How’s it going? It’s going good.

How’s Bach Racing Enterprises going?  It’s going good also. Insanely busy this year but so far so good, and it’s been a lot of fun which is really what matters to me right now.

It seems that the privateer life is working for you this year, why is that?  Privateer life isn’t glamorous at all. It’s a lot of hard work and a lot of stress, but when you do well you know exactly why. And that’s cool to me. I’m just having fun racing right now and I think that’s the biggest reason why it’s “working.”

Last year you had some troubles, with parting ways with Beta and trying to find funds to continue to race, it seems that this year is just easier.  What’s different?   This year really isn’t any easier. I’m buying my bikes, buying a lot of parts, I have no salary, I don’t have a big parts budget, and I’m literally racing for purse money. No mechanic. I work on both of my bikes, train, and travel solo.  Cookie is my GNCC race weekend mechanic and helps with fuel, goggles, and going over my bike prep.

In many ways it’s tougher, but the results are coming in and we are having a blast doing it!! Funny how people look at stuff in our industry…  When you are struggling everyone likes to sit on the far end of the fence and seems to have a million answers and comments to cut you down, but when you put in good results they all just overlook the hard work being put in behind the scenes.  Kind of frustrating, but I’ve come to like the adversity. I just use it to fill up the “hate tank”, and when I need that extra motivation in the last hour of a GNCC it’s there and ready.

Where has your new found confidence come from?  It really comes from simplifying things. I don’t have an entourage. I don’t have cameras. I have 2 bikes, almost no spare parts, and Cookie who helps me at the races and my dog. That’s it. We put in 100%, and if we have it, we’re competitive, and if we don’t, then we just don’t. But we bring 100% of what we have to every race, and I’m leaving it all on the track every round. I don’t go home with any “I wish I did this or that, or made that pass or took that line”. If I give 100% and leave it all out there, I leave happy, and I think being content with myself breeds that confidence in my riding.

How is BRE associated with KR4 Performance?  It’s a unique deal. I obviously decided to take a different approach to my racing program this year, and KR4 was doing a new unique approach as well with the AnR program. I thought their program and idea was awesome. The Arrive n Ride deal gives “up and comers” a great opportunity to competitively chase their dream with access to the proper resources and guidance to make that happen. I thought it was a great model, and wanted to be a part of it and promote that program.  So we put together a deal to promote AnR and do something different to try and keep our sport growing.

I’ve noticed different Shroud sponsors for different races explain what’s going with that?  So is it like some NASCAR teams that run a sponsor for a couple of races and then have another one?  Yep, exactly. Our industry is tough. Really tough. There are 4 guys maybe that are making enough money to not live at home with their parents, and probably some of them aren’t making enough to pad their savings accounts. I have personal goals I want to reach; and I needed to find a way to go racing so I could achieve those goals. I looked outside the box, and found a great fit for the sponsors who have been with me for a long time, and it worked out great for everyone. It’s about maximizing exposure for the amount of money sponsors can afford to invest. Sure people would love to drop $50k on a program, but reality is 98% of them can’t. No matter how much they wanted to, so this was a great alternative.

Who would you like to thank for making this year possible?  Everyone involved. Like I said this isn’t a big operation. It’s me and a few really great sponsors that have become very close friends over the years. Dale Cooke, Ben Weathers, Bart Hayes, Alan, and Aaron all at the RidePG/WP RACING USA compound are the guys who keep this traveling show on the road.  I can’t thank them enough, really. Scott Miller at Carolina KTM, KR4, Maxxis, FLY, 100%, Sidi, FMF, DP brakes, Clockwork, Dirttricks, Nytro, Trek Bikes, Concept2 Indoor Rowers.  And I can’t forget my 4-wheeled good buddies Johnny G and Walker Fowler for being out on the track every Sunday; and #1, even though he’s too cool for school on Sunday and doesn’t stick around to watch the bike race.

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How did you get into racing?  My dad owns a KTM dealership, and used to race when he was younger, so I guess it just runs in the family.

How long have you been racing?  I have been racing since I was 6 years old. We started out doing the district 17 hare scrambles, and then moved on to the OMA series where I won a title in supermini 12-15 in 2010, and the Women’s class in 2011.  We dabbled in motocross for a year, and actually ended up making it to Loretta’s in 2010 (in the girls class when I was 14), but decided to focus on woods since jumps and I have never really gotten along (mutual distrust).  I rode my first Endurocross in Indy that year too.  I was on a supermini, and rode in the trials class, and also rode it the following year.  In 2011, I was invited to race in the women’s invitational race in Vegas, where I finished 3rd. I finished 5th in the series last year, was 6th in X-Games LA, and had another podium in Vegas. Additionally, I have ridden GNCC’s the last 2 years, finishing 6th in the series. I was also 2nd in National Enduro’s.  Lastly, I rode the ISDE (international six days enduro) last year in Germany on the Women’s world trophy team for the U.S.   

