Royal Enfield Signs
Whale, Lewis Retires
A
ustralian Max Whale is the newest addition
to the Moto Anatomy X Royal Enfield Team
for 2025, following the announcement of Johnny
Lewis' retirement.
Whale will pick up where Lewis, who helped
build the team, left off.
"We've been impressed with what Max has
been able to do on the track for a number of years,
and we can't wait for him to be part of Royal
Enfield's next chapter," said Adrian Sellers, Head
of Custom & Motorsport at Royal Enfield. "Max
is a young, aggressive racer with tons of skill,
but most exciting to us is uncorking the potential
we've seen. With Johnny taking an integral role in
bike and rider development, we strongly believe
this tandem will take this team to the next level."
Lewis spent five years as Moto Anatomy X
Royal Enfield's lead racer, team manager and bike
developer. Beyond race day, Lewis was critical
to ultimately making a winner of Royal Enfield's
Twins FT race bike, a role he will continue in 2025
as he focuses on maximizing Whale's talents.
"It's been an amazing ride with this group, and
I am very proud of the team and bike we've built
alongside Royal Enfield," Lewis said. "I couldn't be
more excited to continue my work with this team,
this bike, and now working with Max in this next
chapter of our careers. There are some similari
-
ties between him [and me], and I think that will
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Max Whale will
step in for Johnny
Lewis in the Moto
Anatomy X Royal
Enfield Team after
Lewis announced
his retirement.
I'm confident in the team around
me. This is an important step in
my career, and I'm ready to give
it my all."
The defending MotoAmerica
Junior Cup National Champion,
Chapin, will make his debut in
the MotoAmerica Twins Cup
aboard the RevZilla/Motul/
Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R.
"I'm beyond excited to join
Vance & Hines Motorsports and
take on this new challenge in the
MotoAmerica Twins Cup," said
Chapin. "I know the competi
-
tion will be tough, but I'm ready
to push myself, learn, and give
it everything I have. I can't wait
to start testing and prepare for
Daytona."
Terry Vance, owner of Vance
& Hines Motorsports, said, "We
have always been committed
to developing young talent, and
both Matthew and Rocco have
proven themselves as top com
-
petitors. Watching Matthew's
performance in the Junior Cup,
we knew he had what it takes to
succeed at the next level, and
we're excited to see him step up
to the Twins Cup."
Suzuki says additional Suzuki
team and rider announcements
will be released in the coming
days.
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lend to a really smooth transi-
tion and a really successful
2025 season."
In 2024, with Lewis sidelined
with an injury, the team brought
in Dalton Gauthier to fill in for a
number of races.
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