Featured In the March 2023 issue of Roadracing World:
It took less than two seasons for Bagger racing to go from an exhibition to full-factory-racing insanity. That madness is being fueled by a fierce rivalry between Harley-Davidson and Indian that started generations ago, lay dormant for decades, and has been reborn, first in dirt track and now spilling onto the paved road courses of the MotoAmerica Superbike Series in a big way. In this case, “fierce rivalry” isn’t really strong enough to describe what has turned into an all-out battle for dominance
in the Mission Foods King of The Baggers and the RSD Super Hooligan
National Championships, and things are only going to get more intense
now that the Harley-Davidson Pan America model has been allowed in the
Super Hooligan Series.
The war has powered development leading to a seven-second lap time
improvement from the first Bagger exhibition race at Laguna Seca in 2020
to Laguna Seca in 2022…
“Tyler O’Hara’s Indian Challenger Bagger: Heavy Intensity!” by Chris Ulrich
Love them or hate them, the economics of Bagger racing are good for professional motorcycle racing in the United States. And it’s damn entertaining to watch. So says Racing Editor Chris Ulrich, who track-tested Tyler O’Hara’s Indian Challenger Bagger at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. Read his impressions in the latest issue of Roadracing World!
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