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Fong Joins OrangeCat Racing for 2027 R eigning MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike Champion Bobby Fong will join OrangeCat Racing for the 2027 season, mov- ing from Attack Performance Pro- gressive Yamaha Racing squad. Fong will contest the Super- bike Championship aboard an OrangeCat Racing BMW M 1000 RR alongside Sean Dylan Kelly, who finished second to Fong in the 2026 title fight. The Chicago- based team will continue its relationship with BMW Motorrad Motorsport as an official team. The move follows a break- through 2026 campaign for Fong, who secured his first MotoAmeri- ca Superbike championship after a dramatic season-long battle with Kelly. Fong finished the year with six race victories, including a crucial double at New Jersey Motorsports Park that reduced Kelly's points advantage to two entering the season finale. Fong then finished sixth in the rain- affected final race to secure the championship by 11 points. Fong's arrival gives OrangeCat Racing a proven race and cham- pionship winner as it enters its second season in the premier MotoAmerica class. The team made its Superbike debut in 2026 after winning the 2025 Stock 1000 Championship with the BMW M 1000 RR, with Kelly finishing runner-up in the 2026 Superbike standings and Jayson Uribe also scoring strong results throughout the season. The 2027 season will mark Fong's first campaign aboard the BMW M 1000 RR after winning his title on Yamaha machinery. CN WIND IN THE P58 Bobby Fong will team up with his season-long rival, Sean Dylan Kelly, at OrangeCat, leaving one of the prized rides at Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing up for grabs. PHOTO: BRIAN J. NELSON FMF/RPM/KTM Racing Team Signs Nichols for 2027 A ddie Nichols has joined the KTM factory-supported FMF/RPM/KTM Racing Team for 2027. Nichols will compete in the Women's Pro class at AMA NGPC and the AMA WORCS series along with limited rounds of the WMX. "I'm super excited to race for FMF/RPM/KTM Racing Team in 2027," Nichols said. "I told team owner Mike Hurlbert it was a long-time dream of mine to race for RPM Racing Team." Hurlbert said, "We are looking forward to racing in 2027 with Addie Nichols. Addie has youth, speed and puts in the work to become a future champion." CN Addie Nichols will race under the FMF/RPM/ KTM Racing Team umbrella next year.