INTERVIEW I ROAD RACER TYLER SCOTT
P106
had a few crashes, some DNFs
just from dumb stuff happening.
Atlanta I just got kind of chopped
off at the top of a hill—sort of
taken out, sort of my fault. I
got pushed wide by Herrin. He
didn't take me out, but he sent
me so far off the line that when
I got back on the line I just spun
around, no throttle, no brake.
Looking back, I definitely, as
the rider, could have done stuff a
little bit differently so it didn't hap-
pen. But we moved on. We're just
trying to progress more and more
as the season goes on.
What is your goal as a
rider now? Where do you
realistically see yourself?
I don't know. I would just say Mo-
toGP. I feel like Sean Dylan Kelly
is a good example of that. He
came out of this team and got a
deal with American Racing. I feel
like this is the only passageway
from America to MotoGP. So,
I feel like I'm in a good spot for
some opportunities.
Have you still maintained
contact with any of the
Spanish guys that you raced
with?
No.
How was coming in as a
foreigner and riding in
those teams?
On the Spanish teams, it wasn't
all that bad, but in the Red Bull
Rookies Cup, there was definitely
some favoritism. Not necessarily
of the guys that ran it, but more
the suspension guys and the guys
that actually did stuff to the bikes.
It was a big learning experience. I
didn't take many results. My best
(Above) Old versus
new. Josh Herrin (left)
said at Laguna Seca
he's the same age
difference to Scott,
just in reverse, as
his own one-year-old
son is to Scott. Talk
about a generational
change. (Right) Race
one at Laguna was a
cat and mouse affair,
with both Herrin (2)
and Scott (70) taking
turns at the front.