What has been your biggest accomplishment in your career so far? I’ve done a lot of cool stuff, but I reached one of my major goals this year when I signed with an actual team this year. (Obermeyer Yamaha/ Raines Riding University/ Offroadviking.com)

I heard you have something cool coming up this week. What is it and tell me about it?  This year the X-Games franchise was expanded to include 3 rounds overseas.  One is in Brazil, one in Munich, and one in Barcelona. I was one of 12 women invited to race the round in Brazil. (I am only an alternate for the other two) The full list of riders has not been given to me yet, but here are  the ones that I know are going: Maria Forsberg, Kacy Martinez, Louise Forsley (rides endurocross and trials-silver medal in 2012, 2nd in series) Chantelle Bykirk (bronze medalist, 3rd in series) and Tarah Geiger. The race takes place in Foz do Iguaca, Brazil.  It will be televised live on ESPN. Endurocross is supposed to start at 8:00pm with men’s qualifying, then the women’s main event at 9:00, then the men’s main event at 9 :15.

Wht are your expectations for the x-games?  My goal is to medal, and getting on the podium would be a dream come true. But considering my competition, finishing top 5 would be pretty good.

 How has your 2013 season gone so far?  I’m 2nd in the National Enduro’s right now (after getting first win of the season), and I think I’m around 6th or 7th in GNCCs.  I’ve had kind of a mixed bag so far, my races have either been really great or absolutely terrible.  Not much middle ground. But overall, it’s not been bad.  On the bright side, my last race was horrible, so I should be due for a good one! (Laughter)

What do you like to do in your free time?  Well, I’m a member of my high school Track and Field team; my main event is the pole vault. I’m pretty good at that, I finished 4th in the indoor state meet with a height of 11-6, and I’m 3 inches from breaking our school record of 11-9, set by a later NCAA national champion, Kylie Hutson.  She is a professional vaulter who only missed qualifying for the London Olympics by one position. So between that, school, and racing I don’t have a lot of spare time. But I enjoy reading, snowboarding (but I’m not very good, and we don’t get much snow in Indiana), and riding my unicycle.

Who wouldd you like to thank for making this year possible?  First off I would like to thank my family, especially my parents for making this all possible for me. If they hadn’t put as much into it as they have, I’d still be back racing in district 17 someplace. I would like to thank a couple of other people as well, Keith Obermeyer, Jason Raines, Gary Ellis, Brian Larson, the administration/Faculty of Terre Haute North High School who have always been very accommodating about the amount of school I have had to miss over the last couple years.  I would especially like to thank my mechanic Kevin Striegel, who has put in a massive amount of time working on my bikes, from the time I was on 85s. Lastly, I would like to thank all of my team sponsors, Obermeyer Yamaha, Raines riding university, Offroadviking, AmPro Yamaha, Fly racing, Kenda tires, X-Brand goggle, Sunstar, Rekluse, Unabiker, FMF, Enduro Engineering, HBD graphics, SBS brakes, GYTR, Factory Connection, IMS, CV4, and TM designworks, as well as my personal sponsers, Arai Helmets, Sidi Boots, VP Racing Fuels and Black Dog racing.

Photo by Brehob

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Where are you from?  I’m from a town called Sedalia, Colorado.  It’s a little south of Denver.

What’s it like training at the high elevation in Colorado? It’s pretty normal for me. The biggest difference is in the bikes. The bikes are a lot slower with the thinner air. When I lived at home and practiced there, it was difficult to go down to sea level and race because the bike was faster and would throw your timing off.

How did you get into racing? My dad raced enduros back in the day. He got me into dirt bikes and BMX. I started out racing BMX and then at the age of 10 moved to motorcross. I always like trail riding and moved over to enduros. I just moved up from there.

What are the different manufactures that you have raced? I grew up racing Kawis and then moved to Yamaha for a couple of years. Since 2009, my racing in the U.S. has been on a KTM. But in 2011, I raced a Honda in Europe.

What are all the different series you have raced? In Colorado there are some local enduros and cross country series called The Rocky Mountain Enduro Circuit. Also I have raced in The Rocky Mountain Motorcross series.  I raced the National Enduros for a couple of years where I won an overall A Championship when I was 16. After the championship, I switched my focus to the WORCS series for 2009-2010. In 2010 I ended up placing second in the championship standings for the Pro 2 class. In that same year I went to Mexico for the ISDE where I raced for the U.S. Junior Trophy Team. I did pretty well at that race and that led to an opportunity to race in Europe for a Honda team competing in the World Enduros. That didn’t go as well as I had hoped for, but I had fun and learned a lot over there.  Last year I competed in a couple more World Enduros. I did a lot of local races and a few National Enduros. I decided at the end of last year that I wanted to do the full year of National Enduros.  Also I want to get my feet wet with the GNCC series.

So what is it like to race in Europe? It’s all dirt; racing on dirt bikes. It’s a different sort of series.  I would like to see American enduros go that way with a lot of grass tracks and more open trails but still include technical special tests. Also I’d like to see the enduros be more professional in the U.S. as it is in Europe. The World Enduros do not include amateurs. The races only consist of 100 professional riders but broken down into three classes: 250, 450, and Open. It’s more of a spectator sport because the special tests are visible, hard, and fast.

What are your plans for 2013? I want to do the whole National Enduro series. I’ve never actually completed the entire enduro series. I want to get faster in the tight woods here on the East coast. I feel that I am improving at it, but it’s a whole different beast. I’d also like to run as many of the GNCC rounds as I can. I’m for sure going to race Florida and Georgia. But if everything goes right, maybe I can make the whole season.

