Hailing from Scottsdale, AZ, sixteen-year-old Reese Giese is one of Yamaha’s top Rising Stars. She is a talented young rider who crushed it on the closed close at the 2022 IJSBA World Finals. Racing her Yamaha SuperJet, Giese finished second overall in the Four-Stroke Lites Class. She had some epic battles on her way to obtaining that second-place finish. She went on to place fourth overall in Women’s Lites.
Giese said she learned a lot from racing with the women from all over the world and she was super stoked to get the holeshot in moto one. She ended up snagging the third in 4-Stroke Slalom and thrilled to round out her weekend with that finish. Racing against world class riders from overseas will push Giese to go harder. Though she experienced some ups and downs at the 2022 World Finals, she’s happy and healthy and ready to welcome the 2023 season. She is super grateful for everyone who has helped her get to this level of competition.
Giese will only get better and gain confidence as she hones her skills and continues to go all in and remains teachable. She puts in the work to get the good results and for a racer who has been competing for only a few years, she is a stellar performer. At 15 years old, she claimed a World Title in the Junior 13–15 year old division for the Yamaha SuperJet four-stroke class at the 2021 IJSBA World Finals. She was the first to pull off a world title in the four-stroke. Giese has the drive to win numerous world titles and with her great attitude and willingness to go the distance, we know she has the goods!
