INTERVIEW
MOTOAMERICA CEO WAYNE RAINEY
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the end of this second year, Mo-
toAmerica's grown as a company—
the KTM Cup's definitely working."
Part of the reason for the RC
Cup's success is there's no Moto3
national championship in North
America, and given his Grand Prix
background and desire to see
more Americans racing in the top
flight in Europe, is this something
Rainey would like to see as part of
MotoAmerica?
"This a different championship
than what they do in Europe," he
says. "Most national champion-
ships don't run a spec Moto3
class and our way of thinking
here in the U.S. is we first want
The KTM RC Cup has often
put on the best racing of
the weekend and has given
an even platform for the
kids to shine on.
"THE KTM CUP'S
DEFINITELY WORKING."
to have a competitive champion-
ship. It doesn't matter which class
it is. If we look at all the success
the Americans had before they
went to Europe, it was because
the American championship was
very competitive. This was the
championship all the other cham-
pions came through when trying
to get to the world championship.
That's changed. Bike development
has changed, and the way you
ride them has changed. They're
not grand prix bikes, but I think a
young, competitive racer that's win-
ning here could go over and ride
a grand prix bike and adapt very
quick. I'm not talking about every-
body; I'm talking about the very
special guys. That's really what
we're looking for."
