A
good place to see what
mini road racing is all
about is at a MotoAmer-
ica AMA/FIM North American
Road Racing Championship
event. Typically, in the paddock
there will be a demonstration
event with a few young riders
on small machines doing demo
laps and mock races. Parents
and other interested parties
can see up close the motor-
cycles used in mini road rac-
ing, the gear needed to protect
young riders, and can ask very
specifi c questions on how to set
up the bike, what tires to use,
and who organizes mini road
racing in the area.
Cam Morehead, a riding
coach and mentor to many
young road racers, has been
helping showcase mini road
racing at MotoAmerica events
for four years now. Morehead
says it's critical, if for no oth-
er reason than to show parents
that there is such a thing.
“For some reason, there
are a lot of parents who still
think that they should start
road racing with their kids at
16 on a 600,” Morehead says.
“I can't tell you the number of
parents who have come up to
me at events and said, 'I didn't
even know this existed.'”
NJMiniGP partners Ryan
Fleming and Nathan Granoff
are both certifi ed by USMCA
and have committed to us-
ing 100% USMCA certifi ed in-
structors not only at NJMiniGP
events but also at events run by
franchisees NYMini GP, SCMini-
GP, and SFLMiniGP. NJMini-
GP is running the mini demo
in conjunction with the Moto-
America round at New Jersey
Motorsports Park September
7-8. In addition, the U.S. im-
porter of Ohvale mini road rac-
ers, Rise Moto, is holding an
invitational Ohvale Talent Cup
race event in conjunction with
the MotoAmerica round sched-
uled for Pittsburgh Internation-
al Race Complex on the week-
end of August 23-25, with an
Ohvale GP-O 160 racebike and
a trip to Italy to compete in theOhvale National Championship
up for grabs.
There are also road racing
organizations holding track rid-
ing and racing events for min-
is across the country, where
youngsters (and adults) can
learn how to ride and/or race
a mini motorcycle on the track.
Among them are the organiza-
tions listed here.NATIONWIDE
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing. Contact
Evelyne Clarke, [email protected], (770)
720-5010CALIFORNIA
M1GP. Contact Young Lee, info@m1-grand
prix.comNorCal Moto Challenge Series. Contact
Allen Settle, [email protected], (209)
598-3124United Mini Racing Association (UMRA).
Contact Ryan O'Neill, raceumra@gmail.
com, (949) 307-6660FLORIDA
South East Supermoto. Contact south
eastsuper moto.com, (305) 244-1203SFLMiniGP. Contact Michael Correa,
sfl minigp.com, (954) 552-1355GEORGIA
The Herrin Compound. Contact Josh Herrin,
[email protected], (478) 484-1420LOUISIANA
NOLA Supermoto & Mini. Contact Chris
Bishop, [email protected]MARYLAND
Sandy Hook Moto. Contact Dennis Headley,
sandyhookspeedway.com, (443) 864-3468MICHIGAN
Michigan Mini Roadrace Association.
Contact Nick Goodman/Edward Donahey,
[email protected]NEW JERSEY
NJMiniGP. Contact Ryan Fleming, njmini
gp.comNEW YORK
NYMiniGP. Contact Ed Malec, ed.malec@
gmail.com, (954) 547-8032OHIO
Ohio Mini Roadrace League (OMRL).
Contact Kent Klawon, ohiominiroadracing-
[email protected], (614) 406-6106OKLAHOMA
OSB Supermoto. Contact Fred Travan-
non Wiley, [email protected], (405)
226-8288SOUTH CAROLINA
SCMiniGP. Contact Michael Correa, sfl mini
gp.comCMP Supermoto. Contact Casey Clark, cmp
[email protected]TEXAS
CMRA. Contact Walter Walker, cmraracing.
comTexas Mini. Contact Alan Phillips. texas
minigp.com.VIRGINIA
VIR Supermoto. Contact Patrick Eagan,
[email protected] (434) 822-2995,
(434) 446-8939Where
To See It
MINI ROAD RACING:
(Above) Blake Davis runs a Honda NSR50 on a course set up in the
MotoAmerica paddock at Road Atlanta. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
(Below) Renzo Ferreira on an Ohvale mini with NJMiniGP at New
Jersey Motorsports Park. Photo by John Shofner. (Bottom) Argee
Cardenas and Rossi Moor (foreground) on Kayo MR125 minis in a
NorCal Moto race in Stockton, California. Photo courtesy Allen Settle.RW60—Roadracing World, Trackday Directory 2019