MotoAmerica Returns to the Iconic Road Atlanta

The MotoAmerica Championship series kicked off this year at Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 200 back in March. The Mission King of the Baggers and the REV’ IT Twins Cup served as support series’ for the Daytona 200. Both classes were awarded season championship points for finishes in their respective races. The Daytona 200 featured Supersport bikes but no points were awarded for those finishes. However, for Superbike, Stock 1000, Supersport and Junior cup, Road Atlanta will be the first opportunity to score championship points to kick off the 2023 season.

Medallia Superbike Championship

The Medallia Superbike Championship was a heated battle until the final race of the 2022 season. Jake Gagne, defending champion, returns to defend his title while his main competition Danilo Petrucci who raced for HSBK Warhorse Ducati in 2022 has moved on to WSBK. This has left many question marks as to who in the Superbike class will rise to the occasion to challenge Gagne. Given the amount of riders shuffling through the class. It’s anyone’s guess who will emerge dominant. It is yet to be determined if Yamaha will be able to maintain the momentum they had last season. Gagne’s Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha teammate Cameron Petersen will be coming off of a thrilling podium finish in Daytona; a race Gagne did not attend. Petersen finished third in the championship last year and thinks this is the year he can win the championship.

2022 Supersport champion Josh Herrin has made the move back to Superbike. He replaces Petrucci at WSBK Warhorse Ducati for the 2023 MotoAmerica season. After winning in the Daytona 200 earlier this year. Herrin will be looking to translate that success to round 1 in Atlanta. His replacement, Spaniard Xavi Forés will assume the mantle for the Panigale V2 program in Supersport. Forés has big shoes to fill if WSBK Warhorse Ducati wishes to retain the title in 2023.

MotoAmerica Supersport Championship

The Supersport Championship is seeming wide open. Due to a variety of issues/conflicts 4 of the top 5 riders from 2022 have not registered to compete in Atlanta. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott, is the sole top 5 finisher from 2022 that is racing in Atlanta. Scott will be back on the same Suzuki GSX-R750 with Team Hammer and will start the championship as a favorite due to his early career success in the class.

In other record setting news. Seasoned Supersport veteran Josh Hayes will be racing for a place in the record books. Hayes is one win away from the AMA road racing record for most race wins at 87. His legacy in the sport will never be forgotten but you can be assured that assuming the mantle of the most winning racer in AMA history would be a monumental achievement.

Stock 1000

MotoAmerica received 41 entries for the Stock 1000 class. Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gilliam who finished level on points with champion Corey Alexander in 2022 but lost out on the championship due to a tie breaker is the heavy favorite. Corey Alexander will be focusing mainly on Superbike this year. A number of riders have shuffled around to new teams but the field looks healthy for the series kickoff in 2023.

One rider whom we are hoping has a speedy recovery is Brandon Paasch. In pre season training, Paasch suffered a back injury that will keep him away from training for at least 6- 8 weeks. The 2 time Daytona 200 winner had his sights on making a Championship run in 2023. With no timeline for return Paasch’s place with Altus Motorsports Suzuki has been substituted by Anthony Norton.

Junior Cup

There are a number of new faces in Junior Cup this year. One of the most exciting is that of FairiumGRT- Gray Area Racing’s Rossi Moor. Moor won the 2022 Northern Talent Cup Championship and now has focused his efforts on the Junior Cup competition. He will be racing a KTM RC390R which makes him one of two riders not conforming to the popular Kawasaki 400 programs that account for 92% of the Junior Cup field. The other rider is MP13 Racing’s Aidan Sneed who will race a Yamaha-R3.

With many new faces in the class, class veteran Max VanDenBrouck returns as the favorite. Top 5 finishers Joseph LiMandri, Gus Rodio, Cody Wyman and Kayla Yaakov have all moved to the Twins Cups class. We are excited to see the youngsters get thing kicked off this weekend.

REV’IT Twins Cup

The Twins cup finished off in large numbers last year at the season closer at Barber Motorsports Park. For Road Atlanta this weekend there are 38 entries for the class. It will be a packed field to start the season. Our eyes will be on the above mentioned riders who have made the jump to Twins Cup. Unfortunately, exciting young talent Kayla Yaakov is recovering from an injury and will have to miss Road Atlanta. She is pushing to make it to the next round at Barber Motorsports Park in May 2023.

Mission King of the Baggers

The Mission King of the Baggers season started in Daytona early this year during the MotoAmerica Dayton 200 weekend. 19 riders have entered the competition in Atlanta. Given the limited number of point scoring opportunities for the class every race has implications for the championship. On top of the class is Vance Hines James Rispoli who had a near catastrophic incident on track in Daytona but was able save the bike and steer it to a win. teammate Hayden Gilliam who will also be racing Superbike and Stock 1000 sits in second place at the moment.

The series is the ultimate clash between the two juggernauts in the bagger world. Indian Motorcycle and Harley Davidson have rich legacies in the history of motorsports. The fan turnout in Atlanta for this class is a special one. in 2022 fans attended in record numbers and we expect nothing less for support of this class.

Where to Watch

You can check out the MotoAmerica action at MotoAmerica Live + coverage information is below.

You can find the complete rider entry list here:

Mallory Dobbs is a Pacific Northwest (PNW) professional motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoAmerica Championship series as well as the Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association and PNW local Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association and Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association championships. Mallory is no stranger to the challenges of privateer racing but in the wake of those challenges she has forged her path to the premier racing series in America. We sat down with Mallory for an interview to talk a little bit about her background and her upcoming 2023 season:

Q) For those who might not know you give us an introduction about you and your experiences in racing.

Mallory: My name is Mallory Dobbs and I am a female professional road racer from Olympia Washington. I bought my first motorcycle in 2016 and started my racing career in 2017 on the Washington Motorcycle Road Race Association (WMRRA) circuit with a 2003 Yamaha R6. After only half a season of racing as a novice, I was able to petition to race with the experts in Formula Female and Clubman Qualifier as well. Over the past 5 years I have continued to expand my participation in additional racing organizations including the Oregon Road Racing Association (OMRRA), the Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association (CVMA) down in southern California and more recently MotoAmerica, the premier North American Road Racing Championship 

In 2019 I became a volunteer with 2 Fast Track Days, a local track day organization in Washington State and in 2022 I became a volunteer with Apex Assassins down in Southern California as well. Here I was given the opportunity to apply my skills as a control rider and an instructor teaching newer riders proper technique. I absolutely love to give back to the sport and seeing the excitement that riding on two wheels can give to others.

I am also heavily involved with WMRRA as the Secretary and Contingency Representative since 2019 and a Novice Mentor since 2018. This involvement has helped me build relationships and become a well-known positive influence within the racing community.

Over the past year, I have shifted my goals to go above and beyond local organizations. In 2020, the national competitive league known as MotoAmerica came to Shelton Washington for the first time. By adding a local Washington track to the series, it was much more attainable to race at the national level. Prior to racing motorcycles, I had shown horses all across the United States since the age of 11 and competed at the national level in Tulsa Oklahoma at the age of 18, where I won the title of World Champion. Knowing what it takes to compete at a high level, I am pursuing my passion for motorcycle racing and working towards competing at the national level.

In 2022, I competed in my first MotoAmerica races at both The Ridge Motorsports Park and Laguna Seca. I had never ridden at Laguna Seca before and used this opportunity to explore my ability to race and compete at the national level at new tracks. I qualified and finished in the top 15 in two out of the four races between the two rounds!

I have had amazing opportunities throughout my racing career so far such as being featured in Magazines, on national podcasts, and even on the local news channels. I have worked with prestigious coaches such as Jason Pridmore as well. I cannot wait to see what 2023 brings me as I work to compete across the county in both the Superhooligans class and the Supersport class at MotoAmerica.

Q) Tell us a little bit more about the good news some of us have heard about regarding a new partnership with Ducati Richmond.  

Mallory: It still feels like a dream, but I have been sponsored by Doreen Walmsley the owner of Ducati Richmond in Richmond BC Canada. With her help, we will be racing a 2022 Ducati Hypermotard for the 4 rounds of the Super Hooligan series with MotoAmerica. Her and her crew at Ducati Richmond are truly wonderful people that have gone above and beyond to make sure that my program for the Super Hooligans season is off to a great start! Also on-board for this season is Chris and Sara at CW Moto. They will be helping me with the development of the bike throughout the season. And finally, Nat from SoSo Cycles Tacoma will be my track side mechanic for all of the Super Hooligans rounds! I am truly grateful for the awesome team that we have been able to put together so far!

I am also excited to officially announce that I will be racing the full Supersport series of MotoAmerica for 2023! CW Moto is going to be helping me build my 2022 Kawasaki ZX-6R as well. As a privateer working to self-fund and self-manage Mallory Dobbs Racing team it is going to be a challenging season and I will be constantly working to bring in more potential partners and sponsors throughout the year to make it happen.

3) What kind of new challenges do you face with competing in a new series (Superhooligans) on a new style of bike?

When I started talking to Chris and Doreen about the Super Hooligans program, I was STOKED! My racing dream is to make a full season of MotoAmerica but I never thought I could do it on my own. Being given this amazing opportunity feels like I am seriously dreaming. There hasn’t been a lot of development with these bikes on the road course, and I haven’t ridden naked bikes much. The riding style and height of the bike are definitely going to be a challenge since I am only 5’5”. It will take some time to adjust to riding the more upright higher center of gravity bike, but it has two wheels and the throttle is on the right, so I am sure I can figure it! Regardless of the outcome of the races and the results on-track, this is truly a once in a lifetime experience and I am going to enjoy every moment of it!

Privateer racers are always looking for mutually beneficial marketing opportunities so if you have a business or product line and want national exposure contact Mallory at the links below for more information.  Help keep racing alive!

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Press Release from MotoAmerica by Paul Carruthers. This article was not authored by Speed Trap Magazine Staff

Thirteen years ago, a young Josh Herrin won the Daytona 200. Unfortunately, back then it was the pole sitter who was awarded the Rolex and Herrin didn’t start the race from pole. Thus, no Rolex. When it changed to the race winner getting the Rolex, Herrin started getting poles but not wins. Today he got it right, winning the 81^st running of the Daytona 200, sponsored in part by Pirelli and Bridgestone, and earning his second 200 victory. And this time he got his Rolex.

The 13 years between wins for Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s Herrin is the longest gap between Daytona wins in the history of the race. The previous longest timespan between wins was seven years for Eddie Lawson, who won the race in 1986 and not again until 1993.

Herrin was at or near the front of the lead pack for the duration of the 200 and with nine laps to go it looked like a two-rider shootout between Herrin and his Ducati Panigale V2 and the Suzuki GSX-R750 of Mission M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante. Those two had seemingly broken the spirit of the rest and there was a gap back to third-placed Josh Hayes and the Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6.

A lap later, however, and Escalante was on the ground in turn one and out of the race after the pair came together. That left Herrin alone at the front, but with five laps to go the red flag came out on the 52^nd lap when Teagg Hobbs and Jason Waters crashed together in the International Horseshoe.

The Daytona 200 rulebook states: “For the Daytona 200, the number of laps of the second race will be the number of laps required to complete the original race distance of fifty-seven (57) laps but shall not be less than ten (10) laps.” Thus, the race would end up being 62 laps and 217.62 miles.

Herrin, meanwhile, had been penalized six spots on the grid of the restart because of his altercation with Escalante.

The 10-lap sprint after the restart featured a horde of seven riders at the front, but it was Herrin at the pointy end when it mattered as he won the drafting war to beat Hayes by .070 of a second. Attack Performance Yamaha’s Cameron Petersen was third, .140 behind, for a complete turnaround of how his day had gone with a clutch issue thwarting his progress in the early stages of the race. The clutch problem translated to Petersen being forced to pit three times, but he didn’t give up and it paid dividends at the completion of the 10-lap sprint.

Fourth place went to Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim, who would later protest the results believing that Petersen didn’t actually finish third. His protest was denied. Gillim had fought back after crashing with 20 laps to go and remounting.

