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Dunlop nameD official Tire of ama pro flaT Track

gncc upDaTe

Dunlop riDers leaD The naTional enDuro championship

Dunlop rolls aT superbike shooTouT

geomax mx32 anD mx52: meDia reviews

Dunlop launches new markeTing campaign

an unmaTcheD pair

Dunlop claims Three supercross championships

Team Dunlop makes hisTory in DeTroiT

Team Dunlop kicks off iTs eighTh season

nixon is Triumph

DayTona 200: Triumph of The Triumph

The 2014 moTocross baTTle begins

upcoming evenTs

ON THE COVER: Ryan Dungey goes out for a bit of fresh air as the outdoor Motocross season ramps up. Photo by Simon Cudby.

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DUNLOP NAMED OFFICIAL TIRE OF AMA PRO FLAT TRACK Dunlop is now the official Tire of ama pro flat Track for

events this season for distribution and service purposes,” said Dan

the 2014 season through 2016. at ama pro flat Track

Johnsen, director of ama flat Track.

grand nationals for 2014, Dunlop will take over exclusive sales and service of the product currently

Dunlop r&D and race staff will be attending key ama pro flat Track

produced by The goodyear Tire & rubber co.

nationals throughout the year to support this new aspect of racing

Throughout 2014, Dunlop will work to industrialize

tire development.

production of the current tire at its buffalo, new york manufacturing facility with scheduled production to

“This is a great way for Dunlop to expand its racing presence,” said

begin late in 2014.

mike buckley, Dunlop vice president of sales, marketing, research and development. “we are excited to tackle this new challenge, and it

Dunlop has been the official tire sponsor of ama pro

also serves as further evidence of our commitment to the sport of

road racing since 2009 and continues to expand

motorcycle racing in the u.s. from grass-roots amateur motorcycle

support of professional motorcycle racing in the united

racing to the highest pro levels, to weekend recreational riders, we’re

states. “we're very excited to have Dunlop on hand at

committed to developing new generations of motorcycle tires.”

AMA Pro Racing/Dave HoenigAMA Pro Racing/Dave Hoenig

GNCC UPDATE

CHARLIEmullins

charlie mullins got off to a quick start in the 2014

waiting to swallow up unwary riders. mullins got stuck

hard a few laps into the race, forcing him into the pits

grand national cross country series by taking the

on the final lap and finished the race in sixth.

and causing him to lose valuable time. mullins

first win of the season at the mud muckers gncc in

capitalized, taking the lead and win. round six at

florida. and with defending champ kailub russell

round three at steele creek was another big day for

loretta lynn’s in hurricane mills, Tennessee, was

finishing ninth due to a mechanical problem, mullins

russell. The west virginia rider claimed a runaway

another solid day for mullins, who took the win after an

left florida with the series points lead and plenty

win, and by doing so pulled to within three points of

intense battle. russell launched off the line to the

of momentum.

mullins in the series point standings. mullins took the

holeshot, but fell victim to the slick mud in turn one,

runner-up position.

allowing mullins to take the early lead. The kTm duo

mullins’ florida win wasn’t easy, however, as he and

went head-to-head dicing back and forth all the way to

russell were forced to come from the back of the

russell went on to claim his third straight back-to-

pack when the Dunlop-sponsored fmf/kTm

back victory at the fourth stop of the 13-round series

teammates collided off the start, leaving both riders

in union county, south carolina, but like his first two

russell claimed his fourth win of the season at round

on the ground. mullins was able to work his way to

wins it wasn’t easy. after getting tangled with another

seven in masontown, west virginia, with a dominant

the front relatively quickly to take the win.

rider off the start, russell was nearly dead-last at the

performance. he claimed the holeshot and led the

beginning of the three-hour race. he charged through

three-hour race unchallenged all the way to the checkered, finishing nearly two minutes of mullins.

fired up about his disastrous finish in florida, russell

the field, passing mullins for the lead on lap three,

came into the general gncc, round two of the series

and gapping him by nearly a minute by the

in washington, georgia, with fire in his eyes. after

checkered flag.

getting another bad start and rounding the first turn in

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PHOTOS: HILL K.

the end.

with seven rounds in the books and six remaining, Dunlop-sponsored riders competing on Dunlop’s new

last, russell came from the back of the pack to win in

mullins responded at the limestone 100 in springville,

geomax aT81 tires hold the top three spots, with

nasty conditions. heavy overnight rains left standing

indiana, for round five by claiming his second win of

mullins leading the title chase with 181 points,

water all over the track, with deep, water-filled ruts

the season. russell took the early lead, but went down

followed by russell with 178 points.