Do you have any plans to return to Europe to compete? Yeah definitely, the goal is to return in 2014 to run the World Enduro series again. One of the reasons for switching to the East coast to race this year is to get better at racing in the rooty, muddy sections. I seemed to struggle with those in the World Enduros.

Who would you like to thank for making this year possible? I’d really like to thank the Winnington family. They have a company called World Jet and have helped me out the last couple of years and especially this year getting back and forth to races. Also KTM of Aspen, MX1 West, KTM, HBD Moto Graphix, Steve Hatch Racing, Rekluse, Ariete, Acerbis, Motion Pro, Motorex, AGV, Pearlizumi, Accelerated Vision Performance, and last but not least, my parents.

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How has the winter break been for you?  The break has been going well.  I’ve been staying pretty busy with snowboarding and hitting the gym.  Also, I’ve been getting a little overtime at work trying to put a little money back for the season.  I took a trip down to Texas back in early January, and I’m planning another one in early February for the weekend.  I have some friends down at Underground MX and Velocity Powersports.  I will be with Velocity Powersports, this year, as far as suspension goes.  It’s a buddy of mine’s shop, Ryan Poulter.  He started the business a couple of years ago.

Was Santa good to you last Christmas?  I ended up getting some things for my van.  You know, things to help ease all the traveling we do; cruise control along with a few other things that my van didn’t come with.  Plus, I got to spend some quality time with family and friends.  We spend a lot time on the road as well as a lot of weekends gone from home.  We don’t get to see family as much as we would like to, so the Christmas holiday was a good time for visiting.

So what’s the deal 2013? I’m pretty much doing the same thing I have been doing for a while.  I had a couple of nibbles as for as a ride would go but nothing concrete.  For the people who have had my back up to this point, I really want to prove to them it wasn’t all for nothing.  I’m going to stick it out for my rookie year on my own.  My dad has always had my back and he’s going to try to make a few more rounds this year to help me out.  We’re going to stick with the sponsors we’ve had in the past with a few new ones like Velocity jumping on board.  I want to give back to those have been there for me.

The big question is what class will you be riding?  This year I’m moving up to XC1.  I’ve never really been a 250 four stroke guy.  I’ve been on the 450 since 2008; before that I was on the two-stroke.  I’m through and through a four-stroke guy.  I wasn’t really sure about the XC2 route and without any support I figured I would stick with what I know and it’s the 450.  I feel like the motor on the Kawi is a great motor.  It’s time to move up and keep progressing. It’s time to chase the big boys for a while.

What kind of work do you do?   I work for a company that produces sweeteners.  I’m in packaging, basically on an assembly line putting sugar in packets and/or boxes all day.  I’ve been working nine or ten hour days where the money is good, but with the days being short it doesn’t really give me much time for riding.

Talking about not having much time to ride how’s your training coming along?  It’s always harder in the winter.  My original intent was to put on studded tires and ride in the snow and ice, but wehave had pretty good weather.  We have a little local place that we can ride, so I got to ride into the middle of December.   Plus, the trip to Texas was good.  You know hitting the gym every night of the week.  Last year, was an eye opener for me.  My brother-in-law has started his own little craze.  It started with P90X and has progressed from that.  During the season I’m gone a lot, but when I come back during the winter he always has something new for me to try.  I end up being a ginny pig for him.  He has everything set up in his garage dealing with strength, balance, and agility stuff.

Besides the GNCC Series, what series are you planning on riding?  The past two years I’ve been racing the MAXC Series.  Chris Bach was the one who pulled me into running that series.  I’ve never really committed to it, but this year I’m planning to run the whole series and try to win the overall.  Last year I ran a J-Day round with Nate Kanney and Chris Douglas and had a good time.  I’ll whatever I can as long as I can get to fit in my schedule.

Besides working and racing what do you do for fun?  I like snowboarding when we get some snow.  A bunch of my friends get together and go.  I really like music.  I have an R/C car and my friends and I like to race them.  I never played sports in the high school.  Racing has always been what I do.

Who would you like to thank for making this year possible? Dad and Mom, Kayleigh, Kevin, SFC, Fly Racing, PG Graphics, Maxxis, Velocity Performance, Nytro, Sidi, Dirt Tricks, EKS brand goggles, G2, FMF, IMS, K Motorsports, and anyone else I may have forgotten. Thank you so much for everything you’ve done. I’ve been working towards this for a very long time; it means the world to me!

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JG Off Road Team Owners Gretchen and JT Bennett are going to close out the 2012 season with their very own Wednesday Wrench exclusive. Read about the challenges of a new baby, other jobs, and running a race team on both coasts. (Whew!) After reflecting on the past year, the two will talk about the off-season and future racing plans.

Happy New Year, guys! Where did you spend the holidays?
JT: Hi Rachel!  Happy New Year!  We had a busy holiday season visiting with family and friends, and tried to spend a little time at home playing with all the new toys the kids got. I think I’m enjoying them more than the boys!

You’ve had so much going on lately, looking back on 2012 what is the most exciting thing that happened?
Gretchen: The most exciting thing in my eyes… KEAGAN!!  I’m sure by now everyone knows our second son, Keagan was born back in June.  That’s a hard one to top.

