However, Gagne will do very well if he's
to repeat the win-fest of 2021. Although he's
clearly the title favorite on one of the finest
superbikes on the planet in Richard Stamboli's
Fresh N' Lean Attack Performance Yamaha,
he'll have a South African double assault in a
rejuvenated Mathew Scholtz (Westby Racing
Yamaha) and new teammate Cameron Petersen
doing all they can to halt his charge.
Oh, and the small matter of former double
MotoGP race winner and 2022 MotoAmerica
debutant, Danilo Petrucci, who replaces the
WorldSBK-bound Loris Baz.
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There's a few new
names, some
new colors and
some new bikes in
MotoAmerica 2022,
but they'll all be
chasing number 32,
Jake Gagne.
N
orth America's premier road racing
championship will commence its
eighth season under the MotoAmerica
corporate banner in 2022, and there's a new
wave of optimism as the championship attracts
new and very famous talent to go head-to-head
with this country's finest.
The 2021 season was a watershed for Jake
Gagne who, prior to the start of the season,
had never tasted the winner's champagne
in the Superbike class. But he righted that
wrong, 17 times across the season, putting him
eighth on the all-time MotoAmerica winner's
list—equal to the legendary Nicky Hayden.
