Racing
Although I was born in Barcelona and spent the first 14 years of my life in Miraflores de la Sierra (Madrid), I didn’t start racing motorcycles until my father’s company (Dorna) sent him to California to organize the 1994 US GP. My father, Dennis Noyes, himself a motorcycle racer and the 1986 Spanish Endurance Champion, wanted me to play baseball or basketball, not become a rider. But ever since I can remember, my true passion was motorcycles… gasoline, sliding, and speed.
I began racing Dirt Track on ovals, taking 10-hour pickup trips to race at Lodi. Although I won some races there, my first real successes as an amateur came in the late 1990s racing on different tracks. In my first year with a professional racing license, I won the Formula USA national title. The next season I took a leap of faith, moving back to Spain to try road racing.
I had zero asphalt experience when I lined up as a rookie in the 2001 Spanish Supersport Championship. It was a brutal learning curve. Looking back now, I’m proud of what followed: winning races and titles, competing in two Moto2 world championship seasons, taking pole position at the French GP, and finishing fifth at Valencia in what would be my last world championship race. But looking at it all, what matters most to me is winning the 2014 FIM CEV Superbike Championship in 2014.
The 2015 season started perfectly—I won the opening race with the #1 plate—but from there, my memories fade. I only recall flashes: winning in Portugal, time in the garage with my crew, leaving home with my wife for what turned out to be my final race.
In the early stages of my recovery, I still hoped to race again. But as I became more aware of my situation, I understood I’d never be the same rider, I’d never be “fast” again. But, in the long-run that doesn’t really matter. What matters is that I’m still here, lucky to have the opportunity to rebuild my life. I value everything in life more now, and I’m excited to be able to share the years ahead with my wife, Iana, and our son, Karter.
I began racing Dirt Track on ovals, taking 10-hour pickup trips to race at Lodi. Although I won some races there, my first real successes as an amateur came in the late 1990s racing on different tracks. In my first year with a professional racing license, I won the Formula USA national title. The next season I took a leap of faith, moving back to Spain to try road racing.
I had zero asphalt experience when I lined up as a rookie in the 2001 Spanish Supersport Championship. It was a brutal learning curve. Looking back now, I’m proud of what followed: winning races and titles, competing in two Moto2 world championship seasons, taking pole position at the French GP, and finishing fifth at Valencia in what would be my last world championship race. But looking at it all, what matters most to me is winning the 2014 FIM CEV Superbike Championship in 2014.
The 2015 season started perfectly—I won the opening race with the #1 plate—but from there, my memories fade. I only recall flashes: winning in Portugal, time in the garage with my crew, leaving home with my wife for what turned out to be my final race.
In the early stages of my recovery, I still hoped to race again. But as I became more aware of my situation, I understood I’d never be the same rider, I’d never be “fast” again. But, in the long-run that doesn’t really matter. What matters is that I’m still here, lucky to have the opportunity to rebuild my life. I value everything in life more now, and I’m excited to be able to share the years ahead with my wife, Iana, and our son, Karter.
Although I was born in Barcelona and spent the first 14 years of my life in Miraflores de la Sierra (Madrid), I didn't start racing motorcycles until the company where my father worked (Dorna) sent him to California to organize the 1994 US GP. My father, Dennis Noyes, a motorcycle racer who was the Spanish endurance champion in 1986, wanted me to play baseball or basketball, not a pilot. But from a very young age, ever since, my real passion was motorcycles... gasoline, drifting and speed.
I started racing on Dirt Track, oval dirt tracks in the USA, taking 10-hour pickup trips to participate in races at the Lodi circuit. Although I won races there, my first major successes came in the late 90s as an amateur. In my first year with a professional driver's license, which was very important in Dirt Track, I won the Formula USA national title. For the following season I made a radical change, I returned to Spain to run at speed.
With no experience on asphalt, I started as a rookie in the Spanish Supersport Championship in 2001. It was really hard. Now it gives me great satisfaction to know that after years of suffering with quite a few falls I won races and titles, that I did two seasons in the Moto2 world championship, that I took pole position in the French Grand Prix and that I finished fifth in Moto2 in the GP of the Valencian Community, in my last race of the world championship. But the most important thing for me is the title of Superbike Champion of the 2014 FIM CEV Championship.