DUNLOP RIDERS LEAD THE

NATIONAL

ENDURO

CHAMPIONSHIP charlie mullins dominated the 2013 ama national enduro series. running Dunlop’s new geomax aT81 tires, he won eight of 10 rounds on his way to the national title. The Dunlop-sponsored fmf/kTm rider is threatening to do the same in this year’s series. with four rounds in the books, mullins has a perfect record, having won all four held to date. mullins’ first two wins came without a serious challenge, but he had to come from behind to beat a couple of the series’ up-and-comers in the third race and overcome some course navigation problems and rear-brake issues in the fourth. grant baylor finished second in Texas, a personal best for the kTm support rider and is sixth overall. meanwhile, eight-time national champ mike lafferty is seventh overall in the 2014 standings, back with kTm now for his final year before retirement.

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PHOTO: MOORE S.

DUNLOP ROLLS AT SUPERBIKE SHOOTOUT 10

professional superbike and sportbike racing in america took a

i had to make something happen,” said ulrich.

new turn in 2014 as familiar faces plus many newcomers

championship. i’ve enjoyed racing in this series, and it’s been

gerloff turned the tables on fong, who had to settle for the

great to see the fans come out to see us race.”

battled to win a new three-event superbike shootout series.

The result was a three-race series held in conjunction with key

runner-up spot this time. bryce prince filled out the podium.

Dunlop provided support to the racers in this open-tire

club events: the wera-sanctioned weekend at auto club

The final race took place at miller motorsports park over the

youth triumphed in the sportbike class as 18-year-old gerloff

competition, and Dunlop-sponsored riders overwhelmingly

speedway in fontana, california; the afm-sanctioned races at

memorial Day weekend, with the series championship up for

won the race and the championship for his yamaha extended

california’s sonoma raceway; and the utahsba races at

grabs in both classes. points leader beaubier rocketed off to a

service/monster energy/graves/yamaha team. Despite his

miller motorsports park.

fast start and snatched the lead from hayes by the end of the

young age, he posted a masterful display of racing, stretching

dominated the series. The opportunity for a new series arose when the 2014 ama

first lap. he proceeded to open a gap and set a pace that

out a lead of more than 11 seconds by the time the checkered

pro road racing calendar was first released. The schedule of

During the first event at auto club speedway, riders in both

looked to have him earn a championship in his rookie year of

flag flew. his teammate JD beach finished in second.

events contained five races, none in the western half of the

classes put down some serious laps in qualifying that

superbike racing. unfortunately, at about the halfway mark

gerloff said, “i thought i got a good jump at the start, but JD

united states. following the march 13-15 Daytona opener, a

promised wide-open competition. and the race results did not

beaubier crashed out. That miscue handed the race and the

got by me on the first lap. i really wanted this championship,

gap of more than two months awaited racers before the next

disappoint. martin cardenas earned the superbike win, with

championship to three-time ama superbike champion hayes.

and i worked hard to build a lead so that i didn’t have to fight

event at road america on may 30. That spurred the creation

cameron beaubier and Josh hayes in hot chase. in the

“cameron was in front of me,” hayes said after the race, “and

so hard towards the end of the race. i’m excited to win my first

of a new series by racer, publisher and team owner John

sportbike class, bobby fong emerged victorious, as garrett

i was trying to figure out what i needed to do to stay with him

pro national championship for my team. They’ve worked

ulrich of lake elsinore, california. “when i saw that there were

gerloff and benny solis trailed him to finish on the podium.

