TOBC Racing Secures Taylor Knapp And Gabe Miller To Compete In The 2015 MotoAmerica Road Racing Championship
Alexandria, VA – May 28, 2015 – MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 competitor Taylor Knapp, who is currently in second place in the Championship points standings, has been secured by TOBC racing to compete aboard the #44 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock 1000 bike for the remainder of the 2015 season. In addition, 22-year-old rider Gabe Miller has joined the team and will be competing in the KTM RC Cup that kicks off this weekend at Road America. The announcements were made by Michelle Lindsay, owner of TOBC racing.
“We are thrilled that this partnership has come together with both Taylor and Gabe,” commented Lindsay. “We feel that Taylor has a solid chance to win the Superstock 1000 Championship this year, and we’re going to do everything we can to help him get there. As for Gabe joining our team, we’re very excited to give him this opportunity and to continue the mission of former TOBC team owner Jon Couch to develop young riders and launch racing careers for the next generation of riders.”
Taylor notched his first professional road racing victory in Superstock 1000 Race 1 at VIRginia International Raceway two weekends ago. He is sponsored by Yamaha, Sportbike Track Time, Gimoto, Arai Helmets, Ride 100%, Hotbodies, Thermosman, and Apex Mfg.
Gabe, who won 22 amateur road races in 2014, including three WERA National Championships, is sponsored by Arai Helmets and Sport Bike Track Time. He’ll be riding the #100 TOBC racing-liveried KTM RC390 this weekend as the first round of the KTM RC Cup gets under way, at Road America.
Watch Round 4 Of The MotoAmerica Championship on CBS Sports Network
MotoAmerica Round 4 from Road America will air on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, June 7, at 2:00 PM EST with a replay later that day at 5:00 PM EST, and a second replay on Monday, June 8, at 2:00 AM EST.
For the complete MotoAmerica TV broadcast schedule on CBS Sports Network, visit http://www.motoamerica.com/motoamerica-tv-schedule. For live, online streaming during the race weekend, visit http://torque.tv or http://fanschoice.tv.
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