Pro Supermoto National Series Update from Ed Kuhlenkamp

The Series needs Y.O.U!

2010.1.20  Advance, North Carolina:

Steps are being taken to make sure that there will be a six-round national series for professional Supermoto riders to compete in for 2010. The series is planned to start in June and run through October. At this point AMA is not involved, but who knows if that will change. There will be amateur days tied to the professional races but the focus is building professional race events that draw fans and interest in the sport of Supermoto, local promoters will coordinate the amateur races and open practices.

The primary criterion for selecting race locations will be motorcycle sales. The top 15 states for motorcycle sales are all candidates for race events. The only way we will consider states outside of the top 15 would be if a big sponsor wants host a race in another state and can promote it locally. The current states planned for races include; California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan. Race dates are in the process of being confirmed and media partners are being signed up to promote the series. So far Supermoto people have shown that they are willing to do what they can to support a national series, which is great, but to go forward with the series we are going to need a little more help.

Most importantly, we are going to need sponsors who are willing to support the series at this critical time. I realize this is not the best economy to be looking for sponsors, but if all of us want a series to happen then we will have to come up with the sponsorships. A race series requires many things but sponsors are instrumental to its overall success.

All of us that are supermoto enthusiasts have to quickly learn to become Supermoto evangelists. Supermoto evangelists are going to be vital to the future of our sport. In order for our sport to succeed we have to increase our numbers, that means more fans at the races, and people who buy Supermoto bikes and stuff. So instead of simply riding Supermoto by yourself or reading about Supermoto, or just going to the races with one friend, you have to do everything in your power to encourage all the people you know to start learning about Supermoto racing, and maybe even try riding a Supermoto bike. Make sure they plan to attend a national race event, or a club race. Email motorcycle manufacturers that make Supermoto street bikes and ask them to support your sport, and while you are at it, email all the accessory companies too. To grow our sport we will have to build a voice and it has to be loud. Groups that make noise get heard and get support - I can’t make it any simpler than that.

I have yet to hear anyone say they do not love Supermoto once they have experienced it, so it should not be too hard to get people to give it a try for an afternoon. I am very confident that they will enjoy the experience and hopefully they will become the next Supermoto evangelist.