because he rides so well. i saw him tip over, and i feel really

tirelessly to give me the best bike out there.”

no national-level professional motorcycle road races scheduled anywhere in the western half of the country, i knew

podium once more in third. in sportbike action, race-winner

bad for him. This was his championship to win, and i’m sorry fans at sonoma raceway lent their full support to northern

that it ended like that for him. but i was happy that i was able

in the end, the superbike shootout series turned out to be a

california resident beaubier, who started from the pole to win the

to pick up the pieces for the team and get this victory and

victory for everyone: the teams, their sponsors, the tracks, the

superbike race. his yamaha teammate hayes battled gamely,

championship for our entire monster energy/graves/yamaha

fans of motorcycle road racing in america, and the Dunlop-

but had to settle for second place, and cardenas climbed the

crew. it’s really cool to win this first superbike shootout

sponsored riders who swept the series. 13

GEOMAX MX32 AND MX52: MEDIA REVIEWS Dunlop recently invited media out to milestone mx in riverside, california, to introduce its all-new geomax mx32 and mx52 tires. Dunlopâ€™s senior manager of motocross and off-road broc glover, and off-road race manager brian fleck gave some background on the new tires, before allowing the media to head out onto the track to check them out themselves at milestone. editors also took some of the new tires home with them to try at their own favorite tracks. check out the links below to see what media had to say about the mx32 and mx52.

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KTM TRACKER The kTm Tracker started life as a kTm 690. lightweight, fast, nimble, and built for good times. it’s a great streetable single that’s got enough torque to put a smile on your face. while rsD’s newest version of the 690 is a street bike, it’s got a whole lot of dirt under its nails. The sheet metal is all hand-formed aluminum and draws from traditional dirt track machines while bringing a little motocross influence into the mix. lightweight contrast ops Del mar wheels are shod in goodyear flat-track rubber and are stopped by performance machine brakes front and rear. a one-off hand-built exhaust system breathes through an rsD slant exhaust tip. you can see some small things that really set a bike apart, such as: a shortened shock reservoir by race Tech, raptor titanium footpegs, and billet aluminum brake pedal tip and shifter tip by hammerhead Designs.

HARLEY DYNA BULLET This is the perfect bike when you have to get out of town fast. inspired by a long line of club bikes, rsD gave the Dyna a multi-faceted attitude adjustment from front to back. in the end this machine landed somewhere between a club bike and a cafĂŠ racer, which is an interesting way to look at a bike. rsD drew some inspiration from the alwaysclassic fxr, and carried that aesthetic and performance throughout the Dyna. They wanted something fast, that handles well and is comfortable enough for a long trip. from the sportbike front fender to the one-off aluminum tail section, nothing was left untouched. a hand-built aluminum, competition-inspired tail section fit nicely on the stock frame, which rsD also stripped of the standard square battery box and electronics in favor of minimal fxrinspired side covers. rsD then fabricated a custom efi fuel tank, set low on top of the motor. They redesigned the tunnel for our vintage tank to work with the Dyna backbone, fabbed aluminum side pods to cover the battery/oil tank and designed a mono-block riser system that will inspire a whole new rsD line of narrow handlebars.

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with the 2014 monster energy ama supercross, an fim world championship series in the books, Dunlop riders dominated the field by winning every main event and sweeping all three supercross championships for the fifth year in a row. These sponsored riders were on the podium an impressive 107 of the 108 available podium positions. with one round remaining, ryan villopoto made history in the 450 competition by clinching his fourth consecutive title, while rockstar energy kTm’s Jason anderson and geico honda’s Justin bogle — a Team Dunlop alumni — each wrapped up their first-ever career 250 championships at the finals in las vegas, nevada.

