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Roadracing World Young Guns 2022: Hayden Bicknese

Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 26th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.

Roadracing World Young Guns have won:

FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;

MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 11 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;

A KTM RC Cup World Final race;

The Daytona 200 (11 times);

WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships;

ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;

AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;

USGPRU National Championships;

Many regional and local titles.

The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.

We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2022 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.

The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.

We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.

 

Hayden Bicknese. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Hayden Bicknese. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

 

Hayden Bicknese

Age: 15.

Current home: Defiance, Missouri.

Current height/weight: 5’7”/130 pounds.

Current school grade level: 10th grade.

Began riding at age: 5 years.

First road race: 2020, Houston, Texas, CMRA, 500 Superbike Novice, 1st place.

Current racebikes: Kawasaki Ninja 400, Yamaha YZF-R3.

Current tuner/mechanic: Randy Bicknese (Father).

Primary race series: MotoAmerica Junior Cup, CMRA.

Top sponsors: Spears Racing, Bison Track, Blud Lubricants, Velocity Calibrations, CJR Performance, Arai Helmet, Dunlop, North Texas Superbikes, Schaefer Engineering.

Recent racing accomplishments: 2021 season, placed 12th in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (6 top-10 finishes, best race finish 7th – 3 times), 8 race wins and 18 podiums finishes with CMRA, 4 podium finishes with CVMA; 2020 season: won CMRA Overall Novice Championship, won 6 CMRA Novice Class Championships (won 29 races).

2022 racing goal: Finish in top five in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship with at least one podium finish.

Racing career goal: Race in a World Championship.

Racing hero: Nicky Hayden.

Favorite track: Circuit of The Americas.

Favorite hobby: Mountain biking.

If I wasn’t racing I would be…: Playing ice hockey.

April 2022

On the Front Cover: Brandon Paasch (96) rode a Triumph Street Triple RS 765 to victory in the 80th Daytona 200, giving the 20-year-old back-to-back wins on two different brands in America’s richest motorcycle road race. Photo by  Brian J. Nelson.

 

Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology is THE definitive source for motorcycle racing, riding, and tech information.

Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology magazine is available in print and digital formats. SUBSCRIBE NOW. Or call (909) 654-4779 to subscribe, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.

Log in HERE to read the April 2022 issue of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology with your online subscription.

 

In This Issue:

FEATURES

Inside Info: Track-Only Ducati Panigale V4 SP2, Greenger x Honda
CRF-E2 Electric Mini, Indian FTR Championship Edition,  and more…

Historic Racebike Illustrations: AMA Superbikes Of The 1980s

Quick Look: 2022 BMW M 1000 RR—Ultimate Evolution

26th Annual Roadracing World Young Gun Awards

MotoGP Analysis: Comparing 2022 MotoGP Racebikes

Racing History: When Two-Strokes Took Over The Daytona 200

Race Analysis: Interview With 2022 British Superbike Champion
Tarran Mackenzie

Hanging With: MotoAmerica CFO Richard Varner

RACING

MotoGP: Dark Horses Rise In Qatar And Indonesia

MotoAmerica: Paasch Wins 80th Daytona 200

Army Of Darkness Endurance 2021 Part 3: Gray Birds Win!

COLUMNS

Letters To The Editor: Honda Banners Shipped Around The World

10 Years Ago, April 2012: Riding Blake Young’s Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000
Superbike; Mat Oxley Asks “Is Casey Stoner Unbeatable?”;
Young Guns Featuring Jake Gagne And Garrett Gerloff

The Kids’ Page: : Adrian Sanchez

The Crash Page: Francesco Bagnaia Vs. Jorge Martin In Qatar

New Products: : Woodcraft Clip-Ons, Vance & Hines ECU

Racing, School, & Track Day Calendar: Where & When To Ride

ASRA/CCS Newsletter

High-Performance Parts & Services

Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer: A Not-So-Perfect Daytona 200

Moto2: Aldeguer Grabs Pole Position In Argentina

Fermin Aldeguer (54). Photo courtesy MB Conveyors Speed Up Team.
Fermin Aldeguer (54), as seen earlier this season. Photo courtesy MB Conveyors Speed Up Team.
Moto2 Q2

Moto2: Beaubier Fastest In Q1 In Argentina

Cameron Beaubier (6). Photo courtesy American Racing Team.
Cameron Beaubier (6). Photo courtesy American Racing Team.
Moto2 Q1

Moto3: Garcia On Pole Position In Argentina

Sergio Garcia (11). Photo courtesy Aspar Team.
Sergio Garcia (11). Photo courtesy Aspar Team.
Moto3 Q2

Moto2: Aldeguer Quickest, Roberts Top American In FP2 In Argentina

Fermin Aldeguer (54). Photo courtesy MB Conveyors Speed Up Team.
Fermin Aldeguer (54), as seen earlier this season. Photo courtesy MB Conveyors Speed Up Team.
Moto2 FP2

Moto3: Guevara On The Gas In FP2 In Argentina

Izan Guevara (28). Photo courtesy Aspar Team.
Izan Guevara (28). Photo courtesy Aspar Team.
Moto3 FP2

