AMA Superbike Championship

AMA Superbike Championship
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AMA Superbike Championship

Sport	Motorcycle sport
Founded	1976
No. of teams	4 manufacturers
Country(ies)	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Ben Spies (Rider) Suzuki (Manufacturer)

The AMA Superbike is the premiere superbike racing series in the United States. It is part of the AMA Pro Racing series, and it is managed by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). AMA Superbike Championship was created in 1976 to provide playing field for professional racing teams and a means for motorcycle manufacturers to showcase their sport-performance, production based models. The series allows more engine modifications than most Superbike championships. The roots of AMA Superbike are said to have started when the AMA first organized road racing in the United States in 1934.

The most successful riders have included Doug Chandler, Scott Russell, Miguel Duhamel and Mat Mladin, who holds several series records including six championships. The 2006 and 2007 crowns went to Ben Spies. The 2008 AMA Superbike Championship season began, like always, in Daytona and was won by Mat Mladin. Four non-Americans have won the title - Englishman Reg Pridmore, Australians Mat Mladin and Troy Corser, and Canadian Miguel Duhamel.

The 4 manufacturers participating in AMA Superbike are: Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha.¹ A fifth manufacturer Ducati left the AMA in the beginning of 2006.