Strack Racing, which captured the 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport crown, is back for 2025, and their incumbent rider Mathew Scholtz will defend his championship with the number-one plate emblazoned on a brand-new Yamaha motorcycle. Scholtz and company will campaign the much-talked-about Yamaha YZF-R9, and Strack Racing Technical Director Jordan Strange will be Scholtz’s crew chief.
As previously reported, Strack Racing has doubled in size for 2025 with Virginian Blake Davis joining the squad. Davis will also be aboard a Yamaha R9 with his “22” loaded and ready to take a shot at unseating his stablemate Scholtz, along with the rest of the contenders in what is widely considered to be the most talent-rich and competitive Supersport class in MotoAmerica’s decade-long championship series.
Young Mr. Davis and his crew will be guided by Strack Racing’s new crew chief Xavi Forés, the renowned MotoGP and WorldSBK rider who has raced for the past several years in MotoAmerica and also won the 2023 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship.
Well-known for his setup skills and technical knowledge, in addition to his prowess behind the handlebars, Forés will impart his wisdom on Davis, his crew, and the entire Strack Racing team. The Spaniard will also continue to serve as a test rider for the factory Bimota World Superbike team.
“This is an exciting a new challenge for me working from another side,” Forés said. “Joining Strack Racing alongside Blake Davis is a new chapter in my career. Having the experience from rider perspective, I think I can bring good support to Blake and the whole team. My target is to help him grow as a rider and also for me to develop myself as a crew chief and rider performance coach. I want to say a massive ‘thank you’ to Peter Strack for always trusting me and giving me an opportunity to begin this new chapter.”
On those occasions when Forés has commitments overseas with Bimota, Strack Racing has enlisted the help of long-time MotoAmerica road racer Kyle Wyman.
A veteran of Supersport racing himself, including being a former Daytona 200 winner, Wyman also competed in MotoAmerica’s premier Superbike class on his own self-run team. He currently races in the Mission King Of The Baggers Championship for the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing team and, in addition, owns KWR Harley-Davidson, which fields three riders in the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship. Wyman will certainly be busy this season, but that’s nothing new for the hard-working New Yorker.
“Working with Blake as he’s climbed the ladder in MotoAmerica has been a pleasure,” commented Wyman. “He has shown incredible speed in Supersport already, and I expect him to fight for a championship on the all-new Yamaha YZF-R9 platform. With the rapid growth and success of Strack Racing, it’s a great fit to have Blake as a part of their team, and I look forward to being a small piece of the puzzle at select rounds this season.”
Wyman will join the Strack Racing team, Blake Davis, and his crew at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 4 through 6 for the debut of the 2025 Motovation Supersport Championship, defending champion Scholtz debut as the defending class champion, and also Scholtz’s and Davis’s debut on the Strack Racing Yamaha R9s.
Forés will begin his crew chief duties with Davis and Strack Racing at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on May 2 through 4 for round two of the 2025 Motovation Supersport Championship.
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