JT: I have to agree with Gretchen, but I will add to that by saying that maybe the most exhilarating thing was when I went to Snowshoe just 3 days before Keagan was due.  I shot down there and back in the same day, it’s a 4 hour drive for us and as you know, no cell service.  I called Gretchen on the way home and asked how big the baby was – teasing as though she had him while I was there.  I thought it was entertaining, but she didn’t!

Having a growing family and a race team keeps things exciting I’m sure, especially when you have other jobs, too. How do you balance everything out and keep sane?

JT: Exciting… crazy…same thing!  (laughs)  It’s interesting having 2 little ones running around and trying to run a race team.  Gretchen works a full time job and sometimes running a race team can feel like 2 full time jobs and of course the kids throw a whole other dynamic to the system.  I’m not sure there is one thing in particular that keeps things sane, or partially sane anyway.  We just work as a team and stay flexible.

Gretchen: I like to call it semi-controlled chaos.  I’m not sure there is really any true sanity anymore! Like JT mentioned, I have a full time job, so there is a lot that depends on him for the balance.  We do use a sitter a few days a week so that JT can get a chance to get work done, whether it be phone calls, team errands, or working at the shop and many times he’ll go wrench in the evenings once I get home and can take over kid duty.  It’s busy, but we make it work.  The kids like going to visit at the shop too.  Connor likes to show JT all the things he needs to fix!

What are some of the challenges of running a team that races on the East Coast and the West Coast?

JT: There are many challenges, but I would say the biggest two are inventory and formats.  We have to keep two sets of trailer inventories.  Be it tools, tents, or parts.  Geoff Aaron and Ryan Rodgers helped us manage our West Coast trailer, by hauling our stuff from race to race.  Jimmy Jarrett did a great job helping us manage some of the West Coast stuff as well as hauling and taking care of the East Coast trailer to all of the GNCC’s.

The racing formats are totally different too, which can really affect how you need to manage the day.  Endurocrosses are a long, busy day.  With running multiple heats and with the challenging obstacles, you run the risk of breaking parts that you otherwise would never think of keeping spares of.  And you really have to pay attention to the time, and who is in what heat, etc.  It’s tiring!  The GNCCs are a little more laid back and easier to manage, but in a tight race can almost be more stressful because once your rider goes past you in the pit you could be waiting up to a half hour before you see them again, just wondering what’s going on out on the track. Plus with running the 2 series on opposite sides of the country they either fall on the same dates or weekends in between which can spread us pretty thin at times!

Gretchen: My biggest challenge… seeing my husband!  He’s busy bouncing around all over the place.  Luckily I do all his travel plans, so at least I know where he is.  Scheduling can sometimes be a challenge too between his travel schedule and my work schedule, but we figure it out.  Thank God for the grandparents who step in when the logistics just don’t seem to come together, I think the kids are happier with that anyway! (laughs)

You’ve had two seasons on the Honda and the boys have spent a lot of time working with the bike. How have you progressed the machine in those two years? What changes have you made, and what kind of testing have you done?

JT: The Hondas are great bikes out of the box. On the east coast we really didn’t mess with the motors much due to the 3-hour races, we really like their reliability. The biggest challenge was getting them set up for each different rider and tracks, from bars, suspension, tires, and gearing. On the west coast that is definitely a little different game, that type of racing is still fairly new and specialized so we tried a lot of different setups but the biggest challenge was to get the 250’s off the gate fast, so there was a little more motor and head work done. Also Geoff was even using the 2-wheel drive Christini for a little better advantage in the rock sections.

You had a new format for your GNCC team, running an ATV side as well as a bike side and you had seasoned riders like Jimmy Jarrett, and Nate Kanney and the younger Scott Grills. What was the dynamic like with that crew?

JT: It wasn’t much different than it has been in the past.  We supported Brain Wolf on the ATV side this year and as you mentioned Jimmy, Nate, and Scott on the bike side.  Brian pretty much had his own program going on with his trackside support and longtime quad champion and mentor Tim Farr in his corner, so we provided him with tents and quads, and knew he had a winning formula put together.  Jimmy and Scott did a lot of traveling and training together, which I believe really helped Scott develop some confidence throughout the year.  Nate always put his head down and worked hard.  They were a great bunch of guys to be around and we appreciate the way they all stepped up on and off the track. With all the events the team was involved in we just couldn’t have helped at all the events, so the guys all jumped in to help set up, tear down, and even help do some wrenching, that was a good measure of what a good group of guys we had!

What are the most memorable events of the 2012 season?

JT: Wow, that’s a tough one, not one particular race stands out, but sort of the broad answer would be all the people at each event. I look forward going to each race to see all of our friends we’ve made over the years both on the east and west coast. Also it is cool to talk to all the different spectators, with all the events in different locations it brings out a new group of fans, so its great to meet people with the same love of the sport from all over the country. Well one race does come to mind, we got into some fun with Ed Lojak, and Ed Jr. at St. Clairsville but we’ll save that story for track and garage talk!

The Endurocross season started off a little rocky, with Geoff Aaron having to sit out the first round due to an injury. How was the team able to pull it together to get some nice finishes?

JT: Geoff got injured before the first race of the season which stung a little, but it almost seemed to light a little more of a fire under him than usual to get back and prove he still has what it takes.  Unfortunately missing a race really hurt his points.  I fear he may have pushed it too much and come back a little early too, he struggled with that shoulder for a couple of races.  Even with an injured shoulder, he is quite an impressive rider.

Kevin is a very talented rider as well and with his motocross background was able to use his speed and consistency to his advantage.  It kept him in the Top 10 standings throughout the season and got him a few heat wins and nice overall finishes.

Keith is a nice rider as well and was very consistent all season.  Unfortunately he was just always on the brink of making it into the Main Event.  If he continues to work hard, with his talent, he’ll undoubtedly be producing some nice finishes in the upcoming years.

What are some of your favorite races to travel to on both the GNCC and Endurocross side?

JT: Endurocross, I’d have to go with Denver.  It’s a tight track that makes the racing interesting and an added bonus is a long time friend now lives out there, so I get to visit with him and his wife.

GNCC, that’s a hard one to pick… I’d probably go with Indiana.  The Ironman is a classic, the soil seems to always be perfect, and it’s just a fun race in general.  And Gretchen’s poking me because it was our first date.  Florida isn’t a bad one either – if I can fly down and not drive! It’s nice to get out of the cold Pittsburgh weather and into the Florida warmth. We have to give a nod to Snowshoe as well, the view, the start and top-notch facility makes for a little more exciting racing.

Gretchen: My favorite GNCC is the Morganton, NC round.  I love the location.  JT mentioned the Ironman; I’ll always hold that one near and dear to my heart.

What do you have planned for the winter months and the off-season?
JT: Play time.  We are spending time at home playing with the kids.  We’ve gotten some snow and Connor is loving it, plus all the Christmas toys…. I think we need an addition on the house just for the toys!  I also hope to get some riding in.  We have a great group of guys that go out for Sunday trail rides, and I look forward to getting out with them. Also, Gertie isn’t getting any younger so maybe we’ll get a chance to shoot for the little girl and have our own full race team some day!  Of course I’ll have to mix some work into all that fun too.

Gretchen: I’m looking forward to having JT at home and spending time as a family.  Who knows what all we’ll get into, but I’m sure it’ll be fun.  Maybe I can even talk him into a non-race related vacation!

Before we end, is there anyone you’d like to thank?

We would like to take this time to thank all of the sponsors that have helped us throughout 2012 and even before that.  Without all of you, our team and our accomplishments would have never been possible.  We would also like to thank our family and friends for all of their support throughout the years, you truly are the backbone of our team and we couldn’t do it without each and every one of you.  And lastly, we would like to thank each other for being strong through the ups and downs and not killing each other in the process.

We’d like to thank our team sponsors Honda, GEICO, Kenda, Silkolene, DP Brakes, AXP Racing, Moose, Super Sprox, PG Graphics, Cycra, Tsubaki, Factory Connection, FMF, Works Connection, CV4, BRP, No Toil, Rekluse, IMS, Moto Tassinari, Outerwears, Renthal, G2 Ergonomics and Zip Ty.

Unfortunately due to economic circumstances and budget cuts, JG Off Road will be riding the 2013 season on the sidelines.  We aren’t ready to call it quits just yet, we will still be attending select events to see everyone and maybe even race 1 or 2. For now we just do not have the financial capacity to support a team for this season.  We will take this time to reflect on past seasons, regroup, and hopefully be able to put a strong team together for 2014.

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So what’s your background with offroad racing?  I actually raced the GNCC series back in 2001 and 2002.  Also, I raced the local stuff like the District 6 Harescrambles.  I got out racing for a while to work and earn some money.  In 2006, I was able to get another bike and I started riding again.  Shortly after that I got back into racing; I was running the local stuff and then moved back into the GNCC Series until 2010 when I broke my neck.  It was career ending wreck…..   After that I didn’t want to race anymore.

So where are you from?  Seven Valley, PA

Being from Pennsylvania how did you end up in Travelers Rest, South Carolina working for Paul Whibley and Randy Hawkins?  That’s sort of a funny story…..  I went to the GNCC University the first year they had it.  You know me; I’ll talk to anybody; so I started talking to Randy and Jason (Raines).  Later, Jason came up to my area to do a riding school, and again we got to talking back and forth; from there Jason and I started to become pretty good friends.  Jason invited me to come down to Randy’s and train during the winter.  I think this was 2009; we took a friend’s motorhome down and dropped it off.  We traveled back and forth that winter riding at Randy’s.  While we were in TR, I started hanging out with Thad Duvall and everybody that was there at the time, and eventually Thad and I became pretty good friends.  We were hanging out quite a bit.  Thad’s dad was working all the time and needed someone to travel with Thad to the OMA’s to mechanic for him, so I agreed to help out with a couple of them.  Through that experience, I met Paul.  A few years back, I went to New Zealand and hunted with Paul.  Also, I’ve always kept in touch with Randy, so when Scotty, Paul’s old mechanic, needed to go back home to get his Visa sorted out I filled in for a little bit.  Back in the winter randy called me up to see if I was interested to walking for Paul and I jumped all over the opportunity.  I knew I wasn’t going to make it as a rider, but I’ve always wanted to work in the industry.

