Jaime is the 
Not surprisingly, the Basque rider, in his first year in the field, in addition to compete for the first time this season in the TR1 category of the CET, commands the new World Cup, the former Junior World Championship, with only one event remaining, the Spanish GP, in its irruption into the silver division of the Trial World Championship.
FIVE MINUTES WITH JAIME BUSTO
Q: This is your first season as a member of the RFME SPEA National Team. How do you rate it so far?
A: Yes, it’s the first season and everything is going very well. They are great with me, all my teammates and team members.
Q: Together with your teammate Oriol Noguera in 2014 you have made the leap to TR1 and share the category with Toni Bou and company. Have you noticed the change in level after being proclaimed Spanish TR2 Champion in 2013?
A: Actually, yes. There is a huge difference between TR2 and TR1. The sections are much more complicated and, in addition, the rivals also walk a lot more, so finishing in a good position is much more difficult.
Q: Also, you both take part in the World Cup, the old Junior World Cup, a class where you already know what it is to win and even lead. What is your assessment of your contest so far?
A:
So far I’m doing pretty well this season. I didn’t start very strong in the first GP of the year, in Australia, as the regulations and everything was new to me, but in the following ones I’ve been improving little by little and, to be honest, I’m very happy and satisfied with the races I’ve done so far. Let’s see if we can close the championship with a good result.
Q: Is your biggest goal for 2014 to win the World Cup title in your debut year?
A:
Yes, I wish I could get the world title the first year, as I’ve never raced in any category or anything before.
Q: But your international debut has not been this year, since in 2012, without going any further, you were proclaimed European Champion in Youth 125, although the FIM did not allow you to race in the next level of the 2013 World Championship because you were not 16 years old.
A:
Certainly, it was. Two seasons ago I raced the European Championships and won in the Youth 125 category, but the following year they didn’t let me move up a category because I wasn’t 16 yet. The pity is that I couldn’t stay in Youth either, as the regulations don’t allow the champion to defend a crown, so in 2013 I didn’t compete in any international races.
Q: By the way, now that you compete in Spain and abroad, is it easy to go from non-stop to stop and vice versa?
A:
Personally, I don’t like non-stop at all. The races here, in Spain, which are stop, are much better, since the stop allows you to make a mistake, which with the non-stop you always have to go perfectly.
Q: How do you combine studies, training and races?
A:
Well, I study remotely, and when I’m done training I usually pick up the books to catch up and do the exercises I’m told.
Q: Who is your role model as a pilot?
A:
For me, the best rider is Toni Bou, for everything.
Q: You are one of the fixtures in the stages of the Spring of Trial. Precisely, Bou and your teammate in the RFME SPEA National Team, Pol Tarrés, are the usual monitors. What would you highlight about these stages, as well as what each of them has brought you, both Bou and Tarrés?
A:
With both of them in the Spring Trial Stages as teachers, you learn a lot, because they have a lot of experience and they give you everything they know and more. They’re incredible.
Q: What can we expect from Jaime Busto in the remainder of the season?
A: I will try to continue as well as I am now and, of course, I will fight to win the World Cup title.
Interview: RFME / Photos: JC Vázquez
