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2018 MOTOAMERICA SEASON PREVIEW
HERE IS WHAT
KNOW BEFORE
DROPS AT ROAD
BY LARRY LAWRENCE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
THE MORE
THE MERRIER
T
he 2018 MotoAmerica Champion-
ship is about to kick off on April
13-15 at Road Atlanta in Braselton,
Georgia. The early theme in MotoAmerica
Superbike in 2018 seems to be "The More
the Merrier." The last couple of seasons
have witnessed a compelling, but rather
exclusive battle for the MotoAmerica
Superbike title between Yoshimura Suzuki
Factory Racing and Monster Energy/
Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing. If
pre-season testing is any indicator that title
fight could expand to include a couple of
other riders and teams.
Important changes to the champion-
ship this year include the elimination of
the Superstock 1000 class, replaced by
the Stock 1000 class. The new Stock
