US Supermoto Of Nations Team Announced


The American Motorcyclist Association
recently revealed the riders of the U.S. Supermoto of Nations team,
which will compete in Cremonda, Italy. Riders Gage McAllister,
Monte Frank and Johnny Lewis will all compete for the red, white
and blue at the upcoming event. Eric Stump and Brandon Ward will
serve as alternates and be on site in Cremona.
AMA Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant said he was excited about
motorcycling's resurgence in America, adding that sending riders to
an international location to represent their country will only
attract younger fans.
"It's been an amazing season racing the FIM North America Supermoto
Championship Series so far with nine of 10 moto wins, and to now
get the chance to represent the United States at the FIM Supermoto
of Nations against the best in the world is going to cap off this
awesome season," said Lewis. "I'm looking forward to teaming up
with the other riders selected and putting in a great effort
representing the USA."
The excitement was not limited to Lewis either, as Frank noted he
was honored to be selected on the first U.S. Supermoto of Nations
team.
"I've been racing Supermoto since 2006, so it's good to still be
around and get the opportunity to do this," he said. "The guys over
there in Europe are super fast, so we're looking forward to a great
challenge. I've been going to Europe to race the last three years
now, and everyone seems to take the sport just a bit more seriously
over there, while over here in America, we're still getting back up
to speed. They might be a little bit more prepared in that sense,
but Supermoto competition in the United States has definitely
improved leaps and bounds with the new AMA series this year."
Frank added that this group of riders will be able to hang with the
Europeans, as riding in the U.S. is "starting to get better rider
turnout."
Even the two alternates, Ward and Stump, couldn't contain their
excitement about the upcoming event. Both said they were happy to
be a part of the first official U.S. team and looked forward to the
opportunity of competing.
Riders inspired by the Americans competing in Italy are encouraged
to tune into the event, which will be held Oct. 12.