Video: How fast is Dainese's Yates at New Jersey

OnTheThrottle's Dave Williams goes through Aaron's lines and speeds at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Very fun little video where you can also spot AGV's Neil Hodgson and Dainese's Geoff May and Steve Rapp.

AMA Superbike at VIR, fist photos

First photos from AMA Superbike round in Virginia. Most pics from Dave Williams at OnTheThrottle.com

Aaron sporting his Dainese gloves during the kart race on Thursday.


First pics from Friday practice.

Geoff May's pits


Working on Blake Young's bike


Steve Rapp getting ready to hit the track for the Daytona Sportbike practice

Better late than never: AMA Pro Mid-Ohio photos

Miscelanious photos from Mid-Ohio. You can click on the slideshow if you wish to watch the photos in bigger size.

Press-Release: MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS RETURNS TO ACTION AT ROAD AMERICA

CHICAGO, IL (June 3, 2009) – Michael Jordan Motorsports will hit the track for Round 6 of the AMA Pro Racing series this weekend at Road America. The Elkhart Lake, WI track is the unofficial '”home” circuit of the MJM #23 Jordan Suzuki and #54 National Guard Jordan Suzuki teams, which are based out of East Troy, WI. Boasting the longest straightaway of any track on the 2009 calendar, Road America is a scenic and exciting venue on which to showcase the power of the teams’ GSX-R 1000s and will offer fans exciting racing in the American Superbike class.

Action begins on June 5 with Practice and Qualifying and continues through June 7 with feature

American Superbike races taking place on both Saturday and Sunday.

Jordan Suzuki #23

Aaron Yates and the #23 Jordan Suzuki squad come off a mixed finish in Round 5 at Infineon Raceway and look to set the tone this weekend at Road America. Finishing a strong fourth in Race 1 at Infineon after a season-high second in Round 3, Yates and his 2009 Suzuki GSX-R have proven they have the pace to run up front. Supported by his Richie Alexander and Karl Steyrer-led crew, Yates brings his considerable experience to the fast Elkhart Lake track and will be looking for the podium once again. Yates is currently in seventh place in the Championship standings with 116 points.

“This weekend is going to be a bit different after Barber and Infineon,” said Yates. “Those tracks are both on the tighter end of the spectrum and now we are heading into the fast Road America track. I should be good. It's an old school raceway and it will give us a chance to show how quick our Jordan Suzuki GSX-R 1000 is.”

National Guard Jordan Suzuki #54

Geoff May and the #54 National Guard Jordan Suzuki team faced some tough competition at the last round. Looking to rebound this weekend at Road America, May and the #54 team are eager to get back to work and get back into the top three of the Championship. Known for his incredible lean angles and love for fast corners, May will be undoubtedly on pace this weekend The National Guard Jordan Suzuki team currently sits fifth in the Championship with 143 Championship points. “I'm ready to get back on the bike,” said May. “Sure, an extra weekend off is nice, but we had a tough one at Infineon and that makes me want to just get right back out there racing. Road America is a really fast track and it's our home round. I can't wait to get my National Guard Jordan Suzuki opened up on Friday.”

ABOUT MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS:

Legendary NBA star Michael Jordan formed Michael Jordan Motorsports in 2004 as a result of his passion for motorcycle racing. His mission is to bring a new level of excellence and style to the motorcycle racing industry. For more information on MJM, please visit www.23race.com – www.twitter.com/23race - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Jordan-Motorsports/51748732097

ABOUT THE NATIONAL GUARD:

The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States and one of the nation's longest enduring institutions. The National Guard operates in all 50 states, four territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa and the Virgin Islands) and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit the National Guard's Web site at www.NationalGuard.com

Michael Jordan Motorsports is proud to partner with: Jordan Brand (a division of Nike), American Suzuki, Upper Deck, Hanes, Gatorade, National Guard, Bazzaz Performance, LeoVince Exhaust, ELF Moto Lubricants, MMI - Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Vortex Racing Components, Dainese Leathers, AGV Helmets, Oakley, Gemini Technology Systems, Ancra Tiedowns, Attack Race Bodies, Attack Performance, Chicken Hawk Racing Tire Warmers, DID Chains, Factory Pro Dyno, NGK Spark Plugs, Performance Friction Brake Pads, Roclun International, STAR Motorcycle School, Zero Gravity Windscreens, Sunoco Race Fuels, Vicci Apparel, with transportation provided by Eastside Trucking.

Barber AMA Superbike - Day 1: AGV Dainese riders

It's a very wet weekend at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Al, for the AMA American Superbike this year. Here are the results from Saturdays races for the AGV Dainese riders.

AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Presented by Parts Unlimited
2. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -1.928 seconds
7. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -8.032
10. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -32.979, jump start/ride-through penalty
14. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -48.341
15. Barrett Long (Duc 1098R), -81.179
23. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000K8), -1 lap, 59.537

Championship Point Standings (after 6 of 21 races):
3. Young, 114
4. May, 106
8. Yates, 73
13. Ulrich, 43
16. Neil Hodgson, 25
17. Long, 22

AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Championship Presented by AMSOIL
6. Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6), -13.947
16. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6), -39.808
22. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), -60.781
24. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), -85.913
Championship Point Standings (after 6 of 20 races):
9. Rapp, 60
13. Long, 40

Take a Dainese ride through Birmingham, Alabama

Geoff May and the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama take a two-up ride through the streets of downtown on the No. 54 National Guard Jordan Suzuki GSX-1000R. The team will run in this weekend's AMA Pro Racing event at Barber Motorsports Park.

Larry P. Langford, Mayor of Birmingham, AL, rides Dainese

Today in the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, National Guard Jordan Suzuki's Geoff May gave a thrill ride to Mayor Larry Langford. Under motorcycle police escort, the VIP two-up ride, took to the street in this memorable occasion.

Needless to say that the ride was made easier for Mayor Langford thanks to the extreme comfort of his Dainese leathers and AGV helmet ;-)

National Guard Jordan Suzuki Geoff May - Fontana video

Another great vid' from the lads at OnTheThrottle

AMA Superbike stamped Dainese!

What an amazing photo from Brian Nelson (MotorcycleUSA), nothing could describe Dainese's renewed strong effort in AMA Pro Racing than this shot.

MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS ON THE ROSTRUM FOR BOTH RACES AT ROAD ATLANTA

MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS ON THE ROSTRUM FOR BOTH RACES AT ROAD ATLANTA

BRASELTON, GA – Michael Jordan Motorsports riders Geoff May and Aaron Yates put in impressive performances this weekend during AMA Pro Racing's Round 3 of the American Superbike Championship at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA. May earned double podium finishes in the races, while Yates enjoyed one top five finish and picked up valuable Championship points. The riders competed at Road Atlanta on their 2008-spec Suzuki GSX-R 1000s. The bikes will now be retired and May and Yates will race on brand new 2009 GSX-Rs for the remainder of the season.

Geoff May, National Guard Jordan Suzuki No. 54 May, of nearby Gainesville, took third place in both Saturday and Sunday's American Superbike races. He has now visited the rostrum in three of the five races he’s competed in this season and sits third overall in the Championship with 92 points.

3rd PLACE, SATURDAY RACE 1 – In Race 1 May found himself down in position six (P6) by the midway point of the race, after starting on the front row. However by continuing to apply pressure and drawing on his high fitness level, May moved himself forward during the later stages of the race and put his National Guard Jordan Suzuki on the box at the checkered flag.

"I just stayed motivated," said May, who raced in front of a large contingent of local family and friends. "I just stayed patient and every time somebody made a mistake, I just picked him off."

3rd PLACE, SUNDAY RACE 2 – In Race 2 May had a huge moment on the start that resulted in not one, but two, massive wheelies off the line. Finishing the first lap in 10th position, the Georgia rider made an inspired ride to the front and joined the frantic seven rider battle for second place. May methodically moved through this intense pack and soon found himself in a battle for second place with Factory Suzuki's Blake Young. At the line, it was Young in second with May third, just a scant .2 seconds behind for his second podium of the weekend.

"I was afraid I was going to get run over at the start," said May. "I just put my head down again and we had the bike set up good for the end of the race. I've been trying to really work hard on the end of the race, on the last half, on worn-out tires. I start getting faster and faster and faster and put in my fastest laps, usually, in the last couple laps."

Aaron Yates, Jordan Suzuki No. 23
Road Atlanta fan favorite and Milledgeville, GA resident Aaron Yates had a solid weekend at the Braselton circuit, culminating in a top five finish in Sunday's contest. Yates heads into Round 4 in eighth place in Championship points with 62.

6th PLACE, SATURDAY RACE 1 – Starting from eighth position on the grid, Yates moved forward through the tough American Superbike field and soon found himself in a tussle with the Factory Yamaha of Josh Hayes. Yates and Hayes dueled throughout the 50 mile contest with Yates crossing the line a mere .02 seconds behind Hayes, finishing in sixth position.

