They are undoubtedly legendary for several generations, and the King Roberts colors will still be on the asphalt next season, in the championship MotoAmerica.
But while fans of the "Yellow Dwarf" and the Continental Circus might already be dreaming, this is a modest, but nonetheless appreciable, on-track presence of the famous helmet livery of Kenny roberts honored through the Team Roberts.
Since mid-season 2025, the latter, operated by Fast Track Racing 11Indeed, he adorned a Kramer APX-350 entered for the race with yellow, white, and black, the colors adopted by Yamaha USA in the late 70s. Kody Kopp in the entry category of the American championship.
The Texas-based organization has just confirmed the continuation of the operation in 2026, but this time with the young Californian of Japanese origin. Kensei Matsudaira.
At the age of 15, he has already had quite a career, since in addition to his title in MotoAmerica Mission Mini Cup GP 190He also occasionally raced in Valencia, Spain. European Talent Cup, a China en Ohvale Guangzhou Supercup visit us at the Japan in the support race of theAsia Talent Cup during the MotoGP Grand Prix Motegi, and in MotoAmerica Talent Cup in Austin.
A dynamism and results that have proven appealing Kenny Roberts himself, much to the delight of number 74.
Kensei Matsudaira, who will race in the 2026 MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup by Motul series, said on
RoadRacingWorld.com : "We've known Kenny (Roberts) for about a year now, and we've seen him in the MotoAmerica paddock this season.
We did a shakedown day at Chuckwalla (Valley Raceway). Then, once the season was over, they contacted us and said they wanted to do something for next year. We did a test at Chuckwalla, and that's how it all came together.
There's every reason to be proud of driving with such a livery, and even to feel a certain amount of pressure…
The team points out, however, that sponsors wouldn't spoil this iconic livery…