Celtic/Tytlers Cycle/TSE Racing’s PJ Jacobsen finished fifth and just .439 of a second behind Herrin. Jacobsen also got new life thanks to the restart after crashing and remounting on the 31^st lap.

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Hobbs was sixth after his team rebuilt his crashed bike. Disrupt Racing’s Geoff May, TOBC Racing’s Danny Eslick, TSE/Truelove Brothers Racing’s Matt Truelove and Farrell Performance’s Jason Farrell rounded out the top 10.

Two-time and defending Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch was 12^th after being penalized 15 seconds at the end of the race for a pit lane speed violation. Biothermal/Blake Davis Racing’s Blake Davis suffered a similar fate and was dropped to 11^th in the final standings. Both riders raced at the front of the pack in the restarted portion of the race, but their penalties were applied at the completion of the race, per the rulebook.

Herrin’s victory on the Ducati Panigale V2 was the Italian marque’s second win in the 200 with Jason DiSalvo winning on a Team Latus Ducati 848 EVO.

Daytona 200 Results

1. Josh Herrin (Ducati)
2. Josh Hayes (Yamaha)
3. Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
4. Hayden Gillim (Suzuki)
5. PJ Jacobsen (Yamaha)
6. Teagg Hobbs (Suzuki)
7. Geoff May (Suzuki)
8. Danny Eslick (Triumph)
9. Matt Truelove (Yamaha)
10. Jason Farell (Kawasaki)

Daytona 200 Quotes

Josh Herrin – Winner

“We were on I think after the final pitstop, and I had been seeing just different spots that I could overtake if I needed to,” Herrin explained of his run-in with Richie Escalante. “His bike was a missile, especially the first banking. I had to get a really good run out to get him into the chicane because he was really good coming out of the chicane. So, in my head I’m thinking, ‘All right, I’m going to struggle to do it if he puts in a good lap.’ That was one of the spots where I thought would be a possibility and it would kind of throw him off of his rhythm. With the last however many laps to go, I just saw an opening and wanted to try it. As far as I was concerned, I was there and had the line. I felt the contact and looked back. I didn’t see him, but I wasn’t positive if he had gone down or not. So, I kept putting my head down. When I came around the next time, I saw him out there flipping me off. So, I figured that something had happened.”

“I was freaking out,” Herrin said when asked about the race being red flagged and restarted. “My neck was destroyed just from sitting on the banking for that long. We didn’t put a pad, which we should have. I didn’t think about it. After 57 laps, your neck just sitting there holding it up the whole time, I was wrecked. When they added five laps I was panicking because at that point I knew it was going to be a sprint to the finish, and I didn’t think I had the legs to get the win. They told me Cam (Petersen) was a lap down. They told me Brandon (Paasch) had a 20-second penalty. I thought that I had lapped Blake Davis at one point, but it must have been somebody else. I was just super confused. I didn’t know if I needed to try to beat Cam or if I needed to try to beat Brandon. I didn’t know what was going on. I just had a lap where I said, “You know what? It doesn’t matter. I need to just try to win, no matter who’s there.” Because if for some reason the guys in the pit were wrong, then I’d be screwed.”

Josh Hayes – Second Place

“Honestly, I had some pace in the infield and in the second and third sectors I was just hanging on,” Hayes said. “I needed them to be able to do it. Two or three laps there, and maybe consecutive, I think I got two where they would get somebody on the entrance to the chicane, and I couldn’t get in the position to do it. So, I’d have to follow a few people through and then I was just kind of hung out there on my own. It was a gap of what you can see in the tri-oval. They were going into one and I was still coming into the tri-oval. I pushed as hard as I could for a while, and I could see I was kind of maintaining. I did the pit stop and came back out and I was kind of in the same position. I might have lost a second to them, but I was relatively in the same position. I fought, and fought, and fought. I finally got what the gap was behind me. I kind of settled in and then I saw Richie (Escalante) on the ground and saw P2. I said, ‘Well, I’m just going to kind of bring her home clean right now.’ Actually, it kind of worked in my favor because I took it pretty easy on the tire at that point, which ended up giving me some tire at the end.”

