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Cycle News 2024 Issue 06 February 13

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Landers To Debut V&H Suzuki GSX-8R In Twins Cup V ance & Hines Motorsports announced that in addi- tion to making his debut in the MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers series this season, Rocco Landers will also com- pete in the 2024 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship on the RevZilla/Mission/Vance & Hines Suzuki team's brand-new Suzuki GSX-8R. Landers, who has 15 Mo - toAmerica Twins Cup victories, will be attempting to re-take the Twins Cup Championship that he earned in 2020 with his dominant nine-win season. In ad - dition to his Twins Cup title, the 19-year-old Landers also has two MotoAmerica Junior Cup Cham- pionships and four MotoAmerica Supersport wins on his resume. "The more racing I can do, the better, so I'm really excited to be able to battle for two champion - ships this year for the Vance & Hines team," Landers said. "This is a unique opportunity for me, and I can't wait to get to work. The new Suzuki GSX-8R is going to be a weapon, and I'm looking forward to getting on the bike and racing at Daytona for the opening round of the championship. It's going to be a busy year for me, and I'm ready to get started." "This is going to be an excit - ing year for Vance & Hines," said Vance & Hines Motorsports owner Terry Vance. "It's going to be fun watching what Rocco can do with the new Suzuki. He's proven that he knows how to win and even though he's only 19, he's got a ton of experience. Rocco will be a busy young man this season, but we know what he's capable of and we're expecting big things from him. We're also happy to be bringing our new sponsor RevZilla into a second MotoAmerica class." The MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship begins at Day - tona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, March 7-9. CN WIND IN THE P24 Rocco Landers will compete in the MotoAmerica Championship in the Twins Cup class aboard the new Suzuki GSX-8R as a member of the RevZilla/Mission/Vance & Hines Suzuki Team.

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