INTERVIEW
MOTOAMERICA KTM RC390 CUP RIDER JOSH SERNE
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"A few years ago I was doing
mini road racing on NSR 50s
and I rode a RSI 125 at Thunder
Hill," he said. "One of my good
friends, Peter Lenz, passed
away [from an accident at a US-
GPRU race at the U.S. Grand
Prix at Indianapolis in 2010] and
I stopped road racing for about
three years. Now I decided to
get back into it and start hitting
it hard and trying to work my
way up through the ranks."
Serne added road racing to
his Supermoto repertoire last
year and earned three novice
AFM road racing champion-
ships. He even tried out for the
Red Bull Rookies Cup over-
seas. But now with the creation
of the KTM RC 390 Cup, a
spec-class for ages 14-22, this
year in the newly branded AMA
Superbike Series, Serne (as well
as other young American racers)
has a new opportunity to make a
name in the sport at home.
"The Rookies Cup tryouts,
it was a great experience for
sure," he said. "I didn't make
the team, but I feel we have a
better chance with the KTM Cup
this year. I'm getting a little more
comfortable with road racing
again. I had a good year last
year on the Ninja 250 in AFM—
mainly just been training, riding
and getting ready for the Moto-
"IT DOESN'T AFFECT
ME TOO MUCH. I
JUST GOT TO MAKE
SURE TO STAY ON TOP
OF MY MEDS AND
GET ALL THAT DONE,
SO THAT WAY I'M
HEALTHY TO GO RACE
EVERY WEEKEND
THAT I CAN."
Like a lot of road
racers to come
out of Northern
California, Serne's
roots are in the
Supermoto USA
series.
