M4 ECSTAR Suzuki, operated by Team Hammer, announced its rider lineup for the 2026 MotoAmerica season, featuring five riders across Superbike, Supersport, and Twins Cup classes. Team principal Chris Ulrich said the team aims to build on last year?s momentum with an ambitious program in its 46th consecutive season, confirmed by the official 2026 MotoAmerica Season Entry List.
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki?s 2026 MotoAmerica team will compete with five riders across the Superbike, Supersport, and Twins Cup classes, according to the official 2026 MotoAmerica Season Entry List and statements from Team Hammer officials. Escalante returns to the team after competing last season, while Paasch, a two-time Daytona 200 winner, joins the lineup for the upcoming campaign. Team principal Chris Ulrich noted the team?s momentum from the previous year and said winter improvements have positioned the Superbike riders for a strong season.
The Superbike class will feature Richie Escalante of Tizayuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, and Brandon Paasch of Freehold, New Jersey, both riding Suzuki GSX-R1000R motorcycles.
In the Supersport class, Tyler Scott of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, will pilot the Suzuki GSX-R750. Scott, who has prior experience in the class, is expected by Ulrich to contend at the front of the field. Scott?s participation is confirmed by both the 2026 Season Entry List and the Road Atlanta event entry list for April 17-19, 2026, where he is scheduled to compete.
The Twins Cup category will see the return of M4 ECSTAR Suzuki to the GSX-8R platform, with three riders confirmed: Matthew Chapin of Damascus, Maryland; Bodie Paige of Helensvale, Queensland, Australia; and Sonya Lloyd of Alpharetta, Georgia. Chapin, a proven race winner and championship contender, and Paige, a two-time AMA Horizon Award winner and two-time AMA National Champion, are both teenagers making their mark in the class. Lloyd also appears on the Suzuki GSX-8R for the Twins Cup, according to the official season and Road Atlanta entry lists. Ulrich highlighted the riders? talent and the team?s intent to showcase the GSX-8R?s capabilities following prior success in the Twins Cup class.
The team?s participation in the season opener at Daytona and the Road Atlanta event in mid-April is confirmed by MotoAmerica?s official entry lists. These documents list Escalante and Paasch in Superbike, Scott in Supersport, and Chapin, Paige, and Lloyd in Twins Cup. The Road Atlanta event, scheduled for April 17-19, 2026, is expected to feature the full roster as part of the team?s early-season efforts.
Ulrich described the 46th consecutive season for Team Hammer as ambitious, with a strategic focus on maximizing performance across all three classes. The team?s announcement was supported by Suzuki Motor USA and detailed in MotoAmerica?s official communications, which emphasized the countdown to the season start at Daytona. Cycle News and other industry sources reported on the lineup and the team?s plans to build on previous successes.
The 2026 MotoAmerica Season Entry List, released by MotoAmerica, serves as the definitive source confirming the riders, bike models, and class entries for M4 ECSTAR Suzuki. The team?s commitment to the Suzuki GSX-R1000R in Superbike, GSX-R750 in Supersport, and GSX-8R in Twins Cup reflects its ongoing partnership with Suzuki Motor USA. The season?s early races, including the Road Atlanta event, will provide the first competitive outings for the refreshed roster.
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki, operated by Team Hammer, announced its rider lineup for the 2026 MotoAmerica season, featuring five riders across Superbike, Supersport, and Twins Cup classes. Team principal Chris Ulrich said the team aims to build on last year?s momentum with an ambitious program in its 46th consecutive season, confirmed by the official 2026 MotoAmerica Season Entry List.
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki?s 2026 MotoAmerica team will compete with five riders across the Superbike, Supersport, and Twins Cup classes, according to the official 2026 MotoAmerica Season Entry List and statements from Team Hammer officials. Escalante returns to the team after competing last season, while Paasch, a two-time Daytona 200 winner, joins the lineup for the upcoming campaign. Team principal Chris Ulrich noted the team?s momentum from the previous year and said winter improvements have positioned the Superbike riders for a strong season.
The Superbike class will feature Richie Escalante of Tizayuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, and Brandon Paasch of Freehold, New Jersey, both riding Suzuki GSX-R1000R motorcycles.
In the Supersport class, Tyler Scott of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, will pilot the Suzuki GSX-R750. Scott, who has prior experience in the class, is expected by Ulrich to contend at the front of the field. Scott?s participation is confirmed by both the 2026 Season Entry List and the Road Atlanta event entry list for April 17-19, 2026, where he is scheduled to compete.
The Twins Cup category will see the return of M4 ECSTAR Suzuki to the GSX-8R platform, with three riders confirmed: Matthew Chapin of Damascus, Maryland; Bodie Paige of Helensvale, Queensland, Australia; and Sonya Lloyd of Alpharetta, Georgia. Chapin, a proven race winner and championship contender, and Paige, a two-time AMA Horizon Award winner and two-time AMA National Champion, are both teenagers making their mark in the class. Lloyd also appears on the Suzuki GSX-8R for the Twins Cup, according to the official season and Road Atlanta entry lists. Ulrich highlighted the riders? talent and the team?s intent to showcase the GSX-8R?s capabilities following prior success in the Twins Cup class.
The team?s participation in the season opener at Daytona and the Road Atlanta event in mid-April is confirmed by MotoAmerica?s official entry lists. These documents list Escalante and Paasch in Superbike, Scott in Supersport, and Chapin, Paige, and Lloyd in Twins Cup. The Road Atlanta event, scheduled for April 17-19, 2026, is expected to feature the full roster as part of the team?s early-season efforts.
Ulrich described the 46th consecutive season for Team Hammer as ambitious, with a strategic focus on maximizing performance across all three classes. The team?s announcement was supported by Suzuki Motor USA and detailed in MotoAmerica?s official communications, which emphasized the countdown to the season start at Daytona. Cycle News and other industry sources reported on the lineup and the team?s plans to build on previous successes.
The 2026 MotoAmerica Season Entry List, released by MotoAmerica, serves as the definitive source confirming the riders, bike models, and class entries for M4 ECSTAR Suzuki. The team?s commitment to the Suzuki GSX-R1000R in Superbike, GSX-R750 in Supersport, and GSX-8R in Twins Cup reflects its ongoing partnership with Suzuki Motor USA. The season?s early races, including the Road Atlanta event, will provide the first competitive outings for the refreshed roster.