_New Format Puts Riders Head-__To-Head With Premier Superbike Field For
2026 MotoAmerica Championship_
IRVINE, CA (August 26, 2025) – MotoAmerica, North America’s premier
motorcycle road racing series, has announced that its Stock 1000 class
will no longer be a standalone race as it will be merged into the
MotoAmerica Superbike class in 2026 and renamed the MotoAmerica
Superbike Cup.
MOTOAMERICA HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE STOCK 1000 CLASS WILL BE MERGED INTO
THE PREMIER SUPERBIKE CLASS IN THE 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP. PHOTO BY BRIAN J.
NELSON
The reason for the change is two-fold: It will help grow the premier
MotoAmerica Superbike grid while also bringing more attention and
opportunities to riders competing in the Superbike Cup.
Racers in the Superbike Cup will earn points for both championships, and
the class will also get podium recognition. Having the Superbike Cup in
the Superbike class also provides a scenario where a Superbike Cup rider
could end up standing on both the Superbike and Superbike Cup podiums.
Balancing rules will also be in effect for the Superbike Cup with
lower-performing motorcycles given more allowances than the
higher-performing motorcycles.
“We know that this change will be a good one as it will not only give
us more motorcycles on our Superbike grids but also create a more
competitive, tightly packed field thanks to the allowances granted to
the Stock machines,” said MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland. “With the
level of the current production motorcycles, there will be tracks where
the Superbike Cup racers could run close to the front of the Superbike
class. Having the Superbike Cup class in the Superbike class also gives
the Cup racers the opportunity to compete at all nine of our venues and
in all 20 of our Superbike races.”
MotoAmerica has also announced that its current Superbike rules package
will remain in effect through the 2027 season.