INTERVIEW I 2021 MOTOAMERIC A SUPERBIKE CHAMPION JAKE G AGNE
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the paddock. It raised the profile
of the series. I knew he'd be
fast, but I also knew he wouldn't
dominate. Coming over here is a
lot different from racing the tracks
in Europe. I expected him to be
there and to race for wins. He
had some tough goes with the
bike, but at times he was really
strong. He was really close to
getting a win. The toughest race
for us was Laguna Seca where
Baz was right on me the whole
time. That was a track where I
expected the Ducati to go good
and it was never one of my best
tracks. So I consider that my best
race all year. I made a mistake
and ran off the track and then
came back to win it. It was good
having Baz over here. I wish he
could have stayed, because he
would have had a season under
his belt and been better prepared
to take on the series.
And then Baz was able to go
back over to the Superbike
World Championship at the
end of the year and get on the
podium his second race back.
Yeah, that was awesome.
It just shows how competitive
the MotoAmerica paddock is.
We were stoked to see that. I
was happy to see him do good
back there and do so well, that
made us look pretty good. I
know there aren't as many good
superbikers here as there are in
World Superbike, but the guys
who run up front in MotoAmerica
are as good as anyone.
So who did you see as your main
threat coming into the season?
Was is Baz or someone else?
It was Mathew Scholtz just
because of the experience he
has and his team. Scholtz has
shown the ability to be there
every weekend, so I figured it
would be him or Cam Petersen,
who also came in with momen-
tum and a lot to prove.
It's easy for me to stay motivated.
I'm already thinking of ways to improve
as a rider and I'm blessed to be able to
do what I do."
By year's end, the rider with no
MotoAmerica Superbike wins to his name
had 17 of them. That's impressive by
anyone's standards.
