AMA Pro Racing Returns to New Jersey Motorsports Park as MotoAmerica for the MotoAmerica Championship of New Jersey with a Weekend Full of Racing Excitement and On and Off Track FUN!
MILLVILLE, N.J. The top Superbike racers in North America return to New Jersey Motorsports Park September 11-13th with the new and improved MotoAmerica (AMA/FIM) Superbike Challenge. The weekend will include two full days of racing, a double-header event for the Superbike, Superstock 1000, Supersport and Superstock 600 classes plus fun for the whole family. New this year, NJMP will host the final round of the KTM RC 390 Cup, a new class open to riders age 14-22.
The premier series will be the Superbike class, which will be based on a combination of existing AMA Superbike chassis rules and engine specifications from the FIM World Superbike series. A Superstock 1000 series will race alongside the Superbike class. Based off the FIM Superstock 1000 series, the Superstock bikes will run on slicks and be scored separately than the Superbike. A new middleweight series will operate similar to the literbikes and combine two classes: Supersport and Supersport 600. The Supersport class replaces the former AMA Daytona SportBike series, while the Superstock600 class incorporates the AMA’s SuperSport class. Both series will blend AMA chassis rules with regulations from their respective series in the FIM World Superbike Championship and will each take the track separately. Also new this year is the KTM RC 390 Cup. This is a spec class that features competition on KTM RC 390 motorcycles. The class is intended to develop young road racers for professional competition.
MotoAmerica will visit New Jersey Motorsports Park for its final race of the 2015 series and the crowning of its series champions. The series will conclude on the 2.25-mile Thunderbolt Raceway layout at NJMP, a track that features 12 corners and a half-mile straightaway. New Jersey has proven to provide exciting finales to the AMA Superbike series on a track the riders enjoy.
NJMP and MotoAmerica have a weekend jam packed with excitement planned on and off the track!
Bike Night The weekend kicks off Friday night at the Finish Line Pub with Bike Night at 5:30 pm. Riders and motorcycle fanatics are encouraged to visit the pub for live music and food/beverage specials.
MotoAmerica Fan Bicycle Challenge: Friday September 11th at 6pm. Hop on your your bicycle and challenge yourself on the same track the stars of MotoAmerica will be racing on! It gives the fans the view from the rider’s perspective. The event is free; just bring your bicycle and a helmet.
Jason Britton and Team No Limit : Jason and his team will be back again this year with their fan favorite stunt shows scheduled throughout the weekend.
The Honda Strider Kid Zone This is a new addition to the event this year for kids ages 3 to 9. Strider bikes allow children to concentrate on the fundamental skills of balancing, leaning, and steering while propelling the bike in a natural way. Helmets are provided.
Fan Laps : Fans will have the opportunity both Saturday and Sunday to take their own bikes for laps on the Thunderbolt track, tickets for fan laps can be purchased online prior to the event or at the General’s Store at NJMP.
Bikini Contest: The 5th Annual NJMP Bikini Contest will be held Saturday night also at the Finish Line pub on the stage behind the clubhouse (weather permitting). There will be a $5 cover charge at the door.
Race coverage will air on CBS Sports Network September 20th at 5pm EST. Visit njmp.com purchase tickets and view the complete weekend schedule.
About MotoAmerica:
MotoAmerica is the new North American road racing series created in 2014. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership that includes three-time 500cc World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion, and AMA Hall of Fame Inductee Wayne Rainey, ex-racer and former manager of Team Roberts Chuck Aksland, motorsports marketing executive Terry Karges, and businessman Richard Varner. For more information on MotoAmerica including current standings and rider bios visit www.motoamerica.com.
About New Jersey Motorsports Park:
Sitting on more than 500 acres in Millville, N.J., New Jersey Motorsports Park is the premier motorsports entertainment complex in the Northeast. NJMP is conveniently located near Philadelphia and New York City, offering diverse and dynamic attractions both on and off-track. The park includes three world-class road courses, Thunderbolt, Lightning, and Tempest Raceway, a motorsports country club membership program, one of the top outdoor karting complexes in the U.S., 10 acres of paintball fields, concert and festival space, overnight accommodations, and real estate development opportunities. Also on the property, a clubhouse features meeting space, bar/restaurant and built-in pool.