With no experience on asphalt, I started as a rookie in the Spanish Supersport Championship in 2001. It was really hard. Now it gives me great satisfaction to know that after years of suffering with quite a few falls I won races and titles, that I did two seasons in the Moto2 world championship, that I took pole position in the French Grand Prix and that I finished fifth in Moto2 in the GP of the Valencian Community, in my last race of the world championship. But the most important thing for me is the title of Superbike Champion of the 2014 FIM CEV Championship.
From the 2015 season, which I opened with a victory in my first race wearing the number #1, I barely remember anything. Little by little I remember fragments... of winning in Portugal, of moments in the garage with the team, of leaving home to go with my wife to my last race.
During the early stages of my recovery, I was still looking forward to running again. But, after becoming more aware of my situation, I realized that I would never be like before, that I would never be “fast” again. But that doesn't really matter that much. I'm still here and I'm lucky to be able to rebuild my life. I value everything more than before and I want to share with my wife Iana and my son Karter the many years ahead of us.
During the early stages of my recovery, I was still looking forward to running again. But, after becoming more aware of my situation, I realized that I would never be like before, that I would never be “fast” again. But that doesn't really matter that much. I'm still here and I'm lucky to be able to rebuild my life. I value everything more than before and I want to share with my wife Iana and my son Karter the many years ahead of us.
DIRT TRACK
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In his first year, Noyes raced in the 100cc class, becoming a usual frontrunner. His numerous successes took him to 600cc category. Armed with more horsepower he quickly moved up from amateur to pro-am. Remarkably, in only his second season he won the TT race at the AMA Amateur National Championship in Indianapolis
In 2000, Kenny stepped up to the American National Pro-Singles Championship, and to the surprise of many, he won the title in his first year with nine podiums and three victories. With that early success, he got an offer from across the Atlantic to try his hand at road racing with BQR.
In 2000, Kenny stepped up to the American National Pro-Singles Championship, and to the surprise of many, he won the title in his first year with nine podiums and three victories. With that early success, he got an offer from across the Atlantic to try his hand at road racing with BQR.
MOTO2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Kenny made his World Championship debut in Moto2 in 2010 with Antonio Banderas’ team, and lead his second race. That same season, he claimed pole position at Le Mans and scored two seventh-place finishes. In his second year, riding for Avintia BQR, he got his best result with a fifth place in Valencia.
In 2012, Kenny returned to the CEV in Moto2, where he fought for the title, finishing on the podium in four out of six races and ending the year third overall. The following season he joined one of the top CEV Moto2 teams. His strong performances earned him a spot in the Superbike category with the Speed Racing team, and he got on the podium twice with them.
In 2012, Kenny returned to the CEV in Moto2, where he fought for the title, finishing on the podium in four out of six races and ending the year third overall. The following season he joined one of the top CEV Moto2 teams. His strong performances earned him a spot in the Superbike category with the Speed Racing team, and he got on the podium twice with them.
FIM CEV SBK
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After his time in Moto2, Kenny set his sights on the FIM CEV Superbike crown for 2014. He was signed by PL Racing, to ride their factory Kawasaki ZX-10R. That season he took three race wins, was a regular on the podium and won the championship ahead of Carmelo Morales and Iván Silva.
Noyes began the 2015 season with the #1 on his bike, as the rider to beat; winning the opening race and finishing on the podium in the next two. But at Aragón, while targeting another victory, he crashed during the morning Warm Up—a fall that brought his racing career to an end.
Noyes began the 2015 season with the #1 on his bike, as the rider to beat; winning the opening race and finishing on the podium in the next two. But at Aragón, while targeting another victory, he crashed during the morning Warm Up—a fall that brought his racing career to an end.
Career Highlights
- 2000: USA Pro Singles DT Champion
- 2003: Spanish Superstock Champion
- 2006: Spanish Endurance Champion
- 2009: 2nd Bol D'Or 24 Hours
- 2010: Pole Position in Moto2 French GP
- 2011: 5th in Moto2 Valencia GP
- 2012: 3rd CEV Moto2
- 2014: FIM CEV SBK Champion
RESULTS:
- Stanford Psychology Department Colloquium
- Bay Area Mental Health Symposium
- UC Berkeley Leadership Series
- Silicon Valley HR Directors Forum
- Sacramento Healthcare Leadership Conference
- Portland State University Psychology Conference
- Washington State Educators Summit
- Bay Area Tech Leaders Roundtable
