Nick Ienatsch

Nick Ienatsch (/ˈaɪnɑːtʃ/ EYE-nahch,^[3] born 1961^[4] in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is an American motorcycle racer, writer, and motorcycle riding instructor.

Nick Ienatsch
Born	1961 or 1962 (age 62–63) Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Motorcycle racer, writer, riding instructor
Spouse	Judy Ienatsch (née Perez) ​ ​ (m. 1997)​ [1][2]

Racing

ARRA #1 plate at Willow Springs Raceway 1989, 1990

WERA Grand National Finals champion in three classes: 1989

AMA 250GP #2 and #3 plate holder: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995

AMA Superteams #1 plate with Two Brothers Racing, 1993, Erion Racing 1994; #2 plate with Dutchman Racing 1995 ^[5]

AMA 600 Supersport podium finisher, Sears Point; Daytona

AHRMA winner on TZ750, NSR250, GPz550, KZ1000 currently

AMA/Dragbike ProStreet World Finals winner at Valdosta, GA 2008 ^[6]

FIM-certified runs over 200 mph during magazine testing with a best of 234^[7]

Motorcycle schools

Ienatsch was the lead instructor for twelve years at Freddie Spencer Riding School.^[1][8] He later created and is lead instructor at Yamaha Champions Riding School.^[9]

Writing

Ienatsch has written for Motorcyclist (1984–??)^[10] Sport Rider where he was founding editor (ca. 1985–1996)^[1][11] and Cycle World (1997–2012).^[8][11][12]

He is also author of the 2003 book Sport Riding Techniques and the 2017 novel The Hill Ranch Racers.

In 1999 he was the founding editor of MotoGP.com, through 2001.

Wrote The Pace and The Pace 2.0, The Brake Light Initiative ^[13]

He writes for CycleWorld.com on a weekly basis.^[13]

Bibliography

• Nick Ienatsch (2003). Sport Riding Techniques: How To Develop Real World Skills for Speed, Safety, and Confidence on the Street and Track. David Bull Publishing. ISBN 1893618072.
• Nick Ienatsch (2016). The Hill Ranch Racers novel. Outskirts Press. ISBN 978-1-4787-6415-1