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KENroczen

THE 450 CHASE villopoto is already one of the most successful riders in the

the series, nailing down three-consecutive wins in Detroit,

sport, but following his win at the inaugural metlife stadium

Toronto and st. louis. he also surpassed ricky carmichael

he joined the “king of supercross” Jeremy mcgrath as the

for second place on the all-time wins list behind mcgrath

only rider in history to achieve four consecutive premier

with 50 victories. stewart finished fourth overall in the

class titles. he has piloted his Dunlop-equipped kxf450 to

standings, behind 450-class rookie ken roczen in third.

a total of seven victories this season, including phoenix,

roczen nabbed his second win of the season in atlanta,

oakland, Daytona, houston, his hometown of seattle, east

and was in the championship hunt until a Dnf caused him

rutherford and las vegas.

to fall in the standings.

red bull kTm’s ryan Dungey became the fifth different

Despite a tough start to the year, Team honda muscle

winner of the 2014 season after soaring to victory at

milk’s Justin barcia seems to have found his groove after

indianapolis’ lucas oil stadium. Dungey finished the

posting three- consecutive podium finishes at Toronto, st.

season second overall in the standings with 304 points. it

louis and houston. he finished the season in fifth. after

has been a roller-coaster couple of years for yoshimura

being injured for most of the year, teammate Trey canard

suzuki’s James stewart, but in 2014 he surprised and

returned to action at houston and posted impressive results

impressed the field. after logging two victories early in the

aboard his honda crf450r throughout the remainder of

season, stewart found even more speed in the later half of

the season.

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DEANwilson

250 SX WEST after a seven-week hiatus the western regional 250

the main event to capture his second win of the season. only

supercross class resumed the battle in houston, Tx for round

eight points separated anderson and seely heading into finals

seven of the series where anderson captured his fourth win of

at sam boyd stadium, but anderson came out on top,

the season, extending his points over Troy lee Designs/

clinching the western regional 250 supercross

lucas oil/ hondaâ€™s cole seely. The following week in seattle,

championship. monster energy/pro circuit/ kawasakiâ€™s Dean

seely countered with an impeccable race, leading every lap of

wilson rounded out the top three with 163 points.

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VINCEfriese

250 SX EAST The eastern regional 250 supercross series has been dominated by the monster energy/ pro circuit/ kawasaki team, whose riders have won six of eight rounds, and swept the podium twice. unfortunately, injuries plagued the team, allowing geico hondaâ€™s Justin bogle to score two wins and grab the points lead heading to the final round in las vegas. at the final stop of the circuit, bogle secured his first-ever 250 supercross championship with a second-place-overall finish in the main event. another Team Dunlop alumni, adam cianciarulo, looked to be the guy to beat this season. The 17-year-old supercross rookie was leading the championship going into the Toronto round, having already won three races before a dislocated shoulder sidelined him for the remainder of the series. Teammate martin Davalos overtook the red number plate only to fall to the same fate. after two victories at atlanta and houston, Davalos was injured while practicing during the week and was unable to finish the season.

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FINAL STANDINGS 450 Supercross Championship Points (after 17 of 17 rounds) 1. ryan villopoto (Dunlop) 368 2. ryan Dungey (Dunlop) 304 3. ken roczen (Dunlop) 285 4. James stewart (Dunlop) 272 5. Justin barcia (Dunlop) 250 6. andrew short 218 7. Justin brayton 196 8. Josh hill (Dunlop) 159 9. broc Tickle (Dunlop) 126 10. mike alessi (Dunlop) 123 250 Supercross West Championship Points (after 9 of 9 rounds) 1. Jason anderson (Dunlop) 193 2. cole seely (Dunlop) 188 3. Dean wilson (Dunlop) 163 4. Justin hill (Dunlop) 159 5. cooper webb (Dunlop) 143 6. malcolm stewart (Dunlop) 137 7. Jessy nelson (Dunlop) 115 8. zach osborne (Dunlop) 114 9. shane mcelrath (Dunlop) 109 10. Jake canada (Dunlop) 83 250 Supercross East Championship Points (after 9 of 9 rounds) 1. Justin bogle (Dunlop) 188 2. martin Davalos (Dunlop) 149 3. vince friese (Dunlop) 131 4. kyle cunningham (Dunlop) 127 5. adam cianciarulo (Dunlop) 120 6. blake baggett (Dunlop) 120 7. Jimmy Decotis (Dunlop) 106 8. alex martin (Dunlop) 100 9. matt bisceglia (Dunlop) 98 10. Jeremy martin (Dunlop) 96 46

