On The Pegs July 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 7 | Page 67

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 7 - July 2019
67
You’ve mentioned this event was inspired by the Scottish Six Days. What
appealed to you about the Scottish Six Days?
I’ve been participating in the Scottish the past three years. I realized that I was
the only Latin American competing there. I said, “well, this is really weird”. So, as
I made some friends that participate every year, I asked them, “Have you seen
Latin Americans participating here?” They said, “No. You’re the only one.” Was
like, “Wow. This is really shocking. Why is that happening?” I realized that we
had a couple factors. First of all is the language barrier. It is not a problem for
me because I speak English, but a lot of people [in Latin America] do not speak
English. Then the distance, the cost, and most especially the level of the course.
Everybody knows that the Scottish Six Days trial is the most difficult competi-
tion for long distance in the world for trials. So I assume that a lot of people
wouldn’t want to risk their investment by going, spending five or six thousand