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Racers and fans may want to keep August 27-28 open, just in case efforts to resurrect the AMA Superbike National at VIR by bringing in a professional race promoter succeed.

That’s the latest unconfirmed hot rumor sweeping the virtual paddock.

As usual, nobody who actually could confirm or deny the rumors, will speak on the record.

Dan Murphy’s RPM (Race Promotion Management) is the likely promoter if the deal goes down. Murphy and company put together the AMA National at Road Atlanta before the track did a direct deal with AMA Pro Racing and cut him out, and Murphy also promoted the combined World Superbike and AMA Superbike races at Laguna Seca before the track decided to promote its own events.

If it happens, the VIR deal will be a reversal of sorts, with a track deciding it can’t effectively promote an AMA Superbike National, and Murphy coming in to take it over.

Stay tuned.