Taylor Mackenzie

Taylor Mackenzie is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racer based in Leicestershire, England. In late 2021, Mackenzie announced his intended retirement from racing at the end of the season.[1] Shortly afterwards, it was announced that from the 2022 season, Mackenzie would be team manager for VisionTrack Honda Moto3, a new team in Moto3 headed by ex-racer Michael Laverty.[2]

Taylor Mackenzie
Mackenzie at the 2010 British Grand Prix
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993
Stirling, Scotland
Current teamVisionTrack Honda Moto3 (team manager)
Websitetaylor-mackenzie.com

Mackenzie is the son of a former motorcycle racer Niall Mackenzie, and older brother to racer Tarran Mackenzie.

Racing history

Mackenzie retired from racing at the end of the 2021 British season where he competed in National Superstock 1000, finishing in fifth position.[3][4]

For 2020, he competed in the British Superbike series, aboard a BMW, after the 2019 season on Superstock 1000.[5] In a February 2021 Motorcycle News interview, he confirmed that he'd had a bad year and he was reliant upon funding provided through YouTube, Patreon and Amazon when trying to arrange a race machine for 2021.[6][7]

For the first half of the BSB 2018 season, he rode for Moto Rapido Racing Ducati replacing injured John Hopkins. The team and Mackenzie announced their mutual decision to part company at the Knockhill BSB round practice session on 7 July, due to the rider's poor results.[8] Mackenzie's place was taken by Tommy Bridewell for the remainder of 2018, who returned the team's best results in the Superbike class, scoring four podium finishes, narrowly missing out on a Showdown place and achieving the Riders' Cup at the season finale. Bridewell was retained for 2019.[9][10]

In 2017, Mackenzie competed in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Mackenzie has competed in the British 125GP Championship, the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, the British Supersport Championship and the British Superbike Championship. In 2016, Mackenzie won the National Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR for Hawk Racing/Buildbase BMW. In 2014, in his second year with Tyco Suzuki, achieved his first ever in the supersport class at Silverstone with a 2nd place finish.

In 2010 Mackenzie rode two wildcard entries in the World Championship, at Silverstone and Valencia, prior to his full World Championship in 2011. During 2010 he finished the British 125 Championship in fourth position, competed in two CEV Buckler (Spanish National Championship) rounds and also rode in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in which he scored five top-ten finishes.

Career statistics

2009 - 20th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #71 KTM FRR 125
2009 - 11th, British 125cc Championship #77 Honda RS125R
2010 - 15th, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup #77 KTM FRR 125
2010 - 4th, British 125cc Championship #77 Honda RS125R
2011 - 24th, 125cc Grand Prix World Championship #17 Aprilia RS 125 R
2012 - 14th, British Supersport Championship #77 Yamaha YZF-R6
2013 - 10th, British Supersport Championship #77 Suzuki GSX-R600
2014 - 10th, British Supersport Championship #77 Suzuki GSX-R600
2015 - NC, British Superbike Championship #11 Kawasaki ZX-10R
2016 - 1st, British National Superstock 1000 Championship #77 BMW S1000RR
2017 - 19th, British Superbike Championship #6 Suzuki GSX-R1000
2018 - British Superbike Championship #24 Ducati 1199 Panigale
2018 - British National Superstock 1000 Championship #77 BMW S1000RR

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Pts
2009 SPA1
19		 SPA2
14		 ITA
15		 NED
21		 GER
Ret		 GBR
9		 CZE1
Ret		 CZE2
Ret		 20th 10
2010 SPA1
15		 SPA2
Ret		 ITA
12		 NED1
9		 NED2
16		 GER1
9		 GER2
7		 CZE1
15		 CZE2
5		 RSM
WD		 15th 40

By season
Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2010 125cc Honda KRP MMCG 73 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011 125cc Aprilia Phonica Racing 17 16 0 0 0 0 15 24th
Total 18 0 0 0 0 15

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Pts
2010 125cc Honda QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR
Ret		 NED CAT GER CZE IND RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL
21		 NC 0
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT
18		 SPA
5		 POR FRA
22		 CAT
28		 GBR
12		 NED
26		 ITA
17		 GER
Ret		 CZE
21		 IND
21		 RSM
22		 ARA
Ret		 JPN
Ret		 AUS
18		 MAL
21		 VAL
Ret		 24th 15

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2012 Yamaha BHI
21		 BHI
Ret		 THR
19		 THR
20		 OUL
20		 OUL
16		 SNE
Ret		 SNE
Ret		 KNO
19		 KNO
11		 OUL
12		 OUL
14		 BHGP
14		 BHGP
14		 CAD CAD DON DON ASS ASS SIL SIL BHGP BHGP 20th 15 [11]

References
  1. BSB Donington: Taylor Mackenzie announces his retirement following Superstock victory Motorcycle News, 3 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021
  2. Mackenzie swaps racing for Moto3 management bikesportnews, 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021
  3. Taylor Mackenzie named as all-British VisionTrack Racing Moto3 team manager visordown, 1 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021
  4. Why ‘older brother’ Taylor Mackenzie is the ideal modern boss for new Moto3 team visordown, 7 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021
  5. Taylor Mackenzie returns to BSB action with TYCO BMW thechequeredflag.com, 2 October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020
  6. BSB: Taylor Mackenzie targets 2021 ride through YouTube fundraising project Motorcycle News, 3 February 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021
  7. BSB: Taylor Mackenzie wins at Darley Moor on Bathams Racing's BMW M1000RR Motorcycle News, 6 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021
  8. BSB: Mackenzie and MotoRapido Ducati announce split Motorcycle News, 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018
  9. BSB: Bridewell back with MotoRapido Ducati Motorcycle News, 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019
  10. Tommy Bridewell and Moto Rapido Ducati team up again in 2019 as Oxford Racing Ducati Ducatiracinguk.com, 14 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018
  11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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