Arguably the most eagerly
awaited class this year is
Supersport, as the category
morphs from the 600cc four-
cylinder format it's always been
to one more representative of
today's street sport bikes.
That means Ducati and
Triumph are back, and Suzuki's
GSX-R750 is back in racing
circles as one of the bikes to
be on. The man who finished
third in 2021, Sam Lochoff,
will spearhead that machine's
re-arrival in national-level
competition for the Vision Wheel
M4 Ecstar Suzuki team as he
partners Colorado's Liam Grant.
Josh Herrin will be back on
Supersport duties, a class he
once dominated, as he heads
Ducati's first MotoAmerica-
era factory Supersport effort
with Warhorse HSBK Racing
Ducati NYC on the Panigale
V2. A good showing with
pole at Daytona gave a hint
at the bike's performance,
but it remains to be seen
how consistent the former
Superbike champion can be
over a full season.
Also fronting the grid will be
El Salvador's Kevin Olmedo on
the BobbleHeadMoto/N2 Rac-
ing Yamaha, while a real favorite
for the series will be Rocco
Landers, the former three-time
MotoAmerica Champion set on
winning his first Supersport title
in his sophomore year in the
category.
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If the Daytona melee is anything to go
by, the Twins Cup will be the tightest
class of them all in 2022. With one
round down at Daytona with round two
scheduled for Road Atlanta in April,
the class has already lived up to its
reputation of uncovering new talent as
15-year-old Blake Davis took race one
on the Daytona banking, with Hayden
Schultz coming good for the win in
race two. The field is so deep it'll be
almost impossible to pick a champion,
with Davis, Schultz, Teagg Hobbs,
Anthony Mazziotto, Jackson Blackmon,
Cory Ventura, Dominic Doyle, Jody
Barry, Gus Rodio, Benjamin Gloddy
and Tommaso Macron all looking to
dethrone Kayleb De Keyrel.
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