At the time I was disappointed about what happened In Sydney, but after the event I was so happy because I understood what it meant to be second in a Red Bull X-Fighters tour behind Levi Sherwood with 315 points.
How has it been to restart in Mexico in 2013?
Mexico is a really good event with lots of people in the biggest bull arena in the world riding there is just crazy. But my heart wasn’t in the competition anymore. Eigo Sato passed away the week before the event and it was tough for everyone to appreciate the riding and the event as a whole. We were all sad and things are never going to be the same. He was like a brother. I went there with Eigo’s jersey. It was the only way that I could push myself. I did good and rode hard in the practice session. I worked a lot on the hard tricks over there. Eigo’s jersey had to be on the podium.