How long have you been a mechanic?  This year was my first full time gig.   Last year I helped Paul for a month or so.  Before that, I worked with Thad for a couple of rounds.

We all understand the pressures that riders go through to perform and to keep their ride, but what kind of pressures are put on the mechanic?  Yeah, the stress caused me to experience things that I never did before.  Half way through the season I would be at the race and get sick to my stomach and get killer headaches.  I went to the doctor and found out I was struggling with my blood pressure.  It was so bad that the doctor put me on blood pressure meds.  It’s not like you’re taking someone’s life in your hands, but if something was loose and Paul ended up getting hurt it would be on me.  Also, you want the team to do well; plus Paul’s livelihood depends on me to put a bike under him that will go the distance.  To be honest, I think I felt worse than Paul did about running out of gas.  I don’t think people realize what mechanics go through with ensuring the rider has the best bike out there.  It’s the mechanics blood, sweat, and tears that go in the bike to make sure it runs at its full potential.  Paul works really hard to make sure he’s in the best shape he can be in, so it’s up to me to make sure the bike is in the same condition.

How did it feel to be part of Paul winning the championship?  It’s so surreal; I don’t think it’s sunk in yet.  I talked to Paul afterwards and he felt the same way.  He mentioned that when he won the first championship it took him a month for it to really sink in.  When Paul came through the last lap at Loretta’s and I saw he had a minute thirty on Kaluib I lost it there for a second.  I was crying out of excitement because we were really going to do this.  It has to be the best feeling in a life so far.

Tell me what did you think or feel when Whibs ran out of gas at Ironman?   I was so depressed.  I didn’t talk to anybody after the race.  Usually, I talk to my girlfriend and my parents after races, but after Ironman I didn’t want to talk to anybody.  I didn’t talk to Paul or Randy at the track.  It wasn’t until we had made it down the road a ways that I talked to Randy about it.  I told him looking at the gas we used compared to the gas we’ve taken at other rounds there was no way we should have run out of gas.  Paul works so hard week in and week out to have him run out of gas on the final lap was the worst feeling in the world.  I felt like I had let him down…..

What do you like to do in your spare time?  When I’m in TR there isn’t such a thing.  (Laughs) But when I’m home I love to hunt.  I would give up racing before I would give up hunting.   Also, I’m into bench rest shooting.  I still like to ride, but when you’re out of shape riding isn’t near as fun……

Who would you like to thank for making this year possible?  First, I have to thank mom and dad for supporting me the whole time.  Even with nah sayers at home mom and dad backed me through it all.  My girlfriend, Megan Barker for sticking with me through all this.  Randy for giving me the opportunity and Jason Raines for helping me meet everybody to get me here.  Also, I want to thanks Katherine and Paul for believing in me.  The Ashburn family.  Corey MacDonald for being a big help around the shop.  Joe Maurer, F.A.R.’s mechanic as well as the whole Fred Andrews team for feeding me at the track.  I got to thank Offroadviking for the coverage that you all give us.  And lastly, the entire AmPro Yamaha team.

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John Light is this week’s focus for Wednesday Wrench. Light is in China right now representing Evans Coolant as they celebrate 10 years of making a superior USA made product and actually shipping it to China. Read on to learn a little more about Evans Cooling Systems, Inc., and what’s next for the company.

You’re in China right now celebrating a special anniversary for Evans coolant. Can you tell me what is special about your trip?
I like to tell people that we do business in China backwards. That is to say, we make our coolant in Pennsylvania and sell it to consumers in China. This is our tenth year in business there and we’ve serviced about 300,000 passenger cars, trucks, and buses in that time. Fully 100,000 of those conversions were done this year so you can see it is a special timefor us to visit.

How cool is it that you’re shipping a USA made product over to China? That seems like that is very rare, right?
It is rare that you hear of a company shipping in this direction. We face counterfeiting over there and one of our defenses is that it’s an American made product. There isn’t a factory in China that has our recipe, so the fake products are all inferior.
What’s planned for the anniversary celebration?
There are Evans dealers from across the country coming to Shanghai for the event. Much of the focus is on the future rather than the last ten years. I’ll be giving some speeches and a presentation through an interpreter, which ought to be interesting.

How did you get involved with Evans Cooling Systems, Inc.?
My father is actually the Chief Engineer, so I grew up around the coolant as it was being developed.

That sounds so interesting- especially as you get to work with your father. I can’t imagine what it would be like to grow up watching the coolant be developed and then working so closely with is as an adult.
I am super lucky to be able to work with my father in a field that I love. It’s funny because I really didn’t see myself working with the company and there was no expectation that I would as I was growing up, but with my racing and the needs of the company, it became sort of inevitable.

Can you tell us a little more about the coolant?
Evans Powersports Coolant is a waterless coolant. It boils at 375F, isn’t corrosive, won’t freeze (we’ve taken it to -60F/C without ice crystals forming), and doesn’t go bad with time or mileage. Racers love it because it doesn’t overheat, but there are a lot of other great characteristics too.

Did you start out in the powersports industry as a racer?
I started riding when I was eight years old. I always wanted to race, so when I was 19, I moved in with my cousin who did MX and road racing. I just wanted to road race, but he forced me to start in MX first. That
probably saved my life by teaching me about traffic and the basics of the sport. I’ve worked in many areas of the industry: bike shop mechanic, parts guy, shipping and receiving at an internet shop, and of course as a consumer.