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ADAMcianciarulo

TEAM DUNLOP MAKES HISTORY IN DETROIT

JUSTINbogle

Team Dunlop’s amateur support program made history at the recent Detroit supercross. for the first

2012 ama motocross championship and—like cianciarulo—was a member of the original Team Dunlop

time in the eight-year history of the Team D amateur program, three Team Dunlop alumni swept an ama

crew of 2007.

BLAKEbaggeTT

supercross podium. Dunlop couldn’t be more proud of adam, Justin and blake, and all the other Team Dunlop alumni who The race was won by rookie phenom adam cianciarulo, who scored his third supercross east race win

have gone on to great success as professional racers, as well as all the current amateur Team Dunlop

in Detroit, becoming one of only a few riders in history to lead a supercross championship in his rookie

riders with their sites set on joining the pro ranks.

season. cianciarulo was a Team Dunlop elite rider since the program began in 2007. second in Detroit was Justin bogle, who became a Team Dunlop rider in 2008, and third was blake baggett, who won the

To follow the Team Dunlop elite riders, or to join Team Dunlop yourself, just go to teamdunlop.com.

SEAN CANTRELL

JORDAN BAILEY

TEAM DUNLOP KICKS OFF ITS EIGHTH SEASON Dunlop recently celebrated the eighth season of its exclusive

for the 2014 season, which has grown from 18 to 20 racers,

amateur support program called Team Dunlop with a kick-off

and showcases 15 returning members and five new members.

dinner and special team photo shoot at the James stewart

also in attendance was Dunlop vice president mike buckley,

freestone spring amateur championship.

who spoke to the kids and their families about the Team Dunlop program. The dinner was capped off with a special

The team’s stellar young amateur motocross stars felt like

video message from Team D alumni adam cianciarulo.

professional racers for the day, as they were treated to an exclusive action photo shoot earlier in the afternoon at

entering his seventh consecutive season as a Team Dunlop

freestone county raceway. if getting the opportunity to tear

rider is 13-year old Jordan bailey. also returning are sean

up the track wasn’t enough, each member also received a

cantrell, lance kobusch, Tanner stack, stilez robertson,

swag bag including a customized Team D battery charger,

chase sexton, garrett marchbanks, austin forkner, pierce

stickers and their team apparel with the prestigious Team D

brown, carson mumford, Jett reynolds, ryder Difrancesco,

logo on it.

hannah hodges, parker mashburn, and Joey crown. Joining the team in 2014 for their first year is aiden Tijero, Jalek swoll,

unlike previous years, the dinner was hosted at the track

matthew leblanc, Daxton bennick, and haiden Deegan. These

under the Dunlop tent. Dunlop’s manager of amateur

future stars will appear at major amateur motocross races—

motocross support, rob fox, proudly announced the lineup

and the winners’ podiums—across the country.

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JETT REYNOLDS

AUSTIN FORKNER

GARRETT MARCHBANKS

STILEZ ROBERTSON

JOEY CROWN PIERCE BROWN

JALEK SWOLL 52

HANNAH HODGES

AIDEN TIJERO 53

TANNER STACK

MATTHEW LEBLANC

HAIDEN DEEGAN

LANCE KOBUSCH

PARKER MASHBURN

RYDER DIFRANCESCO 54

DAXTON BENNICK

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NIXON IS TRIUMPH The late gary nixon was the modern era’s most iconic Triumph racer. most famous for his 1967 Daytona 200 win on a Triumph, nixon raced the brit bikes for most of a decade, was the factory team’s lead rider and to a generation of race fans was the face of Triumph racing in the usa. for nixon, his relationship with Triumph was a special one. by the time his racing career ended nixon had ridden for nearly every motorcycle manufacturer in existence, and he was never shy about telling tales out of school, not always saying good things about the brands of bikes he rode. except when it came to Triumph. for gary nixon, Triumph had a slightly revered status in his world, and he could never criticize Triumph. That’s because gary nixon’s relationship with Triumph was much deeper and assuredly longer than just the period when he raced for Triumph in the 1960s and won the 200. while still in high school back in oklahoma, nixon bought his first Triumph street bike with money he borrowed from his father. nixon rode a Triumph to high school, and then after he began racing professionally, he moved to the east coast to be closer to Triumph’s then u.s. base. To ride for Triumph was nixon’s dream.

