MIKAYLA MOORE
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MORE THAN A PERFECT SEASON ROYAL ENFIELD BTR CHAMPION MIKAYLA MOORE
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didn’t have any goal as far as being undefeated for the season,” said Mikayla Moore of the 2023 Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. season. “My main goal was always to have fun and to progress every time.”
The Royal Enfield BTR program, now a staple in both the MotoAmerica and American Flat Track paddocks, guides a field of selected women through the process of building race bikes out of Royal Enfield 650 motorcycles, sharpening their race skills in pre-season training seminars, and then racThe poised and talkative 19-year-old ing a series of select exhibitions within each seems practiced in her interview skills, championship. Parts Unlimited is a sponsor surpassing even an expectation of of the series. The BTR program was originally someone who has graced the top of the designed for beginners, but in recent seapodium as many times as she has. She sons opened applications to experienced glows with excitement when she talks female racers, which is when Moore took about her 2023 season, yet she’d rather an interest. Moore’s love of racing reaches tell you about helping out friends in the back to 2011 when she was 7-years-old, and BTR program, chatting with spectators, competed in her first race aboard a TT-R50 and the sense of community in the dirtbike. She went on to race in various Mikayla started racing when she was MotoAmerica paddock than her actual Mini Moto and MiniGP organizations with 7-years-old and has grown up around race wins. And what a record of race wins wins and titles along the way. She eventutwo wheels working in her dad's motorshe had – a perfect season across seven cycle shop. "For me, working on bikes ... ally got her AMA roadracing license in 2017. race and the BTR Championship. that's what I really enjoy doing. Moore recently competed as an expert in “Winning my first MotoAmerica race, the Championship Cup Series in the ASRA that was something that had always been a dream for me, before joining the Royal Enfield BTR program for 2023. but the dream was really to be in the MotoAmerica space. “In 2022 I took the whole year off racing, but then also saw So, to actually win a race, that just sealed the deal from the that they opened up Build. Train. Race. and Kayleigh [Buyck] start of the season,” said Moore of her win at the opening had applied for it,” Moore said. “I’ve known Kayleigh for like round of the BTR season at Road America. five years now. So, I was following the program with her. I
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