30 | JUNE 2019 http://www.adbmag.com.au
GIDDAYLADIESANDgents.
Hope everyone’s been well since
we last spoke. Things are
starting to crack off now with a
lot of testing and laps going
down at practice tracks in SoCal.
Just recently I did two races
of the West Coast Open series
for some gate drops and to get
that racing practice.
The other day, the team and I
drove up into the high desert to
test and ride at Carson
Mumford’s facility (he’s an
amateur rider on the team).
When we drove on up there and
opened the car door we nearly
lost it. Crazy how windy it was
and super sketchy to ride in!
Days like that when you’re
testing are difficult because it is
hard to get realistic results. With
the wind, your body weight and
the angles of the bike aren’t the
same as when there is no wind.
So you have to really dissect the
track to see whether you think
it’s realistic and if the way the
bike is handling is normal (and
not being affected by the wind).
Pala has just shaped up their
new nationals track and we
were able to ride it on the
Monday before the California
Classic. It’s a big, dragged-out
amateur event but again... gate
drops are great.
Workingwiththeteamis
amazing. The amount of stuff
we test and can change on the
bike is ridiculous. We can
change the primary gearing to
run different sprockets to help
get the rear wheel as far back
as possible for stability but we
also have different primary
gearing to move the rear wheel
further forward.
All these little bits and pieces
of the machine are mind
boggling. It’s awesome to be a
part of it all, helping develop a
motorcycle is something I never
dreamed about as a kid, I only
ever dreamed of having the
coolest sets of gear before the
other kids got them.
Doing all these pre-season
races with amateur kids and
minibikes racing brings back
good memories of when I
started racing on club days at
Kilcoy MX. They used to mean
so much and it was as if they
were a huge event and there
was so many people.
Really cool to take a trip down
memory lane and plant your
feet back on the ground any
time you can because it’s just
awesome! Knowing where I
came from and what you’ve
gone through to get where we
are now is humbling.RAMPING UP FOR OUTDOORS
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race this past week ... not such a
leash-walking good-boy. He is
still new to the leash and walks
with Cynthia and me for a bit but
I’m not sure if he gets tired of
walking or just wants to be
carried but stops often for
sitting breaks.
Day to day life is good. I’m
working towards my goals and
each day I get closer and closer
to them, riding progression is
going well. I am happy with
where I am, building and
working with the team. Can’t
wait for round one at Hangtown
(19 May) to get amongst it.
This sport is such a huge
percentage in our lives and
takes up nearly all of it. It’s
awesome to have Cynthia and
Milo to have that downtime from
the sport and relax mode.
Having them is really enjoyable
and like a mini family which is
really cool, My family is doing
well and all healthy, Jett’s riding
good and training. Tate is now
addicted to Xbox. We are aware
of it but he thinks it’s completely
fine and under control.
Thanks again everyone for
reading. Really appreciate your
time and hope to have some
more good stuff for you all next
month! Take care and hold it
wide until next time.Another cool thing to keep an
eye out for, I recently made the
drive down to Carlsbad to guest
on the Swapmoto Live show
with Donn Maeda. We talked
about who I am and what I’ve
been doing, what I’ve gone
through in Europe and some
other stuff so it’s a pretty cool
PG-rated version of everything
that went on in the past few
years, again driving down to
north San Diego for talk shows
is pretty badass....
My little man Milo (top right) is
doing well. We just finished his
vaccinations so he is ready to
rock ’n’ roll in public! He is 9/10
going to the toilet outside now
with the occasional “oops, I
didn’t know you were watching
me around the corner doing a
sneaky poo”. He is an awesome
little dude, he came to his first