J. D. Beach
James Douglas Beach 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
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
| 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
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts |
| Moto2 | FTR | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | CZE | INP 29 | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |