Hayden Bicknese Confident For Barber After NJMP Top Ten

Hayden Bicknese heads to the MotoAmerica Junior Cup season finale at Barber Motorsport Park this coming weekend, buoyed by two solid race results at New Jersey Motorsports Park last weekend.

A P11 and P10 on Saturday and Sunday added eleven points to Hayden’s 2021 season tally to date, consolidating his position as a contender for the top ten overall in the final championship standings. An impressive performance by the teenager in his first full season of national motorcycle road race competition.

With a best result of seventh already under his belt, the #69 hopes to end the season on a high in Alabama.

Hayden Bicknese: 11th/10th:
“New Jersey went well. I learned the track at New Jersey quite quickly and was up to pace quick too. I was a little disappointed in Q1. I hit the curb and wasn’t fully comfortable on the brakes. With a new tyre I was unable to find the groove, but I was confident for Q2. I made a step forward, improving by over two seconds in final qualifying on Saturday morning and nine other riders were within the same second. It was close. I made a good start in Race 1 but didn’t capitalise on it at turn one and I lost a couple of positions. I lost the group but had a race long battle and learned a lot. I made another average start in Sunday’s race and was able to race much faster. I got tenth at the flag after beating the guys around me. I am looking forward to Barber. I have been there on a track day, so I have an idea of which way to go. I like the track and I hope to be fast from the start. The weather looks a bit iffy, and I hope that doesn’t ruin my chances.”