One of the major attractions of the independent Bagger Racing Leage for those of an independent nature- looking at you Parts & Accessories aftermarket- is that provided it is safe, it is allowed. The European iteration of the Bagger Racing League seen in the United States is being masterminded by Spanish former WSBK / MotoGP racer and entrepreneur Ruben Xaus. He is theoretically retired, however, having become hooked on Bagger Racing for Feuling in the BRL series in the United States, the opportunity to tear round the racetracks of Europe on a Performance Bagger last year proved too good to resist. Proving that he ' s " still got it ", he scooped third spot in the inaugural championship, finishing out the series on a Ducati with a third and fourth at the Jerez, Spain finale. That was behind Championship winner Manual Grandi( Italy) who won the four countries, eight race series on an Indian Challenger, with Andrea Tomio, another Italian, second on a Ducati Diavel. |
Speaking to Ruben at the end of last year, he told AMD that " the big difference is the obvious difference. In MotoGP and MotoAmerica racing, and all the national sanctions globally, everything you want to do to a bike is of course prohibited, unless it is specifically permitted within the series ruleset. " With the independent Bagger Racing League, it is the opposite. Everything is permitted unless it is specifically prohibited and this fundamental |
difference is what has galvanized the performance parts and accessories aftermarket." Which is why, as in The United States, so many of the ' aftermarket ' s finest ' have piled in as sponsors. BRL is ' Good Racing ' that is ' Good for Parts Sales '. At the time we spoke Ruben was waiting for the final race date to be formally confirmed and has subsequently been able to go ahead and announce another four countries, four round, eight race series for 2026. The season will open again at Cremona in Italy( May 23-24), but while Rijeka / Croatia and Estoril / Portugal provided exciting racing and enthusiastic crowds in 2025, this year will see the series move on to Czechia at the Automotodrom Brno for Round-2 |
( 11-12 July) and then to the world famous Nurburgring in Germany for Round-3( September 5-6). The series will then conclude again at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain on October 31-November 01. It has to be said that seeing Performance Baggers racing in the former Czech Republic and then, especially, in the hugely important German market can only be good- for the racers, for the fans, for the future of the series itself and, of course, for the sponsors. www. baggereurope. com
Rueben Xaus, Spain
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