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.

J. D. Beach
Beach racing his Sport Bike at Road America in 2013
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-10-12) October 12, 1991
Snoqualmie, Washington, United States
Current teamMonster Energy / Yamaha Extended Service / Graves / Yamaha
Bike number95
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2011
ManufacturersFTR Honda
Championships0
2011 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0

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

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season
Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium 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 Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
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
2011 Moto2 FTR QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER CZE IND
29		 RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0

References
  1. "JD Beach". redbull.com. Red Bull GmbH. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. "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
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
Hayden Gillim		 MotoAmerica Supersport
Champion
2015		 Succeeded by
Garrett Gerloff


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