Team Hammer, Suzuki Announce
MotoAmerica Teams
T
eam Hammer, racing as M4
Ecstar Suzuki, announced its
2026 MotoAmerica team, field-
ing Suzuki motorcycles in three
premier categories,
including Su-
perbike, Supersport and a return
to
the Twins Cup class.
Leading the charge on the
Suzuki GSX-R1000R Superbikes
will be 2020 MotoAmerica
Supersport Champion Richie Es
-
calante, who will race alongside
teammate
and two-time Daytona
200 winner Brandon Paasch.
Riding the Suzuki GSX-R750
for Team Hammer, Tyler Scott
will once again line up against
the top riders in the MotoAmeri-
ca Supersport class.
M4
Ecstar Suzuki returns to
the MotoAmerica Twins Cup
class in 2026 on the GSX-8R
sportbike. The Team Hammer
8Rs will be ridden by two teen
-
agers, Matthew Chapin and two-
time
AMA Horizon Award winner
and two-time AMA National
Champion Bodie Paige, from
Australia.
Team Hammer's 46th con
-
secutive season features an
ambitious
program," said Team
Hammer's Chris Ulrich. "We
have five riders spread across
three classes. In Twins Cup,
we have had success before,
and this season we have two
talented riders we believe can
demonstrate the abilities of the
Suzuki GSX-8R. Ty Scott is back
in Supersport. He can make
some good things happen, and
we expect a focused Ty to run
at the front. Richie Escalante is
back in Superbike, along with
Brandon Paasch. We developed
some good momentum last
year in Superbike, and over the
winter, we've made some further
improvements we feel good
about."
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Richie Escalante
(pictured) and
Brandon Paasch
will form Team
Hammer's M4
Ecstar Suzuki
Superbike team in
MotoAmerica.
