2023 WERA DOUBLE NATIONAL CHAMPION – SUPERBIKE & SUPERSTOCK 1000: DAN KRUGER
October 19-22, 2023, AMA/WERA Grand National Finals
Birmingham, Alabama
24 wins and 38 podiums later, Canadian Dan Kruger and his Nature Power Kawasaki Superbike Team clinched back-to-back AMA/WERA National Championships for 2023. “We had a challenging weekend with clutch issues and various electronic gremlins. Thankfully, Pirelli tires were definitely the tires to be on, and we made up for the bike issues by having amazing tires under us. I am really happy our team has backed up our 2022 Double Championship by again winning both premier National Championships with AMA/WERA in 2023. We traveled all over the country to win these Championships and having a supportive wife/children made it much easier and definitely more enjoyable.
We also won our class in the N2/WERA National Endurance Championship and remain unbeaten in 2023 with a big help from my teammate Jason Waters. We feel like we brought some excitement to the N2/WERA Endurance Championship and had a blast doing it.
This past weekend wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Tyler, Skip, and fill-in rider Jesse Ruehling. A special thank you to Mike from KWS and Thermosman (Suspension guru) for helping the team this past weekend as well! My regular crew chief was overseas and missed the event which added pressure overall to the weekend.
All of our sponsors really stepped up in 2023 and we wouldn’t be celebrating these Championships without their continued support. Pirelli, RK, EBC, Motul, Mototron, KYT, Ktech, Dainese, Hindle Kinetik, HEL, SK Support, Nature Power, and Kawasaki. We also want to remind everyone to continue supporting the Roadracing World Action Fund as it was depleted this year with the costly Road Atlanta Airfence fire. It is a great cause and keeps us racers safe.
Time to prepare for 2024 testing and we will be making an announcement in December about some big plans regarding racing for 2024! Stay tuned and thanks for following, liking, and commenting at www.facebook.com/dankrugerracingteam. We appreciate all the support and love reading all your positive comments.
More, from a press release issued by MC9:
Matthew Chapin was able to win three WERA National Championships racing at the WERA Grand National Finals [October 20-22] at Barber Motorsports Park on his MC9 Kawasaki Ninja 400.
Matthew won:
400 Superstock Expert National Championship
D Superstock Expert National Championship
E Superstock Expert National Championship
During the 2023 race season Matthew also competed in two MotoAmerica Junior Cup rounds at Pittsburgh International Race Complex and New Jersey Motorsports Park. He had two top-10 finishes at Pittsburgh during his MotoAmerica Junior Cup debut.
In the 2024 race season, Matthew will compete in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup series. He will also race in the N2/WERA National Endurance series and the WERA National Challenge Series on a Kawasaki Ninja 400.
He is sponsored by Bison, Blud Lubricants, Triple Strong Racing, Trackside Parts Club, KYT Americas, Woodcraft, Spears, STG, Vortex, GLS Autobody, Kings Valley Painting, Savage Viking Coffee, JT Motorsports, NJMiniGP.
