V & H Signs RevZilla for NHRA and KOTB Sponsorship
Vance & Hines Motorsports ( Brownsburg , Indiana ) has signed leading motorcycle gear , parts and accessories retailer RevZilla as title sponsor of V & H Motorsports ' NHRA drag racing and MotoAmerica road racing teams for the next two years . This marks the first time in over 50 years of competition that all Vance & Hines ' racing programs will fall under one title sponsorship umbrella . Owned by J & P Cycles and Cycle Gear parent company Comoto , RevZilla was founded in 2007 as an online retailer with flagship retail stores in Newport Beach , Denver and Philadelphia . " In all of our years of racing , we ' ve never had one company serve as a title sponsor for all of our racing activities ," said Vance & Hines Motorsports owner Terry Vance . " RevZilla has stepped up to be the major sponsor of our programs in both NHRA and MotoAmerica , and we know they will be the perfect title-sponsorship partner ." Comoto ' s Chief Marketing Officer and RevZilla President Steve Bontempo said : " We wanted to expose the RevZilla brand to a whole new audience , and Vance & Hines Motorsports has presented the perfect platform to do that . RevZilla will be introduced to fans of NHRA and MotoAmerica in the best possible light . We ' re looking forward to an exciting 2024 and 2025 at drag strips and racetracks across the country ." Vance & Hines Motorsports , who will continue to partner with Mission Foods , Harley-Davidson and Suzuki , and within days of this announcement , they moved quickly to confirm that defending Mission King Of The Baggers Champion Hayden Gillim will lead the team ' s campaign to retain the title , along with rising star Rocco Landers . Hayden is coming off his best season of racing to date , highlighted by his Mission King Of The Baggers Championship on the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Road Glide . In a battle that went to the final round in New Jersey in September 2023 , Hayden came out on top overall with three season victories and ten podiums in 14 races , including eight podiums in a row when it mattered most to close out the season . Landers will be making his Mission King Of The Baggers debut at Daytona International Speedway in March . Landers , a two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion and the 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion , is the win leader in both of those classes with 15 Twins Cup victories and 29 Junior Cup wins .
Additionally , Landers has four victories in the highly competitive Supersport class , which already gives him victories in three different MotoAmerica classes and 48 wins overall . " I ' m really happy with the team we ' ve put together for the 2024 season ," said Vance & Hines Motorsports owner Terry Vance . " We ' ve got a good mix with Hayden ( Gillim ) and Rocco ( Landers ), and I know we ' re going to get good results from both of them ." The RevZilla / Mission / Vance & Hines Suzuki Team for the 2024 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship will feature Defending Champion Gaige Herrera , paired with veteran racer Richard Gadson , who is set to join the squad for what will be his rookie season of NHRA Pro Stock racing . Herrera won a record-breaking 11 races in the 2023 NHRA Pro Stock series , earning his first World Championship while posting a winloss record of 50-4 over the course of the season . Herrera ' s title was the 14th overall NHRA Championship for Vance & Hines as he joins Eddie Krawiec ( four titles ) and brothers Andrew ( six titles ) and Matt Hines ( three titles ) in earning championships on V & H machinery . Gadson , meanwhile , will be embarking on his first full season of NHRA Pro Stock racing after earning titles in XDA , NHDRO , SEMDRA and ManCup . The 37-year-old will benefit greatly by the fact that Krawiec is
hanging up his leathers and will become his full-time crew chief
alongside Andrew Hines . Terry Vance commented : " We are thrilled about the next chapter for our NHRA racing program . With Andrew ( Hines ) and Eddie ' s ( Krawiec ) expertise , Gaige ' s ( Herrera ) recent dominance , and Richard ' s ( Gadson ) move to Pro Stock , we have strengthened our position in the competitive world of NHRA Pro Stock motorcycle racing . We also have a new title sponsor in RevZilla and continued support from Mission and Suzuki for 2024 . I can ' t wait to see what Gaige and Richard can do on our RevZilla / Mission / Suzuki Hayabusas ." vanceandhinesmotorsports . com
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