

Speaking of the AMA, it is almost time for the association’s annual vintage event: The Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Turn 14 Distribution races into Mid Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on July 25-27. In order to promote the motorcycling lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling, MotoAmerica’s Talent Cup series will be racing at Mid Ohio in conjunction with the traditional vintage classes.
“We look forward to welcoming the best and brightest up-and-coming roadracers to VMD this year with a round of the MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup to be run at the event,” AMA Director of Racing Mike Pelletier said. “We anticipate some thrilling competition on one of the best road racing circuits in the United States at Mid-Ohio.”
Blending the best blasts from the past with the future of our sport, the 2025 MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup brings the nation’s best young racers. Competitors range between the ages of 14 and 21 to compete aboard GP-style, purpose-built Krämer APX-350 MA motorcycles.
“We’re really looking forward to our involvement in AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days with two of our Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul races set to run over the course of the weekend,” MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland added. “It’s a great opportunity for MotoAmerica to showcase its newest class to a large and diverse audience. It’s also awesome for our youngest racers to get the chance to race on another classic racetrack with a lot of history like Mid-Ohio. It should be a wonderful weekend and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone there.”
The MotoAmerica Talent Cup is a six-round series with four races conducted alongside MotoAmerica races and one event at Circuit of the Americas in conjunction with a MotoGP event, in addition to the round at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. For more information regarding the MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup, visit: