J. D. Beach

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J. D. Beach
JD Beach AMA Pro Sportbike Road America 2013.jpg
Beach racing his Sport Bike at Road America in 2013
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-10-12) October 12, 1991 (age 30)
Snoqualmie, Washington, United States
Current teamMonster Energy / Yamaha Extended Service / Graves / Yamaha
Bike number95
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2011
Manufacturers FTR Honda
Championships 0
2011 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000

James Douglas Beach [1] (born October 12, 1991) is an American motorcycle racer. [2] He currently races a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.

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Career

Born in Snoqualmie, Washington and based in Philpot, Kentucky, [2] Beach won the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2008 [2] and the AMA Pro Supersport East Championship in 2010. [2] In 2011 he made a one-off appearance in the Moto2 World Championship, replacing Tommaso Lorenzetti for the Aeroport de Castelló team in the Indianapolis Grand Prix. [3] After competing in the AMA Superbike Championship and the Daytona SportBike Championship from 2011 to 2014, [2] in 2015 he won the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship. [4] In 2016, Beach came four points short of winning his second consecutive MotoAmerica title. [5] He won seven races in the Championship. [6]
2018 Champion MotoAmerica Supersport Series

Beach is currently being coached by former AMA racer Ken Hill. [7]

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year12345678910PosPts
2007 SPA
14
ITA
10
GBR
13
NED
10
GER
13
CZE
8
POR
17
VAL
18
16th28
2008 SPA1
2
SPA2
2
POR
2
FRA
2
ITA
2
GBR
5
NED
8
GER
1
CZE1
11
CZE2
Ret
1st149

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodium Pole FLapPtsPlcdWCh
2011 Moto2 FTR Moto M211 Aeroport de Castelló100000NC
Total1000000

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto22011 2011 Indianapolis 1000000
Total20111000000

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617PosPts
2011 Moto2 FTR QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER CZE IND
29
RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC0

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References

  1. "JD Beach". redbull.com. Red Bull GmbH . Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "JD Beach". amaproracing.com. AMA Pro Racing . Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  3. "Americans get Moto2 chance at Indianapolis". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. August 19, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. "MotoAmerica: Round #6 day two report – Indianapolis". cycleworld.com. Cycle World. August 9, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  5. "Interview: JD Beach, New Jersey Supersport Double Winner". MotoAmerica.com. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. Wilson, Andrea (11 September 2016). "MotoAmerica New Jersey Supersport Race Two: Gerloff Wins The War". Sport Rider Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. Llovet, Laura (15 June 2016). "Ken Hill Coaching: Top 5 Reasons Why We Crash and How to Overcome Them". RideApart.com. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Champion

2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Josh Day
AMA Pro Supersport East
Champion

2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Hayden Gillim
MotoAmerica Supersport
Champion

2015
Succeeded by