To make any racing project a success, countless pieces, people, and plans need to come together. From chassis development to engineering, from the rider to the data technician, it takes a village to raise a race bike. When Yoshimura R&D of America launched Project R7 in September, 2021, the firm enlisted the help of industry leaders to bring its heavily-modified Yamaha R7 to the MotoAmerica Twins Cup grid.
Yoshimura tapped accomplished road racer and RevZilla Common Tread journalist Ari Henning to assume riding duties while developing the race steed alongside Yoshimura engineers. With several track-based test days in the bag, the team was ready to take on the REV’IT! Twins Cup series at the Laguna Seca round on July 8-10, 2022.
