TYLER O’HARA READY TO ROCK THE 2024 LOUDON CLASSIC
Former MotoAmerica King of The Baggers Champion, Tyler O’Hara, doing double duty at the
richest race in North America this weekend.
Petaluma, Calif., June 6, 2024 —Tyler O’Hara will be one of the star attractions at the 101st
Loudon Classic, scheduled for June 7-9, 2024 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NH.
O’Hara, a five-time AMA Pro Racing National Champion including the winner of two
MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers championships, will be competing at the oldest motorcycle racing event in North America in both the ASRA Outlaw Baggers division on his own personal Indian Challenger RR, and the premier Loudon Classic class on a Yamaha YZF-R6 provided by current MotoAmerica Supersport Championship contender and two-time MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, Blake Davis.
The Loudon Classic has gone from strength to strength in recent years and this year will see an incredible combined record prize pool of $310,000 across all classes. The ASRA Outlaw Bagger class will have a prize purse of $50,000 with $25,000 awarded to the winner, making it the richest Bagger event ever seen in the United States.
The 2024 Loudon Classic weekend marks something of a racing holiday for Californian O’Hara, who delighted Indian Motorcycle fans across the country with a double podium at the third round of the 2024 Mission MotoAmerica King of The Baggers Championship at Road America on June 1-2 for the S&S/Indian Motorcycle team.
Following this weekend’s Loudon Classic, O’Hara will then head west to Brainerd, Minnesota, Indian Motorcycle’s home round—for the fourth round of the MotoAmerica series, scheduled for June 14-16.
Tyler O’Hara (Indian Motorcycle of Southeastern Virginia–#29)
“This is going to be a great event, something a little bit different, and I’m really looking forward to the challenge of competing on two very different motorcycles,” O’Hara said. “The goal is to show people they can race an Indian Challenger by getting a bike and the kit parts and building up their own personal Bagger racebike. Make no mistake, I’m out there to win the ASRA Outlaw Bagger category.
“I’ll be competing on my own personal Indian Challenger RR, which is one of the 29 limited-edition models that commemorates when I won the 2022 King Of The Baggers title.
“We’ve done a bit of work to it with a new STM slipper clutch, a beautiful brand new swingarm, and we’ve re-flashed the ECU so it is about as close in spec to my regular factory Indian Challenger you can get. It’s going to be a beast around Loudon!
“The $50K purse is a big deal and really legitimizes where we’re at with Bagger racing right now. I’m the only racer, as far as I’m aware, that owns my own personal Bagger. I’ve believed in this concept from the beginning and to have the 29 replicas going, once Indian had them in production, I had to have one. I’m really happy to represent not just Indian Motorcycle but the wider MotoAmerica Bagger community and I hope we can put on a good show this weekend.
“I would like to thank Blake Davis of Blake Davis Racing for lending me one of his Yamaha YZF-R6s for this weekend. It’s been about 15 years since I last raced an R6, but I know this is a very well-sorted motorcycle and will give me a great chance of a podium against an extremely competitive field.
“My participation in the event wouldn’t be possible without the help of my personal sponsors and I hope to do them all proud with a victory or two this weekend.”
The 2024 Loudon Classic runs from June 7-9, 2024, with on-track practice commencing on
Friday, June 7 at 8:00 am EDT. Heat race action begins at 1:00 pm EDT, June 7. Saturday, June 8 is the big day and will see practice commence at 8:00 am with qualifying at 10:30 am. The 101st Loudon Classic is scheduled for 3:15 pm, immediately followed by the Outlaw Bagger category. Sunday, June 9 will see motorcycles take to the track at 8:30 am for practice with races starting at 11:10 am.
Tyler O’Hara Racing is proudly supported by the following sponsors
Indian Motorcycle of Southeastern Virginia: https://indianmotorcycleofseva.com/
S&S Cycle: https://www.sscycle.com/
Dunlop Motorcycle Tires: https://www.dunlopmotorcycletires.com/
Parts Unlimited: https://www.parts-unlimited.com/
Mission Foods: https://www.missionfoods.com/
Drag Specialties: https://www.dragspecialties.com/
SBS Brakes: https://www.sbs.dk/
Pro Plates: https://www.pronumberplates.com/
Motul: https://www.motul.com/en-US
Blake Davis Racing: https://www.blakedavisracing.com/
Alpinestars: https://www.alpinestars.com/
6d Helmets: https://www.6dhelmets.com/
Klock Werks: https://getklocked.com/
MRP Motorsports: https://mrpmotorsports.com/
Black Claw: https://blackclaw.com/
