industry’s eyes and ears since he made his mark
in 2009. Yoder made an immediate impact on the
Orange Brigade KTM program in the early stages
of his career. He has won multiple titles and was
referred to as a young prodigy for quite some
time around the pits. As of right now, he is the
youngest racer to be recruited by a factory organization. He has had much success in the 50cc
and 65cc classes, and 2018 is scheduled to be his
breakout year in the 85cc and Supermini classes.
MXA sat down with Hunter to find out what
it was like to be recruited at such a young age.
Hunter said, “It’s definitely different and a crazy
feeling. I mean, I have a full factory, tricked-out
bike. It adds just a little more pressure on me, but
for the most part, I just try to go out there and
do my thing. Obviously, it’s truly amazing to be
on a full factory team riding a full factory bike.
I’m beyond excited to start racing next season.”
BUT THESE KIDS
AND THEIR PARENTS
HAVE STARDOM IN
THEIR EYES. AND
SUPPORT RIDE CAN
COME WITH A $100,000
SALARY, LONG-TERM
VISION IS OFTEN
CLOUDED BY SHORT-
TERM SUCCESS.
