The following is from Saddlemen Race Development…
Saddlemen Race Development is excited to announce their 2026 MotoAmerica road racing program, with three riders aboard Saddlemen Drag Specialties Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Competing in two classes, Saddlemen is hoping to capitalize on six years of experience and, once again, put their bikes on top of the podium.
The Saddlemen team was there to kick off the very first MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers race, held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in 2020. Now entering their sixth full season of competition, Saddlemen Race Development will field two riders in King Of The Baggers aboard Saddlemen Drag Specialties Harley-Davidson Road Glide Limited machines. Additionally, Saddlemen will defend their Mission Super Hooligan National Championship with three riders aboard specially prepared Harley-Davidson Pan America ST race bikes.
#13 Cory West returns to Mission King Of The Baggers, as well as Mission Super Hooligan, where he won the 2024 title, and he is eager to reclaim the #1 plate. With multiple championships in his career, Cory is the longest-running member of the Saddlemen Race Development team and has been instrumental in developing both the Road Glide and the Pan America to their full racing potential.
#85 Jake Lewis will again compete under the Saddlemen banner in both Mission King Of The Baggers and also Mission Super Hooligan where he missed out on the 2025 championship by a slim, four-point margin. A storied road racer with multiple championships to his credit, Jake starts his fourth season with Saddlemen and is eager to add another championship to his resume.
#43 / #1 James Rispoli is new to Saddlemen but certainly not new to racing. Rispoli, also known as ‘Hogspoli’, will run his 2025 Mission Super Hooligan National Championship #1 plate under the Saddlemen banner alongside 2024 champ Cory West and 2025 runner-up Jake Lewis. Rispoli, who holds a Bonneville land speed record, has also raced in American Flat Track and has won several U.S. professional road racing championships. Along with West and Lewis, he’ll ride a specially prepared Saddlemen Drag Specialties Harley-Davidson Pan America ST, making this the Mission Super Hooligan dream team.
Saddlemen Race Development brings together a powerful partnership with Harley-Davidson, Screamin’ Eagle, Drag Specialties, Mission Foods, and a number of other key sponsors. The team’s Harley-Davidson Road Glide Limited and Pan America ST motorcycles are modified to the full extent allowed by the rules, bringing innovation to the forefront with custom modifications and cutting-edge carbon fiber bodywork.
Participating in everything from flat track to land speed records is how Saddlemen pushes the limits of their products and gains real-world feedback. Saddlemen’s focus on testing new products through racing is an important part of their strategy to maintain their reputation as the “Gel Seat Experts.” Saddlemen’s new Performance Carbon Fiber product line was developed alongside their racing carbon fiber program and is now available for your Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
