The Honda British Talent Cup is a United Kingdom junior

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series. It was founded in 2018 for riders at ages 12 to 17 from the British Isles to apply. One rider will be given a chance to race full-time in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, while two drivers will race in the

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is the series' bike supplier, providing the riders with the Moto3 Honda NSF250R. In the inaugural 2018 season,

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rider

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won the cup, 27 points ahead of

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. In the second season, Scott Ogden clinched the victory, four points ahead of Cameron Horsman. In the

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-struck 2020 season, Franco Bourne and Casey O'Gorman vied for the title, with Bourne coming out on top. O'Gorman won the 2021 season, winning eight races. He finished ahead of Carter Brown, who missed by six points in the final round at

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Winners

* 2018 –

moved to the

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in 2019, winning in 2020, then

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from 2020 * 2019 –

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(together with 2018 BTC season competitor Josh Whatley) will race for VisionTrack Honda Racing Team in the 2022

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season, run by

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* 2020 – Franco Bourne * 2021 – Casey O'Gorman will race in

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during the 2022 Moto3 season * 2022 - Johnny Garness * 2023 - Evan Belford

References

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