American teenager Chris Clark, currently second overall in the 2025 Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup has successfully completed the Yamaha Mastercamp at the Aspar Circuit in Spain.
Chris, who won the opening round of the series – which runs alongside the FIM Superbike World Championship – took part in the invitation only event last month. Taking part in the week-long training camp, Chris tried his hand at flat track, rode several Yamaha road race machines, raced go-karts, went jet skiing, and took part in a variety of physical activities both on and off the track alongside some of the world’s top motorcycle road racers including former MotoGP World Champion Fabio Quartararo and six-time FIM Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea.
Chris Clark: “The mastercamp was pure awesomeness for five straight days. I am thankful to Yamaha and to everyone who made it possible, it was amazing. The first day was technical training and focused on technique and I learned so much even at slow speed that I can take into my racing going forward. I then tried flat track, which was new for me. I got to ride with Jonathan Rea and Remy Gardner, and they taught me so much stuff. When I am back home in the off season, I will start training flat track. We then did a kart race, and I went jet skiing which was so cool and so much fun. I rode a Yamaha R7 which was another new challenge as the bike is heavier and faster than I am used to, but I took to it quickly and felt comfortable which I am happy about. We then did more intense technical training and Fabio Quartararo showed up and I got to share the track with him. Everyone that took part was amazing and I loved the whole experience. Thank you again to Yamaha and BLU CRU for inviting me. I am fully focused on putting everything into practice in Aragon in a couple of weeks and ending the season strong.”
The penultimate round of the Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup takes place at Motorland Aragon in just under two weeks, with the series finale taking place at Estoril in Portugal in the middle of October.