Swedish Champs: Natalie Kane's first race report of 2026! 🇸🇪

Now my season has properly started so here is my first race report of 2026… 

First round of the Swedish championship just done at the deep sand track of Saxtorp in the south of Sweden. We raced Friday and Saturday now with qualifying and 2 heats Friday and 1 heat Saturday. 

Qualifying went ok,I felt good but was hard to get a good time compared to others when it was a completely flat track for us but I was happy with P5 for my gate pick. 

Race 1 got off to a terrible start but I could quickly pass and make my way threw the pack to fourth.I kept pushing and finally made my way into 3rd.I was hanging on in there with the leaders for a while but made a few mistakes and lost the flow so I settled for 3rd and first podium finish for me in 7 years FYI! :) 

Race 2 again a bad start and this time could not come threw the pack as fast but I again got myself to 4th and on the rear wheel of 3rd but could not make the pass as the track had 1 good line mainly the whole way round pretty much.Unfortunately I caught 3 lapped riders together that got completely in my way and lost 4th place at the end so went back to 5th and finished there. 

Race 3 got a wheelie of the start and was at the back going around the 1st turn.I was still 11th only heading into lap 2 but again I rode my heart out and got myself to 5th and right on 3rd and 4th but again no where to pass and trying so hard that I had nothing left to give the last laps so I had to accept 5th place and ending up 4th overall just missing the podium.

Results does not show the speed I had and how I rode but I put myself in bad positions of the start and having to always come from the back is not ideal or what I needed. Was extremely nervous also and a lot of wonder in my mind how I would be speed wise to the rest but I know now I have the speed just need to be better of the start and a little stronger. 

All in all really good start to the championship for me and I had a lot of fun racing for the first time for Kawasaki Sweden and back with BRT racing team. 

Thank you for your help and support!

Natalie Kane