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AMA Motorcycle Road Racing with SMRI

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Superbike racing is possibly one of the most exciting events to witness first hand.  Today's current 600cc, 750cc, and 1000cc sport bikes that are available at any motorcycle dealer and are pure bred race machines.  Once these superbikes are unleashed onto a closed course for competition, their true heritage can be seen.  Skilled racers pilot these superbikes around the track with the intent of one thing:  getting to the checkered flag first.

SMRI features various types of racing for motor sports enthusiasts to enjoy: 

The Unlimited Grand Prix

Also known as the ULGP, this is the SMRI's premier race that features a cash purse paying down to 8 places: 

1st - $320, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $150, 4th - $100, 5th - $80, 6th - $60, 7th - $50, 8th - $40. 

This is the "Anything Goes" class, featuring the fastest motorcycles and racers in New Mexico.

Sprint Racing

These are 10 lap races featuring class specific motorcycles.  Since each class is engine size specific, spectators watch some of the closest and exciting racing in New Mexico.

Watch as our members enter turn 1 at 110 mph, knee down, 3 riders wide on 600cc machines.  Our Middle Weight Superbike class is one of SMRI's more popular event due to Sandia Motorsports Park's tight and technical nature.

The Formula 1000 and Open Superbike classes field machines that produce 150hp plus.  Watch as our riders smoke up the rear tire coming out of the ultra fast turn 7, drag racing to the checkered flag.

Super Street

This is a 2 Heat format race that is geared towards the street rider.  Bike tech requirements are the same as a trackday... basically tape up your mirrors, take off the license plate and you are ready to go.

Come find out who truly is the fastest street rider out there on the racetrack proving grounds.  No points awarded in this class, but there are bragging rights!

30 min Solo Endurance Racing

One rider, One bike, no pit stops.  This is a 30 minute battle of attrition.  After 15 minutes the tires start to lose grip and the riders start to become tired.  After 20 minutes, the riders left on the track hope that the next lap will be the last.  Anything can happen in the 30 min solo race. 

Endurance races are held Saturday afternoon, so come on out and get a preview of what is to come on Sunday.  First up will be the Novice racers, trying to prove that they have what it takes to race with the big boys.  To finish off the day, the Expert racers come out and show the fans how it is done.

SuperMoto On/Off Road Racing

Supermoto is a cross-over or evolution of motocross and road racing.  Races are commonly held on road racing or medium sized go-kart tracks with an off-road section in the infield.  Most supermoto race tracks are typically configured with approximately 70% tarmac and 30% dirt with small jumps but a dirt section is not required.  The motorcycles used are frequently custom-created combinations of off-road dirtbikes with road-racing rims/tires, known as 'supermotard' bikes.

The classes for Supermoto at SMRI are divided into:

For More information about Supermoto at SMRI, click here.
Please see www.Nasmoto.com for further explanation and rules.

Vintage Road Racing

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A vintage bike racing with SMRI can be one that was built as late as 1978 for one of the Historic Vintage classes or as recent as 1983 for the SuperVintage class.  If you have an older European, Japanese or British bike, chances are excellent it'll fit into one of the vintage classes.  SMRI is the most supportive regional club for racing these older motorcycles in the desert west, so if you live in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Texas or New Mexico, racing your vintage motorcycle with SMRI is the best place to be.

SMRI has four classes for Historic Vintage, and a fifth class for newer vintage bikes called SuperVintage.  Historic Vintage has ultra lightweight, lightweight, middleweight and a heavyweight class.  If you have a 350 Honda twin or a CB450, you could race it in the Lightweight Historic Vintage class.  If you have a Yamaha XS650, a Honda CB500 four, or a Norton or Triumph 750, the middleweight class is for you.  If you have an early Honda CB750 four, old Kawasaki Z1 or a Suzuki GS1000 from the 70's, you could race it in the Heavyweight Historic Vintage class.  All the Historic Vintage bikes are eligible for the SuperVintage class, where you could also race a Honda CB900F, Kawasaki GPz550, or even a first generation Honda Interceptor.

For more information about the SMRI Vintage Class races, Click here.

What is needed to begin road racing?? Prices??

  1. A bike - One of our goals is if you bring any kind of bike to the track, you will have at least 3 classes you can run in.
  2. A race license - We honor other clubs license.  If you do not have a race license, you will need to take our race school ($170) to obtain yours.  More information on the race school can be found here.  The price of the race school includes entry into our Super Street Class, a 2 Heat race.
  3. AMA Membership - Since we are AMA sanctioned, all riders must be AMA members.  You can sign up online for $39/yr or we can sign you up at the track for an additional $6.  Go to http://www.amadirectlink.com/ to sign up.
  4. SMRI Membership or Single Day License - SMRI Membership is $125/yr.  Single Day License is $40.
  5. Race Entry Fees - We have a tiered pricing structure.  The first race is $70, second is $60, third is $50, $40, $30 and 6+ are $20 each.

For less than $250, you can get your race license, race in two races (Super Street is a 2 heat race) and become an AMA member.  There are some trackdays that cost more than that!!!

We even have leathers to rent if you need them.  If you have additional questions, send us an email: smri@smri-racing.org.