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

Year12345678910PosPts
2007SPA
14
ITA
10
GBR
13
NED
10
GER
13
CZE
8
POR
17
VAL
18
16th28
2008SPA1
2
SPA2
2
POR
2
FRA
2
ITA
2
GBR
5
NED
8
GER
1
CZE1
11
CZE2
Ret
1st149

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617PosPts
Moto2FTRQATSPAPORFRACATGBRNEDITAGERCZEINP
29
RSMARAJPNAUSMALVALNC0