American motorcycle racer
J. D. Beach Born (1991-10-12 ) October 12, 1991 (age 33) Snoqualmie , Washington , United StatesCurrent team Monster Energy / Yamaha Extended Service / Graves / Yamaha Bike number 95
James Douglas Beach [ 1] (born October 12, 1991) is an American motorcycle racer .[ 2] He currently races a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
Career
Born in Snoqualmie, Washington and based in Philpot, Kentucky ,[ 2] Beach won the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2008[ 2] and the AMA Pro Supersport East Championship in 2010.[ 2] In 2011 he made a one-off appearance in the Moto2 World Championship, replacing Tommaso Lorenzetti for the Aeroport de Castelló team in the Indianapolis Grand Prix .[ 3] After competing in the AMA Superbike Championship and the Daytona SportBike Championship from 2011 to 2014,[ 2] in 2015 he won the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship.[ 4] In 2016, Beach came four points short of winning his second consecutive MotoAmerica title.[ 5] He won seven races in the Championship.[ 6] 2018 Champion MotoAmerica Supersport Series
Beach is currently being coached by former AMA racer Ken Hill .[ 7]
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
Season
Class
Motorcycle
Team
Race
Win
Podium
Pole
FLap
Pts
Plcd
WCh
2011
Moto2
FTR Moto M211
Aeroport de Castelló
1
0
0
0
0
0
NC
–
Total
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
By class
Class
Seasons
1st GP
1st Pod
1st Win
Race
Win
Podiums
Pole
FLap
Pts
WChmp
Moto2
2011
2011 Indianapolis
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
2011
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Races by year
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
^ "JD Beach" . redbull.com . Red Bull GmbH . Retrieved October 3, 2015 .
^ a b c d e "JD Beach" . amaproracing.com . AMA Pro Racing . Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015 .
^ "Americans get Moto2 chance at Indianapolis" . MotoGP.com . Dorna Sports . August 19, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2015 .
^ "MotoAmerica: Round #6 day two report – Indianapolis" . cycleworld.com . Cycle World . August 9, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015 .
^ "Interview: JD Beach, New Jersey Supersport Double Winner" . MotoAmerica.com . 14 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Wilson, Andrea (11 September 2016). "MotoAmerica New Jersey Supersport Race Two: Gerloff Wins The War" . Sport Rider Magazine . Retrieved 13 October 2016 . [permanent dead link ]
^ Llovet, Laura (15 June 2016). "Ken Hill Coaching: Top 5 Reasons Why We Crash and How to Overcome Them" . RideApart.com . Retrieved 14 October 2016 .
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