“We only had 10 minutes of practice this morning and that really put a damper on my setup for the race,” said Yates. “It was a good battle today with Josh and my Jordan Suzuki 1000 has what it takes to run up front.”

5th PLACE, SUNDAY RACE 2 – In Sunday's Race 2 Yates was embroiled in a seven rider battle for second position for much of the race. At the back of this group after the first lap, local hero Yates continued to move forward as the race progressed. At the line, Yates put his Suzuki GSXR firmly inside the top five and recorded the second fastest lap of the race while doing so.

“Considering I didn't get the start I would have liked I'm fairly happy to get a top five finish out of the weekend, after just missing it in yesterday's race,” said Yates. “We got my 2008 GSX-R1000 working well this morning and it was a good, fast group of guys for most of the race battling for that second spot. I would like to have been further up and know my crew and GSX-R can do it. We have our 2009 Suzukis coming for Barber and I'm ready to get up on the box.”

AGV Dainese Riders Storm AMA American Superbike Podiums at Road Atlanta

Here's the AGV Dainese P.R for the Atlanta weekend.

Costa Mesa, CA – April 7^th, 2009

During a sunny weekend in Georgia, the AGV Dainese USA riders reinforced with bravado their presence in AMA Pro Racing, during Round 3 of the series at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA, last weekend.

In the AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited we were proud of the Superpole results of top Dainese riders Blake Young and Geoff May qualifying 3^rdth on the front row, ahead of Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates (8^th) on 2^nd row, followed by Team Roadracingworld.com’ Chris Ulrich (12^th) on 3^rd row. and 4

For a short while we fear for rain as stormy clouds approached the track and got the deep knee sliders out of the box for all our Dainese riders, but luckily, apart from a short rain fall during the Sportbike race, the track remained mostly dry for the weekend.

The AGV Dainese riders rode very strong races both on Saturday and Sunday with Geoff May making us all very proud at Dainese when he rode his National Guard Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000 to the podium twice, finishing 3^rd in both races. On Sunday Geoff and his Dainese team mate Rockstar/Makita Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young had a great battle for 2^nd which saw Blake make a final pass in the last laps.

Aaron Yates had a very good weekend too scoring a 5^th and 6^th, on his Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000, and improving his standing in the series.

AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Road Atlanta results for AGV Dainese riders:

Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000) 3-3

Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000) 4-2

Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000) 6-5

Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000) 11-12

Barrett Long (Duc 1098R) 12-18

Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000) 20-20

AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Points Standings (after 5 of 21 races) for AGV Dainese riders:

Geoff May – 3^rd

Blake Young – 4^th

Aaron Yates – 8^th

Chris Ulrich – 14^th

Barrett Long – 17^th

In AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL, AGV Dainese’s Steve Rapp, who was on his first ride for team Bazzaz/Pat Clark Motorsport, took his AGV GP-Tech and Dainese W-Frame leather suit to a 9^th finish on Sunday after a great battle with Michael Beck, allowing him to secure a 9^th place in points standings. Steve, who settled in with his new team, was happy to get more seat time on his new ride.

We salute Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Russ Wikle and his impressive performance over the weekend who saw him scoring two 18^th place finish in a very deep field of riders, after qualifying 24^th in practice.

AMA Pro Pro Daytona SportBike Road Atlanta results for AGV Dainese riders:

Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6) 17-16

Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600) 18-18

Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600) 27-20

Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6) DNF-9

Shane Narbonne (Yam YZF-R6) DNS-24

AMA Pro Pro Daytona SportBike Points Standings (after 5 of 21 races) for AGV Dainese riders:

Steve Rapp – 9^th

Barrett Long – 13^th

In the AMA Pro SuperSport Presented by Shoei, 17year-old Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Russ Wikle was on track for another podium finish for AGV and Dainese, after his amazing third-place podium finish in the AMA Pro SuperSport season opener at Daytona.

Wikle qualified second on the grid aboard his Suzuki GSX-R600 and was running in the lead group for podium position during the race's opening laps. Unfortunately, a rain shower caught out several of the front-runners, including Russ, bringing out a red flag. Despite very strong effort from his Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki his machine was too badly damaged to make the restart.

From all at AGV Dainese USA, congratulation to all our riders for racing hard and representing us with pride on the AMA Pro Racing circuit. See you all in Birmingham, Alabama for Round 4.

“Providing people with head-to-toes protection in action sports” has been the Dainese’s mission since 1972 when the company was founded by its President Lino Dainese.

AMA Pro Road Racing - Round 2 in Fontana, Ca.

