PRESS RELEASE: Royal Enfield has announced its signature Build. Train. Race (BTR) Program will return for its sixth season in 2026 to both American Flat Track and MotoAmerica national championships. New and experienced motorcycle racers are welcomed to the racing community with the opportunity to travel the country and compete in a national championship series.
BTR’s Flat Track program will accept applicants from both the United States and Canada. After welcoming Brazilian riders for the first time in 2025, BTR’s Road Racing program will build on last season’s success by once again accepting applications from the United States, Canada, and Brazil. Last season’s Road Racing program welcomed inaugural Brazilian racers Tati Paze and Karina Simões who will return to compete in 2026.
To stay true to the program’s merit based system, international applicants will need to fulfill the same requirements as their North American counterparts. International applicants must be 18 years old and speak English. As with all other riders, Royal Enfield will cover all transportation and lodging costs associated with participation in the program. International riders are allowed and encouraged to return home between training sessions and race weekends.
Royal Enfield expects a large number of applications for the 2026 Build. Train. Race. season, which will go live on October 8th and stay open through December 1st. As part of the application, prospective riders will be asked to upload a video of themselves riding or racing as well as a short personal video about themselves and what it would mean to them potentially join the BTR program.
“We’re consistently in awe of both how this program has grown and the passion that follows our riders,” said Adrian Sellers, Head – Custom & Motorsport at Royal Enfield. “Last year we welcomed Tati and Karina who were such wonderful international additions to the program so we look forward to continuing to cultivate enthusiasm from our fans in North America, Brazil and across the globe.”
The 2025 Build. Train. Race. season concluded on September 14 with flat track racing at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri with Taia Little, Emma Gottsch, and Madicela Rodgriguez finishing as the top three racers of the season. The road racing program concluded its 2024 season on August 18, with Kira Knebel, Miranda Cain, and Shea MacGregor finishing as the top three racers for the season.
For more information on applying to Royal Enfield’s Build. Train. Race. Program, visit https://buildtrainrace.com/events/.