Cameron Petersen – Third Place

“Something happened with the clutch from lap one,” Petersen said of his early race woes. “The rear chatter when doing downshifts was just incredible. I couldn’t get on the brakes. I couldn’t tip it into the corners. I was really struggling through the infield. The lead group got a little bit of a gap on me and that was pretty much it. We were forced to do three pit stops this race, which kind of put us a lap down. Lucky enough, my tires were pretty fresh. I think the lap the red flag came out, I was able to un-lap myself. So again, I got super lucky. But I don’t really know. Going into those last 10 laps, I had no idea where I was. Nobody told me anything. So, I just put my head down and tried to ride as fast as I could. Once again, I just got beat to the line.”

Vance and Hines: This article was not written by Speed Trap Magazine Staff

Vance & Hines today announced its 2023 season contingency support programs for motorcycle racers. The contingency sponsorships, offered in partnership with five, race-sanctioning bodies, has the potential to put over $170,000 in the hands of motorcycle racers in 2023.

The program offers contingency payout funds to riders in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle, MotoAmerica King of the Baggers and Twins Cup, American Flat Track, XDA drag racing as well as the Bagger Racing League. Contingency funds are offered to riders who are top finishers in races or series championships, and who qualify by using Vance & Hines products and services. The total value of the contingency sponsorship program for 2023 is $173,250.

“Racing is the ethos of the Vance & Hines brand,” said Vance & Hines President Mike Kennedy. “These contingency programs are just one of the ways we support racers who compete using our performance products.”

In NHRA Drag Racing, racers who finish first or runner-up using a Vance & Hines four-valve Suzuki motor in each Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) race earn payouts, and a shot at a $10,000 bonus for winning the championship. Riders using a Vance & Hines exhaust for their Suzuki motorcycle in PSM also earn a payout for a first or runner-up finish at each event. Total potential payout for NHRA is $34,000. Vance & Hines factory race team riders are not eligible for these contingency payments.

MotoAmerica, the country’s premier motorcycle road racing series, has expanded its slate of King of the Baggers (KOTB) races to seven, double-header events and also includes Twins Cup double-header rounds at seven of their events. Vance & Hines will offer payouts to the top five finishers in each KOTB and Twins Cup race and offers a $5,000 series Championship Bonus in each class as well. Total available payout in MotoAmerica racing is $60,400.

In American Flat Track, Vance & Hines offers funds to the top ten finishers in every SuperTwins and Singles class race. In addition, a $5,000 Championship Bonus is offered in each of these classes. With 18 races on the 2023 schedule, the total potential payout in AFT is $63,100.

The Xtreme Drag Racing Association (XDA) series offers ten classes of racing at five events which run from April through September 2023. Contingency payouts are offered to the top two finishers in each class of each race for using a Vance & Hines exhaust or for head work done by the Vance & Hines Racing Development Center. Potential payout at XDA races is $7,500.

The Bagger Racing League (BRL) has six classes for a variety of production v-twin motorcycles and will host five races at three venues in 2023. Contingency payouts are offered to the top three finishers in each of the six classes for using a Vance & Hines exhaust, air intake or FP4 tuner. Potential payout at BRL races is $8,250.

Specific requirements for earning contingency payouts are managed by each sanctioning body.

MotoAmerica: This press release was not authored by Speed Trap Magazine Staff
By Sean Bice

Pacific Northwesterner Andy DiBrino is bringing the legendary MV Agusta brand back into the MotoAmerica paddock. DiBrino, who finished on the podium multiple times last year in both the Yuasa Stock 1000 Championship and the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship, will race a Competition Werkes MV Agusta F3RR at select rounds of the 2023 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship. The project is a new collaboration between DiBrino Racing and Oregon-based Competition Werkes MV Agusta, with technical support provided by EDR Performance, which is also located in Oregon.

The MV Agusta F3RR is part of the FIM’s and MotoAmerica’s “Supersport Next Generation.” Photo courtesy of DiBrino Racing.