How long have you been working for the company and what do you for the company?                       I started selling coolant in the mid 90′s while I was racing and built up my sales to where I was getting the best price as a dealer. I didn’t start working for Evans until 2009. In 2010 or 2011 they were going to a new formula that was a lower viscosity with better heat transfer and I pushed the idea that we needed to make a coolant that was just for powersports. The demands of those small high output engines are different and we needed to address that. The powersports market is much bigger than many people
would think.
As an aside- I love the blog on your website, http://www.evanscooling.com. Why do you think it’s important to reach out to riders in that format?
Evans has been a small company for years, but we’re growing pretty fast now. It’s important to me that we keep a personal relationship with the customers. Going corporate is the last thing I want to see happen, so I encourage people in the company to be real. The blog is one way that we can connect with individuals; I try to achieve the same goal through the Facebook page. I love it when people have something to say and I make sure to give a response or answer questions quickly. One thing that surprises people is that when they call our phone, we answer. If they don’t get a
real person, it’s because they called after hours!

What has changed for the company and the racing industry since you’ve started at Evans?
Since I really only started at Evans (officially) a few years ago, I guess the biggest change would be the Powersports Coolant that came out last November, but that’s my opinion. So much has happened over the years. Evans started in auto road course racing back in the 1980′s (under a different name, but the same people). The coolant spread to the hot rod community as drivers struggled to keep their rods from overheating on Main Streets across the country. Now the big deal is the heavy duty diesel truck market; we keep the radiator fan off more of the time which saves fuel.  The company may chase different applications due to market forces, but our passion really is in racing.
How did you meet Gretchen and JT and how are you involved with the team?
I first met them in March at the GNCC in Florida during Bike Week. JT is really approachable, in fact the whole GNCC paddock is. That’s something that’s great about the series, the whole thing is accessible to the fans. I think it was Ty Davis who introduced our coolant to the GNCC field. I’m trying to raise our participation in powersports racing in general and want to help JG Off Road with their effort. These days, everyone’s budget is tight, so we’ve got to figure out how we can help teams with the resources we have. The real goal is to grow bigger so we can support the industry in a meaningful way.
If someone wanted to get race support from Evans, what would they need to do?
Well, like I said, things are pretty stretched at the moment with developing the powersports market. That said, we are enthusiasts and try to do what we can for the most active participants – racers.  Probably the
best route would be to send us a message through the Facebook page. Working for Evans has been great so far. I never thought that all the years and money I put into racing would pay off, but I honestly couldn’t do my job without that experience. I now believe that racers should treat their racing like a job. Have fun, but remember that you’re building your reputation and knowledge base for the future. If you can transfer to working in the powersports industry after your race career has peaked, you’ll be rewarded with an exciting workplace.

It sounds like it! We’ll let you get back to celebrating. Thank you so much for your time. Thanks, Rachel!

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You’re a few days out from the last race of the season. Do you think you’re ready to reflect on how the season has gone? I think so. I think one month from now and three months and six months from now I will have a much broader view of what I’ve done with my career. As of two days after my last race, I can only touch on the feelings of the small portion of what I’ve done. I think for me, I feel pretty good about having a good view and I’m satisfied with what I’ve done. I didn’t walk away with my head down and feeling bitter or anything like that. I walked away because it’s what I wanted to do, so I’m pretty ok with it.

First things first, while you weren’t able to clinch a win, you were able to get on the podium. Overall, how do you feel about how the GNCC series went? It didn’t go very well. I had a couple of injuries in the middle of the year but not serious. That was definitely a setback and hurdle to get over mentally. When I started the year, I decided to race because I wasn’t ready to stop racing after last year. I knew I was capable of winning a title. After four years on the KTM, I wanted to give myself an opportunity with a new brand. And I had a lot of confidence in the brand. It’s a much better bike, but that wasn’t enough for me to do better. With that being said, it’s easier for me to accept it and move on. I started the year with the most confidence I’ve had going into the season as far as the equipment I’m using.  The stresses of paying for my livelihood and house, it was sort of too much to overcome.

What do you think your best event of the season was overall?  I would definitely say Unadilla. I wasn’t fast enough to win that day but I was about as close as you could be without winning. I think I was losing about 10 seconds a lap to Thad, but to me, that was my best race because whether I won or not, I made a really good performance, and was able to ride to compliment my potential from start to finish.

You were a big fan of the Honda ride. What really worked for you in terms of the bike? I think the chassis and suspension components were a big step forward for me. Immediately when I got on that bike, I had a lot more confidence in the equipment I was on. It came in working really well. I think that was the biggest thing. But like I said before, I learned a pretty big lesson about how the bike alone isn’t necessarily enough to put you in the winner circle.

You mixed it up with the J-day Off Road series as well. How did that series figure into your feelings about the season? I intended to campaign all of John’s races. By the time I took time off work, and after preparing for the season down South, and then by the time I recovered, I wasn’t able to go to all the J-Days. The few that I did go to, it was invaluable for me.  I was able to race all the North East guys that are brutally fast youngsters. They’re setting a new standard. It was sort of a refresher for me to see how fast the young guys go. It gave me lots of fresh motivation to push at those races and it helped me to be better prepared when I got to the GNCCs.

