3rd Year Special Annual Double Issue Vol 4 Issue 1 & 2 Jan - Apr 2 3rd Year Special Annual Double Issue Vol 4 Issue | Page 92

ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
The aim of the new championship is to
reinvigorate motorcycle road racing in North
America and ultimately send its riders to the
top-level international championships - MotoGP
and World Superbike.
The AMA Superbike was the premier superbike
racing series in the United States. It was part of
the AMA Pro Racing series, and was managed
by the AMA until 2009 when the AMA sold the
series to the Daytona MotorSports Group. The
series was replaced in 2015 by the MotoAmerica
Superbike championship.
All Japan Superbike Championship
The All Japan Road Race Championship,
also known as MFJ Superbike is the premiere
motorcycle road racing championship in Japan
and is run by MFJ. The championship started
in 1967 and has been running a superbike class
since 1994. The series runs a small 7 round
schedule but has a large field of Japanese riders
and bikes. Atsushi Watanabe won the 2007
championship riding a Yoshimura Suzuki.
Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship
The Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship
is the Canadian national Superbike series. The
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series runs from May to September and consists
of six to eight rounds per season. Riders from
the Canadian series often compete in AMA
Superbike during the Canadian off-season.
Jordan Szoke won his 8th title in 2012, riding
a BMW S1000RR.
Nigeria Superbike Road Race
The Nigeria Superbike Road Race, The Bikers
Trophy (The BT) is held annually on the last
weekend in November, in Edo State, Nigeria.
It is the premier motorcycling sports event in
Nigeria and West Africa with participants and
spectators from all over the World. Modelled
after the Isle of Man TT races, The Bikers Trophy
(The BT) races take place in a time trial format
over a 32 km street circuits which traverse the 8
communities of Urhonigbe, Urohmehe, Umughun,
Ogba, Evbonogbon, Ugo, Ekpokor, and
Ugbokirima in Orhiomwon Local Government
Area of Edo State.
The 2014 event saw podium places go to Jack
Affara (Champion), Armstrong Ngugu (2nd
Position) and Ikhide Izokpu (3rd Position). Other
countries with road races are the Netherlands,
Spain, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, the Czech
Republic, Ukraine, New Zealand and Macau.
Vol 4 | Issue 2 |Mar - Apr 2019