J. D. Beach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beach racing his Sport Bike at Road America in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-10-12) October 12, 1991 (age 33) Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Monster Energy / Yamaha Extended Service / Graves / Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Douglas Beach (born October 12, 1991) is an American motorcycle racer. He currently races a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
Career
Born in Snoqualmie, Washington and based in Philpot, Kentucky, Beach won the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2008 and the AMA Pro Supersport East Championship in 2010. 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. After competing in the AMA Superbike Championship and the Daytona SportBike Championship from 2011 to 2014, in 2015 he won the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship. In 2016, Beach came four points short of winning his second consecutive MotoAmerica title. He won seven races in the Championship.
2018 Champion MotoAmerica Supersport Series
Beach is currently being coached by former AMA racer Ken Hill.
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
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 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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 |
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts |
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2011 | Moto2 | FTR | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | CZE | INP 29 |
RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
References
- "JD Beach". redbull.com. Red Bull GmbH. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "JD Beach". amaproracing.com. AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. 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
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded byJohann Zarco | Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion 2008 |
Succeeded byJakub Kornfeil |
Preceded byJosh Day | AMA Pro Supersport East champion 2010 |
Succeeded byJames Rispoli |
Preceded byHayden Gillim | MotoAmerica Supersport champion 2015 |
Succeeded byGarrett Gerloff |
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- American motorcycle racers
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- Sportspeople from Kentucky
- People from Snoqualmie, Washington
- Sportspeople from King County, Washington
- Living people
- 1991 births
- AMA Superbike Championship riders
- AMA Supersport Championship riders
- Moto2 World Championship riders
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