AMA Superbike Championship

Infobox sports league
title=AMA Superbike Championship
logo=AMA Superbike logo.jpg
pixels=169px
teams= 4 manufacturers
caption=The official AMA Superbike logo
sport=Motorcycle sport
founded=1976
country=United States
champion=flagicon|United States Ben Spies (Rider)
flagicon|Japan Suzuki (Manufacturer)

The AMA Superbike is the premiere superbike racing series in the United States. It is part of the AMA Pro Racing series, and it is managed by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). AMA Superbike Championship was created in 1976 to provide playing field for professional racing teams and a means for motorcycle manufacturers to showcase their sport-performance, production based models. The series allows more engine modifications than most Superbike championships. The roots of AMA Superbike are said to have started when the AMA first organized road racing in the United States in 1934.

The most successful riders have included Doug Chandler, Scott Russell, Miguel Duhamel and Mat Mladin, who holds several series records including six championships. The 2006 and 2007 crowns went to Ben Spies. The 2008 AMA Superbike Championship season began, like always, in Daytona and was won by Mat Mladin. Four non-Americans have won the title - Englishman Reg Pridmore, Australians Mat Mladin and Troy Corser, and Canadian Miguel Duhamel.

The 4 manufacturers participating in AMA Superbike are: Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha. [ [http://www.amasuperbike.com/index.php?UID=N4E5ch39OLqk49E68BftRQQw6w8uNO AMASuperbike.com: Official website of the AMA Superbike Championship ] ] A fifth manufacturer Ducati left the AMA in the beginning of 2006.

AMA Superbike circuits

:"See List of AMA Superbike Championship circuits"
*Barber Motorsports Park
*Brainerd International Raceway (Track does not currently host AMA races anymore)
*Daytona International Speedway
*California Speedway
*Infineon Raceway
*Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
*Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
*Pikes Peak International Raceway
*Road America
*Road Atlanta
*Virginia International Raceway
*Miller Motorsports Park

AMA Superbike champions

:"See List of AMA Superbike champions"

References

External links

* [http://www.amasuperbike.com AMASuperbike.com] - Official site
* [http://www.superbikeinfo.com/category/ama-superbikes AMA Superbikes News]
* [http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s180/st45645.htm Superbike Champions] at [http://www.sportnetwork.net/ SportNetwork.net]