Chris Parrish, who won MotoAmerica’s inaugural Twins Cup Championship in 2018, just turned 49 years old in January, and the owner of Ghetto Customs is showing no signs of letting up. Not yet.

In fact, Parrish is going into the 2026 season with renewed enthusiasm buoyed by an off-season of further development on his inspired version of the Aprilia RS 660. He sent this message on Sunday night:

“The great Rocky Balboa said, ‘I ain’t heard no bell!’ Joe Fischer and I have worked for two years developing bodywork, cooling systems, engine profiles, and more.

The affable Tennesseean then went “third person” like a lot of legendary athletes do, and he continued, “Despite multiple failures, one race weekend last year at VIRginia International Raceway provided the best test thus far as the old man topped P1 among the fastest kids in the country.

“Although VIR ended with a well-documented highside and some bumps and bruises, Parrish has continued forward and bettered both himself and his motorcycle. As of last week, the performance numbers on the Aprilia, and the numbers on the scale for the old man, are promising to be a championship-contending package. Joe and the famous Beth, plus Deb, endurance champ Greg Reisinger, multi-time vintage champ Jeff Johnson, and Dottie the feisty dachshund, are all on board for this season to improve the Ghetto Customs race program even more.

“To quote the Italian Stallion again, ‘We’ve got one more season in us.’ Stay tuned.”

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