Luc Santos, of Oakley Utah, is one of 30 youth riders from across the country to ride in the prestigious Honda 150 Cup
This race is a rare opportunity to see what the future of professional motocross has to offer, with riders from 12-16 yrs old competing for $11,000 in contingency money from Honda Racing. These riders will be riding exactly the same track and conditions as the pro's and in front of tens of thousands of fans and to be aired on Speed Channel in the next few weeks.
Santos is just recovering from a double facture to his left arm, which put him out for 7 weeks, during the peak of the Outdoor Motocross series, forcing him to miss many important events including Ponca Nationals, Powder Mountain, and Western Motocross Nationals just held at the Energy Solutions Arena, in Salt Lake City. Prior to his injury Santos is the Utah Wintercross Minis Champion in 3 out of 4 classes, took 6th in the South for AMA Arenacross, 8th in the West, 19th at World Mini's National Championships, and dominating the local outdoor motocross scene. Santos has been training hard with Blake Green of Factory Kawasaki, Jaisaac Sloan, Phoenix, Az, and Thomas Covington, under the watchfull eye of Trainer and former Supercross rider Mike Craig, in Southern California. Santos hopes to continue to put Utah riders in the spotlight at the National level and bring recognition to motocross through his hard work and dedication to the sport.
You can follow Santos and his racing on Twitter, Facebook, FOX Racing Shox; when-it-counts.com; Santosracing.net; and JaisaacSloan.com
