More than 150 riders from entry-level teens to established veterans of international motorcycle road racing competition will compete in five classes in the MotoAmerica Superbikes and Vintage MotoFest weekend from May 29-31 at Road America.
Here’s what to know.
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Road America is Wisconsin’s largest racetrack, an internationally known 4-mile road course on 640 acres between Elkhart Lake and Plymouth in rural Sheboygan County. The main entrance is off Highway 67.
In addition to motorcycles, Road America will host IndyCar (June 18-21) and IMSA sports cars (July 30-Aug. 2) and numerous other professional and amateur auto racing weekends.
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Since 2015, MotoAmerica has promoted road racing sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme.
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Admission is $40 Friday, $65 each Saturday and Sunday, or $115 for the weekend. Anyone 16 and under gets in for free with a paid adult admission. Tickets are available via the track’s website or at the gate.
The premier Superbike class races at 3:12 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, followed by the popular King of the Baggers at 4:05 p.m. both days.
Practice and qualifying are all day Friday for Superbike, Supersport, Mission King of the Baggers, Twins Cup and Royal Enfield BTR. Qualifying continues Saturday morning, followed by five races. Sunday features warmups in the morning and races in the afternoon.
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Road America provides a free shuttle at 5 p.m. Friday to take fans to the Dairyland Classic Flat Track races at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth.
MotoAmerica races are shown live on ViceTV on many streaming services and Samsung TV Plus.
A ride-in bike show for motorcycles of all makes takes place on the grounds Saturday.
Josh Herrin, who won both Road America Superbike rounds in 2025, is back in Supersport this season with Rahal Ducati Moto, leading a four-rider team. He has won three of the five rounds, including the Daytona 200.
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One of Herrin’s teammates is Kayla Yaakov, the 18-year-old sensation who has reached the podium in four of five rounds, including a runner-up finish in the most recent race and track record at Barber Motorsports Park.
Matthew Scholtz has won three of the four Superbike races this season aboard his Strack Racing Yamaha. He finished second to teammate Bobby Fong in the other.
Sean Dylan Kelly sits second in Superbike points and is the only other rider in the class with three podium finishes, matching his 2025 total. Kelly competes for OrangeCat Racing, a BMW team in its first season in the class.
The venerable Vance & Hines team now campaigns Indian motorcycles in the King of the Baggers series and has won three of four rounds with Hayden Gillim.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Elkhhart Lake’s Road America motorcycle racing weekend preview
