VOL. 51 ISSUE 49 DECEMBER 9, 2014 P23
EBR SET FOR WORLD SUPERBIKE
E
BR Motorcycles says that
Team Hero EBR will be re-
turning to field EBR's American
superbikes in the World Super-
bike Championship in 2015.
Once again, EBR will run a two-
rider team in the premier SBK
class, running the EBR 1190RX.
Larry Pegram joins the team as
rider/manager.
For 2015, the team will con-
tinue to have a European base
in Italy, but will have a new team
structure and riders. Larry Pe-
gram and Niccolo Canepa will be
the riders for 2015. In addition to
his riding duties, Pegram will take
on the role of overall team man-
ager.
"This coming season is some-
thing very special for me and I
can't wait to get started," Pegram
said. "Moving to the EBR motor-
cycles for me was a big deal, as
I have wanted forever to see an
American brand in performance
motorcycles. Although there
were only a few AMA races in
2014, my team and I learned the
EBR quickly. Our points finish in
WSBK at Laguna, and podium
finish in the last AMA race week-
end show the potential of this
motorcycle, and also convinced
me and EBR that Pegram Racing
could play a major role in moving
the EBR World Superbike effort
forward."
Canepa said, "I'm delighted
to join with Team Hero EBR for
2015 in the World Superbike
championship. This is the perfect
opportunity for me to combine
my development and my racing
skills."
Mr. Pawan Munjal, Managing
Director & Chief Executive Of-
ficer, Hero MotoCorp Ltd said,
"We are delighted to again be
partnering with EBR in the World
Superbike Championship this
year. Hero is the first Indian two-
wheeler brand to be associated
with the World Superbike Series.
It has been a long-term com-
mitment for Hero to be involved
at the highest level of different
sports, and participation in World
Superbike, which is the premier
class for production-based mo-
torcycles, fits our style. It also is
in perfect sync with brand Hero's
fast-paced global expansion into
new international markets."
Erik Buell Racing announced
the continued association with
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Erik Buell
was the founder and former
Chairman/Chief Technical Offi-
cer of the Buell Motorcycle Com-
pany.
"We are delighted to be able
to participate in the 2015 World
Superbike championship," Buell
said. "2014 was a learning year
for us, and we thank very much
all the members of the 2014
team for their hard work. It was
an incredible task to take on last
year, having riders and motorcy-
cles new to the circuit, and team
members with no experience
on our bikes. But it was part of
a long-term plan. Since we had
a wide range of new people from
different backgrounds, we did a
large amount of experimentation
during the 2014 season to cap-
ture a matrix of results from inputs
of different team members. Many
suggestions did not work out, but
all were good for learning."
EBR is the first American motorcycle to
contest the World Superbike championship
through Team Hero EBR.
