Royal Enfield’s BUILD. TRAIN. RACE. program continued with round three at Brainerd International Raceway, where Kayleigh Buyck took victory, followed by Chloe Peterson in second and Jenny Chancellor rounding out the podium in third. Read more in the press release below.


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Kayleigh Buyck (center), Chloe Peterson (left), and Jenny Chancellor (right) made up the Royal Enfield BTR podium at the Brainerd round of MotoAmerica.

Round three of Royal Enfield’s BUILD. TRAIN. RACE. Road Racing program brought the 2022 series to its halfway point. The BTR women were eager to take on the famous Brainerd International Raceway after an eight-week break in the championship. While the action in the class is drawing closer as the BTR ladies train and coach each other to quicker lap times, the end result was a familiar one, with lightning-quick Kayleigh Buyck besting the field for the third time in as many races. Chloe Peterson and Jenny Chancellor joined Buyck on the overall podium.

The Brainerd track proved to be a tough learning track for many of the BTR women particularly Turn 12 and the chicane. But the Royal Enfield ladies put in the work during limited practice time to learn the track and tune their Continental GT 650 motorcycles for race day.

A total of 12 women lined up for the Royal Enfield BUILD. TRAIN. RACE. main event. Patty Paul is still nursing a collarbone injury suffered at VIR, Bridgette LeBer hurt her hand in a recent dirtbike crash, and Kayla Theisler was out sick. But the Brainerd round did see the return of Cora Tennyson, who had a spectacular highside at VIR and consequently sat out Road America with a knee injury.

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Racing action was once again spectacular – and not without some drama. Kayleigh Buyck managed to lead all eight laps but not without some steady pressure from Peterson. No. 55 kept the gap small, and waited for a mistake from Buyck that would never come. Meanwhile, the battle for third heated up with Crystal Martinez duking it out with Chancellor, but Martinez received a penalty flag for jump-starting. Martinez thought she had to pull off and slowed down during the race, losing any chance at a podium finish.

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Chloe Peterson attempts an outside line on Kayleigh Buyck on the final lap. The move almost backfired on Peterson, but she held on for second place.

“What a weekend!” exclaimed Peterson. “It’s great racing with the other women on the same Continental GT 650. When I see them going faster and braking harder than I do, I know I can do that, too. Battling with Kayleigh has pushed me beyond what I thought was capable on a motorcycle. I pushed hard on the brakes to try and get past Kayleigh but she was definitely not making it easy. I had a pucker moment in Turn 3 on the last lap trying to take an outside line to try to get around her but I saved it. In the end, I put it on the box one step higher than the last time. I’m happy with the result, but hungry for more.”

Buyck called the battle with Peterson “intense” and said it pushed her better herself.

“She is a phenomenal rider,” Buyck said, “and I love having her to battle with. The remainder of the season will be amazing. All of the girls rode great this past weekend; the vibe in our put was the best yet. Everyone coming together to help one another really showed what this program is about.”

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While the field is tightening up and competition is drawing closer, Kayleigh Buyck managed to card another win at Brainerd.

“This weekend at Brainerd had a number of setbacks along the way,” commented Chancellor. “But the amount of confidence the BTR program has given me honestly makes me feel like I have a superpower to keep pushing forward. This weekend our whole team pushed forward through adversity and had a successful race. Every person on our team is getting better; I am excited to see the racing get closer and closer.”

Royal Enfield and the BUILD. TRAIN. RACE. community send sincere condolences to the friends and family of Scott Briody. “Bittersweet is the only way to describe this past weekend,” said Buyck. “Scott Briody was such an amazing friend to have and left such a great impact on so many riders. Being able to put it on top of the box for him was exactly what I needed. He will be forever missed. Godspeed, Scott; until we ride again.”

Kayleigh Buyck continued her win streak with a third-straight victory, but her comfort zone has all but vanished. The second half of the season will be entertaining!

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Brainerd Results

1. Kayleigh Buyck (#16)

2. Chloe Peterson (#55)

3. Jenny Chancellor (#19)

4. Crystal Martinez (#25)

5. Jessica Martin (#23)

6. Cora Tennyson (#95)

7. Ashley Truxal (#31)

8. Michaela Trumbull (#27)

9. Trisha Dahl (#44)

10. Alyssa Bridges (#30)

11. Nicole Pareso (#11)

12. Hannah Stockton (#62)

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