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MotoGP: Trackhouse Racing Unveils 2025 MotoGP, NASCAR Liveries

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MotoGP: Trackhouse Racing Unveils 2025 MotoGP, NASCAR Liveries

 

The 2025 Trackhouse Racing MotoGP livery. Photo courtesy Trackhouse Racing.

Trackhouse Racing has, today, presented, a new livery for its NASCAR Cup Series and its MotoGP campaigns, together with the line-up of drivers and riders for both its teams. Incorporating vibrant blue and black base colors that have been a feature of the Trackhouse style since it first started racing in 2021 and adding accents in dayglo yellow, the covers came off one of its NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 cars and one of its Aprilia GP-RS MotoGP bikes at the team’s headquarters in Concord, North Carolina, revealing a distinctive and consistent design scheme for its 2025 season.

The Athlete line-up introduced the three Trackhouse NASCAR Cup drivers – #1 Ross Chastain, #99 Daniel Suarez and new for 2025, #88 Shane van Gisbergen, alongside its two MotoGP riders – #25 Raul Fernandez and rookie #79 Ai Ogura.

Moto2 World Champion Ai Ogura moves up to MotoGP in 2025 with Trackhouse Racing. Photo courtesy Trackhouse Racing.

Trackhouse Racing NASCAR Cup line-up:

#1 Ross Chastain: Age 31 – Hometown: Alva, Florida

Ross Chastain became the driver of the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022. Wins at Talladega and the Circuit of Americas Road Course were highlights of the year eclipsed in the penultimate race of 2022 at Martinsville when Ross made the miracle move, subsequently named the “hail melon” to secure a spot in the Championship 4, capping off a remarkable inaugural year with Trackhouse Racing, finishing second overall. In the 2023 season he scored two Cup Series wins and in 2024 a further two victories brought his tally to five. For 2025, he continues in the #1 car for Trackhouse.

#99 Daniel Suárez: Age 32 – Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico

The only Spanish-speaking driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, Daniel made racing history in 2022 as the first Mexican-born and just fifth foreign-born driver to take the checkers, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing. The 32-year-old driver from Monterrey, claimed this history-making victory at the Toyota Save Mart 350, at Sonoma Raceway adding the accolade to those of being the first international champion in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series, as well as the 2017 and 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race Open Winner. In 2024, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Suárez made history again winning in a three-wide finish with a 0.003 second lead, giving Daniel his second visit to Victory Lane. Now a dual US- Mexican citizen, he starts his 5th Cup season with Trackhouse in 2025.

#88 Shane van Gisbergen: Age 34 – Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand

Shane joined Trackhouse Racing for his first full season of NASCAR in 2024, running the full Xfinity Series schedule along with seven NASCAR Cup Series races. The New Zealander made an instant splash in 2023, winning the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his first NASCAR start. He became one of six foreign-born drivers to win a Cup Series race and the first driver since Johnny Rutherford in 1963 to win his first Cup Series start. Van Gisbergen is no stranger to success. He earned three Supercars Championships for Triple Eight Race Engineering in 2016, 2021 and 2022, plus 80 wins and 47 pole positions making him the fourth most successful driver in the Australian series. He’s also won the legendary Bathurst 1000 in 2020, 2022 and 2023.

Trackhouse’s unique Project 91 guest driver project propelled van Gisbergen onto the U.S. racing scene in 2023. The program is designed to expand the organization’s global reach by fielding a Cup Series entry for renowned international racing drivers. Formula One icon and 2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen first drove under the Project 91 flag at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International in 2022 and again at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on March 26. In 2025, Project 91 brings Indycar legend, Helio Castroneves, to the Daytona 500.

Trackhouse MotoGP Team line-up:

#25 Raúl Fernández: Age 24 – Hometown: Madrid – Spain

Raúl Fernández arrived in the Trackhouse Team at the beginning of the MotoGP project, as one of the youngest, most exciting, riders in the World Championship. Since the age of 11 years old, when he learnt his early racecraft on the tracks around Madrid, he has been ‘one to watch’. Rarely have rookies shaken up the intermediate Moto 2 class like Raul in 2021 when he blitzed the field with eight victories and only just missed out on the Championship crown, injury preventing him from securing vital points towards the end of the campaign. Having stepped up to the Premier class in ’22, his 2023 season, in MotoGP, ended strongly with a top 5 finish in the final race. In 2024, with Trackhouse, he led the Sprint race at the Catalunya Grand Prix and scored a top 6 finish in the Australian Sprint race. Heading into his 4th season in MotoGP, his third on the Aprilia RS-GP prototype making him the longest serving rider for the Noale marque, Raúl will pilot the #25 for Trackhouse.

#79 Ai Ogura: Age 23: Tokyo – Japan

Mid-year, in its first season, the Trackhouse MotoGP Team demonstrated its commitment to young developing talent and its ambitions for the future by signing Ai Ogura on a two-year deal. The brightest star to emerge from Japan in over a decade, Ai started on MotoGP’s first rung of the talent ladder as 14-year-old in the Asia Talent Cup and progressed up through Red Bull Rookies and Moto3 until, in 2024, he emphatically sealed the Moto2 World Championship crown. Ai calls Kiyose in Japan, home and will join the MotoGP grid at the age of 24, carrying the #79 on the front of his Trackhouse Racing RS-GP25

NASCAR v MotoGP:

The NASCAR Cup Series is the premier league of stockcar racing. The three Trackhouse Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 racecars weigh in dry at 3,200 lbs (1,451 kgs), push out up to 670 hp from their 5.86 liter (358 cubic inches) V8 engines and race wide-open on superspeedway oval tracks and shorter, tighter bowls, also visiting five road courses in the Cup Series schedule of 39 race weekends. Kick-off is on February 2nd, with the NASCAR CLASH, followed by the ‘big one’ at Daytona for the 500 – a race that this year will feature a fourth Trackhouse car, entered as Project 91 and piloted by the 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner, Helio Castroneves.

The MotoGP World Championship is the ultimate in two-wheel circuit racing. Trackhouse fields two Aprilia RS-GP25 prototypes, each of which weigh in at a minimum 346 lbs (157 Kilograms) and develop over 280 HP from their V4, 1000cc engine. The Championship in 2025 features 22 rounds, at road course tracks spread over 5 continents, each weekend including a Sprint race on Saturday and full distance Grand Prix on Sunday.

The Trackhouse MotoGP Team will start testing in Malaysia, initially with the Shakedown test for Ai Ogura, January 31 to February 2nd and then Raul will join him for the full test, starting on February 5th. The team will take part in the MotoGP 2025 Season Launch event in Bangkok on Sunday, February 9 and will unveil the final version of the Trackhouse Aprilia RS-GP25 at Buriram ahead of Round 1 – the Grand Prix of Thailand – February 28 – March 2nd.

RAUL FERNANDEZ

“The new bike looks amazing. I’m really happy to go out with these colors and I’m sure we will be well seen on tv and from the grandstands. It’s quite different to the rest of the grid. Also, it’s nice to have a huge brand like Gulf on board now. We have a new challenge, it’s a new year and we have new goals. This year will hopefully be a really nice one. We are all working hard – I was working on myself a lot during the winter and I think it’s going to be a great season. Let’s go and enjoy it!”

AI OGURA

“First of all, I would like to say thanks to everybody at Trackhouse. I’m really happy that we can get the season started soon and I’m just excited about this year. It will be a big challenge for me, but I have my guys in the team, they are all motivated, the atmosphere inside the team is great. I can’t wait to start the first test in Sepang! Our design is absolutely fantastic! I can’t wait to ride this beautiful bike and I’m excited to see what we can do this season.”

DAVIDE BRIVIO – TEAM PRINCIPAL
“This is another important moment because we are introducing our second year as Trackhouse Team. The first one has been a learning year and we will try to use everything we learned before in this second season, where we have many new things coming up. Of course, a new design of the bike, which goes more towards the Trackhouse image direction and we have an in place agreement with Gulf which means another exciting design. It’s a real privilege to be involved in a team with such an iconic brand – a brand, which I personally always admired in the motorsport environment. We can’t wait to show our special livery, which I believe will be something great and unique in MotoGP.”

“Speaking about our riders, Raul remains with the target to be stronger and stronger and then we have the big change with Ai, our rookie in MotoGP. He is Moto2 World Champion, which is raising expectations. We start this season with ambitions to improve what we did last year and also the team and not just the riders are learning more and more. I’m confident that we will see Raul stronger, with more experience and it will be nice seeing Ai growing up, improving race by race, which is the target. We are really looking forward to it and are very excited. We are well prepared, from physical and technical point of view. Let’s see what we can expect from this season.”

JUSTIN MARKS – TEAM OWNER
“I am really excited. In that first year in a new championship there were a lot of learnings for me and for a number of people on the team. It’s like now we are starting to figure out how the MotoGP program fits into the big Trackhouse picture. Everybody is just so excited that we are competing in this championship. I’m excited for 2025. I think the Aprilia bikes are going to be fast, Raul continues to get better, super excited about Ai coming onboard. We’re ready to go testing and get the ball rolling on the season.”

“We are super excited to have Raul. There were times in 2024 where he showed incredible speed. He is taking a big step this off season in his preparation, in his mentally, kind of understanding where he needs to be on the race weekend in his mind. We are excited about that and I think there’s podiums in our future. If the bikes are there, the speed is there, certainly there’s a lot of talent, with mechanics and engineers. We showed already that we have the pieces and Raul’s got the talent to be able to compete at the front in MotoGP. So, certainly, we are looking for more of that.”

“On the other side, I love rookies. I love taking this undefined, raw talent, putting them in these new positions, putting the support in around them and be able to mature into top level professional athletes. When we signed Ai and announced that he was joining the team, I don’t think he was leading in Moto2. He was in this battle for the championship and as soon as it was public that he’s going to join our team, he just went on to tear it up and won the Moto2 World Championship. This really shows what he is made of. If you look at the crop of rookies, when you look at the new guys coming into MotoGP in 2025, what else can you want than the reigning Moto2 World Champion? We are super excited about his talent.”

“The greatest milestones for our company is aligning ourselves with some of the greatest brands of the world. We have done this for the Nascar side. Getting these iconic brands like Gulf to the Trackhouse journey, to invest in us and to grow with us, is hugely important to me. I was telling the Gulf executive going through this process, there’s these amazing moments in the history of motorsport and for a brand like that to be aligned with Trackhouse having the Gulf logos on the bike is humbling, amazing and we can’t wait to get that bike on the racetrack. It’s pretty special.”

Trackhouse MotoGP Team:

Trackhouse Entertainment Group owner Justin Marks announced, back in December 2023, that his organization will field a MotoGP World Championship team in 2024, a move expanding its reach across the global motorsports world and building on its success in the NASCAR series. Just six weeks later the Team pulled back the curtains on its season-opening design with two of its Aprilia MotoGP prototype bikes and introduced #88 Miguel Oliveira and #25 Raul Fernandez as its pilots. One week later, Trackhouse Racing MotoGP rolled out onto its pit-road debut at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia.

Entering its sophomore year in the premier league of two-wheel racing, the Trackhouse MotoGP Team continues with 24-year-old #25 Raul Fernandez who, from the age of 11 years old, learnt his early race-craft on the tracks around Madrid. As a rookie in the intermediate Moto 2 class Raul took eight victories and only just missed out on the 2021 Championship crown. Moving up to MotoGP in 2022, Raul signed for the Aprilia Factory in 2023 and joined the new Trackhouse team at its launch in 2024. After another learning year on the RS-GP Aprilia, Raul signed for two further years with Trackhouse and will be the only rider with previous racing experience of the bike as the 2025 season commences.

Mid-year of its first season, the Trackhouse MotoGP Team demonstrated its commitment to young developing talent and its ambitions for the future by signing Ai Ogura on a two-year deal. The brightest star to emerge from Japan in over a decade, Ai started on MotoGP’s first rung of the talent ladder as 14-year-old in the Asia Talent Cup and progressed up through Red Bull Rookies and Moto3 until, in 2024, he emphatically sealed the Moto2 World Championship crown. Ai calls Kiyose, Japan, home and will join the MotoGP grid at the age of 24, carrying the #79 on the front of his Trackhouse Racing RS-GP25

About Trackhouse Racing:

Trackhouse Entertainment Group, centered in Nashville, Tennessee, is the owner of Trackhouse Racing’s NASCAR team and MotoGP World Championship team based out of Concord, North Carolina. After a full-time driving career in sports cars and NASCAR, Justin Marks founded Trackhouse Racing in 2020 and fielded an entry for #99 Daniel Suárez in 2021. Having acquired the NASCAR assets of Chip Ganassi Racing, midway through the 2021 season, Trackhouse fielded a pair Chevrolet Cup cars in 2022 for #1 Ross Chastain and Suárez – continuing in the #99.

The new team has enjoyed success on track – Daniel Suárez became the first Mexican driver to win a Cup Series race when he visited victory lane in 2022 and American Ross Chastain posted two victories to finish second in the standings in 2022. The team has scored victories throughout its time in the Cup series and Marks made more headlines bringing 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen to NASCAR and Trackhouse Racing in 2022 and 2023 as part of the team’s PROJECT91 program. Created to give international stars a chance to compete in the sport, PROJECT91 led to New Zealander and three-time Supercar champion, Shane van Gisbergen’s dramatic rookie win at the first Chicago street race in 2023.

Off the track, Trackhouse Racing as a brand has proven itself as a progressive, marketing-minded team, reimagining how the sport is presented to its fans, media partners and sponsors. It has brought international entertainment superstar Pitbull to the organization as a team partner, increased digital presence and created live entertainment at racetracks and in 2024 announced the Avenue Sports Fund had acquired a significant minority stake in Trackhouse Entertainment Group. Trackhouse Racing acquired a third NASCAR charter and will run Van Gisbergen fulltime in the 2025 Cup series, joining Suárez and Chastain on the grid. The team also signed 18-year-old Connor Zilisch who will compete full-time in the Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports.

Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Releases 2025 Spring & Summer Schedule

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Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Releases 2025 Spring & Summer Schedule

Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Course 2025 Spring & Summer Dates

All courses are conducted at the school’s dedicated dirt track facility in Prather, California. Regardless of skill, the Mystery School has a course for anyone age 8 or older.

1/14 Private Training Day
1/15 Private Training Day
1/16 Private Training Day
1/18 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
1/19 Off-Road Challenge Course
1/23-26 Pro Camp
2/22-23 Kids Ride and Wrench Camp
3/7 7 Private Training Day
3/8 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
3/9-Road Challenge Course
3/12-13 POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course
3/15-16 Fun Camp
3/28 Private Training Day
3/29-30 Fun Camp
3/2-3 POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course
4/5-6 Kids Ride and Wrench Camp
4/11 Private Training Day
4/16Practice & Skill Reinforcement Day
4/18 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
4/19 Off-Road Challenge Course
4/23-24 POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course
4/26-27 Fun Camp
5/2 Private Training Day
5/3-4 Fun Camp
5/8-29 Kids Ride and Wrench Advanced Weekly Camp
5/10 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
5/13-14 POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course
5/17-18 Fun Camp
5/31- 6/1 Kids Ride and Wrench Camp
6/7 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
6/8 Off-Road Challenge Course
6/9-10 Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp
6/12-13 Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp
6/16-17 Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp
6/19-20 Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp
6/23-24 Advanced Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp

For more info, call (559) 855-3089, Text (559) 970-1928, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.richoliver.net

 

 

MotoAmerica SS: Celtic/Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Running Petersen & Grigg

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MotoAmerica SS: Celtic/Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Running Petersen & Grigg

Celtic/Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Announces Two-Rider Lineup For 2025 MotoAmerica Supersport Season.

Team Returns to MotoAmerica with Grigg Electric and Economy Lube + Tire as Title Sponsors

DUNMORE, PA, January 14, 2025 — Celtic Racing and Warhorse HSBK Racing are proud to announce their return to the MotoAmerica Supersport grid in 2025 under the banner Celtic / Economy Lube & Tire by Warhorse HSBK Ducati.

Headed by Team Manager Barry Gilsenan, the squad fields a strong two-rider lineup featuring #45 Cameron Peterson and #227 Wristin Grigg, marking Celtic Racing’s comeback to MotoAmerica after a five-year hiatus.

Petersen showcased his prowess in the premier Superbike class in 2024 with multiple victories, including a nail-biting triumph at Road America where he edged out his competition by just 0.004 seconds in challenging wet conditions. Although injuries hindered his ability to contend for the championship, Petersen demonstrated resilience, concluding the season in sixth place overall with 110 points. Now fully recovered, he is shifting his focus to the 2025 Supersport season and aims to build a competitive pace and achieve consistency to secure another championship for Ducati in MotoAmerica.

“I’m excited to get the chance to race for the 2025 MotoAmerica Supersport title with the Celtic/Economy Lube & Tire Powered by Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati,” Petersen said. “The Panigale V2 has won two of the last three Supersport titles and it looks like a ton of fun to ride. I can’t wait to get started and the season can’t come quick enough.”

SRX Racing Tires’ Sam Hannon (left) poses with racer Wristen Grigg (272) and his father, former professional racer Steve Grigg during the 2024 MotoAmerica season. Dunlop photo.

Grigg, meanwhile, made an impressive 2024 debut in the MotoAmerica Supersport Series, earning several strong finishes, including an 11th place at Mid-Ohio and a personal best ninth at New Jersey. Grigg’s rookie year also featured two expert National Titles at Daytona, highlighted by his AMA 600 Title, which underscored his adaptability and potential on road courses. With his 2024 performances fueling his motivation, Grigg is determined to refine his racecraft and rise through the ranks in the coming season. Leveraging Warhorse HSBK Racing’s Ducati expertise – as recent winners of the Supersport Championship (2022 & 2023) and the Daytona 200 (2023 & 2024) – as well as the proven support of Grigg Electric and Economy Lube & Tire, the team aims to contend for podiums with a push for the 2025 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship.

About Warhorse HSBK Racing

Founded in 2011, HSBK Racing partnered with powersports dealer group Warhorse Group to, in 2020, bring Ducati back to the forefront of MotoAmerica. The team took a symbolic victory in its first season in the hands of Lorenzo Zanetti before building on a successful 2020 and taking an incredible fourth in the championship in 2021 with Loris Baz. In 2022, Warhorse HSBK Racing secured the talents of MotoGP race winner Danilo Petrucci, as well as expanding into the Supersport series with multiple AMA race winner Josh Herrin. The pair took 32 podiums in total and 14 wins, taking the Supersport title and narrowly missing out on the SBK. In 2023, Herrin graduated to SBK, taking three victories and claiming second in the title race. In Supersport, the team brought in Xavi Fores, who remained largely unbeaten in taking the title in emphatic style. In 2024, the team expanded to a two-bike SBK line-up, with Herrin being joined by returning star Loris Baz. Herrin would win the 2024 SBK title.

About Celtic Racing

Established in 2001 by Barry Gilsenan and over the course of 12 seasons, Celtic Racing established itself as a premier privateer racing team. Development of riding talent began with two-stroke 125cc & 250cc machines competing in professional, amateur, and regional championship events. Celtic Racing then transitioned its resources towards AMA Pro Road Racing from Superbike to Supersport. Most recently, Celtic Racing efforts have been focused on Sportbike and Supersport classes with Ducati, Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha four-stroke motorcycles. Gilsenan’s talent for fielding racers of all ages and abilities has brought Celtic Racing worldwide recognition, with many former riders now competing at World Championship levels. With three AMA Pro Supersport championships, Celtic Racing is and continues to be a force within the racing community. They have a reputation for aiding in the growth of the world’s top riders as one of the best American youth racing teams. They have fielded riders such as PJ Jacobsen; World Supersport Champion Chaz Davies; BSB Champion Michael Laverty.

World Endurance: Marc VDS Partners With KM99

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World Endurance: Marc VDS Partners With KM99
The ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 Yamaha YZF-R1. Photo courtesy FIMEWC.

Leading independent FIM Endurance World Championship squad KM99 has joined forces with Marc VDS Racing Team, one of motorcycle racing’s most successful outfits.

The exciting new partnership, announced at Château de Modave near Liège, Belgium, this evening (Monday) has been described by KM99 as a “major evolution for our team” and will result in KM99 running under the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 banner.

In just two seasons, KM99, which is owned by Gaëtan Schyns and managed by Mario Küpper, has become a leading EWC entrant, finishing in the top 10 in the Suzuka 8 Hours and claiming a podium finish in the Bol d’Or 24-hour race.

Marc VDS Racing Team was founded in Belgium in 2009 by Marc-Oswald van der Straten-Ponthoz and has achieved considerable success competing on two wheels and four.

Its partnership with KM99 marks its first foray in the EWC, which is promoted by Warner Bros. Discovery Sports under a long-term alliance with governing body Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme and consists of two 24-hour races and two races run for eight hours, including the 8 Hours of Spa Motos in Belgium.

A communication from KM99 read: “The year 2024 ended exceptionally well for KM99 with a second place at the Bol d’Or, allowing the team to secure fourth place in the Endurance World Championship, as the first private team. This remarkable result boosted us and pushed us to think about the best strategy to go even further in 2025.

“After many discussions with Yamaha and the Marc VDS team, we are proud to announce a major evolution for our team. The objective is clear: to aim for excellence and fight for the title against the various factory teams. Being able to join the great Marc VDS family, which has dominated Moto2 for many years with three titles, while also having left its mark on MotoGP and MotoE, represents a real motivation and immense pride for us.”

While KM99’s expert technical team remains unchanged, its rider line-up has been further strengthened with the recruitment of young Italian Alessandro Delbianco as back up to existing race riders Randy de Puniet, Jérémy Guarnoni and Florian Marino from France.

Delbianco, an FIM Superbike World Championship racer, made his EWC debut in the Dunlop-equipped Superstock category in 2024, making two appearances with Yamaha-powered Pitlane Endurance – JP3. De Puniet, Guarnoni and Marino are established among the elite of current EWC racers with Guarnoni part of the Team SRC Kawasaki France line-up that won the 2018-19 EWC title.

KM99’s communication continued: “We are satisfied to maintain our current trio, which has proven its effectiveness. We are still strengthening the team with the arrival of a fourth pilot. Knowing the Yamaha R1 perfectly, Alessandro will bring all his experience to help us reach our ambitions. The 2025 season promises to be full of challenges and excitement for ELF/Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99, and we are ready to take up the challenge by always targeting higher.”

ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 will use Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycles and Dunlop tyres.

Triumph Icons Tour Visiting 13 Cities Across The USA

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Triumph Icons Tour Visiting 13 Cities Across The USA

ALL-NEW 2025 MODELS WILL BE ON DISPLAY, INCLUDING ICON LIMITED EDITIONS, TIGER SPORT 800, AND THE OFF ROAD TF 450-RC

TOUR VISITING 13 CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES

On Tuesday, January 14th, Triumph Motorcycles kicks off the “Triumph Icons Tour,” a 13-city journey celebrating the iconic craftsmanship and innovation that Triumph is renowned for. The tour will showcase an impressive lineup of all-new motorcycles for 2025, poised to set new benchmarks in performance, design, and adventure.

To honor this wave of groundbreaking motorcycles, Triumph will host exclusive one-night-only events in each city during January and February. These events will give riders an unparalleled first look at the new 2025 models before they arrive in dealerships. Each event promises live entertainment, engaging activations, and light food and beverages, enveloping the new motorcycle reveals.

Adam VanderVeen, Marketing Director for Triumph Motorcycles America, said, “The Triumph Icons Tour is not just a showcase of new models, it’s a celebration of the passion, innovation, and community that Triumph represents, which has attracted so many iconic riders over the years. These events are a unique opportunity for our fans to connect with the brand and their local riding community, while getting up close and personal with the latest Triumph motorcycles.”

Honoring Triumph’s Legendary Riders

Throughout its storied history, Triumph has been the motorcycle of choice for many iconic riders, from Steve McQueen’s legendary desert racing to Evel Knievel’s gravity-defying stunts. The Triumph Icons Tour celebrates this rich heritage, connecting the groundbreaking motorcycles of today with the legendary riders who have shaped the brand’s identity.

Featured Models (with more on display)

Scrambler 1200 Icon Limited Edition

A tribute to Triumph’s off-road heritage, the Scrambler 1200 Icon Limited Edition features rugged capability with enhanced aesthetics. Equipped with premium suspension, torque-rich performance, and cutting-edge technology, it’s built for riders who demand both adventure and style.

Speedmaster Icon Limited Edition

The Speedmaster Icon Limited Edition brings a new level of sophistication to the Bonneville cruiser lineup. With premium finishes, exclusive detailing, and a comfortable riding position, this model blends timeless British style with modern performance for the ultimate cruising experience.

Tiger Sport 800

The Tiger Sport 800 redefines versatility, offering exceptional performance for both long-distance touring and urban commuting. Its lightweight chassis, advanced electronics, and powerful triple engine ensure a smooth, thrilling ride in any setting.

TF 450-RC

The TF 450-RC marks Triumph’s entry into the competitive 450 motocross arena. Designed in collaboration with Ricky Carmichael, it features an all-new lightweight frame, high-performance suspension, and a race-tuned engine, delivering class-leading power and agility straight out of the crate.

Speed Twin 1200

Combining iconic style with modern engineering, the Speed Twin 1200 offers unparalleled roadster performance. Its updated chassis, advanced braking system, and enhanced engine make it a dynamic choice for riders seeking the perfect balance of power and precision.

Speed Twin 1200 RS

The Speed Twin 1200 RS takes the acclaimed Speed Twin platform to new heights with track-focused upgrades. Featuring higher performance components, refined handling, and advanced rider aids, it delivers an exhilarating experience for performance enthusiasts.

The Triumph Icons Tour is free and open to all. Guests must register to attend. To RSVP and find details about each tour location, visit TriumphOnTour.com.

Tour Dates and Locations:

Date City, State

1/14 Orlando, FL

1/16 Charlotte, NC

1/18 Richmond, VA

1/21 Milwaukee, WI

1/22 Ft Wayne, IN

1/23 Cleveland, OH

1/24 Indianapolis, IN

1/27 Kansas City, MO

1/31 San Diego, CA

2/1 Los Angeles, CA

2/11 Dallas Fort Worth, TX

2/12 Austin, TX

2/13 Houston, TX

The Icons Tour is free and open to all. Guests must register to attend. All guests may RSVP and find details about each tour location at TriumphOnTour.com.

 

R.I.P.: Tuan Nguyen, Rehab Specialist To Racers

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R.I.P.: Tuan Nguyen, Rehab Specialist To Racers

Medical Rehab Specialist Tuan Nguyen passed away on January 6th, at age 58 after a battle with cancer. He was well-known among motorcycle racers of all type, and worked with surgeon Dr. Murray Harwood (and before that surgeon Dr. Art Ting) to treat injured riders including John Hopkins, Kyle Wyman, Chris Ulrich, Jamie Hacking, and many others.

 

“We lost a good one,” Wyman wrote on social media. “Going to miss you, Tuan. You were one of a kind; 20+ trips to your OR in 12 years. A career-saving neck surgery in 2019, an season-saving elbow surgery in 2021. Countless times I was in despair, and you were always there to get me to  the other side and healthy again, just as you did for all your athletes. I wish I could do the same for you, my brother. Til we meet again some day, F–k cancer.”

“He was an amazing guy,” Hopkins said. “So helpful, no matter what I needed. There were many times I’d fly in broken up and falling apart and he always took great care of me. Really good guy. He’ll be massively missed.”

Tuan is survived by his wife Julie and grown sons Brandon and Kobi. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Tuan Nguyen on Nicky Hayden’s Honda at Laguna Seca, circa 2007. Photo courtesy TKB International.
A recent photo of Tuan Nguyen. Photo courtesy TKB International.

 

Tuan Nguyen in his office. Photo courtesy TKB International.

From the TKB Sports Medicine Website:

TUAN NGUYEN | Founder TKB International

Tuan’s Story….

Tuan Nguyen is a true survivor. His incredible life journey shaped and guided him, giving him the drive for success and the passion for giving back. Tuan is a Sports Medicine rehab specialist with over 25 years experience treating professional athletes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. In 2013, Tuan founded TKB Baseball.

Tuan grew up in South Vietnam, he was the oldest son of a large family. When he was just six years old, his parents sent him off to a private Catholic boarding school. He liked his school and learning from the nuns. He has fond stories of lining up for the weekly bathing sessions where the nuns would shampoo the boys’ hair and then dress the students in fresh pajamas. Once Tuan was all clean and clothed, the nuns would feed the hungry little boys fresh baguettes. Tuan would wait to get the end piece, his favorite. He liked his school but missed his parents and siblings. Family visits were just one week a year, he missed the loving hugs of his mother and the stern guidance of his Military father. School taught Tuan about discipline and Catholicism, the importance of family and independence.

In 1979, when Tuan was only 13 years old, his parents sent him to the coast of Vietnam. It was a long journey, half a day travels. When Tuan arrived at the coast late in the evening, he waited in a long line of people he did not know until his name was called. He was then instructed to board boat #0531, a double decker wooden boat. He will never forget the number of the boat, numbers that added up to 9, a lucky number in Vietnam. The scared young boy climbed onto the boat and sat, side by side with 278 other passengers, a mix of some Vietnamese and mostly Chinese men, women, children. Tuan knew no one. Off they sailed to escape Vietnam and for Tuan, escaping his inevitable entry into the Red Army. For seven days and seven nights, the passengers sat, crammed like sardines, with no food or water. It was horrible. The boat was robbed by pirates three times. Tuan sat, scared and helpless as he witnessed unspeakable acts from the pirates, men were beaten, women raped. Unimaginable sites for anyone to see. With horror all around him, Tuan somehow was protected and without a scratch he sat unscathed but, inside he began to build a wall. He wondered, ‘how could his parents send him off all alone like this?’ 13 years old, all alone at sea, starving, dying of thirst on wooden boat # 0531.

The seven day boat journey ended in Indonesia where Tuan and the surviving 259 other passengers unloaded and entered their new home. Letung Island, an Indonesian Village is where Tuan would spend the next 10 months. For Tuan, living in the village with a local family at first and then later in the refugee camp was very difficult. “It was hell” he said. He told himself then and there that he must survive. To him, life did not mean anything, everyone was out for them self. This young boy had no one to look after him. Tuan had seen life and death on the boat, he knew extreme thirst, he never had enough to eat, and he did not have the loving arms of a mother to comfort him. During that time, all Tuan could do was to just survive wondering what the next day, the next month would be like. He began to see clearly that he had to face his fears, he had no choice.

Shortly after his arrival in Indonesia, he began to adapt. Tuan learned the native language and he volunteered for the hard jobs like dragging the dead bodies of the people who did not survive the boat trip back to shore. The locals started to treat him like a native as he began to adjust to the Indonesian lifestyle. He learned to climb trees to fetch coconuts and fish in the early morning. This was a critical moment for young Tuan, he learned very early on a valuable life lesson, survival. In order to survive in the camp, he began to accept his environment, he learned the local culture and was taught the Muslim religion. It changed him, it turned him into a fearless man, he knew that every minute something different, something unbelievable could happen and he needed to be ready for it. He also learned about culture, perseverance, adaptability and most importantly, he learned that he had a knack for connecting with people who were different from him.

In a fateful turn of events and 10 months after he first stepped onto the Indonesian village, Tuan was told that he would be sponsored by a family in Nebraska. He would be coming to the United States. With tears in his eyes, he tells the story of the white lady in the white blouse who gave him the news. “She was not a thin lady, she had blond hair and a strong voice. I will never forget her. She wore a white blouse and through a translator, she told me that because my father had worked with the US Military that I had been selected to go to America. I was going to the U.S!! Everyone wanted to go the United States! I was rescued. Lucky #9” Tuan said. Soon Tuan would board a ship for Singapore and then travel by plane to Hong Kong then Guam and Hawaii with an overnight stop in Los Angeles and finally landing in Denver, Colorado where he would meet his new family. The hungry young boy remembers his journey to the U.S. with landmark stops to eat at McDonalds and KFC, he vividly remembers the taste of the cheeseburgers and fried chicken. This was yet another life shaping lesson for Tuan who loves food and appreciates each and every meal. “When you have had nothing to eat or your only option is rotten rice or spam shipped in to camp from the Catholic Churches, you appreciate each and every bite that goes into your body. To this day, I am so grateful for a good meal!” Tuan says with a big smile.

Tuan was sponsored and cared for in Nebraska by his new family, the Temples. Robert, the father was a widower raising 4 children. Living in Nebraska was new and wonderful and also different and challenging. Tuan was a minority in a very small town in the Midwest, he was unlike most people. At first, he did not speak English but quickly learned, once again adapting to his environment. School and education became very important to Tuan. He knew that his education was something that could never be taken away from him. Tuan graduated High School in the small town of Ogallala, Nebraska and then went on to college in Lincoln. While studying he met his wife Julie who also attended the University of Nebraska. After graduation in 1991, Tuan was offered an internship with the San Francisco 49ers. He moved to California for work and four months later, Julie joined him. During his time in Nebraska, Tuan learned about family, a loving father, Christianity, the importance of his education and he fell in love.

In California, Tuan worked very hard, he volunteered as much as he could and lent a helping hand to everyone. He was becoming well known for treating high school student athletes with injuries at no cost because he knew they needed to be treated but couldn’t afford it. Long lines of athletes waiting to see him was not uncommon. Tuan worked hard for each and everyone, always willing to give back. He was released from the 49er’s in order to go back to school at San Jose State to complete his Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine.

While building his career, Tuan also spent most of his savings and a full year working diligently to get his two brothers released from the Refugee camp in Malaysia where they had been for the past five years. This was an extremely emotional time for Tuan, he was beginning his new life, working day and night to get his career started, he was married to Julie now, he was in heaven in the United States, appreciating each and every moment of life but, he could not allow his brothers to be in the camp any longer. Phone calls to the U.S. Embassy, trips to Malaysia and never taking no for an answer was his motto. During one of his trips back to the Refugee camp in Malaysia, Tuan had his taxi driver stop off at 7-11 where he bought up Raman noodles, 7-ups and every snack he could find, he filled the taxi with food and drinks to bring to the camp as he knew that the 10,000 people inside the camp had very little to eat. His brothers were literally down to skin and bones, an extremely emotional site for Tuan to see. An excruciating year later, Tuan’s two brothers were released and living with him and Julie in California. Years later, he looks at his successful brothers and his nieces and nephews and he smiles. “Life is hard sometimes, but it is good”, Tuan says.

If you ask some of Tuan’s patients to describe him, they may say that he is a complex man. A perfect mix of a serious disciplined military brain who is independent and at first maybe a little cold. This is the survivor side of Tuan but, once you know him, Tuan is a vivacious, funny, warm and friendly person who deeply cares about people, especially those very close to him. He is a dedicated father and husband, raising two boys with his wife Julie. His career as a Sports Medicine Rehab Specialist has taken him around the world, treating athletes like Yao Ming and Barry Bonds. The Chinese National Team will fly out to California to be treated by Tuan. He has been to England and the Netherlands, he’s treated world class motocross athletes and was appointed Director of Medicine for the East West Shrine Games for 13 years. Tuan was the Director of Sports Medicine for Laguna Seca, World Superbike and MotoGP. This is just a sprinkling of Tuan’s many accomplishments. Tuan has friends around the globe and to everyone he meets, he is something special. As his brothers told him, “Dad gave us the gift of Tuan.” That gift extends beyond family as Tuan has spent his life and career helping others. There is a reason that Tuan boarded boat #0531, his life had a purpose beyond anything he could have imagined.

What’s the next phase for Tuan? “I believe that God walked me through life and walked me through things I had to face, he opened the right gates at the right time for me. I believe that someone is watching over me.” This faith and loyalty has given Tuan a beautiful life, he will be the first to tell you that living in California, with a successful business and wonderful family, that his life is heaven. Is his life much different than yours or mine? Maybe not, Tuan’s experiences have gifted him the appreciation for the little things, food, love, friendship, connections and also given him the strength to be fearless and a survivor. He has such an inspirational outlook on life.

