Big day for minibikes as Bagger Racing League impresario Rob Buydos brings Pitbike pandemonium to the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days schedule of events. set for July 26-28 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. With AMA #1 plates being presented in pitbike racing, VMD provides SSR Motorsports the perfect opportunity to present their new line up as the title sponsor of the inaugural competition: In addition to debuting the 2025 Pit Bike and Dirt Bike at AMA VMD, SSR Motorsports has also been named Title Sponsor of the first ever AMA National Championship Pit Bike races.
“We can’t wait to get out to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days to take in an exciting evening of pitbike racing,” claims SSR Motorsports President and Founder William Li. “As we celebrate all that vintage motorcycling has to offer at Vintage Motorcycle Days — as well as the AMA’s 100th anniversary — we look forward to catching up with all the great riding enthusiasts at the event!”
“As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of pitbikes, SSR is the perfect partner when it comes to the wide range of pitbike racing taking place at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days this year,” adds AMA Director of Marketing & Communications Joy Burgess. “We cannot wait to welcome SSR Motorsports to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days and work closely with them to make this year’s pitbike racing program a grand event.”
Dealers who can’t make it to VMD will see shipments of the much anticipated new pitbikes arriving next month. “The first of the new 2025 models will arrive in late August, 2024 with additional models arriving in September and October,” promises Li.
Meanwhile, with several classes competing for AMA national titles, along with industry racing, “exhibition classes” and other antics Buydos will deliver, pitbike racing will be bigger than ever at VMD this year. The pitbike racing program will be operated in partnership with AMA-chartered promoter Bagger Racing League (BRL) this year, with racing taking place on Friday, July 26.
