HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO NZ?
The biggest difference between NZ and
USA tracks is how rough they are. If any
of you know Woodhill or Taikorea it would
be like going there after a year of them
not being groomed… then going out
and racing, except it’s much wider. The
tracks are so wide from the quads on the
Saturday, then all the kids and amateurs
race before we do on the Sunday. Another
things is the sheer number of people who
come to a race. There were 600 people for
the first enduro this year and another 100
on the waiting list!
ANY ADVICE?
The best advice I can give is that you
need to train your arse off... but don’t
be scared to give it a go and see what
it’s like. Visas are hard to get, but it’s not
impossible. They just take time, so don’t
expect it to be a five minute job. It took a
couple of months to sort mine out.
94 KIWI RIDER
Insurance is very expensive. There are no
two ways around it, you just have to have
insurance. My insurance is about $6000!
The biggest thing which stood out to me
at first was the sheer amount of guns –
just about everyone where I live carries
a hand gun with them. Every one of our
vehicles has a gun in it!
ANY SPONSORS?
I’d like to thank my sponsors for this
year, Tely Energy racing, KTM, Kenda,
Moose Gear, Bell Helmets, Forma Boots,
Oakley, Spectro Oils, ODI, Seat Concepts,
JDP Suspension, FMF, DP Brakes, XC Gear,
Motion Pro, Morgantown Powersports,
G2, Evans Coolant. Twin air, Bikesportnz,
Young Contracting, Demack Engineering,
Kiwi Rider Magazine, KTM NZ and Crown
Kiwi Enterprises.
WE WISH LIAM THE BEST FOR HIS RACING IN 2019, AND IF
YOU’D LIKE TO FOLLOW HIM HEAD TO @LIAMDRAPER198
ON INSTAGRAM.