the series in France, and he ended up with a
ranking of 22nd overall, despite his missing
the first two of eight rounds in the series.
“I LIKE TO SET MY GOALS HIGH,
BUT I DON’T THINK THIS IS TOO
HIGH... MORE LIKE REALISTIC. I
HOPE I CAN REALLY MAKE A NAME
FOR MYSELF INTERNATIONALLY”
Motocross Championships in 2020 and five rounds
of the EMX250 Championships as well,” said Scott.
“I’m pretty excited about it. I have not raced in
such a long time but I’m almost back to full fitness
now. I have been riding a KTM 350 around home
and feeling pretty comfortable with it, I like it.
“I will be racing EMX 250 championship
races on a KTM 250SXF in The Netherlands,
Scott was also the best-performed of
the Kiwi contingent at the annual Junior
Motocross World Championships at Horsham,
in Australia, in August last year.
Racing against the cream from New Zealand,
Australia, the United States, Japan, South
Africa, Spain, The Netherlands, Czech Republic,
Hungary, France, Great Britain, Slovakia,
Sweden and Italy, Scott finished the weekend
ranked seventh junior in the world.
But his 2018 season ended sadly when he re-
injured an already-damaged shoulder at a New
Zealand event in December and soon afterwards
underwent reconstructive surgery on his shoulder,
the medical work and then recovery keeping
him mostly sidelined until July this year.
Italy, Germany and Belgium and I’m familiar
already with two of those circuits.
Scott had obviously made an impact during his
earlier stints in Europe, hence the call-up. “I know a lot of the riders I will be up against, having
faced many of them before in the past, and I think
a top-five result is possible for me. I like to set my
goals high, but I don’t think this is too high... more
like realistic. I hope I can really make a name for
myself internationally. That’s the plan anyway.”
“I had kept in touch with people in Europe and
then the Raths Motorsports Team contacted me
and asked if I would race for them in the German Scott is supported in New Zealand by KTM
New Zealand, Alpinestars, Bell, 100%, Pirelli,
BikesportNZ.com and Kiwi Rider magazine.
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