Eraldo Ferracci has been named to the 2026 class of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, honoring the racer and team owner whose work helped shape Ducati’s American racing story. Freddie Spencer presented the distinction; the three-time World Champion is also a member of the Hall of Fame.

The ceremony brought together two figures linked by a specific race. Spencer’s last professional victory came at Laguna Seca in 1995, where he won an AMA Superbike race riding a Fast by Ferracci Ducati 916. Ferracci’s recognition consequently reflects more than his role behind a team: it marks the period in which Ducati built a formidable Superbike presence in the United States.

Building Fast by Ferracci

Ferracci began racing in Italy during the 1960s and moved to the United States in 1967. He went on to compete in American drag racing, setting multiple records during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1980 he founded Fast by Ferracci, Inc., establishing a name associated with high-performance motorcycles and competition machinery.

Ducati asked Ferracci in 1988 to create its first factory road-racing team based in the United States. The project soon produced a run of major results: Doug Polen delivered consecutive FIM World Superbike Championships in 1991 and 1992, then won the 1993 AMA Superbike Championship. Troy Corser followed with the 1994 AMA Superbike Championship.

Corser’s 1994 title became a landmark for Ducati’s American racing effort. The next Ducati Superbike championship in the United States arrived 30 years later, when Warhorse HSBK and Josh Herrin won the 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship aboard the Panigale V4 R.

A link to Ducati’s present-day program

Ferracci’s influence was also highlighted during the 2024 MotoAmerica season. At Circuit of The Americas, a Fast by Ferracci-inspired livery appeared on Herrin’s Ducati Panigale V4 R. The design commemorated three decades since Corser’s championship while recognizing Ferracci’s continuing place in Ducati’s racing community.

Jason Chinnock, CEO of Ducati North America, called Ferracci one of the most important figures in Ducati’s North American racing history. Ferracci said that entering the Hall of Fame was an honor and thanked the AMA, the Hall of Fame, the Life Members who voted for him, the motorcycle media, his supporters, friends and family.