MotoAmerica star Kayla Yaakov is planning to race as a wild card in Round Five of the CIV/Italian National Supersport Championship August 29 – September 1 at the Mugello Circuit, in Italy.

Young Gun Yaakov, age 17, will swap her Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2 for a Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 for the event.

Both series race on Dunlop spec tires, but the Dunlops used in MotoAmerica are made in Buffalo, New York, and the Dunlops used in the CIV series are made in Europe.

According to her father, ex-racer David Yaakov, Kayla has ridden at Mugello before, a track day on the Yamaha YZF-R7 Cup bike she raced occasionally in 2023.

“I am so happy to announce that I will be racing with The Barni Racing Team as a wild card in Campionato Italiano Velocità Supersport for Round 5 of the Italian Championship at The Mugello Circuit! Racing on a Ducati Panigale V2,” Yaakov, the first female to finish on the podium in a MotoAmerica Supersport race. “I will be representing the United States overseas once again from August 29th – September 1st. The races will take place during the break between the MotoAmerica rounds of Mid-Ohio and COTA. Big thanks to my Rahal Ducati Moto team for embracing this opportunity for me and allowing me to take on this challenge. I can’t wait!! Thank you to those who have made this possible, and let’s go have some fun!!”