Sean Beenaam

Sean Beenaam is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TrackDNA, a media brand dedicated to the culture, craft, and community behind motorcycle track riding. Created to feel like the paddock itself - welcoming, unfiltered, and rooted in real experience - TrackDNA gives space to the stories and voices that often get overlooked.

A published author and active CMRA racer, Sean brings a rider-first lens to the work, building a magazine shaped by the people, lessons, and culture that keep riders coming back to the track.

316 Superbike Camp

316 Superbike Camp

316 Superbike Camp Day 1 Priorities: What Coaches Teach New Track Riders First Beginners show up with the same two things in their helmet. A head full of highlight reels and hands tight enough to bend the clip-ons. I’ve watched it over and over: the bike is fine, the tires are fine, the weather’s fine

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Women sitting on the bike with number one next to her world champion

Maria Herrera and the champion season that starts before the lights

Maria Herrera is walking into 2026 as the defending champ, and that changes the temperature of a race weekend before the bike even rolls. I brought up what the first small thing feels like now that she’s the one everyone is chasing. She didn’t talk about trophies or stats. She talked about eyes. “I feel

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a group of motorcycle racers chasing each other.

Factory Job, Superbike Dreams: Chris Durbin’s $20 Name-On-The-Bike Season

Photo by Nicole Paulich | Road Atlanta – MotoAmerica Stock 1000, Round 1. Threading the kink between Turns 3 and 4 with Jason Waters (#92) and Dylan Yelton (#118)  On paper, it doesn’t look like a MotoAmerica Superbike story. Chris Durbin lives in Taylorsville, Kentucky – a small town about half an hour outside Louisville.

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