On The Pegs January 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Page 74

On The Pegs
Tell us what you do for GasGas.
I have several obligations. I’m the team manager for the of-
ficial US MotoTrial Team. I also co-manage and race the AMA
Endurocross series. I handle media duties on the west coast
for Trials and Enduro. I also assist with overall operations
and brand strategy. My strengths are in the field working at
events but since the company is growing and changing so
much I do a little bit of everything!
You started with Trials but you seem at home with En-
duroCross now.
I always look forward to the Endurocross series. It’s an excit-
ing form of racing and a great way to promote our products.
Most of the racers are good guys so it’s awesome to ride hard
and then bench race over a couple cold ones afterwards!
You have a lot on your plate. How do you juggle it all?
Luckily my schedule is flexible so I’m still able to ride and
train a lot. I do my best to juggle my obligations and inte-
grate time to ride. There are times during the season when
traveling gets crazy but I’ve always had to be good with my
time management whether it was college, jobs or family. I
work hard to keep the dream alive. To stay motivated I enjoy
mixing the disciplines of MX, Trials and Endurocross. I’m also
very fortunate to have access to great riding areas in Califor-
nia especially Colton Haaker’s amazing Endurocross track.
Tell us about EnduroCross. Are you riding the 300?
I am racing the 2019 GasGas XC300 for Endurocross this sea-
son. We have a really good bike for Endurocross/Hard Enduro
type races. In 2018 our motorcycles had a complete revamp
and the result was a drastically improved machine. For this
season I made some adjustments to my KYB suspension with
the help of ZipTy Racing and few other small changes but
overall the standard bike has been fantastic.
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