I live in a town in Biscay called Górliz. I started riding a motorcycle when I was 3 years old on a Yamaha PW and then I switched to a Gas Gas boy 50. My grandfather rode a motorcycle and my father practiced trials since I was a kid, so my first motorcycle had to be a trial bike.
I liked it a lot and since then I haven’t stopped training. When I was 6 years old I started competing in Catalonia in the Nens championship in the Initiation category and I have been going through all the categories until today, when I am in Cadet.
I went to Catalonia because there is a specific championship for children from the age of 6 that allows you to go up the level little by little. And at home they thought it was the best thing for my learning.
I have also participated in the last three years in the Spanish championship, Youth 80, Youth 125, and Cadet. In 2010 I competed in the European Championships in the Youth Inter 125 category.
PILOT PROFILE
- * Date of birth: 04/12/1997
- * Place: Bilbao
- * First bike: Yamaha PW
- * Video game: bikemania 2
- * Most admired rider: Bou and Raga.
- * Trial Bike: Gas Gas TXT 125 PRO
- * What you like most about Trial: everything.
- * What I like the least: the openfree rules.
- * A dream: to be world champion.
INTERVIEW
TRIALWORLD: What are your plans for the 2011 season?
JAIME BUSTO: Participate in the Catalonia Cadet Championship and the Spanish Junior Championship.
TW: How do you organize yourself to reconcile training and studies?
JB: Well, make the most of your study time and daylight hours to train.
TW: Training during the normal class week.
JB: 3 days a week, about 2 hours depending on light and weather. And the weekend.
When there is a race: 2 days during the week.
TW: Is it necessary to complement motorcycle training with physical preparation?
JB: Not at my age.
TW: Where do you think is the key and the difference between a young guy who starts doing trials to have fun and another who wants to be a professional?
JB: In the hours of training
TW: What do you like most about racing?
JB: Meeting people I only see at competitions, because we’re from different places.
TW: Anything that doesn’t convince you?
JB: The Openfree system.
TW: Would you like to dedicate yourself professionally to Trial or do you think it is a good springboard to do other off-road specialties?
JB: For me, trial is what I like the most.
TW: What do you think of the rulebook?
JB: I don’t like the openfree system. Arriving in an area and having to think about combinations of doors and points is an added complication. Trial is skill and balance on a bike, not strategy. I don’t know if it favors the arrival of young promises.
TW. Do you need a lot of media to stand out in trial or does the skill of the rider and his perseverance in training count more?
JB: I think it’s personal skill and hours of training that make you stand out.
TW: Where would you like to go?
JB: I would like to move up the category step by step until I get to TR1 and of course the World Championship and win it.
RIDER’S HONOURS
Champion of Catalonia Trial Initiation 2005
Champion of Catalonia Alevin trial 2006
3rd Catalonia Youth Trial Championship 2007
Champion of Catalonia trial Promo 80 2008
Catalonia Trial Champion Promo 125 2009
2nd Catalonia Trial Cadet Championship 2010
Spanish Youth Champion 80 2008
Spanish Youth Champion 125 2009
Spanish Cadet Champion 2010
European Youth Inter Champion. 125. 2010
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