KING OF THE BAGGERS
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The biggest racing in the world right now—
figuratively and literally—is the MotoAmerica King
of The Baggers. The heaviest bikes, which are
the exact opposite of what many consider to
be real racing machines, thrilled everyone with
dynamic racing at round one at Daytona, with
race-two winner Jeremy McWilliams drawing
congratulations from the top brass in MotoGP to
the fans in the grandstands.
The popularity of this class is incredible, as is the
presentation of the leading machines of the factory
Harley-Davidsons of Kyle and Travis Wyman, the
factory Indians of Tyler O'Hara and McWilliams,
Roland Sands' Indians with Bobby Fong and Frankie
Garcia on board, and the Vance & Hines Racing
Harley-Davidsons of James Rispoli and Taylor Knapp.
After Indian Motorcycle took a clean sweep
of round one with O'Hara taking two wins and a
second, Harley-Davidson will be looking to bounce
back at round two at Road Atlanta.
The RSD Super Hooligans sees
everything from KTM's 890 Duke
R mixing it up with a BMW R nineT
Racer and Indian FTR1200. Throw
in some air-cooled Indian Chiefs
and Harley-Davidson XR1200's
and you have the most eclectic
grid seen anywhere in the world.
Like the baggers, the fans
love the Super Hooligans, who
give the racing a throwback feel
to the 1970s when everything
went and all that mattered was a
laugh at the end of the day. Andy
DiBrino bellied his rookie status
at Daytona to snag the race win
in round one, just edging past
Cory West with Nate Kern third
on the BMW, and he'll be looking
to cement his title lead at round
two in Road Atlanta.
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ROLAND SANDS DESIGN SUPER HOOLIGANS
