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| Four-time AMA National Champion Aaron Yates has won titles in the 1000cc Superstock, 600cc Supersport, 750cc Supersport and SuperTeams classes. The Georgia-born racer turned pro in 1993 and has earned 43 career AMA National victories, including four wins in AMA SuperTwins (883cc) class and four wins in AMA SuperTeams Endurance competition. In 2007, he finished 11 of 19 Superbike events in the top-5, battled for the podium eight times, and earned three podium finishes. Yates also had six top-five finishes in the Superstock class, including four podium finishes and a race win from pole position at Barber Motorsports Park. |
Date of Birth: |
December 13, 1973 |
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STANDINGS 1994 |
4th Superbike (1000), 3rd Superstock (1000) 4th Superbike (1000), 2nd Superstock (1000) 4th Superbike (1000), 1st Superstock (1000) CHAMPION 6th Superbike (1000), 15th Supersport (600) 2nd Superbike (1000), 53rd Supersport (600) 5th Superbike (1000), 1st Supersport (600) CHAMPION 13th Superbike (1000), 7th Supersport (600) 3rd Superbike (1000), 6th Supersport (600) 8th Superbike (1000), 5th Supersport (600) 5th Superbike (1000), 10th Supersport (600) 5th Superbike (1000), 3rd Supersport (600) 6th Superbike (1000), 1st Supersport (750) CHAMPION 23rd Superbike (1000), 7th Supersport (750), 17th SuperTwin (883), 1st SuperTeams CHAMPION 6th Supersport (750), 9th SuperTwin (883) 12th Supersport (600), 9th Supersport (750) |
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YEAR |
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
2007 |
Yates raced in AMA Superstock, earning pole position, race win and two track records at Barber Motorsports Park…Finished third in AMA Superstock points with four additional podium finishes in the series…Raced in AMA Superbike, earning podium finishes at both of the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca races, and in race two at Virginia Intl Raceway...Finished fourth in AMA Superbike points...Raced with Jordan Suzuki team. |
2006 |
Yates finished second in AMA Superstock Championship overall point standings, earning two class wins coming at Barber Motorsports Park and Road America and nine podium finishes in 11 races…Finished fourth in AMA Superbike points with four podium finishes and 11 top-five finishes from nineteen starts…Raced with Yoshimura Suzuki team. |
2005 |
Won AMA Superstock (1000cc) title, with five wins and three additional podium finishes…Raced in the AMA Superbike Championship, finished fourth in overall points, earning a win in race two at Road Atlanta and earning nine additional podium finishes...Raced with Yoshimura Suzuki team. |
2004 |
Yates raced in the AMA Superbike Championship, earning podium finishes at Infineon Raceway, Pikes Peak Intl Raceway, Mid-Ohio, and Virginia Intl Raceway... Entered select AMA Supersport races, best result a sixth place at Barber Motorsports Park...Raced with American Suzuki team. |
2003 |
AMA Superbike wins at Road Atlanta, Brainerd Intl Raceway and Barber Motorsports Park, and earned seven additional podium finishes...Finished the season as the title runner-up...Raced with American Suzuki team. |
2002 |
Yates earned seven AMA Superbike podium finishes...Won AMA Supersport Championship, with five victories, four pole positions and three additional podium finishes...Raced with Blimpie Yoshimura Suzuki team. |
2001 |
Yates took four AMA Superbike podium finishes...best result was a second place in race two at Road Atlanta doubleheader...Injured in a crash while leading the AMA Superbike race at Laguna Seca, suffering a broken wrist/arm missing the next three races...Yates won the Road America round of the AMA Supersport Championship, and earned four additional series podium finishes...Raced with Yoshimura Suzuki team. |
2000 |
Yates achieved his highest AMA Superbike ranking to date by sweeping both rounds of the AMA Chevy Trucks Superbike doubleheader at Mid-Ohio and making five additional podium appearances...Raced with Yoshimura Suzuki team. |
1999 |
Yates just missed the AMA Superbike podium with fourth place finishes at Sears Point, Laguna Seca and Road Atlanta...He took the Pro Honda Oils 600 Supersport win at Pikes Peak and three additional podium finishes in the series...Rode with Muzzy Kawasaki. |
1998 |
