The following is a press release from Tyler O’Hara Racing
Petaluma, Calif., June 8, 2024 — Former two-time MotoAmerica King of The Baggers Champion, Tyler O’Hara, took the lion’s share of the prize pool by dominating the Outlaw Bagger category at the 2024 Loudon Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NH.
O’Hara qualified his Indian Motorcycle of Southeastern Virginia Indian Challenger RR on pole position by posting a 1:20.349. Yet, despite landing in P1 for the race grid, Northeast Motorcycle Road Racing (NEMRR) Club President John Grush had a challenge for O’Hara.
Grush proposed O’Hara start at the back of the field and give the other Outlaw Bagger competitors a 10-second head start for the eight-lap event, and should O’Hara overcome those odds, he’d bag himself an extra $4500 bonus.
Ever the competitor, O’Hara duly agreed to Grush’s challenge and proceeded to put on a show for the Loudon fans of precision bagger overtaking, wrestling the lead away with two laps to go and coming home the winner ahead of Craig Braymiller.
The extra bonus money for coming from the back of the field with a 10 deficit to make up, combined with the winner’s prize money, meant O’Hara walked away with nearly $25,000 for his Outlaw Bagger class efforts.
O’Hara also took part in the 25-lap Loudon Classic on a Yamaha YZF-R6 supplied by current MotoAmerica Supersport star, Blake Davis, finishing 14th with fellow King of The Baggers competitor and current champion, Hayden Gillim, taking the win.
Tyler O’Hara (Indian Motorcycle of Southeastern Virginia–#129)
“Man, what an amazing weekend!” O’Hara beamed after taking out the Outlaw Baggers category. “Between John Grush and I we decided I should run from the back of the pack, a bit like how they do with ice racing when the grids get flipped, just to give a bit of a show for the fans.
“My mechanic, Karl, wasn’t keen on the idea and didn’t want me to risk it—we joked about it after but the expression on his face when the question was first asked was priceless.
“It was a lot of fun coming back through the pack and once I got a bit of clear track in front of me, I could make a good gap to the guys chasing behind, and to get this trophy means a heck of a lot to me.
“I really want to thank the NEMRR club and especially John Grush for not just proposing the back of the grid challenge to me but also for bumping up all the Outlaw Bagger competitor’s prize money to help cover their expenses.
“The turn-out from the bagger crowd here in the Northeast was awesome to see. We had the veterans parade lap with a few hundred American V-twin motorcycles and I made sure I put on a few smoky burnouts at the end to give them something to cheer about.
“I really enjoyed my time on the Yamaha for the Loudon Classic. It had been nearly 15 years since I last raced a Yamaha YF-R6, but we didn’t quite nail the optimal setting for the race. That’s racing and I want to thank Blake Davis for the opportunity to have a ride on his bike
“I want to give a huge shoutout to all my sponsors, especially Dunlop for transporting my bike all this way from California and Ed Maulbeck, owner of Indian Motorcycle of Southeastern Virginia, for helping us in the pits and supporting me with his personal Limited addition replica Indian Challenger RR 29er as my back up motorcycle.
“Now it’s back to the day job and we’ll be giving it everything in Brainerd next week for MotoAmerica.”
O’Hara now heads west to Brainerd, Minnesota—Indian Motorcycle’s home round—for the fourth round of the MotoAmerica series, scheduled for June 14-16.
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