American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 249 April 2020 | Page 16

King of the Baggers
Teams for
Laguna Seca
Fourteen teams have signed up to
compete in the inaugural Drag
Specialties 'King of the Baggers'
invitational event that will be part of
the MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest
at Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway
Laguna Seca, July 10-12, with the grid
now full for the exhibition race.
"It's been really cool to see how well
the 'King of the Baggers' invitational
has been received since we made the
announcement," said MotoAmerica's
Senior Sponsorship Manager Lance
Bryson. "The guys over at Drag
Specialties have really stepped up with
our event at Laguna and we've got a
lot of great companies building
tricked-out Performance Baggers for
the race. It's going to be a lot of fun
and we think our fans are going to like
Invited teams set to participate in the
Drag Specialties 'King of the Baggers' event:
ALLOY ART – maker of custom motorcycle products
BARNETT TOOL & ENGINEERING – clutches and cables
BASSANI – motorcycle exhaust systems
FEULING PARTS – performance products for Harleys
LEGEND SUSPENSIONS – front and rear suspension products
MJK – innovators of aftermarket products
ROLAND SANDS DESIGN – bike builder, aftermarket parts and apparel
PERFORMANCE MACHINE – motorcycle brakes and wheels
SADDLEMEN – motorcycle seats and saddlebags
S&S CYCLE – American motorcycle engines and parts
SLYFOX PERFORMANCE – high-performance motorcycle parts
THE SPEED MERCHANT – custom motorcycle builder
TRASK – maker of motorcycle turbo kits
VANCE & HINES – motorcycle exhaust and performance products
what they see with this and the rest of
the cool stuff we have planned for the
Superbike Speedfest at Monterey."
"In all my years of working in the
motorcycle industry, I have never been
to Laguna Seca," said Brandon
Holstein, owner/builder of The Speed
Merchant. "So, I am beyond excited to
be going for the first time and being a
part of the first ever Drag Specialties
'King of the Baggers' race."
Alex Fox, founder of SLYFOX
Performance, added: "I'm honored to
have my brand be a part of this first-
ever event of this magnitude. That
Corkscrew section will be something
to keep an eye on. This day will be one
for the history books."
"This is for the fans and for the brands
who love to build and ride – racing is
part of Saddlemen's heritage, and
we're honored to be on the starting
grid with our moto family," said David
Echert of Saddlemen.
NHRA and Terry Vance Launch Careers Portal
The NHRA (National Hot Rod
Association), along with Pro Stock
Motorcycle legend Terry Vance and the
Vance Family Foundation, has
announced the official start of NHRA
Launch Motorsports Careers, NHRA's
motorsports career portal.
NHRA Launch Motorsports Careers
will allow individuals and companies
within the motorsports industry to
connect for career opportunities.
Individuals who are looking for jobs
may search for openings within the
portal while companies with available
jobs may post openings ranging from
crew member positions to team public
relations managers, to seasonal track
operational work.
With a generous one million-dollar
donation from the Vance Family
Foundation, NHRA Launch
Motorsports Careers was born.
"I've been involved in a lot of nice
things since I started my foundation
and I was thinking I wanted to do
something in our sport," said Vance,
co-owner of the Pro Stock Motorcycle
powerhouse team Vance & Hines. "I
owe so much to the sport, I can't even
begin to tell you."
The NHRA Launch Motorsports
Careers portal is open and NHRA
invites individuals to begin their search
for their career in the motorsports
field. The site has already connected
18 individuals with jobs in motorsports
and hopes to continue to build
connections with individuals and
companies. The portal can be found at
nhra.com/launch.