Tuan wants to build more relationships and connections around the globe and his vision is for student athletes to experience other parts of the world. Four years ago, Tuan founded TKB Baseball, an elite baseball club for players ages 12 – 18. His teams play in local high level tournaments. In the Summer of 2016, Tuan personally selected 18 of the best players in the San Francisco Bay Area and took them on a life changing trip to Beijing, China to play baseball against the top Chinese Baseball teams. The boys had the opportunity to face the incredible pitching talent of the Chinese players while also having the life changing cultural experience of traveling to a foreign land. This nine-day trip was such a success for Tuan, the players and parents. His vision is to replicate this experience again in China with the baseball team and extend this into other high level sports like soccer, swimming, tennis. With friends and relationships around the world, Tuan plans to take both boys and girls teams, high level athletes to countries around the globe and play against fellow international athletes. It’s a cultural experience, it’s a chance for American athletes to be seen in other countries by top scouts and for most everyone, it is a trip of a lifetime. And, for Tuan, it’s an opportunity to give back to the game and to introduce young athletes to culture and international play. This is Tuan’s vision, to take TKB International all over the world.

A survivor with a heart of gold, a lover of life, and a giver Tuan Nguyen is lucky #9.

Dakar: Benavides Wins Stage Eight, Sanders Finishes Seventh

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Dakar: Benavides Wins Stage Eight, Sanders Finishes Seventh

The time spent by Luciano Benavides and Adrien Van Beveren assisting Pablo Quintanilla has been recredited to the two riders. The Argentinean Benavides has won the day’s special with a lead of 2’08’’ over the Frenchman van Beveren. In the end, Tosha Schareina has finished 3rd, 2’14’’ behind Benavides, ahead of 4th-placed Ricky Brabec, 4’21’’ back, and Skyler Howes, in 5th, 4’59’’ down. The leading Rally 2 rider, Michael Docherty, finished 6th, 6’28’’ behind the winner.

General rankings leader Daniel Sanders, completed the stage in 7th 6’44’’ behind Benavides.

The top 10 from the eighth stage of the Dakar:

 

HRC Announces 2025 Road Racing Plans

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HRC Announces 2025 Road Racing Plans

Since first entering the Isle of Man TT races in 1959, with company founder Soichiro Honda’s passion to become the world’s number one in technology, Honda has continued to participate in various motorcycle and automobile races around the world. Many riders and drivers from yesteryear have competed on the world stage, and no matter how many times they have faced challenges, have overcome and accumulated victories by pushing on, undaunted. In 2025, Honda will continue to strengthen this challenging spirit and develop motorsports activities with the riders, drivers, and people who fight alongside Honda.

In 2024, Honda won the Dakar Rally 2024, a world championship in which it competes as a factory team, for the first time in three years, and also won the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race for the third consecutive year. It also won both the FIM1 Trial World Championship and the FIM X-Trial World Championship, setting a new record of 36 consecutive titles over both series. On the other hand, Honda had a difficult year in the MotoGP class of the FIM Road Racing World Championship.

For 2025 in the MotoGP class, Honda will further strengthen its development system, including testing, in order to break out of its current situation. 2024 MotoGP riders Takaaki Nakagami and Aleix Espargaró will join the development team to accelerate development to enhance the RC213V’s competitiveness. The factory team will be named “Honda HRC” and will field two RC213Vs. For the satellite teams, Honda LCR will continue to race in 2025.
In the FIM Superbike World Championship, the factory team Honda HRC will continue to compete with two upgraded and more competitive CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP racing bikes. 

In the FIM Motocross World Championship, Honda will aim to regain the championship title in the MXGP class for the first time in three years through enhancing the competitiveness of the CRF450R and the team.

In the FIM Trial World Championship TrialGP class and FIM X-Trial World Championship, Toni Bou will aim to extend his record to 19th consecutive victories in both championships. Honda is also striving for back-to-back championships in the Dakar Rally 2025 currently being held in Saudi Arabia.

Honda aims to achieve carbon neutrality in all of its motorcycle products in the 2040s, and while continuing to work on the evolution of the internal combustion engine (ICE), is also working on the electrification of motorcycles as a key element of its future environmental strategy. In motorsports, last year Honda participated in the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup with the CR ELECTRIC PROTO. In addition, it entered three rounds of the MFJ2 All Japan Trial Championship as a wildcard entry with the RTL ELECTRIC. Its development rider Takahisa Fujinami took three consecutive wins. The RTL ELECTRIC will compete on a new stage in 2025, in the Trial World Championship Trial2 class.

Honda will continue the activities of Honda Team Asia, which will continue to compete in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes of MotoGP in the 2025 season, and also continue to utilize IDEMITSU Asia Talent Cup (IATC) as a program designed to foster young riders. Through these initiatives, Honda will strive to discover and foster more riders who can compete in world-class races.

HRC is hosting one-make races at approximately 30 circuits throughout Japan under two categories of races with different purposes – to simply enjoy motorsports and to foster future MotoGP riders.

The one-make race series hosted by HRC include HRC GROM Cup, CBR250R Dream Cup and CBR250RR Dream Cup, which feature production models, as well as the NSF100 HRC Trophy, which features the NSF100, an HRC production model racer and the HRC NSF250R Challenge which is designed to foster future MotoGP riders.

The one-make race series are being held at a number of circuits throughout Japan. In addition, HRC has been hosting some Japan-wide races (at Suzuka or Motegi) for riders who fulfill certain conditions and offering support for riders to step up through training classes. The HRC one-make race series enables participants to enjoy racing and/or strive to realize their dreams.

(Editors Note: Honda also will support teams in the FIM Endurance World Championship, the Supersport World Championship, the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship and the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship.)

 

 

Dakar: Sanders Wins Stage Seven, Extends Overall Lead

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Dakar: Sanders Wins Stage Seven, Extends Overall Lead

Daniel Sanders took his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine to the win in the seventh stage and extended his overall lead in the 2025 Dakar rally. Americans Ricky Brabec and Skyler Howes were ninth and tenth on their Monster Energy Hondas. Sanders now leads by more than 15 minutes over Tosha Schareina and by more than 26 minutes over Adrien van Beveren.

The top 10 from stage seven of the Dakar:

 

Alpinestars Unveils Tech-Air 5 Plasma Airbag

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Alpinestars Unveils Tech-Air 5 Plasma Airbag

Alpinestars has redefined protection for motorcyclists ever since the company was established in 1963, and today sees the brand giving a technical preview of Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA, the all-new, autonomous motorcycling Airbag System.

Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA is the latest addition to the Alpinestars Tech-Air® family, which includes the Tech-Air® 10, Tech-Air® 5, Tech-Air® 7x, Tech-Air® 3, Tech-Air® 3 Canvas, Tech-Air® 3 Leather, Tech-Air® 3 Stella, Tech-Air® OFF-ROAD, and Tech-Air® MX Systems. Alpinestars continues to lead the way in active airbag technology for riders and passengers. The all-new Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA is a definitive demonstration of Alpinestars’ continued commitment to making the most versatile airbag technology products in the industry.

Engineered to be ultra-lightweight, superior in comfort, and low-profile, the state-of-the-art Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA provides comprehensive upper body coverage, protecting the rider’s chest, ribs, back, and shoulders. The System is also equipped with a Nucleon PLASMA back protector for the optimum blend of comfort, flexibility, airflow, and protection. With a new dedicated algorithm featuring three Riding Modes, STREET, RACE, and OFF-ROAD, the Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA is a single-charge deployment Airbag System, and its gas canister is replaceable by the user.

With meticulous attention to weight savings, the Tech-Air® 5 PLAMSA Airbag System tips the scales at just 1530g (3.373 lbs.), more than 25 percent lighter than the existing Tech-Air® 5 Airbag System.

The ultra-slim profile features a minimalist construction design, enhancing rider comfort and the overall wearability of the system under any Alpinestars jacket. The main material features a full-stretch chassis construction for superior breathability, with a moisture-wicking treatment for maximum rider comfort, and is fully washable.

The Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA comes with a new dedicated algorithm and three Riding Modes – STREET, RACE, and OFF-ROAD – which can be changed by easily pushing the Display Button, even with gloves on. This newest addition to the Tech-Air® lineup is a single-charge deployment Airbag System that can be serviced by the user up to six times before a full-service airbag replacement is required. This new system utilizes an easily accessed Type C charging port featured on the lower right torso.

TECHNOLOGY:
The latest evolution of the Tech-Air® wearable technology features a more compact and complete active electronic system that features 6 sensors (2 tri-axial sensors). 1 tri-axial accelerometer and 1 tri-axial gyroscope located on the main electronic control unit leverage AI to accurately monitor when to deploy the airbag in the event of a crash.

The System is also extremely easy to use; just zip up the vest and close the magnetic flap, and you’re ready to ride. An LED display indicates the Airbag System’s operational status, and the integrated, certified lithium-ion battery has a battery life of 30 hours of riding time.

Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA has Bluetooth connectivity and an accompanying Tech-Air® App, which uses the rider’s phone to display the System’s operational status, battery status, and a detailed ride analysis; The System’s firmware can also be easily updated directly via the app.

Over 20 years ago, Alpinestars began development on the original Tech-Air® System. When launched in the market in 2011, the Tech-Air® System was recognized as the world’s first airbag providing full upper body protection with a completely independent electronic management system, in addition to having the versatility of the vest which could be easily zipped into a variety of Tech-Air® compatible jackets. In December 2019, Tech-Air® 5 was recognized by CES, as one of the must-see innovative products in the Wearables Technology Marketplace.

SIZES OFFERED: XS-XXL

PRICING: $789.95 (US Dollars)

OFFICIAL RELEASE: MID-MARCH 2025 (US) – OCTOBER 2025 (INTERNATIONALLY)

A History of Alpinestars Tech-Air® Airbag Technology: Pioneering Innovation in Rider Safety

2001: Tech-Air® Airbag System project begins.

2004: Alpinestars performs its first electronic airbag test; with outer airbag balloons of 2 x 60 liters. Alpinestars decided to use electronic triggering for the airbag as the company analyzed and studied all solutions and discovered that with a mechanical system, the activation is not fast enough to guarantee first-impact protection.

2004: Alpinestars also starts collecting riding data from professional riders in MotoGP.

2009: Alpinestars introduces Tech-Air® Race in MotoGP.

2011: Tech-Air® Race is integrated into Alpinestars’ top leather suit and becomes available to final customers.

2014: The Tech-Air® Street Airbag System is launched to the market at the EICMA show in Milan, as a modular self-contained electronic Airbag System that provides first impact protection for the full upper torso. Tech-Air® Street is the first System in the market to provide this level of protection. Additionally, the System allows the rider to easily switch between Tech-Air® compatible garments and to adapt these garments to his/her riding requirements and the weather conditions.

2016: Tech-Air® Race is introduced as a modular System that allows riders to not only choose between a wide variety of compatible suits and garments but to choose between algorithms; riders can switch between racetrack use and public road use with the RACE and STREET algorithms. Tech-Air® Race is the first Airbag System in the market to allow this option.

2020: The Tech-Air® 5 System is launched, joining the Tech-Air® Race and Tech-Air® Street vests, in the Alpinestars Tech-Air® line-up. The Tech-Air® Off-Road System is offered to all professional Rally riders.

2022: The Tech-Air® 3 and The Tech-Air® 10 Systems are launched to the market. The Tech-Air® Off-Road V2 system is offered to all professional Rally riders.

2024: The Tech-Air® 7x, and Tech-Air Off-Road Systems are launched to the public, and Tech-Air® MX is offered to professional riders in MXGP.

2025: Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA is revealed at CES in Las Vegas.

MotoGP: Trackhouse Racing Unveils 2025 MotoGP, NASCAR Liveries

Raul Fernandez in the 2025 livery of Trackhouse Racing. Photo courtesy Trackhouse Racing.

