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SBK, A blast from the past: even the Rainey's bike at Laguna Seca

For the 40th anniversary of the AMA championship the bikes of Wayne, Spencer, Mladin, Shobert on public display

A blast from the past: even the Rainey's bike at Laguna Seca

As part of a celebration of 40 years of AMA Superbike racing, some of the iconic AMA machinery from the past will be displayed during the Honda Superbike Showdown of California at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca from the 8th-10th of July, as WorldSBK stages Round 9 of the 2016 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. Fans will have the opportunity to take a step back in time and get a closer look at some of the motorcycles ridden by past champions, including Wayne Rainey's 1983 Kawasaki GPz750.

The AMA Superbike Championship was created in 1976 and some of the machinery on hand at the racetrack on the Monterey Peninsula alongside Wayne Rainey's 1983 Kawasaki GPz750 will be a 1992 Honda RC30 ridden by Freddie Spencer, Mat Mladin's 1999 AMA Superbike Championship-winning Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R750, the 1988 championship-winning Honda VFR750F of Bubba Shobert - and many more.

"This entire season celebrates 40 years of AMA Superbike racing and these bikes are all part of that history - said MotoAmerica President, two-time AMA Superbike Champion and three-time 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey - It is truly special and a real treat for fans to have these bikes on display during the event."

Get a taste of the past and future at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca from the 8th-10th of July, as WorldSBK heads stateside for Round 9 and Nicky Hayden returns to one of his signature tracks.

 

 

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