Homologated as part of the FIM’s and MotoAmerica’s “Supersport Next Generation,” the MV Agusta F3RR is a 798cc, 147-horsepower (at the crankshaft), three-cylinder motorcycle that won an FIM Supersport World Championship race last year and is expected to be a competitive machine in MotoAmerica’s Supersport class.

DiBrino and Competition Werkes MV Agusta plan to race the F3RR at the following MotoAmerica rounds:

• Road America, WI, June 2-4

• Ridge Motorsports Park, WA, June 23-25

• WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, CA, July 7-9

• Circuit of The Americas, TX, September 8-10

• New Jersey Motorsports Park, NJ, September 22-24

“I’m so excited about this opportunity to race the MV Agusta and very thankful for the support of everyone involved,” DiBrino said. “When news dropped towards the end of 2022 that KTM had acquired a majority stake in MV Agusta, it was MotoAmerica boardcast announcer Greg White who immediately pitched the idea to me about racing the F3RR in Supersport. I was looking for a change for 2023, and it was the perfect storm for this to all happen on such short notice. If all goes well, I think we could be testing the bike at the end of April. I’ve ridden an F3 that EDR Performance built in the past and loved it, so I am dying to get on the new bike and get after it! I think it’s going to be a fun change for me moving into the Supersport class this year representing Competition Werkes and MV Agusta!”

Follow Andy DiBrino on social media: @andy_dibrino on Instagram, Andy DiBrino Racing on Facebook, and Andy DiBrino on YouTube.

For sponsorship inquiries, contact dibrinoracing.com

About Andy DiBrino

Andy DiBrino is a 28-year-old professional motorcycle racer from Tualatin, Oregon, who holds track records all over the West Coast and is a three-time Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association (OMRRA) #1 plate holder. In the MotoAmerica series, he has multiple podiums to his name in Yuasa Stock 1000, Superstock 600, and Mission Super Hooligan, including a win in the 2022 season-opening Super Hooligan race at Daytona. DiBrino is well-known for being one of the most versatile racers in the country, competing in road racing, motocross, flat track, Supermoto and even Red Bull Straight Rhythm.

About Competition Werkes

Competition Werkes is based out of Sutherlin, Oregon. They are known for high-quality aftermarket motorcycle accessories and slip-on exhausts. Each exhaust is hand-welded at their shop in Oregon. For more information about Competition Werkes, visit competitionwerkes.com

About EDR Performance

EDR Performance is a motorcycle repair and performance shop in Beaverton, Oregon, that is known worldwide for their attention to detail in service. For over 24 years, EDR Performance has brought to the market top-name brands, proven service and the highest-quality items for riders and racers of all kinds. For more information about EDR Performance, visit edrperformance.com

MotoAmerica the premier motorcycle racing series in the United States has announced a tire warmer partnership with tire warmer company Redline-Moto for the 2023 MotoAmerica Championship Campaign. In a press release from MotoAmerica, Lance Bryson MotoAmerica’s Director of Sponsorship stated,  “We want to welcome Redline-Moto as a sponsorship partner of our series. Obviously, our teams use tire warmers and so do a lot of our fans who take part in local racing events and/or track days. Having Redline-Moto onboard as a sponsor is a natural fit on many levels.”

Redline-Moto designs and produces fully digital, fully adjustable, and fully affordable performance tire warmers for professional road racing. Redline-Moto tire warmers have been purpose built to provide rapid and accurate heating via a digital controller, which allows for temperature adjustments within a tenth of a degree and a large heating range up to 240 degrees Fahrenheit.

These Fully digital temperature display in Celsius or Fahrenheit. Fully adjustable temperature, from 35° F to 210° F. These tire warmers have been optimized for racing and are designed to provide the tire with the most consistent heating possible. Our warmers include the following features as standard for one great price and no strings attached.

The tire warmers feature:
-Fully digital display with current and set temps displayed.

-Fully adjustable temperature up to 210 degrees Fahrenheit.

-Optimized heating element allows for better heat soak through both the tire and wheel.

-Properly covers the entire surface of the tire allowing for proper heating, something that is only offered on warmers costing upwards of $700.

