Tyla Rattray spotted at Milestone Ranch

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• January 26 2009
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On Saturday, out at Milestone Ranch, we spotted a Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider making some fast laps around the track.  A slightly bigger rider without any numbers, we realized that this man was not on the original team roster for 2009, but was too fast, and on too nice equipment to be a Pro Circuit mechanic out on a joy ride.  Once he pulled off his helmet though, it was obvious that this rider was none other than 2008 FIM MX2 World Champion, Tyla Rattray.  The South African speedster was there riding with his fellow countryman, Grant Langston, getting accustomed to his new Kawasaki, and told us he is very excited for this coming year.

You may recall a press release that came out a little more than a month ago, reporting Tyla’s release from his Red Bull/KTM contract in Europe, allowing him to pursue his dream of racing in the United States.  As Rattray told us, he is on a two-year contract to race outdoors only for 2009, then the Lites class both indoors and out for 2010.  Although he appeared fast, Tyla looked like he was still getting used to the bike…after all, he has not used rear linkage quite a long time.  You can expect “Styla” to be a front runner once the Nationals start up in a few months.