AMA Superbike Racing 1995-1996

The "Clown Prince" of Grand Prix racing and runner up in the FIM 500cc World Championship, Randy Mamola takes a break from the action at Daytona Speedway during the Yamaha Legends ride.

Doug Chandler on the largely uncompetitive Harley Davidson VR-1000 at Mid Ohio.

The year that Freddie Spencer rode for Eraldo Ferracci on the Ducati 916 was full of surprises.

Despite moments of brilliance,

Spencer was no longer in top form and the competition had moved on.

FBF teamate Mike Smith was a strong performer who rode a number of different machines in the 1990's.

Jamie James on theVance and Hines tuned Yamaha was yet another top

top performer who won the AMA Superbike title

Flat track racer turned AMA star Mike Hale had a metoric rise to fame but failed to stand the test of time like his teamate Miguel DuHamel.

Tom Kipp getting focused just before setting out at a damp Mid Ohio Superbike race.

Aaron Yates, Fred Merkel, and Tom Wilson after a Supersport tussle at Mid Ohio.

Quiet moment for an AMA 250cc Grand Prix rider before qualifiying at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Ben Bostrom gets in a break at an Elkhart Lake qualifying session.

Tom Wilson on the VR1000 during a practice session.

Andrew Stroud speaks with Alan Cathcart after taking a commanding win at Daytona Speedway on the V-Twin Britten. Builder John Britten had died just months before.

Matt Mladlin checks in with Eraldo Ferracci at Daytona Speedway during qualifying.

The infamous Team 20/20 Racing Eyechart Girls at Road America, Keith Wilson in background on Kawasaki 600 for Team 20/20.

Roger Bell leaves the pits on the Bell Suzuki / Team 20/20 Racing Suzuki GSXR 750 at Daytona where Roger finished 13th and teamate John Jacobi finished in 15th place.

When Ducati World Superbike star Carl Fogarty came to America, he was all business at the Daytona 200 during practice and still had time to make headlines about his dislike of the speedway.

Doug Chandler during a pit stop on the Harley-Davidson VR1000

First year AMA pro racer Jamie Hacking shows teammate Mike Smith how it

was out there on the Kinko's Kawsaki 600.

Mladin's fire damaged Ferracci Ducati after a minor practice get off at Loudon, New Hampshire.

Of course, that didn't stop Mladin from winning the race. Yates, Mladin and Chandler share the podium.

Scott Russell getting set to collect another Rolex during his peak years at Daytona, this time on the factory Yamaha superbike.

Despite its bulbous appearance, the VR was quite small without its bodywork.

Suzuki mounted Pascal Picotte burns some rubber in the pits after the race at Daytona while Aaron Yates looks on.

Randy Renfrow launches the Honda RS250 at the start of the AMA 250 GP race at Daytona.

The back of number one plated TZ250 of Rich Oliver was all most riders saw of him during the mid 1990's 250 races.He was masterful in his racecraft and machine preparation.