VOL. 53 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 26, 2016 P21
AMA SUPERMOTO CHAMPIONSHIP
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
T
he AMA Supermoto Championship, an AMA
National Championship, will feature six rounds
of competition this year and make its return to
television screens across the country.
"AMA Supermoto continues to grow in popularity
and the AMA is encouraged by the growth not only
nationally, but internationally," said Ken Saillant,
AMA Track Racing Manager. "The 2016 schedule
offers our competitors an opportunity to race at
many of the premier racing venues throughout the
country and Canada."
In addition to being sanctioned by the AMA, two
rounds of the series are sanctioned by FIM North
America, which includes the AMA and the Cana-
dian Motorcycle Association. Riders will have the
opportunity to earn AMA championship points at
every round of the series. However, the Loudon,
New Hampshire, and Quebec City, Canada rounds
will also allow riders to earn points towards an FIM
North America championship.
The series will return to TV this season, after
an eight-year absence. The Quebec City, Canada
main event will be featured globally. Three addi-
tional rounds will be featured on MAVTV Motors-
ports Networks with six episodes and a total of 12
airings. Unit Productions, directed by motorcycle
TV personality, race reporter and Executive Pro-
ducer Greg White, will produce the coverage.
"We're really happy to bring Supermoto back
to TV for the fans, the teams, the competitors,
the sponsors and motorcycle enthusiasts alike,"
said Matt Stewart of USA Pro Supermoto. "Being
back on TV is one of the keys to keep the sport on
track with its continued growth since our partner-
ship with the AMA that reestablished the National
Championship in 2014. We are also excited to be
working with Executive Producer Greg White, who
has a lot of experience with race coverage." CN
2016 AMA SUPERMOTO TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
April 8-9: Bakersfield, California
Kern County Raceway Park
*June 17-18: Loudon, N.H.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway - In conjunction
with Loudon Classic
July 1-2: Sturgis, S.D.
Street Race
*Aug. 5-6: Quebec City, Canada
Street Race - In conjunction with World Rally X
Sept. 3: Denver, Colorado
Colorado National Speedway - In conjunction with
NASCAR SLM
Oct. 21-22: Tuscon, Arizona
Muscleman Honda Circuit
*FIM North America rounds
TICKLE SIDELINED AGAIN
S
oaring Eagle/Jimmy John's/RCH Suzuki's Broc Tickle
will be sidelined for four to six weeks with an injury, ac-
cording to the team.
Tickle crashed, Thursday, January 21, while practicing at
the team's testing facility in California and suffered a fractured
distal radius in his right forearm and underwent surgery at the
Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta, California.
Tickle was currently 13
th
in the 450SX class after finishing
11
th
and 14
th
, respectively, at the first two rounds of the Mon-
ster Energy AMA Supercross Series. CN
Broc Tickle broke
his wrist while
practice and will be
out of action for at
least four weeks.
