Insight: Matt Bisceglia
Friday, August 3, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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PrintFactory Connection’s Matt Bisceglia is lighting the Ranch on fire. Having only lost one moto thus far (Moto 1 250 B Mod) the Texas native finds himself on the edge to taking home the 250 B Mod and 450 B Stock titles. We were able to grab Bisceglia for a quick interview after the second 450 B Stock moto.
Racer X: Pretty good week so far.
Matt Bisceglia: Yeah, the first moto of 450 B Stock I got a good start again and got into the lead about halfway and took the win. The first moto 250 B Mod I was in second and then crashed and A-Rod [Anthony Rodriguez] got around and got about 8 or 10 second on me. I was able to catch up by the end, but it was a lot of ground to make it. We just got off 450 B Stock and I pulled a good start again and from there I pretty much pulled away. I didn’t come here to lose, I came here to win; simply as that. I want to thank Jerry Masterpool for helping me out this summer. I would also like to thank everyone at Factory Connetion and all my sponsors.
You were a Yamaha guy for a while, but are now part of a team that has had great success in the past. How close is your program to what the pro guys do?
There is not really much I can say, it’s pretty undercover really [Laughs]. No, its pretty much a factory program for the amateurs. Fresh bikes all time, surrounded by good mechanics, and that’s what you need to win. I’m fortunate enough to have this oppoutunity and can’t thank everyone enough. Hopefully I can pull out a couple of wins this week and prove that I’m worthy of the deal.
Bisceglia is on the verge of two titles at the Ranch.
Mark Pearson photo
What’s the plan for the future? Will you be in the amateur ranks next year?
It just depends. Everything is pretty much performance based. Obvioulsy they have a good program going right now with what Eli [Tomac] and Justin [Barcia] are doing, and Wil [Hahn] is right up there too. I get to ride with those guys whenever I’m in California and they help me out a lot. I also want to thank Tommy Hahn and Ben Martin for being my training buddies during the summer; the hard work has paid off.
You’re running #95 this week. Can you explain the reasons behind that?
Yeah, there are a couple of different reasons. #95 was my first number back when I started racing on 50’s. And the whole Masterpool family has been helping me a lot and Jesse always ran #95 here. I just figured I would run a different number and hopefully it works.
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The force is strong with this one. Hope we see him on the starting line of a national soon.
Can someone please explain this "B" class thing. Why are huge names in the "B" class?
same reason why you have a kid in the "C" class running sub 157 lap times...they want championships and its accepted. no other way to sugar coat it
@sharf150, thanks.. I mean, this is LL, you would think that something would be in place to classify these guys better, like if you have a top 10 at LL before in a certain class, next year you have to move up.
Because the factories are looking at B class riders, its not a motivation to move up on that end....
There actually are some rules for B class eligibility. Riders can't be forced into the A (expert) ranks straight out of a Youth division, everyone gets a chance to race as a B (intermediate) if they choose to do so. I believe the rule is that once they get a top 5 in the B class here, then they are moved to the A class. Biseceglia isn't the only fast rider in that class (Cooper Webb is a bad dude) and tons of super fast kids have done the same. Like any other sport, you need to put in steps so the athletes don't go in over their heads and lose confidence. High School/College/Pro or Minors A, AA, AAA and majors.
The B class has proven very effective in helping riders build confidence--otherwise you're coming off of minicycles and immediately having to go against the fastest amateurs in the nation in your first year on big bikes. Confidence is key in this game and that could really hurt a rider's development. Trey Canard and Dean Wilson can attest to the use of the B class--they went from good minicycle riders to winners in the B class, and then used that confidence boost to carry them into A class wins the next year, and then pro success after that. Had Canard and Wilson been forced to race A immediately, they probably would have been getting 5ths or 8ths there instead of winning. Who knows how that would have hurt them.
Of course, some B riders are just that darned fast, Bisceglia being one of them, as Tomac and Barcia did the same. But there's really nothing wrong with giving a rider two or three years on big bikes in the ams--once in B, then one or two in A. It's a pretty good system and I think the last thing we need is to make the amateur support system work any faster.
Thanks Weege!
I didn't want to root for sand baggers, but now I get it... all good.
I've known Matt and his family since before he even cared much for dirt bikes. He was more into just playing in the dirt itself! It's great to see how he has matured both on and off the track. Keep it going Matt!
Jason, love ur insight as always!!
How did Thomas Covington slip through the cracks and run 250b mod again this year after winning the title last year?
What do you think of the c class champion having lap times better than top ten A riders?
referring to moto 3 250c mod winner
01:56.535
01.011
2nd
01:57.425
01.348
2nd
01:56.641
00.733
Weege....
We would love to claim Matt as one of ours, but like many of the top riders calling Texas home these days, Matt started his racing career in an other state (Washington) and then moved to Texas (near Dallas) to get faster. So I guess you could call them adopted Texans.
Native Texans right now on the radar include Vann Martin, Andrew Pierce, Challen Tennant, Carter Halpain, Dawson Draycott and Brandon Matula to name a few.
A few adopted Texans in recent years include Short, the Hahn's and Regal.
What up Weege!
@Sharff150
Covington was too young to move up to A class, he was only 14 last year. Not sure what the rule is exactly but that's what I was told.