 

The 2025 Trackhouse Racing MotoGP livery. Photo courtesy Trackhouse Racing.

Trackhouse Racing has, today, presented, a new livery for its NASCAR Cup Series and its MotoGP campaigns, together with the line-up of drivers and riders for both its teams. Incorporating vibrant blue and black base colors that have been a feature of the Trackhouse style since it first started racing in 2021 and adding accents in dayglo yellow, the covers came off one of its NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 cars and one of its Aprilia GP-RS MotoGP bikes at the team’s headquarters in Concord, North Carolina, revealing a distinctive and consistent design scheme for its 2025 season.

The Athlete line-up introduced the three Trackhouse NASCAR Cup drivers – #1 Ross Chastain, #99 Daniel Suarez and new for 2025, #88 Shane van Gisbergen, alongside its two MotoGP riders – #25 Raul Fernandez and rookie #79 Ai Ogura.

Moto2 World Champion Ai Ogura moves up to MotoGP in 2025 with Trackhouse Racing. Photo courtesy Trackhouse Racing.

Trackhouse Racing NASCAR Cup line-up:

#1 Ross Chastain: Age 31 – Hometown: Alva, Florida

Ross Chastain became the driver of the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022. Wins at Talladega and the Circuit of Americas Road Course were highlights of the year eclipsed in the penultimate race of 2022 at Martinsville when Ross made the miracle move, subsequently named the “hail melon” to secure a spot in the Championship 4, capping off a remarkable inaugural year with Trackhouse Racing, finishing second overall. In the 2023 season he scored two Cup Series wins and in 2024 a further two victories brought his tally to five. For 2025, he continues in the #1 car for Trackhouse.

#99 Daniel Suárez: Age 32 – Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico

The only Spanish-speaking driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, Daniel made racing history in 2022 as the first Mexican-born and just fifth foreign-born driver to take the checkers, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing. The 32-year-old driver from Monterrey, claimed this history-making victory at the Toyota Save Mart 350, at Sonoma Raceway adding the accolade to those of being the first international champion in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series, as well as the 2017 and 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race Open Winner. In 2024, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Suárez made history again winning in a three-wide finish with a 0.003 second lead, giving Daniel his second visit to Victory Lane. Now a dual US- Mexican citizen, he starts his 5th Cup season with Trackhouse in 2025.

#88 Shane van Gisbergen: Age 34 – Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand

Shane joined Trackhouse Racing for his first full season of NASCAR in 2024, running the full Xfinity Series schedule along with seven NASCAR Cup Series races. The New Zealander made an instant splash in 2023, winning the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his first NASCAR start. He became one of six foreign-born drivers to win a Cup Series race and the first driver since Johnny Rutherford in 1963 to win his first Cup Series start. Van Gisbergen is no stranger to success. He earned three Supercars Championships for Triple Eight Race Engineering in 2016, 2021 and 2022, plus 80 wins and 47 pole positions making him the fourth most successful driver in the Australian series. He’s also won the legendary Bathurst 1000 in 2020, 2022 and 2023.

Trackhouse’s unique Project 91 guest driver project propelled van Gisbergen onto the U.S. racing scene in 2023. The program is designed to expand the organization’s global reach by fielding a Cup Series entry for renowned international racing drivers. Formula One icon and 2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen first drove under the Project 91 flag at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International in 2022 and again at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on March 26. In 2025, Project 91 brings Indycar legend, Helio Castroneves, to the Daytona 500.

Trackhouse MotoGP Team line-up:

#25 Raúl Fernández: Age 24 – Hometown: Madrid – Spain

Raúl Fernández arrived in the Trackhouse Team at the beginning of the MotoGP project, as one of the youngest, most exciting, riders in the World Championship. Since the age of 11 years old, when he learnt his early racecraft on the tracks around Madrid, he has been ‘one to watch’. Rarely have rookies shaken up the intermediate Moto 2 class like Raul in 2021 when he blitzed the field with eight victories and only just missed out on the Championship crown, injury preventing him from securing vital points towards the end of the campaign. Having stepped up to the Premier class in ’22, his 2023 season, in MotoGP, ended strongly with a top 5 finish in the final race. In 2024, with Trackhouse, he led the Sprint race at the Catalunya Grand Prix and scored a top 6 finish in the Australian Sprint race. Heading into his 4th season in MotoGP, his third on the Aprilia RS-GP prototype making him the longest serving rider for the Noale marque, Raúl will pilot the #25 for Trackhouse.

#79 Ai Ogura: Age 23: Tokyo – Japan

Mid-year, in its first season, the Trackhouse MotoGP Team demonstrated its commitment to young developing talent and its ambitions for the future by signing Ai Ogura on a two-year deal. The brightest star to emerge from Japan in over a decade, Ai started on MotoGP’s first rung of the talent ladder as 14-year-old in the Asia Talent Cup and progressed up through Red Bull Rookies and Moto3 until, in 2024, he emphatically sealed the Moto2 World Championship crown. Ai calls Kiyose in Japan, home and will join the MotoGP grid at the age of 24, carrying the #79 on the front of his Trackhouse Racing RS-GP25

NASCAR v MotoGP:

The NASCAR Cup Series is the premier league of stockcar racing. The three Trackhouse Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 racecars weigh in dry at 3,200 lbs (1,451 kgs), push out up to 670 hp from their 5.86 liter (358 cubic inches) V8 engines and race wide-open on superspeedway oval tracks and shorter, tighter bowls, also visiting five road courses in the Cup Series schedule of 39 race weekends. Kick-off is on February 2nd, with the NASCAR CLASH, followed by the ‘big one’ at Daytona for the 500 – a race that this year will feature a fourth Trackhouse car, entered as Project 91 and piloted by the 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner, Helio Castroneves.

The MotoGP World Championship is the ultimate in two-wheel circuit racing. Trackhouse fields two Aprilia RS-GP25 prototypes, each of which weigh in at a minimum 346 lbs (157 Kilograms) and develop over 280 HP from their V4, 1000cc engine. The Championship in 2025 features 22 rounds, at road course tracks spread over 5 continents, each weekend including a Sprint race on Saturday and full distance Grand Prix on Sunday.

The Trackhouse MotoGP Team will start testing in Malaysia, initially with the Shakedown test for Ai Ogura, January 31 to February 2nd and then Raul will join him for the full test, starting on February 5th. The team will take part in the MotoGP 2025 Season Launch event in Bangkok on Sunday, February 9 and will unveil the final version of the Trackhouse Aprilia RS-GP25 at Buriram ahead of Round 1 – the Grand Prix of Thailand – February 28 – March 2nd.

RAUL FERNANDEZ

“The new bike looks amazing. I’m really happy to go out with these colors and I’m sure we will be well seen on tv and from the grandstands. It’s quite different to the rest of the grid. Also, it’s nice to have a huge brand like Gulf on board now. We have a new challenge, it’s a new year and we have new goals. This year will hopefully be a really nice one. We are all working hard – I was working on myself a lot during the winter and I think it’s going to be a great season. Let’s go and enjoy it!”

AI OGURA

“First of all, I would like to say thanks to everybody at Trackhouse. I’m really happy that we can get the season started soon and I’m just excited about this year. It will be a big challenge for me, but I have my guys in the team, they are all motivated, the atmosphere inside the team is great. I can’t wait to start the first test in Sepang! Our design is absolutely fantastic! I can’t wait to ride this beautiful bike and I’m excited to see what we can do this season.”

DAVIDE BRIVIO – TEAM PRINCIPAL
“This is another important moment because we are introducing our second year as Trackhouse Team. The first one has been a learning year and we will try to use everything we learned before in this second season, where we have many new things coming up. Of course, a new design of the bike, which goes more towards the Trackhouse image direction and we have an in place agreement with Gulf which means another exciting design. It’s a real privilege to be involved in a team with such an iconic brand – a brand, which I personally always admired in the motorsport environment. We can’t wait to show our special livery, which I believe will be something great and unique in MotoGP.”

“Speaking about our riders, Raul remains with the target to be stronger and stronger and then we have the big change with Ai, our rookie in MotoGP. He is Moto2 World Champion, which is raising expectations. We start this season with ambitions to improve what we did last year and also the team and not just the riders are learning more and more. I’m confident that we will see Raul stronger, with more experience and it will be nice seeing Ai growing up, improving race by race, which is the target. We are really looking forward to it and are very excited. We are well prepared, from physical and technical point of view. Let’s see what we can expect from this season.”

JUSTIN MARKS – TEAM OWNER
“I am really excited. In that first year in a new championship there were a lot of learnings for me and for a number of people on the team. It’s like now we are starting to figure out how the MotoGP program fits into the big Trackhouse picture. Everybody is just so excited that we are competing in this championship. I’m excited for 2025. I think the Aprilia bikes are going to be fast, Raul continues to get better, super excited about Ai coming onboard. We’re ready to go testing and get the ball rolling on the season.”

“We are super excited to have Raul. There were times in 2024 where he showed incredible speed. He is taking a big step this off season in his preparation, in his mentally, kind of understanding where he needs to be on the race weekend in his mind. We are excited about that and I think there’s podiums in our future. If the bikes are there, the speed is there, certainly there’s a lot of talent, with mechanics and engineers. We showed already that we have the pieces and Raul’s got the talent to be able to compete at the front in MotoGP. So, certainly, we are looking for more of that.”

“On the other side, I love rookies. I love taking this undefined, raw talent, putting them in these new positions, putting the support in around them and be able to mature into top level professional athletes. When we signed Ai and announced that he was joining the team, I don’t think he was leading in Moto2. He was in this battle for the championship and as soon as it was public that he’s going to join our team, he just went on to tear it up and won the Moto2 World Championship. This really shows what he is made of. If you look at the crop of rookies, when you look at the new guys coming into MotoGP in 2025, what else can you want than the reigning Moto2 World Champion? We are super excited about his talent.”

“The greatest milestones for our company is aligning ourselves with some of the greatest brands of the world. We have done this for the Nascar side. Getting these iconic brands like Gulf to the Trackhouse journey, to invest in us and to grow with us, is hugely important to me. I was telling the Gulf executive going through this process, there’s these amazing moments in the history of motorsport and for a brand like that to be aligned with Trackhouse having the Gulf logos on the bike is humbling, amazing and we can’t wait to get that bike on the racetrack. It’s pretty special.”

Trackhouse MotoGP Team:

Trackhouse Entertainment Group owner Justin Marks announced, back in December 2023, that his organization will field a MotoGP World Championship team in 2024, a move expanding its reach across the global motorsports world and building on its success in the NASCAR series. Just six weeks later the Team pulled back the curtains on its season-opening design with two of its Aprilia MotoGP prototype bikes and introduced #88 Miguel Oliveira and #25 Raul Fernandez as its pilots. One week later, Trackhouse Racing MotoGP rolled out onto its pit-road debut at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia.

Entering its sophomore year in the premier league of two-wheel racing, the Trackhouse MotoGP Team continues with 24-year-old #25 Raul Fernandez who, from the age of 11 years old, learnt his early race-craft on the tracks around Madrid. As a rookie in the intermediate Moto 2 class Raul took eight victories and only just missed out on the 2021 Championship crown. Moving up to MotoGP in 2022, Raul signed for the Aprilia Factory in 2023 and joined the new Trackhouse team at its launch in 2024. After another learning year on the RS-GP Aprilia, Raul signed for two further years with Trackhouse and will be the only rider with previous racing experience of the bike as the 2025 season commences.

Mid-year of its first season, the Trackhouse MotoGP Team demonstrated its commitment to young developing talent and its ambitions for the future by signing Ai Ogura on a two-year deal. The brightest star to emerge from Japan in over a decade, Ai started on MotoGP’s first rung of the talent ladder as 14-year-old in the Asia Talent Cup and progressed up through Red Bull Rookies and Moto3 until, in 2024, he emphatically sealed the Moto2 World Championship crown. Ai calls Kiyose, Japan, home and will join the MotoGP grid at the age of 24, carrying the #79 on the front of his Trackhouse Racing RS-GP25

About Trackhouse Racing:

Trackhouse Entertainment Group, centered in Nashville, Tennessee, is the owner of Trackhouse Racing’s NASCAR team and MotoGP World Championship team based out of Concord, North Carolina. After a full-time driving career in sports cars and NASCAR, Justin Marks founded Trackhouse Racing in 2020 and fielded an entry for #99 Daniel Suárez in 2021. Having acquired the NASCAR assets of Chip Ganassi Racing, midway through the 2021 season, Trackhouse fielded a pair Chevrolet Cup cars in 2022 for #1 Ross Chastain and Suárez – continuing in the #99.

