Rider Files

Ohioan Brian Kohl racing his Suzuki in a WERA Pro event at Indianapolis Raceway Park in August of 1992. Kohl was a solid Superstock rider, but really made his name racing the AMA Harley-Davidson 883 Series in the mid-1990s. Kohl scored a slew of top-10 finishes and even stood on the podium at Mid-Ohio, taking third in the AMA Harley-Davidson 883 Road Race National in 1994.

Ohioan Brian Kohl racing his Suzuki in a WERA Pro event at Indianapolis Raceway Park in August of 1992. Kohl was a solid Superstock rider, but really made his name racing the AMA Harley-Davidson 883 Series in the mid-1990s. (Larry Lawrence photo)

The grids of Superstock races in club racing events in the early ‘90s was filled with Yamaha FZR750s, Suzuki GSXR750s and a sprinkling of Honda RC30s, but here’s a bike you didn’t see at club races all that often – a Bimota. This Bimota is ridden by Matt Macheca in a WERA A Superstock race at Putnam Park in June of 1992. Macheca finished second to Paul Volpe in this race. I don’t know anymore about this bike, but would like to know more about it. Maybe someone who knows more will read this and fill us in on Matt’s early ‘90s Bimota.

Matt Macheca corners his Bimota at a WERA A Superstock race at Putnam Park Road Course in June of 1992. Bimotas weren’t all that common on the grids of club races in that era. (Larry Lawrence photo)