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Yamaha Announces MotoAmerica Teams Y amaha recently announced its official teams for the 2026 MotoAmerica FIM/AMA National Road Race Champi- onship season, which include Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing, Strack Racing Yamaha, Liberty Yamaha Racing and Yamaha bLU cRU Estenson Racing. Entering its seventh season as an official YMUS Superbike team, Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing returns with a two-rider lineup featuring Bobby Fong and JD Beach aboard the Yamaha YZF- R1. Joining the team this year is Beach, who returns to Yamaha, where he has enjoyed success in both road racing and flat track, including two MotoAmerica Supersport Championships and two Superbike victories. Strack Racing Yamaha returns for 2026 with a two-rider lineup, Mathew Scholtz and Blake Davis. In addition to making another run at a MotoAmerica Supersport title, the team will expand its efforts to Superbike. Scholtz will head the team's efforts in Superbike. Davis returns for his second season with Strack Racing Yamaha to lead the team's Supersport title defense and continue the devel - opment of Yamaha's next-gener- ation Supersport platform. Also competing for top honors in MotoAmerica Supersport is Liberty Yamaha Racing, formerly known as Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing. Liberty Street Develop- ment returns for a second year supporting the program and assumes title sponsorship for the 2026 season. Dominic Doyle returns to lead the team aboard the Liberty Yamaha YZF-R9 in Supersport. Yamaha bLU cRU Estenson Racing returns in 2026 with an expanded two-class effort in the MotoAmerica Twins Cup and Talent Cup. Sam Drane returns with the team for the Talent Cup series and will also make his Twins Cup debut aboard the Yamaha YZF-R7. CN WIND IN THE P32 Bobby Fong (pictured) and JD Beach will make up the Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team in MotoAmerica's Superbike Championship.