AMA Superbike / Sportbike

Heading to New Jersey Motorsports Park for Round 11 of 12 in the AMA Pro Racing Series, which includes Superbike, Daytona Sportbike, Supersport and the Vance & Hanes XR1200 Series? Here’s a guide to your AMA Pro Racing weekend.

Events begin at 10 a.m. Friday, and continue through the weekend until the final AMA Superbike race that begins at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday.

Here’s a schedule of event, fan walk info, how to obtain some tickets at NJMP and the SPEED AMA Pro Racing TV Schedule.

Schedule for AMA Pro Superbike Weekend:

Friday, Sept. 3

  • 10 a.m. Mandatory Riders, Entrants & Crew Chiefs Meeting
  • 10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Track Inspection
  • 11 a.m. Top Gun Post Entry Closed
  • 11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lunch Break (National Guard two-up rides)
  • Noon – 12:50 p.m. Practice 50 min Daytona SportBike
  • 1 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Practice 50 min American SuperBike
  • 2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Practice 50 min SuperSport
  • 3 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Qualifying 1 50 min Daytona SportBike
  • 4 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Qualifying 1 50 min American SuperBike
  • 5 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. Qualifying 1 40 min SuperSport

Saturday, Sept. 4

  • 7:20 a.m. – 7:50 a.m. Track Inspection
  • 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Qualifying 2 30 min SuperSport
  • 8:40 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Qualifying 2 40 min Daytona SportBike
  • 9:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Qualifying 2 40 min American SuperBike
  • 10:20 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Practice 30 min XR1200
  • 10:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lunch Break (National Guard two-up rides)
  • Noon – 12:45 p.m. Fan Walk – All Classes, Hot Pit Lane / Ceremonies
  • 1 p.m. SuperSport Race 1 19 Laps – 40 Mi/65 Km
  • 2 p.m. Daytona SportBike Race 1 23 Laps – 50 Mi/80 Km
  • 3:15 p.m. American SuperBike Race 1 23 Laps – 50 Mi/80 Km
  • 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Qualifying 45 min XR1200

Sunday, Sept. 5

  • 7:45 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Track Inspection
  • 8:30 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Warm-Up 20 min XR1200
  • 9 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Warm-Up 20 min SuperSport
  • 9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Warm-Up 20 min Daytona SportBike
  • 10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Warm-Up 20 min American SuperBike
  • 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Lunch Break (National Guard two-up rides / Fan lap)
  • 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Fan Walk, Autographs – All Classes, Hot Pit Lane
  • 12:15 p.m. XR1200 Race 12 Laps – 25 Mi/40 Km
  • 1 p.m. SuperSport Race 2 19 Laps – 40 Mi/65 Km
  • 2 p.m. Daytona SportBike Race 2 23 Laps – 50 Mi/80 Km
  • 3:15 p.m. American SuperBike Race 2 23 Laps – 50 Mi/80 Km

AMA Track Walk:

This year, for the first time, NJMP will give fans and amateur riders the opportunity to experience a guided walk around the 2.25 mile Thunderbolt Raceway at NJMP with an AMA Pro Racing rider!

You and a small group will be paired up with one pro rider and head out onto the race track where you’ll learn how the rider sets up his bike for turns, navigates passing zones and gets up to speeds near 170 mph.

There truly is a reason why they can blitz through the 14 turns of Thunderbolt at an amazingly fast one minute and 21 seconds, you will learn firsthand from the AMA pro rider.

This exclusive event will take place on Saturday evening, Sept., 4 from 5:30-6:30pm. Tickets are only $10 and assignments are limited, so be sure to act quickly to reserve your slot for an event will surely become another NJMP tradition.

AMA New Jersey Tickets:

To purchase tickets, please visit www.njmp.com or call 856-327-7217. Children 12 and under are admitted free to every spectator event at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

AMA Superbike SPEED TV Schedule:

10 p.m Saturday, Sept. 4: AMA Superbike Race 1
11 p.m. AMA Daytona Sportbike Race 1, Supersport highlights

10 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 5: AMA Daytona Sportbike Race 2
11 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 5: AMA Superbike Race 2, Supersport highlights

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