Robbie Reynard to race at Genk.

American Robbie Reynard, currently lying ninth in the AMA 250cc Nationals, will race the Belgian Grand Prix for CAS Honda with a view to contesting more world championship events in the future.

Reynard will arrive in England on 1 August, where he will hook up with his former US mechanic Rob Walters. He will then travel down to Genk in Belgium, where he will contest his first ever grand prix.

Reynard has long been a rider to watch in America, often producing moments of brilliance. He was quickly under the spotlight after being presented the rookie of the year award in 1993 for his 13th place finish in the AMA 125cc Motocross Championship. A year later, racing for the Kawasaki factory team, he claimed ninth place in the 250cc series, and was on the way to being a complete success in the toughest series in the world.

His greatest moment probably came when he finished in second place in the 1998 East Coast 125cc Supercross championship and fourth in the 125cc outdoor series that same year. It was that 125cc series, where he fought hard with currently US superstar Ricky Carmichael, that really established his reputation, as he took the last overall victory of the year at Delmont. Later that season Reynard went on to clinch the World Supercross title

"We have been busy trying to organize this for some time," CAS team owner Harry Ainsworth said, "I know Robbie's got talent and we will bring him to Belgium for this one race, then he will come to our work shops in England.

"We have not organised anything with Robbie for 2003 - it's just a one off thing that Neil Prince and I organised. I have to say Neil is the guy who has put in all the hours
trying to get this sorted, even pointing out that Reynard's results have been excellent this year and possible we should contact him.

"We need some new blood in the grands prix and hopefully this is a good move for the future."