The MotoAmerica Thread

[The B Team]

Great interview with the Krämer USA team from AoD’s Sam Fleming. The focus of the interview is the new MA Talent Cup bike (242 lbs without fuel and 55hp).

Wonder how long this will last with the upset @ KTM. IMO, they really should just stick to the world standard for junior bikes instead of going with boutique programs and driving up the price for parents. Honestly probably cheaper to move to Spain than it is to run MA jcup if I was guessing.

 

[The B Team]

I'll have to ask Phillip the next time I see him. I know they go back and forth, but I believe he still has a full time job here.

 

[rpm894]

Wonder how long this will last with the upset @ KTM. IMO, they really should just stick to the world standard for junior bikes instead of going with boutique programs and driving up the price for parents. Honestly probably cheaper to move to Spain than it is to run MA jcup if I was guessing.

Isn’t KTM’s involvement just the engine? I wouldn’t count on a restructuring of KTM interfering with an engine they have used in dirt bikes for a long time.

Kramer has 28 orders for 25 teams, so it looks like people are buying in.

I read somewhere that there wasn’t support from Honda to field a series of NSFs. If the bikes, parts, and support aren’t in the US, you can’t race them.

 

[The B Team]

Yes, KTM is just the engine, but kramer's bike is built around the engine.

The nsf, even without factory support, was like half the price. Outside looking in, "wasn't support from Honda" reads like they wouldn't cut a check to MA and the parents are left footing the bill. Seems like just continual shafting at this point.

And of course ppl are going to buy in...there is no choice other than to buy into whatever MA decides to run with.

 

[NothingClever]

Anybody making the trek down to sunny Trumpistan for the Daytona races?

I'll be there to cheer on Kyle in Kotb and Cody in SH.

 

[Backmarker]

Why hasn't MA released the entry list yet?

 

[tdelegram]

Why hasn't MA released the entry list yet?

Who cares, Tim Wilson isn't racing in it.

 

[Backmarker]

Who cares, Tim Wilson isn't racing in it.

How do you know when the list has not been releasted yet...

 

[mmmfishrighton]

What the shit does “releasted” mean?

 

[Backmarker]

It means whatever you want it to mean.... Dick.

 

[D-Zum]

Who cares, Tim Wilson isn't racing in it.

Well, he got the call from Yamaha after Rea got injured.
They cannot let that R1 sit idle…the sponsors wanna see it on track.

 

[VFGBT119]

It's going to be a wickedly competitive race this year.

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I think Josh Herrin gets the 3-peat coach.
It's going to be a wickedly competitive race this year.

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[NothingClever]

BL = SSP is getting 180/60s instead of 180/65s and softer R4 and R6 compounds will be available.

All other classes - no change from last season.

MotoAmerica: Dunlop Details Tire Changes For 2025 Season

MotoAmerica: Dunlop, the spec tire supplier for MotoAmerica, Details Tire Changes For Supersport and Talent Cup for the 2025 Season.

www.roadracingworld.com

 

[NothingClever]

So glad the H-D factory team made a step for KW33 from last season’s heartbreaking final race. A crisp win this weekend was sweet redemption but sweeping all three races was just awesome.