MotoAmerica 2017 - Silly Season Thread

Bombshell - Broaster Chicken/Road Race Factory have partnered with American Honda to run Jake Gagne in the superbike class on a new CBR1000RR SP2! This is going down live right now on MotoAmerica's facebook page!

 

Where does that leave the Westby crew?

 

Yamalube has been their title sponsor for the last couple of years and it looks like they are continuing with their support.

 

....are those things related?

 

Superbike:

Hayes
BoobieTittie
Pork Chop
Elias
Ganga
Herrin
Wyman
JRP?

 

Cool. Wish it was two bikes but it's still cool.

 

Well if you have to ask...

 

They're mentioning now that they intend to run a second rider and possibly a Superstock 1000 team in the future. This is a multi-year deal with Honda and they plan on growing as each year goes.

 

American Honda back in Pro Roadracing...

H U G E !!!

 

Rumor mill spinning from unverified sources talking about Benito racing the other fireblade

 

Negative ghost rider. The American Honda rep stated in the same press conference that they will continue to support him in the supersport class this year.

 

good stuff!

 

I think it's likely we'll see Benny on a CBR1000 SSTK machine in 2018. Close ties with American Honda.

 

Rider lineup so far via formal announcements and press releases (I'm sure I may have missed some):

Motul Superbike Class:

Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Factory Racing - Yamaha R1 - Cameron Beaubier
Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Factory Racing - Yamaha R1 - Josh Hayes

Yoshimura Suzuki - GSXR-1000 - Toni Elias
Yoshimura Suzuki - GSXR-1000 - Roger Hayden

Broaster Chicken/RoadRace Factory Honda - Honda CBR1000RR SP2 - Jake Gagne

Meen Motorsports - Yamaha R1 - Josh Herrin

Millenium Technologies/KWR Racing - Yamaha R1 - Kyle Wyman

Bazzaz Superstock 1000:

TOBC Racing - Yamaha R1 - Danny Eslick
TOBC Racing - Yamaha R1 - Anthony Kosinski

Yamahalube/Westby Racing - Yamaha R1 - Mathew Scholtz

Meen Motorsports - Yamaha R1 - Bryce Prince

Jelly Belly/Napa Valley Racing - Yamaha R1 - Roi Holster

Thrashed Bike Racing - Yamaha R1 - Max Flinders

Supersport:

Monster Energy/Yamalube/Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha - Yahamah R6 - Garrett Gerloff
Monster Energy/Yamalube/Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha - Yahamah R6 - JD Beach

Rhoades Racing/Farrell Performance - Kawasaki ZX-6R - Mark Rhoades
Rhoades Racing/Farrell Performance - Kawasaki ZX-6R - Jody Barry

Team Hammer - Suzuki GSXR-600 - Valentin Debise

Team H35 Racing - Honda CBR600RR - Benny Solis

 

Well remember to post that shit a year from now in the 2018 thread

 

Has HSBK announced anything? I thought they were going to Superbike this year too.

 

I thought Team Hammer had two or even three riders for 2017?

 

He definitely earned any opportunity that maight come along. He road the wheels of that cbrsix last season. I think Honda should put him on the new fire blade in super stock.

 

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Lol!

 

why is JD not on a superbike?