Taylor Mackenzie

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Taylor Mackenzie
Taylor Mackenzie 2010 Silverstone.jpg
Mackenzie at the 2010 British Grand Prix
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 32)
Stirling, Scotland
Website taylor-mackenzie.com

Taylor Mackenzie (24 February 1993) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racer based in Leicestershire, England, the son of a former motorcycle racer Niall Mackenzie, and older brother to racer Tarran Mackenzie.

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In late 2021, Mackenzie announced his intention to retire from racing at the end of the season. [1] Shortly afterwards, it was announced that from the 2022 season, Mackenzie would be team manager for VisionTrack Honda Moto3, a new team in Moto3 headed by ex-racer Michael Laverty. [2]

In late 2023, Mackenzie announced he would leave MLav Moto3, [3] and for 2024 is a UK-based motorcycle racing track instructor, [4] rider-assistant to brother Tarran Mackenzie racing in World Superbikes, [5] and social media creator for his team, MIE Honda. [6]

Racing history

Mackenzie retired from racing at the end of the 2021 British season where he competed in National Superstock 1000, finishing in fifth position. [7] [8]

For 2020, he competed in the British Superbike series, aboard a BMW, after the 2019 season on Superstock 1000. [9] In a February 2021 Motorcycle News interview, he confirmed that he'd had a bad year and he was reliant upon funding provided through YouTube, Patreon and Amazon when trying to arrange a race machine for 2021. [10] [11]

For the first half of the BSB 2018 season, he rode for Moto Rapido Racing Ducati replacing injured John Hopkins. The team and Mackenzie announced their mutual decision to part company at the Knockhill BSB round practice session on 7 July, due to the rider's poor results. [12] Mackenzie's place was taken by Tommy Bridewell for the remainder of 2018, who returned the team's best results in the Superbike class, scoring four podium finishes, narrowly missing out on a Showdown place and achieving the Riders' Cup at the season finale. Bridewell was retained for 2019. [13] [14]

In 2017, Mackenzie competed in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Mackenzie has competed in the British 125GP Championship, the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, the British Supersport Championship and the British Superbike Championship. In 2016, Mackenzie won the National Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR for Hawk Racing/Buildbase BMW. In 2014, in his second year with Tyco Suzuki, achieved his first ever in the supersport class at Silverstone with a 2nd place finish.

In 2010 Mackenzie rode two wildcard entries in the World Championship, at Silverstone and Valencia, prior to his full World Championship in 2011. During 2010 he finished the British 125 Championship in fourth position, competed in two CEV Buckler (Spanish National Championship) rounds and also rode in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in which he scored five top-ten finishes.

Career statistics

2009 - 20th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #71 KTM FRR 125
2009 - 11th, British 125cc Championship #77 Honda RS125R
2010 - 15th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #77 KTM FRR 125
2010 - 4th, British 125cc Championship #77 Honda RS125R
2011 - 24th, 125cc Grand Prix World Championship #17 Aprilia RS 125 R
2012 - 14th, British Supersport Championship #77 Yamaha YZF-R6
2013 - 10th, British Supersport Championship #77 Suzuki GSX-R600
2014 - 10th, British Supersport Championship #77 Suzuki GSX-R600
2015 - NC, British Superbike Championship #11 Kawasaki ZX-10R
2016 - 1st, British National Superstock 1000 Championship #77 BMW S1000RR
2017 - 19th, British Superbike Championship #6 Suzuki GSX-R1000
2018 - British Superbike Championship #24 Ducati 1199 Panigale
2018 - British National Superstock 1000 Championship #77 BMW S1000RR
2019 - 2nd British National Superstock 1000 Championship #77 BMW S1000RR

British 125 Championship

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
2009 Honda BHI
13
OUL
DON
4
THR
SNE
13
KNO
9
MAL
BHGP
12
CAD
20
CRO
9
SIL
OUL
4
11th53
2010 Honda BRH
Ret
THR
4
OUL
4
CAD
1
MAL
7
KNO
C
SNE
BRH
2
CAD
Ret
CRO
14
CRO
1
SIL
Ret
OUL
1
4th131

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year12345678910PosPts
2009 SPA1
19
SPA2
14
ITA
15
NED
21
GER
Ret
GBR
9
CZE1
Ret
CZE2
Ret
20th10
2010 SPA1
15
SPA2
Ret
ITA
12
NED1
9
NED2
16
GER1
9
GER2
7
CZE1
15
CZE2
5
RSM
WD
15th40

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2010 125cc Honda KRP MMCG73200000NC
2011 125cc Aprilia Phonica Racing171600001524th
Total18000015

