YOUNG GUN PROFILE: Xavier Zayat

YOUNG GUN PROFILE: Xavier Zayat

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Age: 14. Current home: New York City, New York. Current height/weight: 5’1”/95 pounds. Current school/grade: Brooklyn Technical School/10th. Began riding at age: 4 years. First road race: 2009, Road Atlanta, Georgia, WERA, 125cc GP. Current racebike: Honda RS125. Tuner/mechanic: Jack Zayat (dad). Races/series now competing in: To be announced. Sponsors: Celtic Racing, Eyeball NYC. Racing accomplishments (so far): 2012 season, finished 13th in the British Motostar Cup (best race finish was 6th, 7 top-10 finishes in 12 races). 2013 racing goals: Learn, improve, gain experience, get good results. Racing career goal: Make a name for myself as one of the best in road racing. Racing heroes: Mike Hacker, Scott Russell, Chad Reed, Kevin Schwantz. Favorite tracks: Road Atlanta, Road America, Miller. Hobbies: BMX, soccer. Training methods: Cycling, cardio training, martial arts. If I wasn’t racing I would be: Not missing any fingers on my left hand.

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