Yaakov is NJMP's Newest Club Pro Racer
VOLUME 61 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 13, 2024 P25
Kayla Yaakov is one of New Jersey Motorsports Park's
new Riders Club Pro Racers.
N
ew Jersey Motorsports Park
announced that its new Rid-
ers Club Pro Racer is MotoAmer-
ica Supersport rider Kayla Yaa-
kov. The Eastern Pennsylvania
native is just 16 years old, but,
"she has years of experience in
professional racing and a pas
-
sion for the sport that cannot be
matched," said a representative
of the Club.
"Yaakov's love for motorcycle
racing began when she was just
a toddler, and she has gone on
to win more than 30 races in her
career so far. At only 13 years
old, she began her MotoAmerica
journey with the Mission Mini
Cup by Motul Championship.
Naturally, she moved up to the
MotoAmerica Junior Cup Cham
-
pionship in 2021 and tallied four
wins and 12 podiums over the
next two years in MotoAmerica's
entry-level class. This past sea
-
son, she competed in the Super-
sport series at MotoAmerica's
season finale at New Jersey Mo-
torsports Park, where she made
MotoAmerica history by finish-
ing on the podium and becom-
ing the first female road racer to
do so in the MotoAmerica era of
AMA-sanctioned professional
road racing."
Most recently, Yaakov has
signed a prestigious position
with Ben Spies for team Rahal
Ducati Moto, where she will be
racing on a Ducati Panigale V2
motorcycle as number 19 in due
time.
"We at NJMP are thrilled to
have Kayla join us as our Rid
-
ers Club Pro Racer," said NJMP
President and CEO Brad Scott,
"We have been closely watching
her aspiring career and believe
that Kayla's skills, experience
and outgoing personality are the
perfect fit for our Riders Club."
The New Jersey Motorsports
Park Riders Club is a private
membership experience for
those enthusiastic about motor
-
cycle racing in both an exciting
and safe atmosphere. The Rid-
ers Club membership program
offers premium motorcycle-only
track days, membership ben-
efits and the best setting for
riding motorbikes in a safe and
controlled program by combin
-
ing the strongest motorcycle
club management, knowledge-
able instructors and NJMP's two
world-class professional road
racing circuits.
As NJMP's Riders Club Pro
Racer, Yaakov will offer guid-
ance and experience with her
presence at the track. Mem-
bers will have the opportunity
to be greeted by Yaakov and
interact with her during select
track days. She will help guide
new and seasoned members
on a track walk around NJMP's
renowned Thunderbolt Race
-
way and on dedicated Pro-Rider
Track Days, Yaakov will be there
to lend tips and advice to the
members present on the fol-
lowing dates: Thursday, May
23; Sunday, July 21; Saturday,
August 3; and Sunday, August
4.
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