2016 AMA Ice Racing Championships, Feb. 13-14, in Michigan
From an AMA press release:
The 2016 American Motorcyclist Association Ice Race Grand Championship is scheduled for Feb. 13-14 at the Pontiac Lake Recreation Area in Waterford, Mich. The 2016 event will be hosted by White Lake Racing.
“Our AMA ice racers wait all year for this event,” said AMA Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant. “White Lake Racing’s partnership with the AMA offers racers a top-notch event to showcase their talents. The facility is located just outside of the Detroit metro area, so we’re expecting the race to draw a lot of local fans in addition to the racers and their families.”
Competitors will battle for AMA National No. 1 plates in a variety of classes on the oval track on Saturday and the grand prix on Sunday. On Saturday night, a non-championship rubber tire enduro race will be held under the lights.
An AMA specialty award for Ice Racer of the Year will be bestowed upon one outstanding rider. Some of the past winners include Kaley Johnson, Allen Rabinette, Parker Norris and Kyle Johnson. The AMA Youth Ice Racer of the Year also will be named at the event. Past recipients include Emmett Sund, Christopher Blackmer, Nathan Gross and Jace Kessler. In addition, the AMA ATV Ice Racer of the Year will be awarded.
“It’s a great privilege and honor for my organization to host this event for the first time,” said Jeremiah Sherman, the owner of White Lake Racing. “We have done loads of work to grow the sport of ice racing in lower Michigan and around the country. We look forward to working with our partners at the AMA and other ice racing organizations around the Midwest, as well as some great sponsors that support us every year.”
Sherman added that people tend to forget about ice racing due to its regional nature.
“All the other disciplines take the winter off,” Sherman said. “All the fast guys who want to stay in shape go ice racing. I think this is why Michigan racers have a competitive edge in national-caliber dirt track events. Bring on the hard water, let’s race!”
Pre-entry for the event opens Jan. 1, 2016 at www.whitelakeracing.com.
For more information about this event, visit www.whitelakeracing.com or search “AMA Ice Race Grand Championship 2016” on Facebook.
Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.
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