ARCH Racing Opens 2026 MotoAmerica Season at Daytona
ARCH Racing kicked off the 2026 season of the MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Championship at the legendary Daytona International Speedway, marking the team’s return to competition with riders Corey Alexander and Jeremy McWilliamsaboard their ARCH 2s-R race machines.
The opening round delivered a weekend of trials and tribulations as the team continues developing the 2s-R platform against a highly competitive Super Hooligan field in the MotoAmerica. Both riders showed strong pace throughout practice and qualifying despite facing a few technical gremlins, all while gathering valuable data on how the newly developed powerplant performs under the demands of 160+ MPH speeds on the Daytona banking.
McWilliams brought his trademark experience and racecraft to the weekend, qualifying 12th before finishing 12th in Race 1 and 11th in Race 2.
“It was great to get acquainted with the team and the new 2026 ARCH 2s-R, but Daytona didn’t quite go as we’d hoped,” said McWilliams. “The goal was to be fighting with the lead group inside the top six, but it’s a demanding track for an air-cooled bike and we ran a little hotter than expected. That said, there were positives — we showed stronger top speed than last year, the new six-speed gearbox is a big step forward, and I learned a lot about the new chassis and geometry. The team worked incredibly hard to get both riders on the grid, and we’ll take what we learned into COTA and Barber as we keep building.”
On the other side of the garage, Alexander continued to build momentum throughout the weekend. Despite limited track time, he qualified 16th and worked his way forward in both races before unfortunately retiring from each, including while running with the top-ten group in Race 2.
“Daytona is always a challenging place to start the season, and this year was no different. It certainly wasn’t the weekend we hoped for, but the whole team never gave up,” said Alexander. “We learned a lot throughout the weekend and made steady progress with the bike. There’s still plenty to improve, but we’ve shown the potential is there and I’m looking forward to continuing to build as the season moves forward.”
While Daytona marks only the beginning of the championship campaign, the weekend provided important insight as ARCH Racing continues to develop its Super Hooligan program throughout the 2026 season.
With the opening round complete, the team returns back to its California based race shop to continue preparations for Round 2 of the MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Championship at Barber Motorsports Park in May.
ARCH Racing extends its thanks to the partners supporting the team’s 2026 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan campaign, including Defiant Whisky, BDO USA, ARCH Motorcycle, Quad Lock, and Suter Racing, along with the team’s broader group of technical and supporting partners: Motul, Ashleysdream.org, Akrapovič, Öhlins, Brembo, Alpinestars, Lieto Factory, Impact Canopy, IRC Components, Superlite Sprockets, and AVIO Race.
The team also acknowledges its production partners: Samsung TV Plus, V10 Entertainment, Thank You Pictures, and Trojan Horse Productions.