MotoAmerica Silly Season / Off season thread for 2024

[Map8]

Bobby and Graham Rahal announce two bike Ducati Supersport team for MotoAmerica. Riders to be named later.

Ben Spies to be team principal.

https://www.motoamerica.com/rahals-add-two-wheeled-racing-to-their-portfolios-with-creation-of-rahal-ducati-moto/?doing_wp_cron=1697568330.8570289611816406250000

 

[budman]

That is AWESOME!

Great news for the series... and for two lucky riders

Ben Spies back in the paddock is great too. arty

 

[peterhively]

Hogspoli goes Factory!!!

https://www.motoamerica.com/kyle-wy...ing_wp_cron=1697642430.8454170227050781250000

 

[Map8]

Odd that Hayden Gilliam didn't get the nod. Still glad to see Hogspoli getting a factory seat.

 

[budman]

Good deal for Hogspoli.

Gilliam is certainly a player in the class.

 

[Map8]

Endurance racing powerhouse and 2023 EWC champs YART Yamaha are at Daytona preparing to run the Daytona 200 next spring using the YZF-R6 platform.

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/fim-endurance-world-champions-yart-yamaha-prepping-for-daytona-200-assault/

 

[budman]

Hanika... was a Red Bull rookies Cup champ 1/2 a decade or so ago. I kind of lost track of him.

Great to see an international Team racing Daytona..!

 

[mheinee]

Carruthers and Bryce podcast with Spies.

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aH...cnNz/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC0xMzgxNTg2Mg?ep=14

Mark

 

[Map8]

MotoAmerica Superbike gets a new sponsor in a three year deal with Steel Commander Corp who had sponsored the Stock 1000 class in 2023.

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/motoamerica-steel-commander-sponsoring-superbike-championship/

There are rumors on the WERA BBS that Steel Commnader is going to sponsor a team in the Superbike class.

 

[budman]

So the Mission food guys are gone??

 

[Map8]

The prior Superbike class sponsor was Medalia, a software company based in Pleasanton.

Mission Foods sponsors King of the Baggers.

 

[budman]

Ah... yes!! My bad.

Thank you...!

 

[Map8]

The year of new asphalt continues.

MotoAmerica.com: Full Repave Of Racing Surface Completed At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

RoadracingWorld.com: New Jersey Motorsports Park Repaving Project Is Progressing

 

[peterhively]

Great to see the fresh asphalt, next up...Sonoma???

How bout some Stefano Mesa...with important life lessons from Danny Eslick!

https://soundcloud.com/tankslappinpodcast/episode-160-stefanomesa

 

[budman]

Good to see some new black at the track!

More run off at Joisey is a bonus!

 

[peterhively]

How bout some #1 Twins Cup Champion Blake Davis???

This kid really impresses me, kept his head down and got the job done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UijvL3EIB50

 

[Norton Margie]

Just got the Press release: Rahal Ducati announces as Supersport Team: PJ Jacobsen and (drum roll..) KAYLA YAACOV!

 

[budman]

Amazing stuff for Kayla and PJ too..!!

 

[Map8]

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/motoamerica-jd-beach-tests-tytlers-bmw-superbike-at-homestead/

JD Beach testing BMW Superbikes today at Miami-Homestead Raceway for Tytlers Cycle Racing. The team owner says they were "obligated to do some extra testing for BMW" whatever that means. With Jacobsen signed to Rahal Racing and Cam Beaubier recovering from knee surgery, Beach got the call.

 

[budman]

Hmmm... JD on a BMW?? Hmmmm.