Looks like RSD is ready to rumble at Bike Week this year. From a Super Hooligan double header to King Of The Baggers on the high banks, the Roland Sands Design x Indian Motorcycle race team heads into Daytona with a full contingent of brawlers. “RSD will be fielding not one, but two Indian Challengers in MotoAmerica’s 2022 King of the Baggers doubleheader, as well as two Indian FTR1200s and one Indian Chief, in the 2022 Roland Sands Design Super Hooligan National Championship doubleheader on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway,” says Summer Sands. “That’s 5 bikes in 10 races over two days. If it sounds like we're crazy... we are starting to believe it too.”
She adds, “We are excited to introduce our partnership with the Sacramento Mile x SDI Racing with a new, S&S-built Indian Challenger entry, race-prepped by RSD.” The #50 Indian Challenger will be ridden by Superbike competitor Bobby Fong. “Bobby is a dominator in roadracing with his 2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship coming by way of six wins and no less than 14 2nd place finishes on the season. He has proven that he knows his way around Daytona by qualifying on pole and a podium finish at the 2019 Daytona 200. He got a taste of riding the Bagger in the preseason and has his sights set on the top of the King of the Bagger podium.”
Also in the KOTB field is the returning #14 Indian Challenger of Frankie Garcia. The bike has gone through several changes over the off-season and, Indian along with S&S Cycle, has supplied a new motor to help propel the Challenger into Daytona legend status. But wait, there’s more.
RSD has two new 2022 Indian FTR1200 R Carbon model purpose-built asphalt-ready racers for the Super Hooligan class. “After last year's dip in the roadracing pool at Laguna Seca, we started from scratch this year with two new FTRs with motor work by the crew at Lloydz Garage and Indian Motorcycle of Charlotte.” KOTB race winner and top man Tyler O’Hara is slated to ride the #2 Indian FTR 1200 with fellow bagger racer and fast guy Frankie Garcia will be on the #14 Indian FTR1200. Both riders will be doing double duty by racing both the King of the Baggers class and Super Hooligan class.
In addition, the #33 Super Hooligan 2022 Indian Chief is being ridden by Australian top gun and 2019 Pikes Peak winner Rennie Scaysbrook, who will be battling for the Mission Foods Air-cooled American Twin Challenge title. A race within the Super Hooligan race will see both air-cooled Indians and Harleys battling bragging rights and a special purse. “Rennie’s got history on the Indian Chief taking a win during its first competition in the Big Twin class at the inaugural BRL race last season,” adds Sands. “He’s looking to lock in another win at Daytona and solidify his dominance as the only air-cooled Indian racing in the class.”