Classes
MotoAmerica’s premier race class, Steel Commander Superbike, showcases America’s and some of the world’s best motorcycle road racers aboard high-horsepower, highly modified, production-based liter-class motorcycles that are capable of speeds approaching 200 miles per hour. These machines are positively bristling with the latest engine, electronics, chassis and suspension, and tire technologies.
Engine Configurations:
Over 750cc up to 1000cc, 4-stroke, 3- and 4-cylinder
Over 850cc up to 1200cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder
220 Horsepower
Minimum Weight:
370.5 pounds
Rider Age Limit:
18-55
MotoAmerica’s middleweight race class, Supersport features the series’ rising stars competing aboard production-based motorcycles that are slightly less powerful than Superbikes, but are no less exciting to watch. Known for their sharp handling and high corner speeds, Supersport bikes provide for close racing and razor-thin margins of victory.
Engine Configurations:
Over 400cc up to 636cc, 4-stroke, 4-cylinder
Over 500cc up to 800cc, 4-stroke, 3-cylinder
Over 600cc up to 955cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder
130 Horsepower
Minimum Weight:
354.9 pounds
Rider Age Limit:
16-55
The MotoAmerica Talent Cup assists America’s young road racers in reaching the highest level of the sport.
As part of Dorna’s “Road To MotoGP™” program, the MotoAmerica Talent Cup is a spec-racing class in which riders aged 14 to 21 compete on GP-style, purpose-built Krämer APX-350 MA motorcycles.
“Racing high-performance motorcycles provides our young riders more opportunities and better prepares them to compete at higher levels on the ‘Road to MotoGP™,’ ” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “The MotoAmerica Talent Cup is on the same performance level as other ‘Road to MotoGP™’ Talent Cups around the world.”
As a side benefit of the program, at the end of each season, up to five MotoAmerica Talent Cup riders will be invited to participate in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup selection.
Motorcycle:
Krämer APX-350 MA
350cc, 4-stroke, 1-cylinder
55 Horsepower
Rider Age Limit:
14-21
A direct feeder class for Steel Commander Superbike, Stock 1000 gives MotoAmerica riders the opportunity to gain experience aboard 1000cc production-based motorcycles as they hone their skills with an eye towards moving up to Superbike. Many of the Stock 1000 riders also compete in Superbike Cup, which enables them to also compete in Steel Commander Superbike races and see how they stack up against the best riders and production-based motorcycles in the country, as well as around the world.
Engine Configurations:
Over 750cc up to 1000cc, 4-stroke, 3- and 4-cylinder
Over 850cc up to 1200cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder
195 Horsepower
Minimum Weight:
374 pounds
Rider Age Limit:
17-55
Putting lighter-weight, twin-cylinder motorcycles in the spotlight, BellissiMoto Twins Cup is a rapidly evolving race class that initially enabled regional and club racers from around the country to step up to the MotoAmerica series and compete on a national level.
Now, along with that mission, BellissiMoto Twins Cup has become a stepping stone for young riders who want to move up from Junior Cup and don’t feel quite ready for Supersport.
BellissiMoto Twins Cup is also increasing in popularity due to the manufacturers introducing more and more of this category of motorcycles. Newer models like the Aprilia RS 660, Yamaha YZF-R7, and Suzuki GSX-8R are the perfect choices for BellissiMoto Twins Cup competition, along with the venerable Suzuki SV650 and Kawasaki Ninja 650.
Engine Configurations:
Over 600cc up to 800cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder
100 Horsepower
Minimum Weight:
338 pounds
Rider Age Limit:
15-55
What started as a novel idea has become one of MotoAmerica’s most popular and fastest-growing race classes. Touring motorcycles from Harley-Davidson and Indian form the basis for Mission King Of The Baggers, but these motorcycles are far from gentle cruisers.
By the time the teams, aftermarket companies, and riders get done with these bikes, they are bona fide road racers with much-improved ground clearance, race-ready suspensions, aggressive ergonomics, and all sorts of engine modifications that deliver eye-popping performance.
Touring fairings and hard side bags are part of the formula, but even those are highly modified through the use of carbon fiber and other exotic materials.
Motorcycle Specifications:
Harley-Davidson Road Glide (All Years)
Indian Challenger (All Years)
Minimum Weight:
620 pounds
Rider Age Limit:
18-55
A focused initiative that enables a group of individually selected female motorcyclists to customize and race-prep their own Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 streetbikes, then learn to race them, and ultimately compete in their own feature events during select MotoAmerica race weekends, the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. program is another one of MotoAmerica’s successful new undertakings.
The Mission Super Hooligan National Championship (MSHNC) was created by Roland Sands Design in conjunction with MotoAmerica, and it features motorcycles from various disciplines, along with a broad set of rules meant to bring new riders and brands into road racing.
The Championship features 750cc and up, air- or water-cooled, 2 cylinders, 125 horsepower or less, minimum weight of 420 pounds, no bodywork, stock frames, high-handlebar motorcycles. Electric motorcycles are also eligible for competition. The American Air-Cooled V-Twin Challenge is a separate class within the MSHNC and offers $2,500 in prizes per race to American air-cooled V-twin-powered machines, on top of the $2,500 in MSHNC race contingencies being paid out.
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Engine Configurations:
• Air-Cooled Motorcycles
Originally equipped, air-cooled, 2-cylinder, minimum displacement of 750cc, normally aspirated or forced induction.
• Water-Cooled Motorcycles
Originally equipped, water-cooled, 2-cylinder, minimum displacement of 750cc, normally aspirated.
• Electric Motorcycles
Street-legal production motorcycles with single electric motors. No motocross or dual-sport-type electric motorcycles allowed. All electric motorcycles must be pre-approved for competition before the event or season.
Minimum Weight:
397 pounds
American Air-Cooled V-Twin Challenge
Engine Configurations:
Over 750cc, air-cooled, American-made, V-twin
