【モトゴシップ】ジェイク・ワイマーがRCHスズキと契約!

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元カワサキファクトリーライダーで、昨年からプライベートチーム、テダーレーシングからレース参戦をしていたジェイク・ワイマーがRCHスズキと契約のニュース!

 

負傷欠場中のブロック・ティックルの代役として、今週末のRd.4 オークランドSXからRCHスズキのマシンで参戦です。

 

ワイマー、先日のアナハイム2SX直後の日曜日にはテストコースでスズキのマシンを早速テスト!

 

CHINO, Calif. – RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy John’s/Suzuki Factory Racing will add Jake Weimer to its stable of riders beginning with this weekend’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif.

Broc Tickle, rider of RCH’s No. 20 Suzuki, was diagnosed with a fractured distal radius in his right forearm following a practice crash at the team’s test facility last Friday and is expected to miss the next four to six rounds. Weimer’s addition to the team will not affect Tickle’s return once he receives medical clearance to compete. 

The 2010 Western Regional 250SX Class Champion moves to RCH after spending 2015 and the first three races of 2016 with Team Tedder. He will compete with RCH for the remainder of the 2016 Monster Energy Supercross season aboard the No. 12 Suzuki RM-Z450.

Weimer is a veteran of 53 Monster Energy Supercross 450SX starts and currently sits ninth in points. Over the last six seasons, the Idaho native has earned five podiums, including a career-best second-place finish to complement 12 top five and 31 top 10s.

“It’s a good opportunity for me to be on a team of this caliber,” stated Weimer. “I know most of the guys on the team and have worked with some of them before. I have a lot of respect for both Carey and Ricky so when the opportunity presented itself, it was really something I wanted to do. RCH is a team that I’ve been interested in for the last few years but the opportunity hadn’t come along so when it did, it was pretty easy for me to say yes.”

Prior to 2015, the 28-year-old veteran spent the previous four seasons with Monster Energy Kawasaki where he finished a career-best fifth in points in 2012. That same year, Weimer finished third in Lucas Oil Pro Motocross points, his best season-ending performance to date in outdoor competition.  

“As a rider, you want to bring results and hopefully, be a good team member. I want to try and help the team anyway I can. It could be testing and whatever that entails. I enjoy being able to contribute. First and foremost, as a rider, you want to produce results. After that, it’s about being a good teammate and making a contribution.

“As of now, my best finish this year is eighth. I just want to keep raising that bar, grab another gear and try to be a little more competitive with the next little group of guys. This is a big, big change for me. I’ve been on a Kawasaki for the last seven years so this is a huge move for me, but it’s an opportunity I’m excited about and couldn’t pass up.”

With Tickle on the sidelines until further notice, RCH team owners Carey Hart and Ricky Carmichael were pleased to be able to add a veteran rider with Weimer’s talent to the team.

“I think Jake will be a great fit,” said RCH co-owner Ricky Carmichael. “I know he’s worked with several members of our technical group in the past and knows just about everyone on the team so that should make it a smooth transition for everyone. We will give him our best. He’s going to be fun to watch. At the same time, we want to wish Broc a speedy recovery. He had a great off-season and worked his butt off so everyone is really bummed about his injury. We’ll have his bike ready to go when he’s ready to get back after it.” 

 

リリースによると、ティックル負傷欠場は4〜6戦と見られ、その代役としてワイマー抜擢とあります。ワイマーとの契約はスーパークロスシーズンとあり、ティックル復帰後はロクスン、ティックル、ワイマーの三名体制のチームとなるそうです。

 

ワイマーとテダーレーシングとの契約は、今回のようなファクトリーチームからのオファーがあった際は、シーズン途中でも契約解除出来る内容であると以前のワイマーのコメントにもあり、今回のスムースな移籍につながった模様。

 

2010年はAMAスーパークロス250SXウエストで圧倒的な強さを見せタイトル獲得。450へステップアップと同時にカワサキファクトリー入りを果たすも、その後は負傷欠場も多く、本来のポテンシャルを発揮できないシーズンが続いています。

 

今季のワイマー、開幕戦から12位、8位、10位のリザルトで現在ランキング9位。プライベーターながら大健闘がRCHスズキの目に止まった形。

 

AMAでのファクトリーチームの代役ライダー契約のニュース、同じメーカーに乗るライダをピックアップすることが多く、今回のようなカワサキからスズキのような形はレアケース。

 

シーズン途中でカワサキからスズキへとマシンが変わりますが、ファクトリーマシンを得て、再び上位入賞期待されます!

 

【追記】

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ジェイク・ワイマー、RCHスズキ初レースとなったオークランドSXを8位で終えました。マシンをスズキに乗り換えて、1週間。全く別物のマシンでいきなりのトップ10入りはお見事!

 

オープニングラップを10位、一時は12位まで順位を落とすもしぶとく8位まで追い上げる展開。リリースのコメントによると、ワダチのお多いコンディションで身体が固くなったようですが、RCHスズキ初レースでの今期最上位タイの8位という結果には満足していて、インターバルにはマシンに乗り込んでチームとともに更に上位を目指すとのことでした。

 

 


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