Indian Going After Harley-Davidson in King of the Baggers With Three Teams 30 Apr 2021, 8:02 UTC ·
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Last year, we had the inaugural King of the Bagger race. It was an intense and insane event at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where two Indian Challenger motorcycles competed against 11 Harley-Davidson baggers. As history recorded it, the two Indians trashed the Harleys and things are heating up even more, with three Indian teams in the game this year. 1 photo
Back in 2020, the Indian belonging to Mission Foods S&S and ridden by Tyler O’Hara managed to win the race, becoming the first champion of what is this year a three-round series. Naturally, the team and rider are coming back in 2021 to defend their crown.
autoevolution 27 Apr 2021, 9:17 UTC ·
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At the end of last year’s King of the Baggers race at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, one thing was clear: a pack of 11 Harley-Davidson motorcycles was no match for two Indian Challengers, which made short work of the Milwaukee machines. 9 photos
The race ended with Indian riders Tyler O’Hara and Frankie Garcia clinching the first and third places on the podium. Sandwiched between them was Hayden Gillim, riding a Harley-Davidson in the Vance & Hines Racing Team colors.
That’s right, the same Vance & Hines team that earlier this year lost factory backing for its efforts in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle series on account of the bike maker’s reorganization plan. A team that is coming back this year for the full season of King of the Baggers, also fielding a Harley-Davidson, described as
autoevolution 26 Apr 2021, 8:45 UTC ·
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It’s not long now until the first-ever MotoAmerica King of the Baggers series kicks off. It will happen this weekend at the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, when Harley and Indian baggers will line up on the starting grid of the first-of-three race in the competition. 15 photos
The King of the Baggers event was first held last year as a single race that went down in history. Then, two specially prepared Indian Challengers, ridden by Tyler O’Hara and Frankie Garcia, not only managed to fend off a large pack of Harley-Davidsons, but clinched the first and last positions of the podium.
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