IN
THE
WIND
P32
World Supersport is tough, but I
am looking forward to riding the
CIA Insurance Honda. It's been
on the podium a couple of times
this year and is clearly right up
there with the best. I have realis-
tic targets and want to see what I
can achieve; this is going to be a
great experience for me, I can't
wait to get racing."
The 32-year-old Colombian
has international experience,
having ridden in both Moto2 and
250cc Grand Prix. He has never
raced at either Magny Cours or
Losail, however. Cardenas will
replace the team's regular rider
Raffaele De Rosa.
"We are delighted to be able
to give Martin a competitive bike
to race in the World Supersport
Championship," said team man-
ager Simon Buckmaster. "It will
be difficult for him to race at the
front of such a competitive cham-
pionship, but he is a quality rider
and we will be doing our best
together to see just how fast he
really is. My view is if he can chal-
lenge for the top 10 then it would
be a major success and indicator
of his potential ability to compete
at the front over the course of a
whole season."
The Magny Cours round will be
held on October 5 with the series
finale at Losail slated for Novem-
ber 2.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
BRIAN
J.
NELSON
Martin Cardenas will race in
the final two World Supersport
rounds on a CIA Insurance
Honda CBR600RR.
JANNIRO CROWNED!
B
illy Janniro left no doubt who
is the 2014 AMA Speedway
National Champion. Needing
only six points to clinch the title,
Janniro won all seven of his races
for a perfect score on Saturday
night at the Gold Country Fair-
grounds in Auburn, California.
Janniro came into the fourth
and final round at Auburn with
confidence after winning the
previous three rounds at Costa
Mesa, Ventura and City of In-
dustry. He was completely domi-
nant in the series, winning 27 of
the 28 races staged in the four
championship rounds. The sin-
gular loss came at the second
round in Ventura.
Southern California speedway
phenom Max Ruml was the only
rider in the 16-rider field with a
mathematical chance of beating
Janniro for the championship.
However the 17-year-old Ruml
got off to a horrible start by scor-
Billy Janniro
won the 2014
U.S. Speedway
National
Championship
on Saturday
night in Auburn,
California.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MICHAEL
KIRBY
