On The Pegs February 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 2 | Page 71

On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 1 - January 2018
P 71
OTP: Karl, last year you only got to ride two rounds of the
US MotoTrials Series, but you did quite well. How do you
juggle national competition with the hectic Marvel Uni-
verse schedule?
KARL: . We were actually in-between a tour. It was like a
break in-between tours, so I got to ride Texas and Kansas
this year.
OTP: You seemed greatly improved over the previous
year. To what do you attribute that evolution in your riding?
KARL: I think just the difference was my mentality. Before
when I was riding, that’s all I did. That’s all I put my effort
into. I think it would make me mad when I would mess up
in a trial. I’d get really frustrated because I was putting ev-
ery ounce of effort into competing and trying to do good.
Then after I had this job, I was just riding more for fun. It
wasn’t like, I need to try and make amazing results. I still
am, but it’s not like all the pressure is on that. I know I have
a job to go to, so it’s not like all my thoughts and efforts are
going into trials. It’s kind of a good break from it. I was able
to manage it where I was still training a lot and working a
job. So it’s just less pressure on my brain, I think.
OTP: Louise, you look as fit as ever. How do you maintain
good eating habits on the road?
LOUISE: I don’t like to go out to eat much just because I
can’t find what I want. I just prefer cooking on my own in
the room. We have a crock pot and a hot skillet.
OTP: Louise, you play the Black Widow in the show, how
sketchy are these obstacles compared to what you rode in
trials?
LOUISE: . They are definitely a lot easier than what they
look like. We spent so much time just riding in parking
lots, practicing wheelies and nose wheelies and more trick
riding style, so that’s become much easier than riding in
slippery rocks and creeks. It’s much easier than the outdoor
stuff.