CODY KITCHENS WINS AGAIN IN SPANISH YAMAHA R6 CUP AT VALENCIA Cody Kitchens raced his Andifer Racing Team Yamaha R6 to another victory, this time at Circuit Ricardo Tormo (Valencia) on September 11th at the fourth round of the Yamaha R6 Cup, in the Rookies division. Valencia is one Spanish track that Cody has ridden and tested on, which was good as he missed all but one of Friday’s free practice sessions travelling back to Spain from Italy, where he had been involved in the Red Bull Rookies Cup selection process. Cody made the most of Saturday’s two qualifying sessions to end up 7th overall on the grid, starting from the inside of row three. From his good grid position, Cody slotted into sixth overall on the first lap, and was able to gap the riders behind him until brake problems caused him to have to ride differently to conserve the brakes. Towards the end, he lost one position to another R6
CODY KITCHENS WINS IN SPANISH YAMAHA R6 CUP AT NAVARRA Texan Cody Kitchens won the race at Circuito de Navarra at Round Two of the Yamaha R6 Cup on Sunday, July 3 in the Rookies division on his Andifer Racing Team Yamaha R6. On a track that Cody had never seen before Friday, he overcame a couple of early technical bike issues to qualify 10th overall, which saw him start on the outside of the fourth row. A good start put him in a position to get around two riders in the first two laps of the 13-lap race, in the bumpiest part of the course. “From there, I was able to keep a gap to the riders behind me,” said Cody. “I rode defensively, and they weren’t able to make a move on me for the rest of the race.” Cody now leads the points in the Rookies division of the 2022 Yamaha R6 Cup (www.challengeyamaha.com). Cody, 16, continues to train