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SNOW BIKES RACE FOR AMA
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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or the first time, the AMA Championship Snow Bike Series will
be recognized as an AMA National Championship Series in 2018
and will award AMA National number-one plates to the top finisher
of each national class at the end of the seven-round series.
"We are excited to continue working with R & R Promotions to
provide an AMA National Championship series for snow bike rac-
ers in 2018," AMA Motocross Manager Ricky Rickords said. "The
expansion of snow bike racing during the past year has been very
promising, and we look forward to the continued growth and popu-
larity of the sport in the future."
The first round of the AMA Snow Bike National Championship
Series took place in Hill City, Minnesota, December 9. CN
2018 AMA Snow National Championship Bike Series
1/19-20 (Rnd 2) Eagle River, Wisconsin
1/27 (Rnd 3) McCall, Idaho
2/10 (Rnd 4) Lake Tahoe, Nevada
2/24 (Rnd 5) Kalispell, Montana
3/11 (Rnd 6) West Yellowstone, Montana
3/24 (Rnd 7) Diamond Lake, Oregon
HUTCHINSON, JOHNSTON
HEAD HONDA TT EFFORT
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an Hutchinson and Lee Johnston will form an all-new
roads lineup for Honda Racing in 2018. Hutchinson, a
16-time Isle of Man TT winner, will be reunited with the
brand for the first time since 2010, when he won all five TTs—only to suffer a near
career-ending crash at Silverstone during a British Supersport race shortly after-
wards.
Johnston, a former British Superstock 600 Champion and three-time Isle of Man
TT podium finisher and North West 200 winner, will make his first appearance on a
roads factory-backed team with Honda Racing.
The pair replaces the newly retired Guy Martin and John McGuinness, still recovering following his
injuries suffered on the Honda CBR1000RR SP2 at the North West 200 last year.
Honda Racing had nothing short of a disastrous year on the roads in 2017 with the then-new
CBR1000RR SP2. Plagued by reliability problems, the SP2 suffered mechanical issues at both the
North West 200 and Isle of Man TT. McGuinness suffered a badly broken leg in the North West crash
and Martin incredibly escaped with nothing more than bruises after coming off at high speed at the
Isle of Man, with the team withdrawing from the event shortly after. CN
Snow bike racing gets AMA National
Championship status starting in 2018.
Hutchy (left) and
Johnston are hoping
2018 is a fresh
start for the Honda
Racing team after a
terrible 2017.
