DIRT NEWS
Has building your own team been a challenging and enjoyable process ? “ Yes ! I ’ ve always raced for a factory team so , as a professional rider , I ’ ve never really seen it from the other side . The factory life is an ‘ arrive and race ’ sort of thing , but now I ’ m more hands on . I ’ ve total say in what I ’ m doing and the products I ’ m using on my bike . I ’ ve enjoyed the process of speaking with companies and brands directly too . There ’ s been lots of phone calls , lots of emailing , but it ’ s come together really well .”
Looking ahead to the entire season , what races will play to your strengths ? “ There ’ s been a lot of changes this offseason and so naturally Extreme XL Lagares is the biggest test to see how things have come together . Once those round one nerves and jitters are out of the way and we ’ re up and racing , I ’ ll settle into it better . Red Bull
Erzbergrodeo and Red Bull Romaniacs are big favourites for me . I ’ m looking forward to them .”
Past form shows you know how to race for a championship title - leading WESS in 2018 and third in 2019 . What is the key to maintaining that sort of consistency across a full season ? “ Trying to be at the sharp end of the results every time you race is key for sure . As a rider I feel like I ’ ve got a strong all-round skill set . My speed is good and I ’ ve been trying to improve on the technical side of my riding as this championship is 100 per cent Hard Enduro focused . The goal is to win the title and become world champion . That ’ s what I ’ d love to do and what I ’ m aiming for . I feel like we can do it too if everything goes well and we get a little bit of luck along the way .”
KIWI RIDER 99