They are designed to Fit:

Dunlop 200/60-17

Pirelli 200/65-17

Bridgestone 200/655-17

All standard sized front race tires. Race Ready. Race Proven. Check out Redline-Moto.com for more information.

MotoAmerica: This article was not authored by Speed trap Magazine Staff.
By Paul Carruthers

MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is pleased to announce motorcycle clothing company 4SR USA Inc. as not only an official partner of the 2023 MotoAmerica Championship, but also as a contingency sponsor with 4SR set to post almost $131,000 for the coming season.

Founded in 2007 in the Czech Republic, 4SR is well-established in European markets, including supporting riders in British Superbike, World Superbike and MotoGP. In 2018, 4SR USA began exclusively importing to the United States and has worked to establish itself as a worldwide clothing brand of all things motorcycle. From full racing suits to biker jeans, gloves, leather pants, back protectors, and accessories, 4SR has just about everything for the casual motorcyclist, track-day rider and serious racer.

4SR is offering $53,000 in contingency in the premier MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike class with $2650 earmarked for each event with first place paying $1000 per race with payments going down to fifth place in four classes – Superbike, Stock 1000, Supersport and Twins Cup. 4SR is also offering contingency for the Daytona 200 with the payout the same as Superbike ($1000, $750, $500, $250, and $150 for the top five finishers). The other classes will pay $750 (Supersport) and $500 (Stock 1000 and Twins Cup) to the winner if he/she is wearing 4SR leathers. The contingency program pays back to fifth place in each class and totals $130,750 for the season.

“It’s awesome that 4SR is back with us for a third season as an official sponsorship partner of our championship,” MotoAmerica Director of Sponsorship Lance Bryson said. “It’s also great to see them continuing their contingency program for 2023 with an opportunity for our racers who wear 4SR leathers to earn additional money.”

4SR offers a full line of racing leathers, from racing suits to replica suits, to custom leathers, 39 different jackets for both men and women, 13 different styles of riding pants, and much more. 4SR’s leathers are also compatible with most airbag systems.

“Our 4SR team is excited to continue our involvement with MotoAmerica in 2023,” said Jerry Nickell Sr., President of 4SR USA. “Our mission is to provide support to the many great teams and riders with premium protection products and financial support as they pursue their quest for a championship. We are honored to be a supporting sponsor of America’s premier road racing series.”

By HSBK Ducati; This press release was not authored by Speed Trap Magazine Staff. Link to original Press Release: HSBK Rider Lineup for 2023

Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York Rider Lineup of Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés to Compete in 2023 MotoAmerica Championship

Herrin, the reigning MotoAmerica Supersport champion, reunites with the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York team to campaign the 2023 Ducati Panigale V4 R in the top class of America’s premier road racing series. Forés will make his American racing debut, bringing world championship pedigree to the MotoAmerica paddock.

Sunnyvale, Calif., December 15, 2022 — Ducati North America is pleased to announce that Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés will compete in the 2023 MotoAmerica Championship for the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York team. Herrin, the reigning MotoAmerica Supersport champion, will contest the 2023 MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Championship aboard the Panigale V4 R superbike, and Forés will make his American racing debut, riding the Panigale V2 in MotoAmerica Supersport Championship.

Last season, Herrin dominated the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship aboard the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York Panigale V2, earning 9 wins and 16 total podiums on the way to giving Ducati its first MotoAmerica Supersport title. Ducati Corse Sporting Director Paulo Ciabatti says that promoting from within the family and rewarding Herrin with a ride on the Panigale V4 R superbike is logical given his success and experience with Dunlop’s MotoAmerica spec tires.

Herrin brings a wealth of experience to the championship and his familiarity with the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York team will no doubt prove an asset as he seeks to capture the most coveted prize in American road racing. The 32-year-old Georgia native is the 2013 MotoAmerica Superbike champion, the 2016 MotoAmerica Superstock champion, and the winner of the 2010

Daytona 200. Herrin and the Panigale V4 R, a motorcycle that earned 16 podiums from 20 starts in 2022, could prove a formidable pairing.

