Nick Ienatsch (/ˈaɪnɑːtʃ/ EYE-nahch,[3] born 1961[4] in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is an American motorcycle racer, writer, and motorcycle riding instructor.
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] 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.
)[10] Sport Rider where he was founding editor (ca.
[8][11][12] He is also author of the 2003 book Sport Riding Techniques and the 2017 novel The Hill Ranch Racers.