The new team has enjoyed success on track – Daniel Suárez became the first Mexican driver to win a Cup Series race when he visited victory lane in 2022 and American Ross Chastain posted two victories to finish second in the standings in 2022. The team has scored victories throughout its time in the Cup series and Marks made more headlines bringing 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen to NASCAR and Trackhouse Racing in 2022 and 2023 as part of the team’s PROJECT91 program. Created to give international stars a chance to compete in the sport, PROJECT91 led to New Zealander and three-time Supercar champion, Shane van Gisbergen’s dramatic rookie win at the first Chicago street race in 2023.

Off the track, Trackhouse Racing as a brand has proven itself as a progressive, marketing-minded team, reimagining how the sport is presented to its fans, media partners and sponsors. It has brought international entertainment superstar Pitbull to the organization as a team partner, increased digital presence and created live entertainment at racetracks and in 2024 announced the Avenue Sports Fund had acquired a significant minority stake in Trackhouse Entertainment Group. Trackhouse Racing acquired a third NASCAR charter and will run Van Gisbergen fulltime in the 2025 Cup series, joining Suárez and Chastain on the grid. The team also signed 18-year-old Connor Zilisch who will compete full-time in the Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports.

Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Releases 2025 Spring & Summer Schedule

Rich Oliver (right) instructing at a Kids Ride and Wrench Camp at the Mystery School. Photo courtesy Rich Oliver's Mystery School.
Rich Oliver (right) instructing at a Kids Ride and Wrench Camp at the Mystery School. Photo courtesy Rich Oliver's Mystery School.

Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Course 2025 Spring & Summer Dates

All courses are conducted at the school’s dedicated dirt track facility in Prather, California. Regardless of skill, the Mystery School has a course for anyone age 8 or older.

1/14 Private Training Day
1/15 Private Training Day
1/16 Private Training Day
1/18 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
1/19 Off-Road Challenge Course
1/23-26 Pro Camp
2/22-23 Kids Ride and Wrench Camp
3/7 7 Private Training Day
3/8 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
3/9-Road Challenge Course
3/12-13 POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course
3/15-16 Fun Camp
3/28 Private Training Day
3/29-30 Fun Camp
3/2-3 POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course
4/5-6 Kids Ride and Wrench Camp
4/11 Private Training Day
4/16Practice & Skill Reinforcement Day
4/18 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
4/19 Off-Road Challenge Course
4/23-24 POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course
4/26-27 Fun Camp
5/2 Private Training Day
5/3-4 Fun Camp
5/8-29 Kids Ride and Wrench Advanced Weekly Camp
5/10 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
5/13-14 POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course
5/17-18 Fun Camp
5/31- 6/1 Kids Ride and Wrench Camp
6/7 Learn To Ride Off-Road Course
6/8 Off-Road Challenge Course
6/9-10 Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp
6/12-13 Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp
6/16-17 Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp
6/19-20 Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp
6/23-24 Advanced Kids Ride and Wrench Summer Camp

For more info, call (559) 855-3089, Text (559) 970-1928, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.richoliver.net

 

 

MotoAmerica SS: Celtic/Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Running Petersen & Grigg

Cam Petersen is returning to the MotoAmerica Supersport grid on a Ducati. Photo courtesy Celtic Racing.

Celtic/Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Announces Two-Rider Lineup For 2025 MotoAmerica Supersport Season.

Team Returns to MotoAmerica with Grigg Electric and Economy Lube + Tire as Title Sponsors

DUNMORE, PA, January 14, 2025 — Celtic Racing and Warhorse HSBK Racing are proud to announce their return to the MotoAmerica Supersport grid in 2025 under the banner Celtic / Economy Lube & Tire by Warhorse HSBK Ducati.

Headed by Team Manager Barry Gilsenan, the squad fields a strong two-rider lineup featuring #45 Cameron Peterson and #227 Wristin Grigg, marking Celtic Racing’s comeback to MotoAmerica after a five-year hiatus.

Petersen showcased his prowess in the premier Superbike class in 2024 with multiple victories, including a nail-biting triumph at Road America where he edged out his competition by just 0.004 seconds in challenging wet conditions. Although injuries hindered his ability to contend for the championship, Petersen demonstrated resilience, concluding the season in sixth place overall with 110 points. Now fully recovered, he is shifting his focus to the 2025 Supersport season and aims to build a competitive pace and achieve consistency to secure another championship for Ducati in MotoAmerica.

“I’m excited to get the chance to race for the 2025 MotoAmerica Supersport title with the Celtic/Economy Lube & Tire Powered by Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati,” Petersen said. “The Panigale V2 has won two of the last three Supersport titles and it looks like a ton of fun to ride. I can’t wait to get started and the season can’t come quick enough.”

SRX Racing Tires’ Sam Hannon (left) poses with racer Wristen Grigg (272) and his father, former professional racer Steve Grigg during the 2024 MotoAmerica season. Dunlop photo.

Grigg, meanwhile, made an impressive 2024 debut in the MotoAmerica Supersport Series, earning several strong finishes, including an 11th place at Mid-Ohio and a personal best ninth at New Jersey. Grigg’s rookie year also featured two expert National Titles at Daytona, highlighted by his AMA 600 Title, which underscored his adaptability and potential on road courses. With his 2024 performances fueling his motivation, Grigg is determined to refine his racecraft and rise through the ranks in the coming season. Leveraging Warhorse HSBK Racing’s Ducati expertise – as recent winners of the Supersport Championship (2022 & 2023) and the Daytona 200 (2023 & 2024) – as well as the proven support of Grigg Electric and Economy Lube & Tire, the team aims to contend for podiums with a push for the 2025 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship.

About Warhorse HSBK Racing

Founded in 2011, HSBK Racing partnered with powersports dealer group Warhorse Group to, in 2020, bring Ducati back to the forefront of MotoAmerica. The team took a symbolic victory in its first season in the hands of Lorenzo Zanetti before building on a successful 2020 and taking an incredible fourth in the championship in 2021 with Loris Baz. In 2022, Warhorse HSBK Racing secured the talents of MotoGP race winner Danilo Petrucci, as well as expanding into the Supersport series with multiple AMA race winner Josh Herrin. The pair took 32 podiums in total and 14 wins, taking the Supersport title and narrowly missing out on the SBK. In 2023, Herrin graduated to SBK, taking three victories and claiming second in the title race. In Supersport, the team brought in Xavi Fores, who remained largely unbeaten in taking the title in emphatic style. In 2024, the team expanded to a two-bike SBK line-up, with Herrin being joined by returning star Loris Baz. Herrin would win the 2024 SBK title.

About Celtic Racing

Established in 2001 by Barry Gilsenan and over the course of 12 seasons, Celtic Racing established itself as a premier privateer racing team. Development of riding talent began with two-stroke 125cc & 250cc machines competing in professional, amateur, and regional championship events. Celtic Racing then transitioned its resources towards AMA Pro Road Racing from Superbike to Supersport. Most recently, Celtic Racing efforts have been focused on Sportbike and Supersport classes with Ducati, Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha four-stroke motorcycles. Gilsenan’s talent for fielding racers of all ages and abilities has brought Celtic Racing worldwide recognition, with many former riders now competing at World Championship levels. With three AMA Pro Supersport championships, Celtic Racing is and continues to be a force within the racing community. They have a reputation for aiding in the growth of the world’s top riders as one of the best American youth racing teams. They have fielded riders such as PJ Jacobsen; World Supersport Champion Chaz Davies; BSB Champion Michael Laverty.

World Endurance: Marc VDS Partners With KM99

Jérémy Guarnoni, Randy de Puniet and Florian Marino. Photo courtesy FIMEWC.
The ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 Yamaha YZF-R1. Photo courtesy FIMEWC.

Leading independent FIM Endurance World Championship squad KM99 has joined forces with Marc VDS Racing Team, one of motorcycle racing’s most successful outfits.

The exciting new partnership, announced at Château de Modave near Liège, Belgium, this evening (Monday) has been described by KM99 as a “major evolution for our team” and will result in KM99 running under the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 banner.

In just two seasons, KM99, which is owned by Gaëtan Schyns and managed by Mario Küpper, has become a leading EWC entrant, finishing in the top 10 in the Suzuka 8 Hours and claiming a podium finish in the Bol d’Or 24-hour race.

Marc VDS Racing Team was founded in Belgium in 2009 by Marc-Oswald van der Straten-Ponthoz and has achieved considerable success competing on two wheels and four.

Its partnership with KM99 marks its first foray in the EWC, which is promoted by Warner Bros. Discovery Sports under a long-term alliance with governing body Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme and consists of two 24-hour races and two races run for eight hours, including the 8 Hours of Spa Motos in Belgium.

A communication from KM99 read: “The year 2024 ended exceptionally well for KM99 with a second place at the Bol d’Or, allowing the team to secure fourth place in the Endurance World Championship, as the first private team. This remarkable result boosted us and pushed us to think about the best strategy to go even further in 2025.

“After many discussions with Yamaha and the Marc VDS team, we are proud to announce a major evolution for our team. The objective is clear: to aim for excellence and fight for the title against the various factory teams. Being able to join the great Marc VDS family, which has dominated Moto2 for many years with three titles, while also having left its mark on MotoGP and MotoE, represents a real motivation and immense pride for us.”

While KM99’s expert technical team remains unchanged, its rider line-up has been further strengthened with the recruitment of young Italian Alessandro Delbianco as back up to existing race riders Randy de Puniet, Jérémy Guarnoni and Florian Marino from France.

Delbianco, an FIM Superbike World Championship racer, made his EWC debut in the Dunlop-equipped Superstock category in 2024, making two appearances with Yamaha-powered Pitlane Endurance – JP3. De Puniet, Guarnoni and Marino are established among the elite of current EWC racers with Guarnoni part of the Team SRC Kawasaki France line-up that won the 2018-19 EWC title.

KM99’s communication continued: “We are satisfied to maintain our current trio, which has proven its effectiveness. We are still strengthening the team with the arrival of a fourth pilot. Knowing the Yamaha R1 perfectly, Alessandro will bring all his experience to help us reach our ambitions. The 2025 season promises to be full of challenges and excitement for ELF/Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99, and we are ready to take up the challenge by always targeting higher.”

ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 will use Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycles and Dunlop tyres.

Triumph Icons Tour Visiting 13 Cities Across The USA

ALL-NEW 2025 MODELS WILL BE ON DISPLAY, INCLUDING ICON LIMITED EDITIONS, TIGER SPORT 800, AND THE OFF ROAD TF 450-RC

TOUR VISITING 13 CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES

On Tuesday, January 14th, Triumph Motorcycles kicks off the “Triumph Icons Tour,” a 13-city journey celebrating the iconic craftsmanship and innovation that Triumph is renowned for. The tour will showcase an impressive lineup of all-new motorcycles for 2025, poised to set new benchmarks in performance, design, and adventure.

To honor this wave of groundbreaking motorcycles, Triumph will host exclusive one-night-only events in each city during January and February. These events will give riders an unparalleled first look at the new 2025 models before they arrive in dealerships. Each event promises live entertainment, engaging activations, and light food and beverages, enveloping the new motorcycle reveals.

Adam VanderVeen, Marketing Director for Triumph Motorcycles America, said, “The Triumph Icons Tour is not just a showcase of new models, it’s a celebration of the passion, innovation, and community that Triumph represents, which has attracted so many iconic riders over the years. These events are a unique opportunity for our fans to connect with the brand and their local riding community, while getting up close and personal with the latest Triumph motorcycles.”

