British Talent Cup

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British Talent Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2022 British Talent Cup
Sport Motorcycle sport
Founded2018
Inaugural season2018 European Talent Cup
ContinentUnited Kingdom
Most recent
champion(s)		Johnny Garness
(2022)

The Honda British Talent Cup is a United Kingdom junior motorcycle racing series. It was founded in 2018 for riders at ages 12 to 17 from the British Isles to apply. [1]

One rider will be given a chance to race full-time in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, while two drivers will race in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Honda is the series' bike supplier, providing the riders with the Moto3 Honda NSF250R. [2]

In the inaugural 2018 season, Scottish rider Rory Skinner won the cup, [3] 27 points ahead of Englishman Thomas Strudwick. [4] In the second season, Scott Ogden clinched the victory, [5] four points ahead of Cameron Horsman.[ citation needed ] In the Covid-19-struck 2020 season, Franco Bourne and Casey O'Gorman vied for the title, with Bourne coming out on top. [6] O'Gorman won the 2021 season, winning eight races. He finished ahead of Carter Brown, who missed by six points in the final round at Donington Park.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Your Road to MotoGP starts here! Applications open NOW! britishtalentcup.com, 18 May 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2021
  2. ↑ "Honda and the British Talent Cup | Honda Engine Room". www.honda.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Skinner takes the crown but Strudwick strikes back for the win". BRITISH TALENT CUP. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Rory Skinner wins the British Talent Cup". www.56nbikes.scot. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nixon wins the race, Ogden wins the Cup as the dash to the line decides it all". BRITISH TALENT CUP. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bourne snatches the crown with another stunner at Brands Hatch". BRITISH TALENT CUP. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Scott Ogden and Josh Whatley move to the Moto3™ World Championship britishtalentcup.com, 18 September 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021
  8. ↑ Vision Track Honda signs Scott Ogden, Josh Whatley for all British 2022 Moto3 bid visordown.com, 18 September 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021
  9. ↑ Red Bull Rookies call up for O’Gorman in 2022 bikesportnews.com, 8 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021
  10. ↑ "2022 | BRITISH TALENT CUP" . Retrieved 8 August 2023.


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