America’s newest professional motorcycle road racing series, the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series is for production-based, four-stroke, twin-cylinder motorcycles, ridden by teams of riders in longer-distance events. Rules enforcement will involve straightforward parameters including machine weight and engine output.

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) will sanction both the series and the race events. The Grand American Road Racing Association (Grand-Am) will organize the series. Professional Motorsports Productions (PMP) will organize and operate the events.

The SunTrust MOTO-ST Series will consist of three classes, Super Sport Twins (SST), Grand Sport Twins (GST) and Sport Twins (ST). Motorcycles homologated for competition will be powered by twin-cylinder, four-stroke engines. Each machine will have its own list of specifications, including maximum horsepower and minimum weight.

Due to the long-distance nature of the events, each team will be allowed to use as many as three riders per race. Timed practice will determine the starting grid, which will be set up in rows of two with separate rolling starts for each class.

Safety car procedures will be in place for full-course caution periods, and the highest-placed lapped motorcycles in both classes will be allowed to make up one lap during any full-course caution. Scoring will be handled by transponders, giving teams on pit road with instant and complete information on their status. Two-way radio communication between riders and their crews will be allowed and encouraged.

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