Honoring Triumph’s Legendary Riders

Throughout its storied history, Triumph has been the motorcycle of choice for many iconic riders, from Steve McQueen’s legendary desert racing to Evel Knievel’s gravity-defying stunts. The Triumph Icons Tour celebrates this rich heritage, connecting the groundbreaking motorcycles of today with the legendary riders who have shaped the brand’s identity.

Featured Models (with more on display)

Scrambler 1200 Icon Limited Edition

A tribute to Triumph’s off-road heritage, the Scrambler 1200 Icon Limited Edition features rugged capability with enhanced aesthetics. Equipped with premium suspension, torque-rich performance, and cutting-edge technology, it’s built for riders who demand both adventure and style.

Speedmaster Icon Limited Edition

The Speedmaster Icon Limited Edition brings a new level of sophistication to the Bonneville cruiser lineup. With premium finishes, exclusive detailing, and a comfortable riding position, this model blends timeless British style with modern performance for the ultimate cruising experience.

Tiger Sport 800

The Tiger Sport 800 redefines versatility, offering exceptional performance for both long-distance touring and urban commuting. Its lightweight chassis, advanced electronics, and powerful triple engine ensure a smooth, thrilling ride in any setting.

TF 450-RC

The TF 450-RC marks Triumph’s entry into the competitive 450 motocross arena. Designed in collaboration with Ricky Carmichael, it features an all-new lightweight frame, high-performance suspension, and a race-tuned engine, delivering class-leading power and agility straight out of the crate.

Speed Twin 1200

Combining iconic style with modern engineering, the Speed Twin 1200 offers unparalleled roadster performance. Its updated chassis, advanced braking system, and enhanced engine make it a dynamic choice for riders seeking the perfect balance of power and precision.

Speed Twin 1200 RS

The Speed Twin 1200 RS takes the acclaimed Speed Twin platform to new heights with track-focused upgrades. Featuring higher performance components, refined handling, and advanced rider aids, it delivers an exhilarating experience for performance enthusiasts.

The Triumph Icons Tour is free and open to all. Guests must register to attend. To RSVP and find details about each tour location, visit TriumphOnTour.com.

Tour Dates and Locations:

Date City, State

1/14 Orlando, FL

1/16 Charlotte, NC

1/18 Richmond, VA

1/21 Milwaukee, WI

1/22 Ft Wayne, IN

1/23 Cleveland, OH

1/24 Indianapolis, IN

1/27 Kansas City, MO

1/31 San Diego, CA

2/1 Los Angeles, CA

2/11 Dallas Fort Worth, TX

2/12 Austin, TX

2/13 Houston, TX

The Icons Tour is free and open to all. Guests must register to attend. All guests may RSVP and find details about each tour location at TriumphOnTour.com.

 

R.I.P.: Tuan Nguyen, Rehab Specialist To Racers

Tuan Nguyen with racer Kyle Wyman. Photo courtesy Kyle Wyman.

Medical Rehab Specialist Tuan Nguyen passed away on January 6th, at age 58 after a battle with cancer. He was well-known among motorcycle racers of all type, and worked with surgeon Dr. Murray Harwood (and before that surgeon Dr. Art Ting) to treat injured riders including John Hopkins, Kyle Wyman, Chris Ulrich, Jamie Hacking, and many others.

 

“We lost a good one,” Wyman wrote on social media. “Going to miss you, Tuan. You were one of a kind; 20+ trips to your OR in 12 years. A career-saving neck surgery in 2019, an season-saving elbow surgery in 2021. Countless times I was in despair, and you were always there to get me to  the other side and healthy again, just as you did for all your athletes. I wish I could do the same for you, my brother. Til we meet again some day, F–k cancer.”

“He was an amazing guy,” Hopkins said. “So helpful, no matter what I needed. There were many times I’d fly in broken up and falling apart and he always took great care of me. Really good guy. He’ll be massively missed.”

Tuan is survived by his wife Julie and grown sons Brandon and Kobi. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Tuan Nguyen on Nicky Hayden’s Honda at Laguna Seca, circa 2007. Photo courtesy TKB International.
A recent photo of Tuan Nguyen. Photo courtesy TKB International.

 

Tuan Nguyen in his office. Photo courtesy TKB International.

From the TKB Sports Medicine Website:

TUAN NGUYEN | Founder TKB International

Tuan’s Story….

Tuan Nguyen is a true survivor. His incredible life journey shaped and guided him, giving him the drive for success and the passion for giving back. Tuan is a Sports Medicine rehab specialist with over 25 years experience treating professional athletes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. In 2013, Tuan founded TKB Baseball.

Tuan grew up in South Vietnam, he was the oldest son of a large family. When he was just six years old, his parents sent him off to a private Catholic boarding school. He liked his school and learning from the nuns. He has fond stories of lining up for the weekly bathing sessions where the nuns would shampoo the boys’ hair and then dress the students in fresh pajamas. Once Tuan was all clean and clothed, the nuns would feed the hungry little boys fresh baguettes. Tuan would wait to get the end piece, his favorite. He liked his school but missed his parents and siblings. Family visits were just one week a year, he missed the loving hugs of his mother and the stern guidance of his Military father. School taught Tuan about discipline and Catholicism, the importance of family and independence.

In 1979, when Tuan was only 13 years old, his parents sent him to the coast of Vietnam. It was a long journey, half a day travels. When Tuan arrived at the coast late in the evening, he waited in a long line of people he did not know until his name was called. He was then instructed to board boat #0531, a double decker wooden boat. He will never forget the number of the boat, numbers that added up to 9, a lucky number in Vietnam. The scared young boy climbed onto the boat and sat, side by side with 278 other passengers, a mix of some Vietnamese and mostly Chinese men, women, children. Tuan knew no one. Off they sailed to escape Vietnam and for Tuan, escaping his inevitable entry into the Red Army. For seven days and seven nights, the passengers sat, crammed like sardines, with no food or water. It was horrible. The boat was robbed by pirates three times. Tuan sat, scared and helpless as he witnessed unspeakable acts from the pirates, men were beaten, women raped. Unimaginable sites for anyone to see. With horror all around him, Tuan somehow was protected and without a scratch he sat unscathed but, inside he began to build a wall. He wondered, ‘how could his parents send him off all alone like this?’ 13 years old, all alone at sea, starving, dying of thirst on wooden boat # 0531.

The seven day boat journey ended in Indonesia where Tuan and the surviving 259 other passengers unloaded and entered their new home. Letung Island, an Indonesian Village is where Tuan would spend the next 10 months. For Tuan, living in the village with a local family at first and then later in the refugee camp was very difficult. “It was hell” he said. He told himself then and there that he must survive. To him, life did not mean anything, everyone was out for them self. This young boy had no one to look after him. Tuan had seen life and death on the boat, he knew extreme thirst, he never had enough to eat, and he did not have the loving arms of a mother to comfort him. During that time, all Tuan could do was to just survive wondering what the next day, the next month would be like. He began to see clearly that he had to face his fears, he had no choice.

Shortly after his arrival in Indonesia, he began to adapt. Tuan learned the native language and he volunteered for the hard jobs like dragging the dead bodies of the people who did not survive the boat trip back to shore. The locals started to treat him like a native as he began to adjust to the Indonesian lifestyle. He learned to climb trees to fetch coconuts and fish in the early morning. This was a critical moment for young Tuan, he learned very early on a valuable life lesson, survival. In order to survive in the camp, he began to accept his environment, he learned the local culture and was taught the Muslim religion. It changed him, it turned him into a fearless man, he knew that every minute something different, something unbelievable could happen and he needed to be ready for it. He also learned about culture, perseverance, adaptability and most importantly, he learned that he had a knack for connecting with people who were different from him.

In a fateful turn of events and 10 months after he first stepped onto the Indonesian village, Tuan was told that he would be sponsored by a family in Nebraska. He would be coming to the United States. With tears in his eyes, he tells the story of the white lady in the white blouse who gave him the news. “She was not a thin lady, she had blond hair and a strong voice. I will never forget her. She wore a white blouse and through a translator, she told me that because my father had worked with the US Military that I had been selected to go to America. I was going to the U.S!! Everyone wanted to go the United States! I was rescued. Lucky #9” Tuan said. Soon Tuan would board a ship for Singapore and then travel by plane to Hong Kong then Guam and Hawaii with an overnight stop in Los Angeles and finally landing in Denver, Colorado where he would meet his new family. The hungry young boy remembers his journey to the U.S. with landmark stops to eat at McDonalds and KFC, he vividly remembers the taste of the cheeseburgers and fried chicken. This was yet another life shaping lesson for Tuan who loves food and appreciates each and every meal. “When you have had nothing to eat or your only option is rotten rice or spam shipped in to camp from the Catholic Churches, you appreciate each and every bite that goes into your body. To this day, I am so grateful for a good meal!” Tuan says with a big smile.

Tuan was sponsored and cared for in Nebraska by his new family, the Temples. Robert, the father was a widower raising 4 children. Living in Nebraska was new and wonderful and also different and challenging. Tuan was a minority in a very small town in the Midwest, he was unlike most people. At first, he did not speak English but quickly learned, once again adapting to his environment. School and education became very important to Tuan. He knew that his education was something that could never be taken away from him. Tuan graduated High School in the small town of Ogallala, Nebraska and then went on to college in Lincoln. While studying he met his wife Julie who also attended the University of Nebraska. After graduation in 1991, Tuan was offered an internship with the San Francisco 49ers. He moved to California for work and four months later, Julie joined him. During his time in Nebraska, Tuan learned about family, a loving father, Christianity, the importance of his education and he fell in love.

In California, Tuan worked very hard, he volunteered as much as he could and lent a helping hand to everyone. He was becoming well known for treating high school student athletes with injuries at no cost because he knew they needed to be treated but couldn’t afford it. Long lines of athletes waiting to see him was not uncommon. Tuan worked hard for each and everyone, always willing to give back. He was released from the 49er’s in order to go back to school at San Jose State to complete his Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine.

While building his career, Tuan also spent most of his savings and a full year working diligently to get his two brothers released from the Refugee camp in Malaysia where they had been for the past five years. This was an extremely emotional time for Tuan, he was beginning his new life, working day and night to get his career started, he was married to Julie now, he was in heaven in the United States, appreciating each and every moment of life but, he could not allow his brothers to be in the camp any longer. Phone calls to the U.S. Embassy, trips to Malaysia and never taking no for an answer was his motto. During one of his trips back to the Refugee camp in Malaysia, Tuan had his taxi driver stop off at 7-11 where he bought up Raman noodles, 7-ups and every snack he could find, he filled the taxi with food and drinks to bring to the camp as he knew that the 10,000 people inside the camp had very little to eat. His brothers were literally down to skin and bones, an extremely emotional site for Tuan to see. An excruciating year later, Tuan’s two brothers were released and living with him and Julie in California. Years later, he looks at his successful brothers and his nieces and nephews and he smiles. “Life is hard sometimes, but it is good”, Tuan says.

If you ask some of Tuan’s patients to describe him, they may say that he is a complex man. A perfect mix of a serious disciplined military brain who is independent and at first maybe a little cold. This is the survivor side of Tuan but, once you know him, Tuan is a vivacious, funny, warm and friendly person who deeply cares about people, especially those very close to him. He is a dedicated father and husband, raising two boys with his wife Julie. His career as a Sports Medicine Rehab Specialist has taken him around the world, treating athletes like Yao Ming and Barry Bonds. The Chinese National Team will fly out to California to be treated by Tuan. He has been to England and the Netherlands, he’s treated world class motocross athletes and was appointed Director of Medicine for the East West Shrine Games for 13 years. Tuan was the Director of Sports Medicine for Laguna Seca, World Superbike and MotoGP. This is just a sprinkling of Tuan’s many accomplishments. Tuan has friends around the globe and to everyone he meets, he is something special. As his brothers told him, “Dad gave us the gift of Tuan.” That gift extends beyond family as Tuan has spent his life and career helping others. There is a reason that Tuan boarded boat #0531, his life had a purpose beyond anything he could have imagined.

