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About Team Hammer:

46 Years Of Racing Excellence

The 2026 season marks Team Hammer’s 46th consecutive year of operating as a professional road racing team. Racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 135 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 385 times, and have won 11 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National Championships, as well as two FIM South American Championships (in Superbike and Supersport). The team has also won 137 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles, and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and won four F-USA Championships.

Racers Bruce Hammer and John Ulrich founded the team in 1980 and the two-man team grew to be one of the largest in the country, competing in the WERA National Endurance Series, the Formula USA Series, the WERA National Challenge Series and AMA Pro and MotoAmerica  SuperSport, Superbike and other classes under the direction of CEO John Ulrich, Vice President of Racing Operations Chris Ulrich, and Crew Chief/Technical Director Keith Perry.

 

Team Hammer. Photo by Brian J Nelson.

Team Hammer Advanced Riding School

Chief Instructor: Chris Ulrich
Team Hammer Co-founders: Bruce Hammer, John Ulrich

Team Principles

Founder/CEO: John Ulrich
Vice President, Operations/Talent Scout: Chris Ulrich
Technical Director: Keith Perry

2026 Supported Riders

Richie Escalante (#54 Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R Superbike)
Tyler Scott (#70 Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 Supersport)

2026 Event Schedule

  • March 5-7: Daytona International Speedway, FL (Daytona 200)
  • April 17-19: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, GA
  • May 15-17: Barber Motorsports Park, AL
  • May 29-31: Road America, WI (Vintage MotoFest)
  • June 26-28: Ridge Motorsports Park, WA
  • July 10-12: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, CA
  • July 31-Aug 2: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, OH
  • Aug 14-16: VIRginia International Raceway, VA
  • Sept 11-13: Circuit of The Americas (COTA), TX
  • Sept 25-27: New Jersey Motorsports Park, NJ (Season Finale)