Repeating Herrin’s success on the Panigale V2 is no mean feat, but there’s no doubt that Xavi Forés has the experience required to meet the challenge. A busy 2022 saw the 37-year-old Spaniard compete in several championships, including the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship for Pramac Racing. He also competed in the Endurance World Championship (EWC) for Team

ERC Endurance Ducati, and in the final three rounds of the WorldSBK Championship with the Barni Spark Racing Team aboard a Panigale V4 R superbike. He previously raced with Barni Racing Team Ducati in WorldSBK from 2016–2018, achieving six podiums. Over his career, Forés has raced a wide variety of machinery in multiple classes, which should be an advantage as he gets acquainted with Dunlop rubber and the unique challenges of American road racing circuits.

Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York – Ducati #2)

“I’m excited to return to the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship and be reunited with the team with whom I enjoyed so much success last year. The MotoAmerica Superbike class is really competitive, but I’m confident that my team can deliver a motorcycle capable of winning. I’m really looking forward to swinging a leg over the factory-prepped Panigale V4 R superbike and wearing

Ducati red for another year.”

Xavi Forés (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York)

“Competing in MotoAmerica, especially as part of a strong team like Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York, has been a goal of mine for some time. At this point in my racing career, I’d like to score wins and podiums in the most competitive domestic championships. I’m also looking forward to continuing my long relationship with Ducati, a union that has given me many happy memories over the years. It will be a big challenge: everything—the tracks and the tires, especially—will be unfamiliar, but I think I’m equal to the task. The Panigale V2 won the title last year with Josh Herrin, so I’m excited to be in the same box with him and see if we can replicate some of his success.”

Bobby Shek (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York Team Principal)

“Once again, Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York is proud to partner with Ducati Corse and Ducati North America to contest the 2023 MotoAmerica Mediallia Superbike and Supersport championships. We’re excited to have Josh Herrin back for another year and to welcome Xavi Forés to the team. After Josh’s incredible success in Supersport in 2022, we’re looking forward to seeing what he can do on the new Panigale V4 R superbike. We’re sure he’ll put on another show for us all this year! We’re also excited to welcome Xavi to the team. Xavi has been a fixture in world championship racing for many years and he’s ridden for some of the top teams. His desire to race here shows that the quality of competition in MotoAmerica hasn’t gone unnoticed. That also means we’ll have our work cut out, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Jason Chinnock (CEO, Ducati North America)

“We welcome the world-class rider Xavi Florés to the HSBK Racing Ducati New York team,“ said Chinnock. “Xavi’s experience will help him quickly adapt to the U.S. tracks and tires and we are confident that he will continue the momentum that Josh championed last season. Josh earned his seat for this year’s Superbike program after debuting the dominance of the Panigale V2 in MotoAmerica’s Supersport Championship. We are elated to have him aboard the 2023 Panigale V4 R challenging the most competitive field in U.S. national road racing and putting on a show for our Ducatisti and road racing fans alike,” said Chinnock. “We thank Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati

New York and our colleagues at Ducati Corse as we anticipate another thrilling season.

2023 MotoAmerica Calendar

March 9-11 Daytona Beach International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla.
April 21-23 Road Atlanta Braselton, GA
May 19-21 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Ala.
June 2-4 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wis.
June 23-25 Ridge Motorsports Park Shelton, Wash.
July 7-9 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, Calif.
July 28-30 Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minn.
August 18-20 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum, Pa.
Sept. 8-10 Circuit of The Americas Austin, Texas
Sept. 22-24 New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, N.J.

About Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York

Founded in 2011, HSBK Racing partnered with Pennsylvanian dealership North American Warhorse/Ducati New York in 2020 to bring Ducati back to the forefront of professional Superbike competition in North America.N

About MotoAmerica

For 2023, MotoAmerica enters its ninth season as North America’s premier road racing championship. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership between three-time 500cc Grand Prix World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion, and AMA Hall of Famer, Wayne Rainey; former Vice President of Motorsports Operations at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), and former Managing Director of Team Roberts in MotoGP, Chuck Aksland; Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum, Terry Karges; and energy sector investor and businessman, Richard Varner.