DAYTONA 200: TRIUMPH OF THE TRIUMPH

AMA GO PRO DAYTONA SPORTBIKE

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AMA GO PRO DAYTONA SPORTBIKE

JAKEgagne

DANNY ESLICK, TRIUMPH AND TUNER RICHARD STANBOLI PUT IN A STUNNING SHOW OF DOMINANCE TO WIN THE 2014 DAYTONA 200.

eslick was left without a superbike ride after the ’13 season

after the usual pack of lead riders started to string out, two of

when michael Jordan suzuki folded, but rebounded nicely with

eslick’s main protagonists for the Daytona 200 win, Triumph-

a ride on the rider Discount Triumph 675, making a return to

mounted Jason Disalvo and yamaha man Dane westby, were

the class where he formerly won the title and was a near

challenging the okie for the win when they went down

dominant rider. eslick’s win marked the first Triumph win in the

simultaneously. eslick’s pit stops were smooth and as is

Daytona 200 since 1967 when racing legend gary nixon won

typical with any Daytona 200 protagonists, dark horses and

the race. nixon and eslick are in some small way kindred

favorites began to slide out of the race or out of contention for

sprits. both born in oklahoma, both won the Daytona 200 and

the win. Through it all eslick remained at the front, riding on

both, well, could never be accused of not enjoying all that life

the balls of his feet, giving his all in what will be the last 600cc

has to offer.

Daytona 200 in history.

Daytona’s famed rolex pole award was won by—no surprise—

road race factory rider Jake gagne finished second, while

eslick for the fastest lap in Daytona 200 qualifying.

Jake lewis of meen motorsports finished third.

eslick put in a gritty, aggressive, sole-shearing performance,

eslick took a victory lap, which at one point saw him in one of

riding his heart out, wrenching the triple around the Daytona

the party buses parked at the track, and then he broke down

200 circuit, willing the bike to the finish, nearly wearing his

after entering Daytona’s famed victory circle. he dedicated his

boots out in the process.

win to his late friend, racer Tommy aquino.

DAYTONA 200 RESULTS Danny eslick, Triumph Jake gagne, yamaha Jake lewis, yamaha bobby fong, Triumph garrett gerloff, yamaha kyle wyman, yamaha luke stapleford, Triumph Jake zemke, honda bostjan skubic, yamaha steve rapp, Triumph

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DARK CLOUD RETURNS FOR HAYES you’d have to be a brave man to bet against ex-

rider to make a mistake that he could not

superbike champion Josh hayes in any

recover from, hope for a Dnf or simply get out

superbike race held in america. unless it’s

front and try to break the draft. none of those

Daytona, that is.

would be inside a folder marked “likely to happen.”

Daytona has not been kind to hayes in recent years. last season hayes’ yamaha failed in both

superbike race two at Daytona showed that the

superbike races at Daytona and put a serious

dark cloud was merely hiding itself from Josh

dent in his hopes to win another superbike title.

hayes, it hadn’t vacated the premises, at all. hayes was leading the race and assuredly

in 2014, it looked like the long dark shadows of

looking for a double when he his r1 made some

ill will had started following someone else at

serious, “oh, no!” noises, putting the former

Daytona. Josh hayes won the first superbike

champ out of the race. he slowed and parked

race of the weekend and was all smiles on his

the bike, saying afterward that it had

return to the Daytona victory circle. new

encountered unspecified “engine failure” or

yoshimura rider roger lee hayden showed that

most entertainingly, that the r1s engine had

he still very much has the right stuff—scoring

“come unstarted.”

