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Useless stats, facts, and figures
 

The data below is based off information that we have so far about each rider and race.
Not all riders are accounted for in some of the graphs, as only 31% of the riders have sent in information for their profile.

We have had 636 different riders race with us coming from 47 states & countries:

AL:1 1
AR:4 4
AZ:7 7
Bermuda:10 10
CA:104 104
CO:9 9
CT:5 5
Canada:25 25
DC:1 1
DE:4 4
FL:34 34
GA:15 15
HI:1 1
IA:1 1
ID:1 1
IL:18 18
IN:2 2
Italy:1 1
KS:3 3
KY:4 4
LA:1 1
MA:10 10
MD:4 4
ME:1 1
MI:13 13
MN:3 3
MO:7 7
MS:1 1
NC:11 11
NH:7 7
NJ:15 15
NM:3 3
NV:1 1
NY:31 31
OH:12 12
OK:4 4
OR:6 6
PA:20 20
SC:2 2
TN:3 3
TX:27 27
UT:2 2
VA:15 15
VT:1 1
WA:17 17
WI:11 11
WV:1 1

Of those 636 racers:
299 have registered for their license through the USGPRU.
337 have not or have not indicated so.

# of riders in each region:

East:429 429
West:207 207

Status of riders:

Amateur:79 79
Expert:389 389

Riders' racing experience in years:

(1)
1
3		(1)
1
4		(5)
5
5		(4)
4
6		(17)
17
7		(6)
6
8		(23)
23
9		(17)
17
10		(15)
15
11		(15)
15
12		(17)
17
13		(14)
14
14		(14)
14
15		(9)
9
16		(5)
5
17		(6)
6
18		(7)
7
19		(5)
5
20		(6)
6
21		(2)
2
22		(2)
2
23		(5)
5
24		(4)
4
25		(1)
1
26		(2)
2
27		(1)
1
28		(1)
1
29		(1)
1
30		(1)
1
39		(1)
1
50

Years racing

Riders' favorite tracks:

AMP, Nova Scotia:1 1
Barber:19 19
Barber Motorsports:2 2
Barber Motorsports Park:2 2
Barber Motorsports Track:1 1
Barber, Laguna, Brainerd, Daytona, VIR, Willow, etc:1 1
Buttonwillow:5 5
Carolina Motorsports Park:1 1
Daytona:4 4
Firebird West:1 1
Fontana:1 1
Gingerman:1 1
Grattan:3 3
Hallett:1 1
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit:1 1
Heartland Park:1 1
Homestead:1 1
JenningsGP:8 8
Laguna Seca:5 5
Las Vegas Classic:1 1
Loudon:3 3
Mid America Motorplex:2 2
Mid-Ohio:8 8
Miller:4 4
Miller Motorsports Park:1 1
Miller of course:1 1
Mont Tremblant:2 2
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec:1 1
Mosport:3 3
Motorsport Ranch in Cresson, TX and RoadAmerica in WI:1 1
Oak Hill Raceway:4 4
Pacific Raceways:1 1
Portland:2 2
Portland International Raceway:1 1
Ring Knutstorp, Weden:1 1
Road America:6 6
Road Atlanta:2 2
Road Atlanta :1 1
Road Atlanta circa 1995:1 1
Roebling:4 4
Sazuka:1 1
Sears Point:4 4
Shannonville:1 1
Streets of Willow:2 2
Sugar Hill Speedway:1 1
Summit:1 1
Summit Point:3 3
Summit Point (so far!):1 1
Suzuka:1 1
Thunderhill:2 2
VIR:17 17
VIR North:1 1
Virginia International Raceway:1 1
Whichever I'm racing at the time!:2 2
Willow Springs:5 5

Breakdown of model year bike raced:

(1)
1
1992		(6)
6
1993		(11)
11
1994		(16)
16
1995		(24)
24
1996		(9)
9
1997		(30)
30
1998		(11)
11
1999		(21)
21
2000		(11)
11
2001		(15)
15
2002		(5)
5
2003		(9)
9
2004		(5)
5
2005		(4)
4
2006		(1)
1
2007		(17)
17
2008		(5)
5
2009
Model year

Percentage of 125cc bike make raced:

Aprilia:4% 4%
Honda:80% 80%
Yamaha:16% 16%

Percentage of 250cc bike make raced:

Aprilia:10% 10%
Honda:27% 27%
Moriwaki:16% 16%
Yamaha:47% 47%