Round 3, and a good weekend for Kyle and the Borja Sport Team Kawasaki at Jerez in southern Spain. A good solid ride earned him a 5th place result in the Stock Extreme round. Qualifying 8th on Saturday an average start on Sunday placed him in 10th after the first lap, slowly picking off who he could confidently saw Kyle work his way up to 5th place including beating the Spanish works Kawasaki team !, Sponsors and team delighted again, Kyle now getting talked about in the paddock. Next Round, July 11th Motorland.
SuperStock Extreme. Round 2 Albacete 2010
Round 2 Albacete brought better luck for Kyle and the Borja Sport Team Kawasaki.With a new Ohlins suspension system in place the team had a chance to make up some ground after a mechanical disaster ridden 1st round.
First real ride on the bike and Kyle qualified a comfortable 10th after a minor crash,
Race day and after a few unsettling incidents Kyle settled in to the race and worked his way consistently up to 8th position, a nagging bout of arm pump hampered any more progression however the team and sponsors ‘Wild Wolf’ were delighted with his result.
Next round June 13th Jerez.
Stock Extreme. Round 1 Barcelona 2010
The first round in Barcelona started with big disappointment for the team, countless attempts to fix a rear suspension unit failed, even by the suspension technician. Kyle managed to finish 16th as the rear shocker broke during the race once again !!
Next round Albacete May 9th
See Kyle in Action!
You can see Kyle in action on You Tube
Kyle becomes ‘Ninja Cup’ Spanish Champion’ 2009
Kyle brought his Kawasaki 600 to another impressive win at the last round in Valencia, not just a good day for a win but he has also Won the Spanish national ‘Ninja Cup’ Championship. The October round at Catalonia saw Kyle elbowed off the track only to pull back from 11th place to finish 4th. that disappointing weekend had no effect on his performance in Valencia (last race of the season) where he took control from the start like he had in two previous races and with a 7 second lead paced him self perfectly and took the 2009 championship. This opens up some nice opportunities for next year with 3 offers for national status rides next season, more news to follow.
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2009 New National Race Series for Kyle Kawasaki ‘Ninja Cup’
Sorry for the delay in news with Kyle’s racing progress. an unsure start to the season was part reason, however the story goes:
Team Aspar excluded Kyle from the CEV national team due to the countries credit crunch like our own, also breaking his pelvis twice in one season didn’t help, so a new race series was needed.
2009. His manager Juan Borga chose the Ninja Cup. Kawasaki 600′s racing in a national series along with the CEV. A lesser series but still a competative recognised class.
Race 1, Albacete and only receiving the bike 2 days before Kyle managed a 5th place result.
Race 2, Jerez southern Spain. Kyle got an unmistakable clear win delighting the team and surprising the competition.
Race 3, Valencia, and another win with a lead of 10 seconds. things looking up.
Race 4, Cancelled
Race 5, Valencia, and another comfortable Win,
Race 6, Barcelona, After getting punted off the track, Kyle re joined and worked his way up to a podium finish of 3rd place.
Race 7, On to the last round in Valencia and another comfortable win for Kyle which makes him Kawasaki Ninja Cup National Champion on Spain.
Good Lad.
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Team Aspar sign Kyle 2008
2008. Team Aspar sign Kyle up for the new season to compete in the nations CEV Buckler 125cc championship with a view to moving up then to world championship level the following year.
But unfortunately an accident ruled Kyle out for a lot of the season, breaking his Pelvis twice.
Team Aspar excluded Kyle from the CEV national team due to the countries credit crunch and also breaking his pelvis twice in one season didn’t help,!
So a new race series was needed.
Bancaja Pre-GP 125 series 2007
After a great MotoX career start, Gary (Dad) pushes Kyle into the Spanish Bull Ring. Age 14 Kyle went through an Aspar / Bancaja sponsored Road Race weekend of rider elimination. You pay some money, hire a bike, ride as fast as you can over 3 days, if your one of the fastest you qualify for the Bancaja Pre-GP 125 series. . . and he did.
2007. Bancaja Pre-GP 125 series. In his first season age 15 he’s mixing it with the nations best youngsters on these pre-GP 125′s and achieved his first win in Valencia by September, not bad for his first go on a race bike. which put him 3rd in the championship!
With help from some Huddersfield local businesses, Kyle got a chance to gain good experience in the country that lives for motorcycling, already the top brass had there eyes on him and were saying he’s the best up and coming rider.
Up’s and Down’s
Ups and Downs.
Progression
Moving up through the MotoX ranks Kyle went from 50cc to 65cc in 2002, by which time he became 65cc champion of Valencia at the age of 11 and also won the Supercross championship of Valencia,
The following year when his legs would reach he moved up to 80cc ‘small wheel’ class, Kyle got invited to join the Valencia/Catalan MotoX Team riding Suzuki, a three man junior team to which Kyle of course was the junior, this took the family all around Spain to compete in a national series which they enjoyed many top three finishes, this moved Kyle onto Large wheel 80cc class which he struggled to start the season as he was a slightly under sized kid for his age never the less winning the years sub championship in his class.
