“Always Going to Be More Than Just a NASCAR Team”: Justin Marks Speaks Up on Trackhouse Racing’s New Venture in World of Moto GP

When the MotoGP Selection Committee decided not to renew RNF Racing’s contract, Justin Marks’s dream was shattered. The Trackhouse Racing owner’s group was heavily linked to news about buying the RNF team and making his entry into the world of motorbike racing. So when Valentino Rossi’s last team was shown the door by Moto GP, many believed it to be the end of Marks’s dream. However, it turns out that the 42-year-old will be a part of the competition from 2024.

In an attempt to further its ambitious aspirations into the world of motorsport, the Trackhouse Entertainment Group purchased one of the 11 grid spots in MotoGP and will field a team starting from the 2024 season itself. The spot was formerly occupied by the CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team, who were recently ousted by Moto GP.

Justin Marks reveals his plans when he started Trackhouse Racing

In a recent video released by Moto GP, Justin Marks spoke about how it was always his dream to build something much more than a NASCAR team when Trackhouse Racing was founded three years ago. The 42-year-old also revealed that he planned to create something that was globally relevant in the world of motorsports but with an American vibe.

“It’s just an amazing moment for sure and you know when Trackhouse was started, it was always going to be more than just a NASCAR team. We wanted to create something really special in motorsports, something that was globally relevant that had an American vibe to it but had no borders. Had no borders on ideas, creativity and geographically so to be in this moment right now, it’s an incredible moment for our company getting to work with Dorna and Aprillia for next year,” Marks said.

The new Trackhouse Racing Moto GP team will operate from in Noale, Italy, and will have an alliance with motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia and the Piaggio Group. The two racers driving for Justin Marks in the world’s premier motorbike racing competition will be Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira.

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A lot of people may suggest that Justin Marks does not know enough about Moto GP to become a team owner just yet. And they perhaps would be right. However, the 42-year-old also revealed that he attended a Moto GP race earlier this year and that is when he fell in love with the sport.

New Moto GP team owner shares love at first sight story with the sport

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When asked about when the idea of having a Moto GP team struck him, Justin Marks went back in time a few months to the Austrian GP in the summer. As per the Trackhouse Racing owner, it was the exhilarating action and the incredible fan reaction that completely hooked him. Since then, he claims to have been a fan of the sport.

“I’m a student of the game, I love all forms of motorsports, I love experiencing all different types of motorsports events, and traveled out to the Austrian Grand Prix this summer just to see a European Moto GP race, I’d never been to one before. Just to see what the engagement was like, what the fan experience was like, and what the action was like, and was completely blown away. It was life-changing for me,” the Trackhouse Racing boss said.

Will Justin Marks’ Moto GP venture turn into a success in the long run or will it suffer a similar fate as its predecessor, RNF Racing? Only time will tell.

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