What’s the next phase for Tuan? “I believe that God walked me through life and walked me through things I had to face, he opened the right gates at the right time for me. I believe that someone is watching over me.” This faith and loyalty has given Tuan a beautiful life, he will be the first to tell you that living in California, with a successful business and wonderful family, that his life is heaven. Is his life much different than yours or mine? Maybe not, Tuan’s experiences have gifted him the appreciation for the little things, food, love, friendship, connections and also given him the strength to be fearless and a survivor. He has such an inspirational outlook on life.

Tuan wants to build more relationships and connections around the globe and his vision is for student athletes to experience other parts of the world. Four years ago, Tuan founded TKB Baseball, an elite baseball club for players ages 12 – 18. His teams play in local high level tournaments. In the Summer of 2016, Tuan personally selected 18 of the best players in the San Francisco Bay Area and took them on a life changing trip to Beijing, China to play baseball against the top Chinese Baseball teams. The boys had the opportunity to face the incredible pitching talent of the Chinese players while also having the life changing cultural experience of traveling to a foreign land. This nine-day trip was such a success for Tuan, the players and parents. His vision is to replicate this experience again in China with the baseball team and extend this into other high level sports like soccer, swimming, tennis. With friends and relationships around the world, Tuan plans to take both boys and girls teams, high level athletes to countries around the globe and play against fellow international athletes. It’s a cultural experience, it’s a chance for American athletes to be seen in other countries by top scouts and for most everyone, it is a trip of a lifetime. And, for Tuan, it’s an opportunity to give back to the game and to introduce young athletes to culture and international play. This is Tuan’s vision, to take TKB International all over the world.

A survivor with a heart of gold, a lover of life, and a giver Tuan Nguyen is lucky #9.

Dakar: Benavides Wins Stage Eight, Sanders Finishes Seventh

Luciano Benavides. Photo courtesy Dakar.com

The time spent by Luciano Benavides and Adrien Van Beveren assisting Pablo Quintanilla has been recredited to the two riders. The Argentinean Benavides has won the day’s special with a lead of 2’08’’ over the Frenchman van Beveren. In the end, Tosha Schareina has finished 3rd, 2’14’’ behind Benavides, ahead of 4th-placed Ricky Brabec, 4’21’’ back, and Skyler Howes, in 5th, 4’59’’ down. The leading Rally 2 rider, Michael Docherty, finished 6th, 6’28’’ behind the winner.

General rankings leader Daniel Sanders, completed the stage in 7th 6’44’’ behind Benavides.

The top 10 from the eighth stage of the Dakar:

 

HRC Announces 2025 Road Racing Plans

Luca Marini (10) on the factory Honda RC213V in testing at Barcelona. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Since first entering the Isle of Man TT races in 1959, with company founder Soichiro Honda’s passion to become the world’s number one in technology, Honda has continued to participate in various motorcycle and automobile races around the world. Many riders and drivers from yesteryear have competed on the world stage, and no matter how many times they have faced challenges, have overcome and accumulated victories by pushing on, undaunted. In 2025, Honda will continue to strengthen this challenging spirit and develop motorsports activities with the riders, drivers, and people who fight alongside Honda.

In 2024, Honda won the Dakar Rally 2024, a world championship in which it competes as a factory team, for the first time in three years, and also won the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race for the third consecutive year. It also won both the FIM1 Trial World Championship and the FIM X-Trial World Championship, setting a new record of 36 consecutive titles over both series. On the other hand, Honda had a difficult year in the MotoGP class of the FIM Road Racing World Championship.

For 2025 in the MotoGP class, Honda will further strengthen its development system, including testing, in order to break out of its current situation. 2024 MotoGP riders Takaaki Nakagami and Aleix Espargaró will join the development team to accelerate development to enhance the RC213V’s competitiveness. The factory team will be named “Honda HRC” and will field two RC213Vs. For the satellite teams, Honda LCR will continue to race in 2025.
In the FIM Superbike World Championship, the factory team Honda HRC will continue to compete with two upgraded and more competitive CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP racing bikes. 

In the FIM Motocross World Championship, Honda will aim to regain the championship title in the MXGP class for the first time in three years through enhancing the competitiveness of the CRF450R and the team.

In the FIM Trial World Championship TrialGP class and FIM X-Trial World Championship, Toni Bou will aim to extend his record to 19th consecutive victories in both championships. Honda is also striving for back-to-back championships in the Dakar Rally 2025 currently being held in Saudi Arabia.

Honda aims to achieve carbon neutrality in all of its motorcycle products in the 2040s, and while continuing to work on the evolution of the internal combustion engine (ICE), is also working on the electrification of motorcycles as a key element of its future environmental strategy. In motorsports, last year Honda participated in the FIM E-Xplorer World Cup with the CR ELECTRIC PROTO. In addition, it entered three rounds of the MFJ2 All Japan Trial Championship as a wildcard entry with the RTL ELECTRIC. Its development rider Takahisa Fujinami took three consecutive wins. The RTL ELECTRIC will compete on a new stage in 2025, in the Trial World Championship Trial2 class.

Honda will continue the activities of Honda Team Asia, which will continue to compete in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes of MotoGP in the 2025 season, and also continue to utilize IDEMITSU Asia Talent Cup (IATC) as a program designed to foster young riders. Through these initiatives, Honda will strive to discover and foster more riders who can compete in world-class races.

HRC is hosting one-make races at approximately 30 circuits throughout Japan under two categories of races with different purposes – to simply enjoy motorsports and to foster future MotoGP riders.

The one-make race series hosted by HRC include HRC GROM Cup, CBR250R Dream Cup and CBR250RR Dream Cup, which feature production models, as well as the NSF100 HRC Trophy, which features the NSF100, an HRC production model racer and the HRC NSF250R Challenge which is designed to foster future MotoGP riders.

The one-make race series are being held at a number of circuits throughout Japan. In addition, HRC has been hosting some Japan-wide races (at Suzuka or Motegi) for riders who fulfill certain conditions and offering support for riders to step up through training classes. The HRC one-make race series enables participants to enjoy racing and/or strive to realize their dreams.

(Editors Note: Honda also will support teams in the FIM Endurance World Championship, the Supersport World Championship, the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship and the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship.)

 

 

Dakar: Sanders Wins Stage Seven, Extends Overall Lead

Daniel Sanders. Photo by Edo Bauer/courtesy KTM.

Daniel Sanders took his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine to the win in the seventh stage and extended his overall lead in the 2025 Dakar rally. Americans Ricky Brabec and Skyler Howes were ninth and tenth on their Monster Energy Hondas. Sanders now leads by more than 15 minutes over Tosha Schareina and by more than 26 minutes over Adrien van Beveren.

The top 10 from stage seven of the Dakar:

 

Alpinestars Unveils Tech-Air 5 Plasma Airbag

Alpinestars Tech-Air 5 Plasma airbag. Photo courtesy Alpinestars.

Alpinestars has redefined protection for motorcyclists ever since the company was established in 1963, and today sees the brand giving a technical preview of Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA, the all-new, autonomous motorcycling Airbag System.

Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA is the latest addition to the Alpinestars Tech-Air® family, which includes the Tech-Air® 10, Tech-Air® 5, Tech-Air® 7x, Tech-Air® 3, Tech-Air® 3 Canvas, Tech-Air® 3 Leather, Tech-Air® 3 Stella, Tech-Air® OFF-ROAD, and Tech-Air® MX Systems. Alpinestars continues to lead the way in active airbag technology for riders and passengers. The all-new Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA is a definitive demonstration of Alpinestars’ continued commitment to making the most versatile airbag technology products in the industry.

Engineered to be ultra-lightweight, superior in comfort, and low-profile, the state-of-the-art Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA provides comprehensive upper body coverage, protecting the rider’s chest, ribs, back, and shoulders. The System is also equipped with a Nucleon PLASMA back protector for the optimum blend of comfort, flexibility, airflow, and protection. With a new dedicated algorithm featuring three Riding Modes, STREET, RACE, and OFF-ROAD, the Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA is a single-charge deployment Airbag System, and its gas canister is replaceable by the user.

With meticulous attention to weight savings, the Tech-Air® 5 PLAMSA Airbag System tips the scales at just 1530g (3.373 lbs.), more than 25 percent lighter than the existing Tech-Air® 5 Airbag System.

The ultra-slim profile features a minimalist construction design, enhancing rider comfort and the overall wearability of the system under any Alpinestars jacket. The main material features a full-stretch chassis construction for superior breathability, with a moisture-wicking treatment for maximum rider comfort, and is fully washable.

The Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA comes with a new dedicated algorithm and three Riding Modes – STREET, RACE, and OFF-ROAD – which can be changed by easily pushing the Display Button, even with gloves on. This newest addition to the Tech-Air® lineup is a single-charge deployment Airbag System that can be serviced by the user up to six times before a full-service airbag replacement is required. This new system utilizes an easily accessed Type C charging port featured on the lower right torso.

TECHNOLOGY:
The latest evolution of the Tech-Air® wearable technology features a more compact and complete active electronic system that features 6 sensors (2 tri-axial sensors). 1 tri-axial accelerometer and 1 tri-axial gyroscope located on the main electronic control unit leverage AI to accurately monitor when to deploy the airbag in the event of a crash.

The System is also extremely easy to use; just zip up the vest and close the magnetic flap, and you’re ready to ride. An LED display indicates the Airbag System’s operational status, and the integrated, certified lithium-ion battery has a battery life of 30 hours of riding time.

Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA has Bluetooth connectivity and an accompanying Tech-Air® App, which uses the rider’s phone to display the System’s operational status, battery status, and a detailed ride analysis; The System’s firmware can also be easily updated directly via the app.

Over 20 years ago, Alpinestars began development on the original Tech-Air® System. When launched in the market in 2011, the Tech-Air® System was recognized as the world’s first airbag providing full upper body protection with a completely independent electronic management system, in addition to having the versatility of the vest which could be easily zipped into a variety of Tech-Air® compatible jackets. In December 2019, Tech-Air® 5 was recognized by CES, as one of the must-see innovative products in the Wearables Technology Marketplace.

SIZES OFFERED: XS-XXL

PRICING: $789.95 (US Dollars)

OFFICIAL RELEASE: MID-MARCH 2025 (US) – OCTOBER 2025 (INTERNATIONALLY)

A History of Alpinestars Tech-Air® Airbag Technology: Pioneering Innovation in Rider Safety

2001: Tech-Air® Airbag System project begins.

2004: Alpinestars performs its first electronic airbag test; with outer airbag balloons of 2 x 60 liters. Alpinestars decided to use electronic triggering for the airbag as the company analyzed and studied all solutions and discovered that with a mechanical system, the activation is not fast enough to guarantee first-impact protection.

2004: Alpinestars also starts collecting riding data from professional riders in MotoGP.

2009: Alpinestars introduces Tech-Air® Race in MotoGP.

2011: Tech-Air® Race is integrated into Alpinestars’ top leather suit and becomes available to final customers.

2014: The Tech-Air® Street Airbag System is launched to the market at the EICMA show in Milan, as a modular self-contained electronic Airbag System that provides first impact protection for the full upper torso. Tech-Air® Street is the first System in the market to provide this level of protection. Additionally, the System allows the rider to easily switch between Tech-Air® compatible garments and to adapt these garments to his/her riding requirements and the weather conditions.

2016: Tech-Air® Race is introduced as a modular System that allows riders to not only choose between a wide variety of compatible suits and garments but to choose between algorithms; riders can switch between racetrack use and public road use with the RACE and STREET algorithms. Tech-Air® Race is the first Airbag System in the market to allow this option.

2020: The Tech-Air® 5 System is launched, joining the Tech-Air® Race and Tech-Air® Street vests, in the Alpinestars Tech-Air® line-up. The Tech-Air® Off-Road System is offered to all professional Rally riders.

2022: The Tech-Air® 3 and The Tech-Air® 10 Systems are launched to the market. The Tech-Air® Off-Road V2 system is offered to all professional Rally riders.

2024: The Tech-Air® 7x, and Tech-Air Off-Road Systems are launched to the public, and Tech-Air® MX is offered to professional riders in MXGP.

2025: Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA is revealed at CES in Las Vegas.

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