Michael Satterfield
TGR Staff – 02/14/2022
Royal Enfield has announced their 2022 plans for their popular Build. Train. Race. (BTR) program, their largest version of he program yet. BTR launched in 2020, putting woman four women behind the handlebars of flat track racing motorcycles, this year BTR brings 15 women to the road race grid. The Exhibition series is set to race at six MotoAmerica venues in 2022, with professional road racer and crew chief Melissa Paris also returns as the mentor to the women participating in the series.
Along with a number of riders, many sponsors are back for the 2022 Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. program. The Road Racing program sees the return of S&S Cycle, Maxima Racing Oils, BOXO USA and Öhlins USA Suspension while new sponsors Arai Helmets and AGV come on board for the 2022 season.
Each of the 15 participants receive a Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 motorcycle that they will spend the next three months (the “Build” phase of the program) designing and building. Melissa Paris will work with each rider to create a design and build their race bike before they begin training.
- Kayla Thiesler, 26, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Michaela Trumbull, 29, Sheridan, Wyoming
- Alyssa Bridges, 31, Orange County, California
- Trisha Dahl, 31, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Bridgette LeBer, 29, Port Angeles, Washington
- Ash Truxal, 31, Oakland, California
- Chloe Peterson, 31, Steger, Illinois
- Cora Tennyson, 36, Brandenburg, Kentucky
- Crystal Looy, 34, Thousand Oaks, California
- Hannah Stockton, 23, Kansas City, Missouri
- Jenny Chancellor, 46, Tumwater, Washington
- Jessica Martin, 38, Savannah, Georgia
- Kayleigh Buyck, 30, Sodus, New York
- Nicole Pareso, 34, Carrolton, Ohio
- Patty Paul, 57, Berrien Springs, Michigan
- May 20-22 (Rnd 1) Virginia Int’l Raceway, Alton, VA
- Jun 3-5 (Rnd 2) Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
- Jul 29-31 (Rnd 3) Brainerd Int’l Raceway, Brainerd, MN
- Aug 19-21 (Rnd 4) Pittsburgh Int’l Race Complex, Wampum, PA
- Sep 9-11 (Rnd 5) New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ
- Sep 23-25 (Rnd 6) Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL
