J. D. Beach
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 Beach racing his Sport Bike at Road America in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
October 12, 1991 Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Douglas Beach[1] (born October 12, 1991) is an American motorcycle racer.[2] He currently races a Yamaha YZF-R6 in the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship.
Racing 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]
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Year | Class | Moto | Team | Race | Win | Pod | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Seas | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Pod | Pole | FLap | Pts | WCh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto2 | 2011 | 2011 Indianapolis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Races by year
(key)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Moto2 | FTR | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | CZE | IND 29 |
RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to J. D. Beach. |
- ↑ "JD Beach". redbull.com. Red Bull GmbH. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Johann Zarco |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Jakub Kornfeil |
| Preceded by Josh Day |
AMA Pro Supersport East Champion 2010 |
Succeeded by James Rispoli |
| Preceded by none |
MotoAmerica Supersport Champion 2015 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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