Lawrence reclaims 2024 AMA Supercross 450SX class lead with a stellar win in Nashville After relinquishing sole control of the 2024 AMA Supercross championship lead with a trio of mixed results in recent weeks, Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence returned to the top of the podium in Nashville. The victory
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Webb ties 2024 AMA Supercross championship race with win in Foxborough With just four rounds remaining in the 2024 AMA Supercross season, it’s anybody’s guess who will be crowned the 450SX champion. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb led wire-to-wire en route to a victory in the 450SX class
Read moreAMA Board Member Tom Umphress has worked tirelessly to better motorcycling for over two decades April 4, 2024 (This story appeared in the April 2024 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano While it may have taken Tom Umphress nearly 30 years to get into motorcycling, he wasted no time leaving
Read moreApril 3, 2024 (This story appeared in the April 2024 Edition of American Motorcyclist) By Joy Burgess As we’ve looked back over the last few months at some of the AMA’s biggest government relations wins over the past 100 years, we’ve been reminded of clashes with some of the heavies
Read moreKitchen sweeps 250SX West Triple Crown event at 2024 AMA St. Louis Supercross After a devastating Achilles tendon tear cut his 2023 AMA Supercross title pursuit short, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac made his triumphant return to the top of the podium during the 12th round of the
Read moreWebb outlasts Sexton for 450SX class win, Kitchen cruises to 250SX West victory at 2024 AMA Seattle Supercross Entering the final lap of the 2024 AMA Supercross 450SX class main event in Seattle, it was anybody’s race. Deadlocked for much of the contest, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb
Read moreDurty Dabbers has provided three decades of fun with its annual dual-sport event March 20, 2024 (This story appeared in the March 2024 Edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Plenty of hard work has gone into putting on the Durty Dabbers Great Adventure Dual-Sport event, and it has resulted
Read moreAMA Government Relations Department combats potential gas-powered vehicle restrictions at state and federal levels The rising tide of electric, hybrid and alternative fuel automotive options has created increased concern among Congress, several state legislatures, and the American Motorcyclist Association’s Government Relations Department regarding potential gas-powered vehicle restrictions. “As exciting as
Read moreMcAdoo takes 250SX East class lead with Triple Crown win In a rookie campaign unlike any other, Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence just cannot stop rewriting the record books. During the 10th round of the 2024 AMA Supercross season at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the Australian rookie became just
Read moreLawrence, Vialle score second-consecutive AMA Supercross wins on Saturday Through the first nine rounds of the 2024 AMA Supercross season, no rider had claimed back-to-back wins in the 450SX class. That trend went by the wayside on Saturday in Birmingham, Ala., as Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence continued his stellar
Read moreMarch 6, 2024 (This story appeared in the March 2024 Edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano When Connie Fleming arrived at Angel Stadium for Round 1 of AMA Supercross on Jan. 5, she knew hardware would be handed out…she just didn’t know she would be on the receiving end!
Read moreMarch 5, 2024 (This story appeared in the March 2024 Edition of American Motorcyclist) By Joy Burgess Last month we looked back at some of the AMA’s historic legislative wins over the past century, including the creation of the AMA Legislative Department, and one of the most intense political-action campaigns in
Read moreEli Tomac’s streak of five-straight 450SX wins at AMA Supercross in Daytona snapped by rookie Jett Lawrence Monster Energy Star Racing’s Eli Tomac’s half-decade of AMA Supercross dominance at Daytona International Speedway came to an end on Saturday, March 2, as rookie Jett Lawrence of Team Honda HRC claimed the
Read moreWebb wins sixth AMA Supercross event at AT&T Stadium, Deegan earns first career victory AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, is commonly referred to as Jerry World — a reference to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones — but it may be time to call it by a new name: Cooper World.
Read moreAMA members offer stories of their coldest riding experiences Grab your jackets, beanies and gloves, because winter has fully settled in across the United States. As much of the nation has battled frigid temperatures and mounds of snow over the past few months, we are yearning for the days when it’s
Read moreHampshire returns to the top of the podium in the 250SX West class Through the first five rounds, the 2024 AMA Supercross season has been defined by the variety of racers that have graced the top of the podium. That trend continued during Round 6 on Saturday, Feb. 10, in
Read more77-year-old Rocco Spano has solidified himself as an integral part of the New Jersey enduro community February 7, 2024 (Story from the February 2024 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Over the years, certain names have become synonymous with motorcycling: Carmichael, Coombs, DeCoster and Davidson to name a few. For
Read moreFebruary 6, 2024 (Story from the February 2024 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Joy Burgess Throughout the past 100 years, even long before a Legislative or Government Relations department was created, the AMA fought for the rights of motorcyclists. In 1929, for instance, E.C. Smith — who served as the
Read moreForkner kicks off 250SX East Class competition with a victory Through the first month of the 2024 AMA Supercross season, four different riders stood atop the podium. But that trend swiftly ended on Saturday, Feb. 3, at Ford Field in Detroit. Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence became the first racer
Read moreKitchen claims 250SX Class win in Anaheim The 2024 AMA Supercross season returned to Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 27, and for the fourth-consecutive weekend, newcomers stood atop the podium in both classes. For the first time this season, the racers battled through a Triple Crown format
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