Team Dunlop Elite Alum Hank Vossberg Clinches Twins Cup Championship in Record-Setting Weekend at VIR

ALTON, VA – August 18, 2026 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Dunlop Motorcycle Tires is proud to celebrate a championship weekend at VIRginia International Raceway, where Team Dunlop Elite Road Race alum Hank Vossberg established new MotoAmerica Twins Cup lap records, swept both races, and secured the 2026 Twins Cup Championship.

Powered by Dunlop Sportmax Slick tires, Vossberg set the pace early with a new outright Twins Cup lap record during Qualifying 2 before carrying that speed into race competition.

Twins Cup

Lap Record:1:29.420 – Hank Vossberg, Qualifying 2 (8/15/2026)

Race Lap Record: 1:29.674 – Hank Vossberg, Race 1 (8/15/2026)

Vossberg went on to win both Twins Cup races at VIR, completing a dominant weekend and clinching the 2026 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship.

For Dunlop, the accomplishment carries added significance. As a former Team Dunlop Elite Road Race rider, Vossberg’s progression from Dunlop’s youth development program to a MotoAmerica championship represents the long-term impact of supporting young racers as they advance through the sport.

His championship-clinching weekend combined record-setting qualifying speed, race-winning performance, and consistency aboard Dunlop Sportmax Slick tires.

Dunlop Motorcycle Tires congratulates Hank Vossberg on his record-setting weekend and 2026 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship, another milestone in a racing journey that began as part of the Team Dunlop Elite program.

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Source: Dunlop Motorcycle Tires

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