the Daytona superbike pole and finishing second to hayes in superbike race one. hayes’

his teammate cameron beaubier, was very

new superbike teammate, cameron beaubier

much in the accelerated learning class for

finished third in the first superbike race, but

superbike racing at Daytona. his goofy lines

showed incredible speed and a quick ability to

and ride-offs in practice, qualifying and in race

learn at 200 mph. he rode off the track several

one were gone in race two as the reigning Dsb

times but was able to draft his way right back to

champ was able to keep the r1 on the correct

the lead group.

line, ride mistake-free and put in a very smart race. a late race challenge from roger hayden

after race one it was clear that the yamahas had

and his yoshimura suzuki were really no

the dominant motorcycle—again—at Daytona, a

challenge for the full of top speed r1. The

track that favors top speed and a multi-bike

podium for Daytona’s second superbike race of

draft at 200-plus mph. anyone wishing to beat

the weekend was cameron beaubier, roger lee

them was going to have to wait for a yamaha

hayden and teammate martin cardenas.

DAYTONA SUPERBIKE RESULTS race 1

race 2

Josh hayes, yamaha

cameron beaubier, yamaha

roger lee hayden, suzuki

cameron beaubier, yamaha

martin cardenas, suzuki

chris clark, suzuki

David anthony, suzuki

chris fillmore, kTm

Diego pierluigi, suzuki

Taylor knapp, suzuki

cory west, ebr

stefano mesa, kawasaki

chris ulrich, honda

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ALEXANDER DOMINATES DAYTONA celtic/hudson valley motorcycles sponsored corey alexander absolutley dominated the supersport races at Daytona this year. alexander set pole and won each race by combined margin of victory of nearly fifteen seconds. his gsx-r600 was as flawless as his riding was at Daytona, and many fear that alexander could dominate the entire season of racing in the “up and comer” ama pro racing series.

suzuki nearly tripled out both podiums in the 600 supersport class with wyatt farris finishing second in race one and Dustin Dominguez being the lone nonsuzuki rider (Dominguez rides a yamaha) on the podium all weekend long in supersport. in race two farris again finished second with hayden gillum finishing third.

AMA SUPERSPORT RESULTS

CORYalexanDer

DAYTONA 200: BACK TO THE BIG BIKES 2015 RACE WILL FEATURE 1000CC SUPERBIKES

race 1

race 2

corey alexander, suzuki

wyatt farris, suzuki

Dustin Dominguez, yamaha

hayden gillum, suzuki

cody wyman, suzuki

armando ferrer, yamaha

cody wyman, suzuki

miles Thornton, Triumph

Dustin Dominguez, yamaha

hayden gillum, suzuki

Jc camacho, yamaha

Jason aguilar, yamaha

mark miller Jr. yamaha

Jason aguilar, yamaha

andrea ochs, yamaha

erick sanchez, yamaha

in those terms, what's better than having 1000cc bikes back in the

to where we are today. if you look at what we do with everything

international speedway met with the media during the 2014

200? we want to do our part to support this change and put

around motorcycles, it is definitely an important part of what

Daytona 200 to talk about returning the Daytona 200 to a superbike

superbikes back in the 200.”

Daytona international speedway stands for. so for us, the

representatives from Dunlop, yamaha, suzuki and the Daytona

opportunity to talk about switching up the format for the 200 and

race in 2015. it’s an ambitious plan: Today’s superbikes are capable of topping 210 mph at Daytona.

Joie chitwood, president of Daytona international speedway,

while track configuration and other details of the superbike 200 are

that means to return to 1000cc superbikes in the prestigious

still being discussed, the race might be a 69-lap affair with four pit

Daytona 200:

spoke about the history of motorcycle racing at Daytona and what

make the race an exciting one for fans to watch.

Josh hayes, three-time ama pro superbike champion, said, “i think it's no secret, with the Daytona 200 being as big a race as it

stops. four stops and superbike-spec equipment will certainly

bringing the big bikes back, that's exciting for us.”

