RIDEFAST DECEMBER 2021

as guys we are more aggressive against
them, because nobody wants a girl to beat
them. That year that Ana won she was very
strong, the races she won, she did it by a big
gap. In Donnington joined her on the podium,
finishing second, four seconds behind Ana.
Back then were wasn’t a ‘weight’ rule and
there was a 25kg weight difference between
the 2 of us, so not only is she very fast rider,
she can also get more out of the bike because
of her weight advantage. Even this year, with
the new weight rule of 5kgs I am still 20kg’s
heavier than most of the front group.
45 riders lining up on the grid and all diving
into turn one to try and get hole shot makes
for great spectator value but must be a scary
as all heck for you guys.
So, in Barcelona I qualified in 21st position
and made it all the way up to 12th by the
first corner where I was pushed wide and
re-joined in 28th position, and I was still in the
lead group. It is not scary, but you are always
hyper focused, you can’t worry about where
the other guys are, you have to decide on a
line and stick to the plan and trust the rest of
the field to do the same.
Late 2018 I joined Nutec racing RT Motorsports
for the 2019 season and that wasn’t
a good season for me. We just had so many
mechanical issues that some days I would
only be able to get in 3 laps of practice before
the race. The one weekend we went through
12 clutches. In 2020 I didn’t race because
of Covid, and this season I went and raced
again, but I did struggle a lot with my weight,
still managed to get some decent results with
a 4th and a 5th as well as a 7th and a 9th,
mostly in the top 10 for most of the season
but never able to fight for the podium this
year… just a little bit too heavy for a little
50hp bike.
So for the last 2 rounds of this season I am on
a 600cc for the Spanish championship. I leave
in a day or two go my debut in the 600 class
at Valencia and Jerez a week after each other
with Jarryd Schultz. We will both be on Yamaha
R6’s for the iDENT team, not a full factory
ride but they do have Yamaha support, basically
the satellite team for the factory which is
really hard to get into for wild card riders, so
I am really happy about that and if the races
go well I should have a full season seat with
them for next year.
This was all arranged by David Salom. He
doesn’t have a team anymore but has taken
me under his wing as my personal manager.
He had heard that this team was looking for
a rider and approached them. They came to
watch me race and after the race I was called
into their box for a meeting and signed me up
for the last two races of the season. Generally
getting a ride is very subtle, the teams watch
you in every aspect of your life on and off the
track, how you conduct yourself, how you
dress, how you interact with other people of
all walks of life and they will also just shoot
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