Losing MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Bobby Fong to OrangeCat Racing for the 2027 MotoAmerica Superbike season may be only part of a massive shakeup at the Championship-winning Attack Performance Progressive squad. It is entirely possible that three of the top four in the 2026 Superbike Championship standings – the top Yamaha riders in the series – will be riding for new teams next year, or may find themselves entirely out of a ride.
Just days ago, Fong announced that he would ride a BMW M 1000 RR for the OrangeCat team, which came up just short of winning the Superbike title in its first attempt. The team ran an M 1000 RR for Sean Dylan Kelly, who took three wins and was in contention for the Championship until the final race. Kelly is slated to race alongside Fong out of the OrangeCat stable in 2027.
Since then, Mathew Scholtz, the 2025 Supersport Champion who raced a Yamaha YZF-R1 in Superbike for Strack Racing in 2026, winning five races en route to third in the Championship, has announced that he is leaving the Strack team. There is no official comment as to where he is going, but reports from the paddock indicate that Scholtz is headed for Attack, where he will find the YZF-R1 he is familiar with.
“Mathew has been an important part of our team and has helped us achieve significant milestones on and off the track. We are grateful for the effort, determination, and passion he brought to Strack Racing throughout our time together,” the team posted on social media.
In addition, multiple racing websites based out of Europe are reporting that MotoGP and World Superbike race winner Danilo Petrucci has agreed to terms with Attack to race another YZF-R1 in MotoAmerica. Petrucci raced for Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York in MotoAmerica Superbike in 2022, winning the first three races and two more throughout the season. Despite adding 11 more podiums, Petrucci finished second in the Championship to Jake Gagne on – an Attack Performance YZF-R1. Petrucci rode the factory BMW in the Superbike World Championship in 2026, but underperformed badly and was sidelined for several races with injuries.
When asked if he would accept an offer from Attack to race MotoAmerica Superbike in 2027, Petrucci told the GPOne over the weekend: “I think so, because it is the same thing that happened here last year with BMW: they were the ones who came looking for me and wanted me, so I think it’s right to follow the motto: ‘Those who love me, follow me’, rather than trying to force things, because they don’t work out well that way,” he said.
“As for America, they (Attack) approached me and it’s something I like. Also because it’s the team that won this year and the one I battled with in 2022, the year I raced there. They are certainly very well prepared and, as I said, I still want to race and I would like to find something I enjoy and that motivates me. They are good options, but I still don’t have a clear picture … there are still things they need to tell me.”
Also unclear is the status of JD Beach, who rode for Attack in 2026 and finished fourth in the Championship with three wins.
The changes at OrangeCat and Attack are in addition to the addition of 2026 Supersport Champion Darryn Binder to the Warhorse HSBK Ducati Superbike team, riding alongside 2025 Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier.