“some people don't realize the history of motorcycle racing in

is, it definitely should be the premier class. i only participated in

Daytona beach and Daytona international speedway. it was the

one Daytona 200 on superbike, and it was an incredible and

mike buckley, Dunlop’s vice-president of sales, marketing and r&D,

motorcycle racing that actually intrigued everyone, and they

exciting race, and hopefully we can bring it back and get the big

said, “we take a lot of pride in the fact that most of the people on

weren't going to bring car racing back (after the first event). so

crowds out here. i do have a bit of unfinished business with the

our team are pretty hardcore enthusiasts. and if you think about it

when we really think about our history, motorcycles helped us get

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THE 2014 MOTOCROSS BATTLE BEGINS

THE 2014 LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS SERIES IS IN FULL SWING, AND ONCE AGAIN DUNLOP-SUPPORTED RIDERS ARE LEADING THE CHARGE. DUNLOPSPONSORED RIDERS OCCUPY EIGHT OUT OF THE TOP 10 SPOTS IN BOTH THE 250 AND THE 450 CLASSES. The first two rounds of the series have seen the

in the 250 class, yamalube/star racing yamaha has

same top-three-overall finishers in the 450 class,

posted back-to-back 1-2 sweeps with an unde-

which include red bull kTm’s ken roczen and ryan

feated Jeremy martin and fellow second-year rider

Dungey, along with Team honda muscle milk’s Trey

cooper webb. heading into the season, martin

canard. The kTm duo has had an impressive start

was an underdog in the discussion for title con-

to the season, swapping overall victories at glen

tenders, however, nobody has been able to come

helen and hangtown. canard has fought hard for a

even close to challenging him throughout the first

pair of third-place-overall finishes, sitting third in the

two rounds and now he now has a perfect four-

championship chase with 72 points.

moto-win score.

450 Class Championship Points (after 2 of 12 rounds)

250 Class Championship Points (after 2 of 12 rounds)

1. ken roczen 94

1. Jeremy martin 100

2. ryan Dungey 89

2. cooper webb 88

3. Trey canard 72

3. christopher pourcel 63

4. James stewart 66

4. Jessy nelson 51

5. brett metcalf 61

5. marvin musquin 50

6. Justin barcia 52

6. Jason anderson 49

7. weston peick 52

7. Justin bogle 48

8. Jake weimer 52

8. blake baggett 48

9. malcolm stewart 51

9. matt bisceglia 45

10. Josh grant 43

10. Justin hill 43

KENroczen 70

RYANDungey 72

TREYcanarD 74

HEADING INTO THE SEASON, MARTIN WAS AN UNDERDOG IN THE DISCUSSION FOR TITLE CONTENDERS, HOWEVER NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO COME EVEN CLOSE TO CHALLENGING HIM THROUGHOUT THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS

JEREMYmarTin 76

COOPERwebb 78

JAMESsTewarT 80

UPCOMING EVENTS June 14 ama motocross round 4 high point mt. morris, pa

July 5 ama motocross round 6 redbud buchanan, mi

July 19 ama motocross round 7 spring creek millville, mn

august 1-3 worcs round 7 straddleline orv park mccleary, wa

June 21-22 gncc round 9 snowshoe mountain resort snowshoe, wv

July 11-13 worcs round 6 iron mine race park cedar city, uT

July 19-20 ama pro road racing round 5 mid-ohio sports car course lexington, oh

august 9 ama motocross round 9 unadilla new berlin, ny

June 28 ama motocross round 5 Tennessee blountvillle, Tn

July 11-13 ama pro road racing round 4 mazda raceway laguna seca monterey, ca

July 26 ama motocross round 8 washougal washougal, wa

august 16 ama motocross round 10 crawfordsville, in

June 29 ama national enduro series round 6 marquette, mi

July 12 ama motocross round 7 budds creek mechanicsville, mD

July 27 ama national enduro series round 7 cross fork, pa

august 23 national hare & hound round 8 panaca, nv