AMA Pro Racing Announces Contract Renewals for Six Tracks on the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing Schedule DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 28, 2011) – AMA Pro Racing is pleased to announce contract renewals for six tracks on the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing schedule. The series will feature the same class structure in 2012. On most race weekends, fans can expect to see doubleheaders for AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike and AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport, while the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series will continue to battle it out in a single race format. Daytona International Speedway will once again play host to AMA Pro Road Racing as the series kicks off a new season. The opening event is scheduled for March 15 – 17, 2012 and will feature the 71st running of the historic Daytona 200 on Saturday afternoon, March 17. AMA Pro Road Racing teams will make a return visit to Infineon Raceway in May but at an earlier date than previous seasons. The series returns to the 2.32-mile circuit, which is located in the picturesque wine country of Sonoma, Ca., on the weekend of May 4 – 6, 2012. Tooele, Utah’s Miller Motorsports Park was added back to the schedule in 2011, and America’s finest motorcycle racing talent will again be showcased alongside the international standouts in World Superbike on the weekend of May 25 – 28, 2012. The event will feature single races for each of AMA Pro Road Racing’s classes. Fans in the Midwest will be happy to know that the series will be heading back to Road America on the weekend of June 1 – 3, 2012. The track, located in Elkhart Lake, Wis., has been on the schedule since 1980 and is the longest circuit the riders will face next year, measuring in at 4.048 miles. Thrilling Sunday sprint races for AMA Pro SuperBike, Daytona SportBike and SuperSport will once again be featured alongside MotoGP as part of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The international event at the 2.238-mile natural road course in Monterey, Ca. has been pushed back one week from last year’s date, scheduled for the weekend of July 27 – 29, 2012. New Jersey Motorsports Park has impressed fans and competitors alike since debuting on the AMA Pro Road Racing schedule on Labor Day weekend in 2009, and the 2.25-mile track in Millville, N.J., will see the return of the series one week later in 2012, September 7 – 9, 2012. AMA Pro Racing is working in conjunction with M1 Powersports for promotion of additional events that were not included in this release. Details about those exciting events will be released as soon as they are available.
AMA Pro Says Six Tracks Have Signed Road Racing Event Contracts For 2012, With Additional Events Promoted By M1 Powersports To Be Announced Later
AMA Pro Says Six Tracks Have Signed Road Racing Event Contracts For 2012, With Additional Events Promoted By M1 Powersports To Be Announced Later
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