NASCAR Team Trackhouse Racing Moving To Two Wheels
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ATLANTA, GA – JULY 09: Trackhouse Racing logo on a pit box cover before the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker … [+] State 400 on July 9, 2023 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Chris McDill/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Trackhouse Racing is expanding, but not in NASCAR. The team, co-owned by former driver Justin Marks and Grammy award winning artist Pitbull, announced Tuesday they will field a MotoGP World Championship team beginning in the 2024 season. Trackhouse will manage the team from the U.S. but operate in Noale, Italy in an alliance with motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia and the Piaggio Group. “This is a monumental moment for Trackhouse Entertainment Group,” said the 42-year-old Marks. “It has been in the ethos of Trackhouse since the very first day to put in the work, have the vision, and deploy the enthusiasm and passion necessary to build one of the most valuable motorsports entertainment companies in the world. Our entry into the MotoGP World Championship is another step in the execution of that vision.” The rumors that Trackhouse was negotiating for ownership of the RNF Racing team came a few weeks ago after the team’s principal, Razlan Razali, announced his departure and just prior to the series conducting testing in Valencia, Spain. Founded in 1949, the MotoGP World Championship sanctioned by Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) with headquarters in Mies, Switzerland, is the premier motorcycle racing series in the world with eleven teams each fielding two riders. The 2024 schedule includes 22 races in 19 countries across five continents, The season begins on March 10 in Qatar with an American race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on April 14. Trackhouse was founded by Marks in 2020 as a one car team with…
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