Production-based racing prioritizes one goal: selling motorcycles. As soon as a race bike ascends the rostrum’s top step, manufacturers waste no time trumpeting the merits of its showroom counterpart. Yet, what do all race teams immediately do when taking delivery of these street-legal models? Change every possible part, of course.
To steer clear of that Ship of Theseus mentality, former AMA Pro 250cc GP champion and designer Roland Sands founded the Super Hooligan National Championship (SHNC) in 2017. The grassroots series originally courted the growing flat track scene, but it’s gravitated toward road racing in recent years. SHNC made the full-time jump to paved circuits in 2022, prompting Indian Motorcycle to send Tyler O’Hara and Jeremy McWilliams back into battle—this time aboard the firm’s FTR streetfighter.