MotoGP: Nakagami Close To Race Lap Record In FP1 In Argentina

Takaaki Nakagami (30). Photo courtesy LCR Honda.
Takaaki Nakagami (30). Photo courtesy LCR Honda.
MotoGP FP1

Moto2: Aldeguer Leads, Beaubier Top American During FP1 In Argentina

Fermin Aldeguer (54). Photo courtesy MB Conveyors Speed Up Team.
Fermin Aldeguer (54), as seen earlier this season. Photo courtesy MB Conveyors Speed Up Team.
Moto2 FP1

Moto3: Foggia Fastest In FP1 In Argentina

Dennis Foggia (7), as seen during pre-season testing. Photo courtesy Leopard Racing Team.
Dennis Foggia (7), as seen during pre-season testing. Photo courtesy Leopard Racing Team.
Moto3 FP1

Roadracing World Young Guns 2022: Hayden Bicknese

Hayden Bicknese (1). Photo by Blair Hartsfield, courtesy Hayden Bicknese.
Hayden Bicknese (1). Photo by Blair Hartsfield, courtesy Hayden Bicknese.

Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 26th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.

Roadracing World Young Guns have won:

FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;

MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 11 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;

A KTM RC Cup World Final race;

The Daytona 200 (11 times);

WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships;

ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;

AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;

USGPRU National Championships;

Many regional and local titles.

The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.

We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2022 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.

The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.

We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.

 

Hayden Bicknese. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Hayden Bicknese. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

 

Hayden Bicknese

Age: 15.

Current home: Defiance, Missouri.

Current height/weight: 5’7”/130 pounds.

Current school grade level: 10th grade.

Began riding at age: 5 years.

First road race: 2020, Houston, Texas, CMRA, 500 Superbike Novice, 1st place.

Current racebikes: Kawasaki Ninja 400, Yamaha YZF-R3.

Current tuner/mechanic: Randy Bicknese (Father).

Primary race series: MotoAmerica Junior Cup, CMRA.

Top sponsors: Spears Racing, Bison Track, Blud Lubricants, Velocity Calibrations, CJR Performance, Arai Helmet, Dunlop, North Texas Superbikes, Schaefer Engineering.

Recent racing accomplishments: 2021 season, placed 12th in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (6 top-10 finishes, best race finish 7th – 3 times), 8 race wins and 18 podiums finishes with CMRA, 4 podium finishes with CVMA; 2020 season: won CMRA Overall Novice Championship, won 6 CMRA Novice Class Championships (won 29 races).

2022 racing goal: Finish in top five in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship with at least one podium finish.

Racing career goal: Race in a World Championship.

Racing hero: Nicky Hayden.

Favorite track: Circuit of The Americas.

Favorite hobby: Mountain biking.

If I wasn’t racing I would be…: Playing ice hockey.

April 2022

April 2022 Issue
April 2022 Issue

On the Front Cover: Brandon Paasch (96) rode a Triumph Street Triple RS 765 to victory in the 80th Daytona 200, giving the 20-year-old back-to-back wins on two different brands in America’s richest motorcycle road race. Photo by  Brian J. Nelson.

 

Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology is THE definitive source for motorcycle racing, riding, and tech information.

Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology magazine is available in print and digital formats. SUBSCRIBE NOW. Or call (909) 654-4779 to subscribe, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.

Log in HERE to read the April 2022 issue of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology with your online subscription.

 

In This Issue:

FEATURES

Inside Info: Track-Only Ducati Panigale V4 SP2, Greenger x Honda
CRF-E2 Electric Mini, Indian FTR Championship Edition,  and more…

Historic Racebike Illustrations: AMA Superbikes Of The 1980s

Quick Look: 2022 BMW M 1000 RR—Ultimate Evolution

26th Annual Roadracing World Young Gun Awards

MotoGP Analysis: Comparing 2022 MotoGP Racebikes

Racing History: When Two-Strokes Took Over The Daytona 200

Race Analysis: Interview With 2022 British Superbike Champion
Tarran Mackenzie

Hanging With: MotoAmerica CFO Richard Varner

RACING

MotoGP: Dark Horses Rise In Qatar And Indonesia

MotoAmerica: Paasch Wins 80th Daytona 200

Army Of Darkness Endurance 2021 Part 3: Gray Birds Win!

COLUMNS

Letters To The Editor: Honda Banners Shipped Around The World

10 Years Ago, April 2012: Riding Blake Young’s Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000
Superbike; Mat Oxley Asks “Is Casey Stoner Unbeatable?”;
Young Guns Featuring Jake Gagne And Garrett Gerloff

The Kids’ Page: : Adrian Sanchez

The Crash Page: Francesco Bagnaia Vs. Jorge Martin In Qatar

New Products: : Woodcraft Clip-Ons, Vance & Hines ECU

Racing, School, & Track Day Calendar: Where & When To Ride

ASRA/CCS Newsletter

High-Performance Parts & Services

Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer: A Not-So-Perfect Daytona 200

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