Cory West
#13 / #1 CORY WEST
2024 SuperHooligan National Champion Cory West returns to the Saddlemen team for another exciting year, this time with a title to defend.
As if winning the MotoAmerica championship wasn’t enough, Cory also found time to win the Bagger Racing League’s 2024 Liquid-Cooled Twin class championship.
Cory has been racing at the national level longer than some riders in the MotoAmerica paddock have been alive. The 2004 AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year is the son of Denton West, who raced Superbikes when Cory was a toddler.
West and racer/wife Patricia Fernandez-West (both raced on Team Saddlemen in 2022 and 2023) became proud parents in 2024.
Career Highlights:
2024 – Won the Super Hooligan series taking podium finishes in all but one round of the series, nine in all, including three wins on the season. Scored 15 top-10 finishes in King Of The Baggers Championship with a best result of fifth (twice). Ranked 8th in King of Baggers.
2023 – Finished 10th in the King of the Baggers Series earning three top-5 finishes. Best result was fourth (twice). Raced for Saddlemen Harley-Davidson. Ranked sixth in the Super Hooligan Series where he scored two podium finishes. Best finish was second at the Ridge. Raced a Team Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America in the Hooligans Series.
2022 – Finished 11th in the King of the Baggers Series where he scored three top-10 finishes and a best of fifth at Brainerd aboard a Saddlemen/Lloyd’z Garage Indian Chieftain. Won a round of the Super Hooligans Series that ran during the MotoAmerica weekend at Road Atlanta aboard a Saddlemen/Lloyd’z Garage Indian FTR1200.
2021 – Raced his first full season aboard the Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Road Glide Limited.
2020 – Finished fifth in the inaugural MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers event at Laguna Seca.
2019 – Raced in the Daytona 200, qualified 13th, but suffered a DNF in the race. Credited with a 48th-place finish.
2018 – Raced the first four rounds of MotoAmerica Supersport with M4 ECSTAR Suzuki as a fill-in rider for the injured Valentin Debise. He was third in the series when Debise returned. West continued in Supersport with TSE Racing on a Yamaha, but after struggling to get consistent results with the team, he left the series with three rounds remaining. Cory still finished eighth in Supersport and earned three podium finishes (all thirds). Finished second in the Daytona 200.
2017 – Was runner-up in the Daytona 200.
2016 – Focused on contingency races in club events.
2015 – Won the opening two rounds of China’s Pan Delta Superbike Series on an EBR 1190RS, then EBR ceased operations leaving Cory without a ride.
2014 – Finished seventh in AMA Pro SuperBike riding for Team AMSOIL Hero EBR. Best result was fifth at Barber Motorsports Park.
2013 – Raced a Motosport.com EBR1190RS to 12th in AMA Pro SuperBike. Earned five top-10 finishes, best was fourth in the season finale at Laguna Seca II.
2012 – Raced AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, finishing 10th in the point standings while earning two top-five finishes. Raced for Rider’s Discount Vesrah Suzuki.
2011 – Ranked fifth in AMA Pro Daytona SportBike and scored three podiums. Best result was second (twice). Raced for Vesrah Suzuki.
2010 – Ranked sixth in Daytona SportBike with a pair of podium finishes. Best result was second at Road Atlanta. Raced for Vesrah Suzuki.
2009 – Raced just two rounds of AMA Pro Racing SuperBike with Erik Buell Racing with a best result of seventh at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Ranked 27th.
2008 – Raced with Team M4 Suzuki in AMA Supersport and Formula Xtreme. Finished seventh in Supersport with one podium finish (Utah). Raced just three rounds of Formula Xtreme and scored a best result of fourth at Sonoma. Ranked 17th in Formula Xtreme. Raced with M4 Suzuki.
2007 – Raced AMA Formula Xtreme and Supersport with Team Hunter. Ranked ninth in FX and 15th in Supersport. Scored seven top-10 finishes in FX and four top-10 finishes in Supersport.
2006 – Raced with Hotbodies Suzuki in AMA Superbike and Superstock. Ranked 16th in Superstock and 19th in Superbike.
2005 – Raced AMA Superbike with Hotbodies Suzuki and scored one top-10 finish (10th) at VIR. Ranked 15th.
2004 – Won the AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year Award. Raced with Bridgestone Suzuki. Best result was 13th (twice). Ranked 13th.
2003 – Raced Supersport in the Spanish Championships.
2002 – Raced a limited AMA 250 Grand Prix Championship schedule. Best result was 11th (twice). Ranked 20th.
2001 – Made his pro racing debut at the age of 16 in the AMA 250 Grand Prix class. Ranked 10th in the series after earning four top-10 finishes. Best result was eighth at Road America.
