felt that now was a great time to reenter the paddock due to the strength of MotoAmerica's popularity and the organization of the Genuine Broaster Chicken team."
Even just having support from the factory is a good thing... Also, Honda is already one of the biggest sponsors MA has already as far as $$$ in the game. They just aren't fielding a full on team. I think they're waiting on the wings like many of the other sponsors were for the first year. They're just holding out longer when it comes to a team. I'm glad to see Kawi and Honda both being represented, even if they're not full factory teams.

Looking at the lap times from these sessions made me sad. MotoAmerica is nowhere near as competitive as other national series :(...the difference in lap times is pathetic. You look at the difference between the top guys and the last guys and it's like going to a track day and looking at the difference between advance group and novice almost!

Hell in one of the sessions for the 600 guys, there was a 5 second gap between 3rd and 4th place!! WTF?? That is pretty sad. It's pretty clear that come race day, it'll be Beach, Gerloff and Debise at the front, the rest of the field nowhere to be found. In the bike bike race, it'll be just like last year with Hayden, Elias, Beaubier and Hayes....although it looks like the Suzukis might stick it to the Yamahas this year.
It all starts with the kids man. If more people got their kids on bikes instead of playing soccer or baseball, cheerleading and on and on and on... then there'd be better young riders wanting to be world champions. But there are not. This country sucks balls when it comes to sports. Seriously... I fucking hate baseball, don't watch basketball (at least not since the 80's), don't mind watching football on occasion, but damn this country has no taste in other sports or better racing that tractor pulls and NASCAR.

Join the Coalition for Kids On Bikes (CKOB)

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Not sure that the Honda is going to be a great choice for Jake personally but I am really happy to see factory involvement coming back to the MA series. That is a VERY good sign for domestic racing efforts.
 
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Genuine Broaster Chicken Honda: More On The Newest Deal In MotoAmerica Superbike Racing

"For Honda's part, they have committed to a multi-year technical deal. To be clear, this is not a full factory effort by Honda. This a technical support deal that will supply the team with bikes and technical guidance while helping to bring Honda back to American Superbike Racing. AHM has fully committed to this new partnership, as evidenced by the location of the introduction, and are just as eager to showcase the new CBR for the American fans. It has been a long time since AHM has provided this level of support in American road racing. They felt that now was a great time to reenter the paddock due to the strength of MotoAmerica's popularity and the organization of the Genuine Broaster Chicken team."
 
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Looking at the lap times from these sessions made me sad. MotoAmerica is nowhere near as competitive as other national series :(...the difference in lap times is pathetic. You look at the difference between the top guys and the last guys and it's like going to a track day and looking at the difference between advance group and novice almost!

Hell in one of the sessions for the 600 guys, there was a 5 second gap between 3rd and 4th place!! WTF?? That is pretty sad. It's pretty clear that come race day, it'll be Beach, Gerloff and Debise at the front, the rest of the field nowhere to be found. In the bike bike race, it'll be just like last year with Hayden, Elias, Beaubier and Hayes....although it looks like the Suzukis might stick it to the Yamahas this year.
 
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Anyone else keep up with the results from the COTA test. Looks like they all went faster and faster with each session for the most part. By the end, looked like Beaubier, Hayden and Elias got down in the 2:08s and I'm pretty sure both the Suzukis broke the lap record held by Beaubier.

Props to Bobby Fong for killing it on the STK1000....he was right up there about same pace as Hayes, except for he's doing it on a much less cheaper bike. He was also 2 seconds faster than the next fastest guy in the STK1000 class! If he doesn't crash, I have no doubt he'll win at COTA in the superstock class.

For the 600s, it pretty much stayed the same. Gerloff faster than Debise and Beach by about half a second, but after that the rest aren't even close. 3-4 second gap to the guys in 4th+. The Kawi guys not doing too great. Jody Barry hanging in there about 8.5 seconds off the leader, and Mark Rhoades is on track day pace waaaay behind.
 
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I've been looking at the results in RRW. I'm looking forward to the races but it's unfortunate that there are so few with the potential to capture the championship. SBK is going to go to either Elias, Beaubier or Hayes and SSP is going to Gerloff, Beach or Debise.
 
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I would replace Hayes with Hayden in that one. I highly doubt Hayes will win another championship. He seems to be trailing a bit in the last year or so. Age is catching up with him. And Hayden looks to be on fire on the new Suzuki. I think this year will be his best chance at winning.
 
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I was not expecting to see Hayden on pole

And Bobby Fong is flying on that zx10r superstock! I wonder how much of a difference it would make to run it at superbike specs.

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1. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 2:08.184

2. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 2:08.342

3. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 2:08.429

4. Bobby Fong (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, 2:09.588

5. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 2:09.724

6. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 2:09.788

7. Mathew Scholtz (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, 2:09.877

8. Cameron Petersen (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, 2:10.124

9. Jake Lewis (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock 1000, 2:11.077

10. Hayden Gillim (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock 1000, 2:11.129
 
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Yeah Bobby's killing it out there in superstock! Faster than Hayes on an inferior bike with a much lower budget! I think that race will be fun to watch...too bad I probably won't get to see it for a few months until they post them on their website :(

Supersport is kind of a shit show. Valentin, JD, and Garrett will be on the podium for sure as long as they don't crash. They're all very close together and nobody else is anywhere near them. Guy in 4th is over 2 seconds behind 3rd place. That's ridiculous!

Also kinda disappointed with Marc Rhoades. I know he's a fast guy because I've raced on the same grid as him, but 15 seconds off the leader?? A 2:28 only?? I know of CMRA club racers that went faster than that at a TRACK DAY!
 
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