Kayla Yaakov Returns: From 15-Year-Old Phenom to the Front of MotoAmerica

Three years ago I had Kayla Yaakov on the show as a fifteen-year-old Junior Cup racer. She is a very different rider now.This time Kayla came to the track to coach me, then sat down for a long talk about how she got here. We get into her riding, the number 19 Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight Panigale V2, the mental side of running at the front, and what she fixed in my own riding in a single day.Her last three seasons tell the story. She moved up to MotoAmerica Supersport full time and finished sixth in the 2025 championship. Then 2026 turned into a breakout. She took third at the Daytona 200, the first woman in 84 runnings to stand on that podium, passing former MotoGP rider Darryn Binder on the banking to do it. She qualified on pole at Road Atlanta, the first woman ever to do that in a MotoAmerica Supersport race, set a lap record at Barber, and stacked up four podiums by Road America, running right at the sharp end of the title fight. We cover all of it. how she trains, what the pressure feels like at this level, and where she goes next.Kayla rides for Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight in MotoAmerica Supersport, with support from Mission Foods, HJC, Alpinestars, Ashley's Dream Foundation, Reset Public Affairs, and Dunlop. Her Insta360 code is KAYLA19.Watch the full track day and interview on YouTube at @kiwimoto72.Subscribe to the KiwiMoto72 Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen. Real bikes, real miles, real opinions.Send us Fan MailSupport the showIf you found this video helpful, consider supporting the channel by checking out the links below, or consider buying me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/kiwimoto72Or check out ALL my KiwiMoto72 Links here https://linktr.ee/kiwimoto72KiwiMoto72 Podcast 👉 Watch it here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCd6Uc3xNWizwhOpTfkI0IDSIgd0Cp3dN🎧 Or listen on your favorite platform:• Spotify: https://tr.ee/0pmdjh1_2J• Apple Podcasts: https://tr.ee/r_ffi8iQOk• Buzzsprout: https://tr.ee/b8EYmzjlxO