MotoAmerica: Yamaha Announces Fong & Gagne For 2025 Superbike Team

12/16/2024 05:59 PM

Yamaha Announces 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Team

Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing heads into 2025 ready to battle for the MotoAmerica Superbike crown with three-time champion Jake Gagne and new recruit Bobby Fong

MARIETTA, Ga. – December 16, 2024 – Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS) is pleased to announce Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing's formidable two-pronged title threat in the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship with returning three-time premier class champion Jake Gagne and new recruit Bobby Fong. The championship-winning program looks to add a fifth title aboard the Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1s as they head into the sixth season as YMUS' official Superbike team.

Gagne returns in 2025 back to full fitness and is looking to make a comeback after a tough 2024 season with arm issues. Entering his sixth season with the team, he has enjoyed a lot of success aboard the YZF-R1 during his tenure, including three successive titles in 2021-2023, an impressive tally of 41 race victories, and multiple track records. Gagne currently sits fourth on the all-time AMA Superbike win list and looks to add more to the tally in 2025 in his efforts to reclaim the crown.

Fong joins the team for 2025 and is eager to get the season started with Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing. In addition to the 2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship, the talented rider from Stockton, California, has multiple victories across the support class categories, as well as five in Superbike. Last year, he was a contender in the hotly contested title fight and advanced to the championship lead after his double victory at Brainerd International Raceway, ultimately finishing the season third overall with two wins and a total of eight podiums aboard the Aussie Dave Racing/Wrench Motorcycles YZF-R1.

Attack Performance, one of the sport's leading manufacturers of high-performance components and services for modern sportbikes, has carried on the winning tradition of the Yamaha R1 since the partnership began with YMUS in 2020. As the official Superbike team, the program has enjoyed a resounding success with four titles and 63 victories in the premier class. Progressive Insurance also returns for 2025 to support the championship-winning program. The team would like to thank its partners for their continued support: Progressive, Yamaha Financial Services, Yamalube, Akrapovic, Braking, TrackDaz, Podium Club at Atessa, Suter, OZ, DID, NGK-NTK, Zero Gravity, and Full Spectrum.

The 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike season gets underway at the Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama, on April 4-6.

Tom Halverson – Yamaha Racing Assistant Department Manager for YMUS
"Yamaha Racing is excited to get back in the fight for the Superbike Championship with our racing partner Attack Performance. After a tough 2024 season with arm problems, Jake Gagne will be back to fight for his fourth MotoAmerica Superbike Championship on the Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Team. He will be joined by Bobby Fong, who had a very impressive 2024 Superbike season finishing the season third in points on his ADR / Wrench YZF-R1.

"Not one to rest on his laurels, team owner Richard Stanboli and his crew have been very focused on making performance gains to make sure Jake and Bobby have the best possible chance for success in this highly technical and competitive premier class."

Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
"We watched Bobby last year on the Yamaha Superbike and he was determined to go to the front every race, and never gave up. We have known him for a long time and I personally worked with him in the past. Bobby is a very positive rider with a lot of potential, and I think he will fit well under our awning.

"We are glad to have Jake return, fully fit and ready to ride. We have been working on some upgrades and will test vigorously to make sure the riders and machines are competitive. We are also working with the WorldSBK team closely to make sure we leave nothing on the table. We look forward to our first event at Barber Motorsport Park."

Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #32
"I'm really excited to get back racing in 2025! After a rough 2024, I'm lucky to work with such an awesome team. We're going to work hard and get back in the fight."

Bobby Fong – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #50
"It's a dream come true to join the Attack Yamaha team. I've been waiting for an opportunity like this my whole life, to have a factory ride in Superbike, so I'm really looking forward to the season and to do a good job for Yamaha. We're putting in the work, on and off the bike, and I'm just excited to get going next year with these R1s."

About Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS), is a recognized leader in the outdoor recreation industry. The company's ever-expanding product offerings include Motorcycles and Scooters, ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles, Snowmobiles, Personal Watercraft, Boats, Outboard Motors, Outdoor Power Equipment, Power Assist Bicycles, Golf Cars [sold, serviced, and distributed by Yamaha Golf-Car Company], Power Assist Wheelchair Systems, Surface Mount Technology and Robotic Machines, Unmanned Helicopters, Accessories, Apparel, Yamalube products, and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of distributors and dealers in the United States.

YMUS has a corporate office in California, three corporate offices in Georgia, as well as facilities in Wisconsin, Alabama, and Florida. YMUS subsidiaries Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America (YMMC), based in Georgia, and Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing U.S.A. (YJBM) based in Tennessee, each assemble and manufacture selected Yamaha brand products. YMUS owns Skeeter Boats [Texas] with its division G3 Boats [Missouri]. Additional U.S.-based subsidiaries include Yamaha Marine Systems Company, Inc. (YMSC) with subsidiary Siren Marine [Rhode Island] and divisions Bennett Marine [Florida], Yamaha Marine Rotational Molders [Wisconsin] and Yamaha Precision Propeller Inc. [Indiana].

Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation, USA, dba Yamaha Financial Services, is an affiliate of Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA offering financing solutions to support Yamaha Dealers and loyal Yamaha Customers nationwide.

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