Roadracing World has partnered with AMA Pro to present the Young Gun of Year Award to the top Daytona SportBike or SuperSport rider who was under the age 19 at the start of the 2013 AMA Pro season. In the spirit of this award, Roadracing World will feature one 2013 Roadracing World Young Gun per week (to include those not competing in AMA Pro). These riders were also featured in the March 2013 print edition of Roadracing World. This week’s featured rider is Jason Aguilar. Age: 16 Current home: Placentia, California Current height/weight: 5’4”/105 pounds Current school/grade: La Entrada High School/12th Began riding at age: 10 years First road race: 2007, Auto Club Speedway, California, SCminiGP, Blata Cup, 2nd Current racebike: Yamaha YZF-R6 Tuners/mechanics: Bob Aguilar (dad), Lenny Albin, Tige Daane, Blair Ramey Races/series now competing in: WERA Sponsors: Big Gun Exhausts, Torco, NEXX Helmets, ACT Racing, ADR Motorsports, Dunlop, Galfer, Next Moto Champion, Diablo Racing Technology, Vortex Racing, Yamaha Champions Riding School, AXO, Globe Shoes, Track Daz, Fastrack Riders, Morris Chiropractic, Impact Safe-T Armor, Spider Grips, Bazzaz, Chicken Hawk Racing, Cycle Gear Racing accomplishments (so far): 2012 season, finished 2nd in WERA West B Superstock Expert Championship, finished 3rd in WERA West C Superstock Championship (1 win, 7 podiums with WERA), 9 podium finishes with CVMA. 2013 racing goals: ? Racing career goals: Win a MotoGP or Superbike World Championship, own my own race team. Racing hero: Casey Stoner Favorite track: Miller Motorsports Park Hobbies: Cycling, video games Training methods: Cycling, weight training If I wasn’t a racing I would be: Really bored Learn more about Jason Aquilar on his profile on RoadracingWorld.com at https://www.roadracingworld.com/members/jasonaguilar/. Be sure to get your own profile and join Roadracing World’s new, interactive online community for racers, riders and fans of racing and performance riding at www.roadracingworld.com/signup/. Post up your pictures, upload your results and show off your skills with your racing videos. Show off your sweet street ride and follow your favorite racers. And when you join, you get the chance to be featured on the home page of Roadracingworld.com and get a free three-month trial subscription. It’s a guaranteed win! About the AMA Pro Roadracing World Young Gun of Year Award: AMA Pro Racing and Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. have reached an agreement to name the Roadracing World Young Gun Of The Year award for the 2013 GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing season. The new Young Gun Of The Year Award is based on Roadracing World’s 17 consecutive years of recognizing the best young road racers in North America. The 2013 version of the annual feature recognized 30 riders–17 of them AMA Pros–and was published in the March, 2013 print edition of Roadracing World magazine. One of those riders is likely to be named the 2013 Roadracing World Young Gun Of The Year and receive a $2,500 cash award. To be eligible for the award, riders must have been no older than 18 at the start of the 2013 GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing season. The award will go to the eligible rider with the most overall points in either the Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport or GoPro Daytona SportBike classes and a check will be presented during the 2013 GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing Awards Banquet. Past Roadracing World Young Guns who have won AMA Pro road races include Tommy Aquino, J.D. Beach, Cameron Beaubier, Josh Day, Jason DiSalvo, Dustin Dominguez, Danny Eslick, Bobby Fong, Jake Gagne, Nicky Hayden, Roger Hayden, Tommy Hayden, Josh Herrin, Jake Holden, John Hopkins, Elena Myers, Shane Narbonne, Huntley Nash, Tyler Odom, Joey Pascarella, Chris Peris, James Rispoli, Ben Spies, Chris Ulrich and Blake Young.
Young Gun Profile: Jason Aguilar
Young Gun Profile: Jason Aguilar
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