Fine, American roadracing has lost a little of the pizzazz it enjoyed there for a while, but the racing itself is as gnarly as it ever was, and the lack of huge throngs of Spaniards and Italians with smoke grenades makes many MotoAmerica rounds a much nicer place to hang out in the park for a weekend. Case in point, Road Atlanta, scene of this weekend’s opening round. See JD Beach bring the heat on his new Attack Performance R1, against defending champ factory Monster Yamaha guy Cameron Beaubier and the everpresent Tony Elias on the Yoshimura Suzuki. Sprinkle in a few BMWs, Kyle Wyman’s Ducati Panigale, and great racing is bound to ensue. Live or very close to it, on Fox Sports 2, Saturday and Sunday, at 2:30 EST.

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MotoAmerica Release:
There?s nothing better than a fresh start and 125 riders and their teams will get that new beginning this weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta when the flag drops on the 2019 MotoAmerica season, April 5-7, with the Suzuki Championship at Road Atlanta.
Nobody has any victories, points, mechanical DNFs or crashes. Everyone, at this point in time, is equal. The season starts now.
?There?s nothing quite like the first race of the season,? said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. ?As a rider, that?s th...