Josh Hayes' Yamaha YZF-R1 from 2009 AMA Pro Racing Season

At least I believe it to be from 2009, the author does not specify exactly. But, it is a very good up close look at the YZF-R1 motorcycle which Josh Hayes rode in the DMG/AMA Pro Racing American Superbike Championship. You know, the one which took Hayes to seven class wins during 2009. Have a look and I bet you will be as impressed as I was...and, the author gets to take it on the track!

http://tinyurl.com/yjfoq67

Graves Yamaha Testing in Las Vegas

The team is there testing with the bikes they will use in the 2010 DMG/AMA Pro Racing season. Josh Hayes, Tommy Aquino and Josh Herrin were all out on the track on their respective race bikes. Noticeably absent was Ben Bostrom, who sources say may race with the Pat Clark Motorsports in 2010...

http://tinyurl.com/ygtp38g

Qualifying Results from Daytona International Speedway - Moto-GT, AMA SuperSport National

First of all, a local guy - Josh Day on the Team E.S.P. Yamaha - to the Daytona track took the pole position in the AMA Pro SuperSport National race. The race does not award points but it does award a number 1 plate for the nation. Any AMA SuperSport competitor is allowed to run and plenty of good racers from all over are in attendance. Sunday will see the race and that final championship for the 2009 AMA SuperSport season.

http://tinyurl.com/yjfcrzs

And, over in the Moto-GT series, Josh Hayes has decided to run a Westby Racing Yamaha R6 along with teammates Jeff Wood, Dane Westby and Dustin Meador. He was in town anyway to be with his wife, Melissa Paris, as she is set to compete at the Fall Cycle Scene Championship Cup Series - she has just returned from injury. Well, Hayes took pole for Sunday's race in the GT1 class. Martin Cardenas is right behind him on the Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki GSX-R600. Over in GT2 Barrett Long took the pole position on the KRM Racing by Motocorse Ducati PS1000LE after he was only asked to ride this morning!

http://tinyurl.com/yhz8av3

Joshes Sweep NJMP AMA Weekend

The full results are already known, but this article sums it up rather well. And, it does call attention to the fact that Josh Hayes and Josh Herrin won both of their races in American Superbike and Daytona SportBike, respectively.

http://tinyurl.com/ne5ucj

P.S. Another happy day for Yamaha!

AMA American Superbike Results from New Jersey Motorsports Park

Here are - late - results from the Sunday American Superbike race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Mat Mladin was not able to win either of his final races in AMA. It doesn't matter much, though, as he still has the 2009 championship! Yamaha's Josh Hayes was the main beneficiary of this weekend's action in the Superbike class.

http://tinyurl.com/me55oy

Yamaha on Fire at VIR this Weekend (16 August 2009)

It may be called the Suzuki Big Kahuna National, but Yamaha was on fire at VIR - in a good way - not like an iPhone! After Josh Herrin took both Daytona SportBike events, his teammate Josh Hayes went on to win the American Superbike race. All of this action took place on the beautiful circuit of Virginia International Raceway. It was a very good weekend for Yamaha USA.

http://tinyurl.com/nuq8a2

Josh Hayes, Melissa Paris and Ben Bostrom Take Yamaha to Endurance Racing

This weekend at Virginia International Raceway (Alton, Virginia) will see Hayes, his wife Paris, and Bostrom riding in the WERA Endurance race. Ben Bostrom and Josh Hayes will ride on a team with Sam Gaige on a Yamaha YXF-R1; Melissa Paris will ride with Mike Cerone and Miles Thornton on the Markbilt/GYT-R YZF-R6.

It should make for interesting viewing, if you can get there!

http://tinyurl.com/lzueyp