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617PosPts
2010 125cc Honda QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR
Ret
NED CAT GER CZE IND RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL
21
NC0
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT
18
SPA
5
POR FRA
22
CAT
28
GBR
12
NED
26
ITA
17
GER
Ret
CZE
21
INP
21
RSM
22
ARA
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
18
MAL
21
VAL
Ret
24th15

British Supersport Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPtsRef
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2012 Yamaha BHI
21
BHI
Ret
THR
19
THR
20
OUL
20
OUL
16
SNE
Ret
SNE
Ret
KNO
19
KNO
11
OUL
12
OUL
14
BHGP
14
BHGP
14
CAD
13
CAD
15
DON
9
DON
9
ASS
10
ASS
Ret
SIL
Ret
SIL
8
BHGP
10
BHGP
6
14th63 [15]

British Superbike Championship

By year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearMake123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2015 Kawasaki DON
Ret
DON
Ret
BHI
Ret
BHI
28
OUL
18
OUL
20
SNE
Ret
SNE
Ret
KNO
16
KNO
19
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
20
THR
16
THR
16
CAD
CAD
OUL
22
OUL
18
OUL
22
ASS
19
ASS
19
SIL
Ret
SIL
22
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
19
BHGP
16
NC0
2017 Suzuki DON
Ret
DON
Ret
BHI
15
BHI
14
OUL
18
OUL
15
KNO
5
KNO
11
SNE
Ret
SNE
Ret
BHGP
Ret
BHGP
15
THR
13
THR
DNS
CAD
15
CAD
15
SIL
7
SIL
Ret
SIL
DNS
OUL
OUL
ASS
DNS
ASS
DNS
BHGP
BHGP
BHGP
19th35
2018 Ducati DON
15
DON
16
BHI
17
BHI
15
OUL
Ret
OUL
14
SNE
11
SNE
12
KNO
DNS
KNO
DNS
BHGP
BHGP
THR
THR
CAD
CAD
SIL
SIL
SIL
OUL
OUL
ASS
ASS
BHGP
BHGP
BHGP
23rd13
YearBike123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2019 BMW SIL
SIL
OUL
OUL
DON
DON
DON
BRH
BRH
KNO
KNO
SNE
SNE
THR
THR
CAD
CAD
OUL
OUL
OUL
ASS
ASS
DON
DNS
DON
DNS
BHGP
10
BHGP
10
BHGP
11
23rd17
YearBike1234567891011PosPts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
2020 BMW DON
15
DON
22
DON
17
SNE
18
SNE
Ret
SNE
Ret
SIL
16
SIL
16
SIL
18
OUL
16
OUL
Ret
OUL
20
DON
20
DON
12
DON
17
BHGP
17
BHGP
14
BHGP
16
21st7

References

  1. BSB Donington: Taylor Mackenzie announces his retirement following Superstock victory Motorcycle News , 3 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021
  2. Mackenzie swaps racing for Moto3 management bikesportnews, 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021
  3. @taylormac77 (31 October 2023). "After two amazing years working with mlavracing and visiontrackmotorsport I've got some exciting new projects in 2024 that I want to pursue which means I'll be leaving the team at the end of the season" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  4. Back to school with Taylor Mackenzie - Former BSB star set to head BMW Motorrad Academy Motorcycle News , 29 January 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024
  5. Who is TMac? tmac77.com. Retrieved 23 October 2024
  6. @taylormac77 (22 February 2024). "If you're on Instagram PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing have kindly asked for me to give them a hand with their social media this year" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  7. Taylor Mackenzie named as all-British VisionTrack Racing Moto3 team manager visordown, 1 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021
  8. Why 'older brother' Taylor Mackenzie is the ideal modern boss for new Moto3 team visordown, 7 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021
  9. Taylor Mackenzie returns to BSB action with TYCO BMW thechequeredflag.com, 2 October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020
  10. BSB: Taylor Mackenzie targets 2021 ride through YouTube fundraising project Motorcycle News , 3 February 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021
  11. BSB: Taylor Mackenzie wins at Darley Moor on Bathams Racing's BMW M1000RR Motorcycle News , 6 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021
  12. BSB: Mackenzie and MotoRapido Ducati announce split Motorcycle News , 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018
  13. BSB: Bridewell back with MotoRapido Ducati Motorcycle News , 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019
  14. Tommy Bridewell and Moto Rapido Ducati team up again in 2019 as Oxford Racing Ducati Ducatiracinguk.com, 14 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018
  15. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)