Another "ups and downs" weekend for AGV Dainese USA riders in AMA Pro Road Racing. The weather and some bad luck bared some from better results when others like #54 Geoff May and Garrett Willis had a very positive race weekend.

Michael Jordan Motorsports Geoff May scores his first podium of the season in the AMA Superbike, finishing 3-4 over the weekend while Garrett Willis clinched the 2nd podium sport in the AMA Supersport, on his Mach 1 Motorsports Yamaha.

As previously mentioned, AGV rider and title contender Neil Hodgson missed the Fontana double-header due to practice injuries sustained during the week and was replace by returning Corona Extreme rider Jake Holden.

AMA Superbike:
Geoff May - 3rd/4th
Blake Young - 4th/9th
Jake Holden - 5th/DNF
Chris Ulrich - 11th & DNF/DNS
Aaron Yates - 15th/10th
Shane Narbone - DNF/DNS & 14th

In the points standing, May is in 3rd, Young in 4th and Yates in 8th

AMA Sportbike:
Steve Rapp - 9th/9th
Barrett Long - 13th/18th

Points standing: Steve Rapp in 8th; Barrett Long in 11th.
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Dainese riders on front row at Fontana

Jordan Suzuki #23 Aaron Yates picked up 2nd in the AMA Superbike Superpole yesterday while his Dainese and Michael Jordan Motorsports team mate National Guard Jordan Suzuki #54 Geoff May grabbed 4th.
The 2 Dainese riders will be on front row for the AMA Pro Racing Aerican Superbike Championship at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA.

Michael Jordan Motorsports Previews Auto Club Speedway

CHICAGO (March 17, 2009) – After the start of the AMA Pro Racing season at Daytona International Speedway, Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) is gearing up for Round Two at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Leaving behind the crowds of Bike Week and traveling across the country, MJM eagerly awaits this weekend's doubleheader to improve upon the teams’ opening results.

Jordan Suzuki #23

Aaron Yates got the 2009 season underway for Jordan Suzuki #23 with a hard-fought 7^th place finish in the American Superbike class at Daytona. Riding his 2008 spec GSX-R 1000, Yates worked to find the optimal setup for his Suzuki before heading into the race and clicked off consistent laptimes, setting a race-best lap .6 seconds faster than his Superpole time. With this consistency Aaron stayed right on the rear wheels of 5^th and 6^th place going into the final 2 laps of the contest, but lapped traffic kept him unable to make a move into the Top 5 during that final lap.

“We got out of Daytona with some valuable championship points and a lot of good information for future races,” said Yates. “We tried some new things for the race and now it's off to Fontana, a track I've done well at in the past and that my GSX-R gets around pretty well. I'm looking forward to putting my Jordan Suzuki up on the box this weekend.”

National Guard Jordan Suzuki #54

Geoff May debuted for his new team, the National Guard Jordan Suzuki, at Daytona International Speedway astride his #54 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 with a solid top-10 finish on the high banks. Racing in the National Guard American Superbike class, May set a best lap of the race, a full second faster than his Superpole time, while battling with his competitors throughout the entire race. Determined to fight to the finish, Geoff brought his 2008-spec machine across the line in 10^th position, matching his 2008 Superbike finish.

“It's good to be back on the bike representing the Army National Guard for 2009,” said May. “I'm confident in my National Guard Jordan Suzuki and have been training hard for this weekend's race.”

ABOUT MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS:

Legendary NBA star Michael Jordan formed Michael Jordan Motorsports in 2004 as a result of his passion for motorcycle racing. His mission is to bring a new level of excellence and style to the motorcycle racing industry.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL GUARD:
The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States and one of the nation's longest enduring institutions. The National Guard operates in all 50 states, four territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa and the Virgin Islands) and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit the National Guard's Web site at www.NationalGuard.com

Michael Jordan Motorsports is proud to partner with: Jordan Brand (a division of Nike), American Suzuki, Upper Deck, Hanes, Gatorade, National Guard, Bazzaz Performance, LeoVince Exhaust, ELF Moto Lubricants, MMI - Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Vortex Racing Components, Dainese Leathers, AGV Helmets, Oakley, Gemini Technology Systems, Ancra Tie-downs, Attack Race Bodies, Attack Performance, Chicken Hawk Racing Tire Warmers, DID Chains, Factory Pro Dyno, NGK Spark Plugs, Performance Friction Brake Pads, Roclun International, STAR Motorcycle School, Zero Gravity Windscreens, Sunoco Race Fuels, Vicci Apparel, with transportation provided by Eastside Trucking.