Yates had a remarkable comeback after missing three mid-season races due to injury...Took Pro Honda Oils 600 Supersport wins at Brainerd, Las Vegas and placed second at Phoenix, Elkhart Lake and Loudon...Also raced MBNA Superbike class with wins at Loudon and Mid-Ohio and one additional podium at Phoenix. Finished outside the top-10 just once...Rode for Yoshimura Suzuki team. |
1997 |
Earned Pro Honda 600 Supersport wins at Laguna Seca and Las Vegas and had six podium finishes…Raced MBNA Superbike class earning four podium finishes and finished outside the top-10 only one time…Rode for Yoshimura Suzuki team. |
1996 |
Yates earned first career AMA Superbike win and pole position at Sears Point…Won the AMA 750 Supersport National Championship in his first year on the Yoshimura Suzuki factory team…Finished on the podium at every 750cc Supersport race, except for Pomona, CA where he rode with a broken collarbone. He won five 750 Supersport races, including his very first race with Yoshimura Suzuki at Daytona. |
1995 |
Competed in first Superbike race of his professional career…Raced in select SuperTwin events earning three pole positions and one win at St. Louis…Four podium finishes in the 750 Supersport class…Rider for AMA SuperTeams Championship holder, Cycle Motion Racing...His racing progressed rapidly winning pole positions and podium finishes which earned him a place on the Yoshimura Suzuki factory team for 1996. |
1994 |
Earned his first AMA national win in 1994. |
1993 |
Yates entered the AMA Pro Racing ranks in 1993 and jumpstarted his career with several top-10 finishes in the 600 Supersport, 750 Supersport, and SuperTwins classes. |
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| Former AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year (2003), Geoff May finished fourth in overall points in the 2007 AMA Superstock series, earned six top-five finishes, including four podium finishes in nine race starts. Georgia-native May earned championships in WERA, CCS and Formula USA racing before turning pro in 2000. |
Date of Birth: Birthplace: Residence: Height: Weight: Marital Status: Hobbies: Turned Pro: |
June 5, 1980 Atlanta, GA Gainesville, GA 5' - 9” 150 lbs. Married Fishing, Camping, Hiking, Snowboarding 2000 |
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STANDINGS 2006 2005 2004 |
24th Superbike (1000), 8th Supersport (600), 4th Superstock (1000) 2nd Supersport (600), 4th Superstock (1000), 43rd Formula Extreme (600) 5th Supersport (600), 8th Superstock (1000), 39th Superbike (1000) 5th Superbike (1000), 17th Superstock (1000) 11th Superbike (1000), 20th Formula Extreme (1000) 57th Superbike (1000), 20th Superstock (1000) 89th Supersport (600), 50th Formula Extreme (1000) 55th Pro-Twins |
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Year |
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
2007 |
May raced in AMA Superstock, earning four podium finishes…Races in AMA Supersport, earning a podium finish at Miller Motorsports Park…Raced with Team M4 Emgo Suzuki. |
2006 |
May raced in AMA Supersport, earning five podium finishes and ending the season as runner-up for the series title… Raced in AMA Superstock, earning podium finishes at Miller Motorsports Park and the Oct. Mid-Ohio race…Entered the Daytona 200 round of the AMA Formula Xtreme Series, finishing seventh…Raced with Team M4 Emgo Suzuki. |
2005 |
May raced in AMA Superstock, earning podium finishes at Road America and Road Atlanta... Raced in the AMA Supersport Championship, earning a top-five finish at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway...Entered select AMA Superbike races, best result an eighth-place finish at Daytona Intl Speedway...Raced with Team M4 Emgo Suzuki. |
2004 |
May raced in the AMA Superbike Championship, his best result a fifth-place at California Speedway, and finished fifth place in the overall Superbike points championship as a true privateer...Entered AMA Superstock series, best result 10th-place at California Speedway...Raced with Team Prieto Suzuki. |
2003 |
May earned five, top-ten AMA Superbike finishes, his best results eighth-place at Mid-Ohio and Virginia Intl Raceway...Named AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year... Raced with Team Embry Suzuki majority of season yet finished the season as a self-sponsored rider. |
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