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do with the TiLube guys in Indy on the 250 was a lot of fun, I actually really enjoyed it. The only practice I had on that bike was that thirty-five minutes in the two free practice sessions and I rode really well on it once I got adjusted to it. I’m hoping to do something in the 250 class next year; I’ll probably ride some 450 rounds in the opposite coast that I don’t race, but I’m definitely looking to focus on one coast on 250 and just making main events every weekend, and getting solid results in that.
What’re your plans for the rest of 2018 now that the season is over? I’m actually looking into doing a couple of the west coast Pro Motocross rounds; if I can get the funding to, I’d like to. Right now we’re working on basi- cally doing some riding schools this summer back home in California and I’ll ride supercross as soon as I can ‘cause I’m sure I’m going to race Monster Cup. But basically I’ll just be riding outdoors -- still training and everything, but just less pressure and more fun right now. I’ll try and get back to racing when I can. I know I’m going to go out to Florida and train a little bit and I’ll also race the US MXGP in September, I’ll for sure be there. I just usually try and keep my training up whether I’m on the bike or off the bike. My biggest focus is supercross, that’s where I feel like I definitely excel. I just want to get as big of a head start as I can for next year and get bikes and everything planned out as soon as possible.
I noticed that you had the opportunity to go to India last year and race supercross. How was that experi-
ence? Yeah, that was awesome. Basically a friend of mine hit me up one day on Facebook about coming out there
and they went ahead and got everything set up. I’ve actu- ally done that race -- that was my third year doing it -- and I may go back this year as well. It’s a really cool event; they try really hard to make it bigger and better every year. The tracks keep getting better and it’s a really cool deal they do. It’s definitely a big change from the bikes and the equip- ment that we have out here, but it’s a fun race and they bring a lot of guys from Russia, South Africa, and other places -- so it makes for some good competition.
Obviously India is one of the biggest motorcycle markets worldwide, so I’m sure it’s pretty popular
over there. Oh yeah, the fans -- It’s always crazy and it’s always oversold out. There are so many people and no seats left, so people will be standing out on the street to try and watch.
Amateur and professional racing have provided you with a lot of time behind the wheel. Any crazy stories
from the road? No, nothing too crazy. In 2016 when I raced 250 East and I drove my van for the first time -- I got some bad fuel in Illinois coming into St. Louis and it just wrecked the fuel system on my van; it had a bunch of water in it and stuff. It took them like three weeks to fix it, so I had to get a loaner van for the next race which was Foxborough and I picked my van up on the way back to California, so that was probably the craziest story I have from traveling.
You got the opportunity to do some riding and training at the Stewart compound around Daytona this year,
what was that experience like? Yeah, that’s actually my first time goin’ there. It was a really cool experience. The