J. D. Beach
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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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | October 12, 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Monster Energy / Yamaha Extended Service / Graves / Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
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2007 | SPA 14 |
ITA 10 |
GBR 13 |
NED 10 |
GER 13 |
CZE 8 |
POR 17 |
VAL 18 |
16th | 28 | ||
2008 | SPA1 2 |
SPA2 2 |
POR 2 |
FRA 2 |
ITA 2 |
GBR 5 |
NED 8 |
GER 1 |
CZE1 11 |
CZE2 Ret |
1st | 149 |
By season
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
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2011 | Moto2 | FTR Moto M211 | Aeroport de Castelló | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | – |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
By class
Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
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Moto2 | 2011 | 2011 Indianapolis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "JD Beach". redbull.com. Red Bull GmbH. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- "JD Beach". amaproracing.com. AMA Pro Racing. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- "Americans get Moto2 chance at Indianapolis". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. August 19, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- "MotoAmerica: Round #6 day two report – Indianapolis". cycleworld.com. Cycle World. August 9, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- "Interview: JD Beach, New Jersey Supersport Double Winner". MotoAmerica.com. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- Wilson, Andrea (11 September 2016). "MotoAmerica New Jersey Supersport Race Two: Gerloff Wins The War". Sport Rider Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- 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.
External links
- J. D. Beach at WorldSBK.com
- Official website