Some Personal Information About Me:
I am now in my 3rd year of college at UNLV working towards my bachelors degree in marketing. I am currently rooming in the dorms with WORCS champion and current pro racer Justin Waters and we workout and train together. I had graduated high school with honors and my last college semester GPA was 3.17. I am working hard and having fun furthering my education. I also like to coach my younger brother when we go riding and give him tips to help maintain his ATV. I also like looking through magazines and racing websites to further my knowledge about racing and all the new products coming out on the market. I also like to spend some time with photoshop making posters with sponsor logos and thinking of creative ways to get the people who support me some well deserved exposure.
Describe your style...
My style is all my own and I try to improve it with every ride. I’m a tall racer so I try to use my height (6’2”) and weight (190) to my advantage to make the quad do exactly what I want. I try to ride more motocross and get some smooth style on the track and over the jumps and try to keep a flow around the course. One area I’d like to improve is my starts, I usually get a mid-pack jump and have to work my way up, this works out alright for me because I like to take my time on the first lap, look for the fast lines, get a feel for the course and when lap two rolls around I go all out.
Do you train? What does your schedule look like?
I train harder now than ever before. I have realized that this sport is so much more physical and intense that I thought it could be so I have to make myself that much tougher. During the season I go to the gym 3-5 times a week and focus primarily on cardio but also have strength training days as well. I use equipment like rowing machines and exercise bikes. The cardio work has drastically improved my endurance and I can only imagine where I’ll be if I keep it up. For the off season I will ride more to dial in the new equipment and also throw in a little more weight lifting to gain some strength. My schedule is looking pretty busy with college and racing to balance out but it is more than worth it to me. WORCS is my specialty when it comes to racing but I love to try local motocross and desert events when time and budget allow. I look at the pro racers and admire them while I race along side them in the main on Sunday and I know that with enough hard work I can get to that level.
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How's Life Treating You?
Life is treating me very well right now, I am in the best shape I have ever been. I realize the advantage gained by being in top form. I also have new equipment and more of budget to work with than in the past. Also my skills are greatly improving along with my ability to test new products and make significant adjustments to the ATV to better improve my lap times. I am also a full time student at UNLV and do my best to maintain good grades along with my ATV and my physical shape and it is tough, but more than worth the effort. My 2007 and 2008 seasons were not what I had hoped for or expected, but my Pro-Am performances showed my potential for my goals with a 3rd place and 6th place finishes in 2007 and my desent finishes for 2008. I know I have what it takes to be top 3, right now I just have to further dial in my equipment and gain a little bit of speed and get in even better shape. So basically…life is good!