AMA Grand National Championship
Created Date: 2022-07-28 17:16:51
Introduction:
The National Motorcycle Championship was founded in 1954 by the American Motorcycle Association (AMA). The National Motorcycle Championship is an American motorcycle series established in 1954 by the American Motorcycle Association (AMA). Originally contains five different forms of competition: one-mile cinder track race, half-mile cinder track race, short track race, TT obstacle course and road race, also known as flat track race. From the early 1950s to the late 1970s, the National Motorcycle Championship was the nation's premier motorcycle series until Supercross events on major league courses became more popular
Tournament History :
The National Motorcycle Championship is an American motorcycle series that was established in 1954 by the official website of the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) [1]. Originally contains five different forms of competition: one-mile cinder track race, half-mile cinder track race, short track race, TT obstacle course and road race, also known as flat track race. From the early 1950s to the late 1970s, the National Motorcycle Championship was the nation's premier motorcycle series until Supercross events on major league courses became more popular. AMAGrand National Championship
In 1932, the American Motorcycle Association organized a series called the Class A Off-Road Championships, which allowed motorcycle production commercial prototypes to compete. In 1937, the American Motorcycle Association launched a new series called the C-Class Series, which allowed the use of road-legal motorcycles and was dedicated to making motorcycles more affordable for ordinary motorcyclists. When the manufacturers slashed their racing budgets during the Great Depression, the A-class race came to an end, and the C-class became the most important championship. In the days leading up to World War II, the C-Class ignited a fierce rivalry between the two most important motorcycle manufacturers of the era, Harley-Davidson and Indian Racing, the two most important motorcycle manufacturers of the era. In 1942-1945, when World War II broke out, motorcycle championships were stopped.
From 1946 to 1953, the AMA National Motorcycle Championship was successful because of a single event. That's the Springfield Mile at Fairgrounds Raceway in Illinois. In 1954, the National Motorcycle Championship launched five different competition formats, four of which were held on cinder tracks and the fifth on asphalt-paved tracks. With the demise of the Indian Racing League in 1953, the Harley-Davidson team began to dominate the race, with Harley-Davidson driver Joe Leonard winning his first National Motorcycle Championship in 1954 and winning again before switching to auto racing Championship twice. Carroll Resweber became the first quadruple winner, winning the title four years in a row for Harley-Davidson from 1958 to 1961. Dick Mann won the national championship title for the BSA team in 1963, the first championship for a foreign manufacturer. Team Achievement's Gary Nixon won back-to-back championships from 1967-1968 and three National Motorcycle Championships in four years! Then Gene Romero won another championship in 1970. Mann won his second championship for the BSA team in 1971, before the British motorcycle manufacturer lost to the Japanese in a fierce technical competition, and in 1973, Yamaha's Kenny Roberts won the first American for the Japanese manufacturer. Motorcycle Championship Champion.
When Yamaha dropped out of the National Motorcycle Championship after the 1977 season, Harley-Davidson once again dominated the race. By 1983, the Omnimedia Motorcycle Championship had become the nation's most attended cinder-track race, both for two-wheelers and four-wheelers. This was the culmination of the National Motorcycle Championship, because by 1984, other forms of motorcycle racing like motocross, road racing, and the like had gradually surpassed cinder track racing in popularity. In 1984, Honda entered the National Motorcycle Championship, breaking the shackles of the Harley-Davidson team, and Ricky Graham won the championship. Before Honda retired in 1987, Bubba Shobert won three consecutive championships for the Honda team, and then Harley-Davidson was once again the dominant manufacturer in the series. Harley-Davidson has won a total of 15 championship titles in the last 20 competitions. In July 2014, Harley-Davidson began working with Breakthrough Oil, and with excellent teamwork and racing performance, driver Kenny Coolbeth finally won the championship.
During the 1970s and 1980s, American motorcycles proved to be fertile ground for road racing world champions. AMA cinder racers such as Kenny Roberts, Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson, and Wayne Rainey have successively won the 500CC motorcycle road race championship. Road motorcycle racing technology of the late 1970s gave engines more horsepower than the frames and tires of the era could handle. The resulting tire spinning technology created a new driving style more reminiscent of cinder-track motorcycle racing, using the rear wheel to slide sideways as a way to control the motorcycle through corners. This proved to be a huge advantage, as cinder track racers were already used to drifting their cars. When the Motorcycle World Grand Prix evolved into today's MOTOR GP formula the motor friction control was used to limit rear wheel slip. Even though the National Motorcycle Championship is no longer America's premier motorcycle event today, it still has many followers.
Tournament introduction
1.one mile race
The race takes place inside a circular cinder track about a mile long, popular because of the ubiquity of domestic racetracks. This competition supports motorcycles with larger engines, such as Harley-Davidson's XR-750. The race featured countless alternating leads and top speeds in excess of 140 mph.
2.half mile race
Similar to the one-mile race, it is also held in a circular arena, but the distance is shorter.
3.short track
A race held on a circular cinder track about a quarter mile long, many of which are held indoors like the Houston Dome, where light motocross bikes based on two-stroke engines are more conducive to the race .
TT Show jumping: An event held on an irregularly shaped cinder road track featuring a right-turn track and jumping platform. Light motorcycles are more advantageous in this competition, but there are also successful examples of larger motorcycles.
Road Race: A race held on a specially paved track, best known on the AMA calendar as the Daytona 200
championship team
Driver Kenny Coolbeth
The Harley-Davidson team has dominated the National Motorcycle Championship for a long time, winning 43 championships in the National Motorcycle Championship's 60-year history, which has to be said to be a very impressive achievement. In the past two decades, Harley-Davidson has won a total of 15 championships, a veritable championship team.
In 2014, the Harley-Davidson Zanotti team competed again. With the wonderful performance of the talented driver Kenny Coolbeth, the race took the lead from the beginning and finally won the championship.
1994-2013 Championship Team List:
1994 - Scott Parker-Harley-Davidson
1995 - Scott Parker-Harley-Davidson
1996 - Scott Parker-Harley-Davidson
1997 - Scott Parker-Harley-Davidson
1998 - Scott Parker-Harley-Davidson
1999 - Chris Carr-Harley-Davidson
2000 - Joe Kopp-Harley-Davidson
2001 - Chris Carr-Harley-Davidson
2002 - Chris Carr-Harley-Davidson
2003 - Chris Carr-Harley-Davidson
2004 - Chris Carr-Harley-Davidson
2005 - Chris Carr-Harley-Davidson
2006- Honda
2007- Honda
2008 - Ken Coolbeth
2009 - Jared Mees
2010 - Jake Johnson
2011 - Jake Johnson
2012 - Jared Mees
2013 -Brad "The Bullet" Baker-Harley-Davidson