MotoAmerica: Team Hammer And Vance & Hines Fielding Suzukis In Twins Cup

MotoAmerica: Team Hammer And Vance & Hines Fielding Suzukis In Twins Cup

© 2024, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued By Suzuki Motor USA, LLC:

SUZUKI NAMES MOTOAMERICA TWINS CUP RACE TEAMS

Team Hammer and Vance & Hines Motorsports To Campaign All-New GSX-8R

Brea, CA (February 7, 2024) –  Suzuki Motor USA LLC (Suzuki) named two MotoAmerica Twins Cup race teams today. In partnering with Team Hammer and Vance & Hines Motorsports, Suzuki takes another step toward its objective to race the new GSX-8R following the recent homologation of the latest Suzuki middleweight sportbike.

Team Hammer will race the GSX-8R in the team’s new 2024 Twins Cup effort. Racing the GSX-8R is in addition to Team Hammer’s efforts racing Suzuki GSX-R sportbikes in Superbike and Supersport. As one of road racing’s most successful programs, Team Hammer has earned over 130 pro race wins, 11 championships, and over 360 podium results. The team will race in the Twins Cup class as Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR SUZUKI.

Also bringing the GSX-8R to the starting grid in 2024 is Vance & Hines Motorsports, which fields an all-new Twins Cup effort. Vance & Hines partnered with Suzuki to win the 2023 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) World Championship drag racing Suzuki’s legendary Hayabusa. Vance & Hines Motorsports’ new twins class effort is a natural addition to this successful partnership. The team will race the GSX-8R as RevZilla/Mission/Vance & Hines Suzuki.

Each team will name riders for the Team Hammer and Vance & Hines Motorsports efforts shortly.

The 2024 Suzuki GSX-8R sportbike offers a new, powerful parallel-twin engine in a strong and compact chassis. The GSX-8R is ideal for middleweight sportbike enthusiasts seeking dynamic, real-world performance and is anticipated to be the motorcycle of choice in MotoAmerica Twins Cup racing.

“The GSX-8R is engineered to satisfy Suzuki riders wanting a versatile, middleweight sportbike, to deliver on our dealers’ business needs, and to prevail in competition. The GSX-8R is an important motorcycle in today’s market,” said Kerry Graeber, Senior Vice President, Division Manager, Sales and Marketing at Suzuki. “The GSX-8R also represents an exciting new chapter in Suzuki racing and it is a perfect complement to the Suzuki racing efforts in MotoAmerica’s Superbike, Stock 1000, and Supersport classes. Partnering with these two well-respected teams, we anticipate the GSX-8R to be a natural extension of Suzuki’s existing road racing programs.”

The six-round 2024 Twins Cup series runs middleweight, twin-cylinder motorcycles enabling young, up-and-coming racers from around the world to compete at the national level. Twins Cup along with the entire 2024 MotoAmerica Championship kicks off at Daytona International Speedway on March 7 through March 9, 2024.

For more racing news, results, and special team content please visit https://suzukicycles.com/racing/road-racing.

About Suzuki: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC (SMO) distributes Motorcycles, ATVs, Scooters, Accessories, and ECSTAR Oils & Chemicals via an extensive dealer network throughout 49 states. Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide manufacturer of Motorcycles, ATVs, Scooters, Automobiles, Outboard Motors, and related products. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, SMC has business relations with 201 countries/regions. For more information, visit www.suzuki.com.

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