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Upcoming Weekly Motorcycle Racing and Events: July 20-27

Here’s our weekly guide to the upcoming motorcycle races and events that are happening within the next week and how to watch. Don’t see a race or event that’s happening in your neck of the woods? Leave a comment to let us know.

July 21
AMA Pro Motocross
The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, features the world’s fastest outdoor motocross racers, racing aboard the best bikes each factory offers, on the roughest, toughest tracks in the world. Motocross racing is survival of the fittest as well as the fastest every weekend; it’s where legends like Ricky Carmichael, Jeremy McGrath, James Stewart, and Ryan Villopoto were built.Motocross is the original extreme action sport, and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross is the pinnacle of pure motocross. The 12-round series begins at Hangtown in May and ends at Indiana’s Ironman Raceway in August. It includes stops at the premier motocross racing facilities in America, with events in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington, New York, Maryland and Indiana. The pro riders meet up on Saturday afternoon, with competition divided into two classes: one for 250cc bikes, and one for 450cc machines.Spring Creek- Millville, MN – Click here to watchJuly 22
MotoAmerica
MotoAmerica is the premier road racing organization here in the U.S. that is Sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). It features five classes of road racing – Superbike, Stock 1000, Supersport, Twins and the Liqui Moly Junior Cup.Tooele, UT – Click here to watchJuly 21
World Speedway
One gear and no brakes. World Speedway racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or dolomite. Competitors use this surface to slide their motorcycles sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track the motorcycles reach speeds of up to 70 mph.Cardiff, England – Click here or here to watchJuly 22
FIM World Motocross MXGP
FIM Motocross World Championship is the premier championship of motocross racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), currently divided into two distinct classes: MX1 and MX2. Race duration is 30 minutes plus 2 laps per moto. The series runs 18 events with two motos at each round.Loket, Czech Republic – Click here to watchJuly 22
British Superbike
The British Superbike Championship (BSB) is the leading road racing superbike championship in the United Kingdom, and is widely acknowledged as one of the premier domestic superbike racing series in the world.The series typically races over twelve rounds from April to October, with the series concluding in a three-round ‘Showdown,’ where the top six riders are awarded points based on their podium finishes from the previous nine rounds and then compete over three rounds and seven races for the title. The Showdown format was introduced in 2010 in order to prevent a rider from making a runaway victory in the championship.Brands Hatch – Click here to watchJuly 22
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing championship is the most popular as well as best known series of its kind. The rate at which these motorcycles go down the drag strip is insane.Denver, CO – Click here to watchJuly 22
FIM World Trials
The FIM Trial World Championship and FIM X-Trial World Championship are the most prestigious motorcycle trials tournaments of the world, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. The outdoor championship is held since 1964 and the indoor (X-Trial) since 1993.Comblain-au-Pont, Belgium – Click here to watch the recapThe post Weekly Motorcycle Racing and Events Viewing Guide: July 20-27 appeared first on Motorcycle.com.



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