I peeked a picture of you with a “retirement” sash and gold chain at Loretta’s. Have you decided 100 percent that you’re done with pro racing? I was telling a lot of people that I don’t like to call it a retirement. It’s not really the first choice that I wanted to do. I didn’t want to retire, as I said,  what I wanted to do was make the best decision for myself. Given the weakness in the sport as far as riders building a career, I couldn’t call it a career anymore. There’s not enough money for me to be a professional athlete. It’s just not logical for me to pursue it as that. This is me sort of admitting that I can’t do it anymore because of the finances. It’s that I’m leaving to go on and find a career that I can do those things. I’m not saying I’m not competitive anymore, or I don’t have the ability, but it doesn’t support me as a grown man that needs to earn a living. It’s a pity that that’s the case, but I made the decision and I need to move on. I’m looking forward to the next chapter.

What do you have lined up next? Well actually I already have it lined up. I am an Independent sales rep for the Northeast Region in the motorcycle industry. The first company I contacted about getting a job was Scott Sports, one of my best sponsors through the years. We went through some options and they offered me an opportunity to be an independent sales rep. I’m looking for some more brands to offer, and I’ve gotten two more. So I’m starting out as an independent sales rep, and I have three brands already and I’m going to build my business as a salesman.

How are you feeling going into this new direction? Despite my confidence in me and my ability to speak, it is very big undertaking. It’s a whole new thing for me to learn and become really good at it so I can walk into stores and be great at what I do. It’s going to be a process but I’m looking forward to it.

Do you have any plans to do any type of racing now? I don’t have any plans. I have races I want to do, but at the moment I’m not willing to make any plans for this coming year at least. I want to enjoy a year to take my girlfriend camping. I want to do all of those things I was never able to do when I was so committed to racing. I want more of a normal life to do some of those things. I’ve already started to think of some of the races I couldn’t do in the past because I was too focused on the GNCCS, so after this coming year there are certain one off races I’ll try to do. I’d also like to pursue mountain bike and road bike racing as well. I’m not willing to commit to a championship. I don’t want to carry that commitment and sacrifice again.

Alright, Nate. We wish you the best of luck. Is there anyone you’d like to thank? I’d like to thank JT and Gretchen, Jimmy and Shay, Scotty Grills, my girlfriend Lori, the Douglas’s, George and Stan and WMR, Scott Sports, Leatt, St. Lawrence Radiology, Factory Connection, Pod MX and Nytro and of course, all of my great sponsors.

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So what are your roots in offroad racing? My off road roots run deep in Western PA.  Growing up as a kid in western PA, you either played school sports or rode dirt bikes.  I tried the team sports route and didn’t agree with the way it was structured.  If you weren’t the coaches’ kid or your dad didn’t know the coach you never played regardless of skill.   You weren’t in the click.  I remember one time, the head coach took some favorite football kids for Pizza after the game and the rest of us didn’t get invited because we didn’t start.  It was then and there I stopped playing school sports and focused on motorcycle racing.  I started out racing some local hare scrambles in District 5 and eventually some GNCC’s in 1988.  In 1989 I won District 5 and the State Championship and a new YZ250 from Yamaha for being the overall B rider on a Yamaha in the GNCC Series.  I then raced Pro in the 1990’s, awarded most improved rider, riding for ATK Motorcycles, and Yamaha.  Had the pleasure of racing against legend Eddie Lojak, Scott Plessinger, Scott Summers, Terry Cunningham, Jeff Russell and Duane Conner.  It was a lot of fun and really defines who I am today as a person!   Racing teaches you that if you want something bad enough, it’s up to you to get it done nothing in this world is handed to you!

Where did the idea for KR4 Performance come from and how long has it been around? Our KR4 model started from the idea of creating a company that helps youth riders get to the top without making the many mistakes we experienced over the years.  Our model is simple, help support the rider as much as we can, help them to make good choices, help market them, give them a factory image to build their career so that they can take it to the next level and move to our Pro Team.  Our performance shop can financially help the rider with offsetting the high cost of working on a 4 stroke motor.  We offer deep discounts to our riders.

After Jason Thomas split with F.A.R., where did the idea come from to start a race team with him as your rider? In 2011 I went in search looking for sponsorship to help with our 2012 Kawasaki Youth Team and it was a huge success.  We received support from Kawasaki, Dunlop, Sunstar and Maxima and we put together our Youth Team.  When Jason Thomas decided he wanted to leave F.A.R., I guess you could say we were at the right place at the right time and it all made sense.

With Keegan Electric, KR4 Performance, the race team, and four boys that race; when do you have time to breath? I guess you can say I’m pretty busy, but the key to success and getting things done is basically to surround yourself with good people (my wife being # 1), the right people who know how it’s supposed to work.  At the end of the day customer satisfaction is our number one goal!

What is the hardest part of being a team owner? I would say the day to day decision making is the hardest part of owning a team because the decision you make today can affect everyone on the team differently tomorrow.  Making the right decision is hard when it affects multiple team members and their families.

What is the ultimate goal for the KR4 Performance team? Our number one goal at KR4 is customer satisfaction!  I would say our Ultimate goal is; if you’re at an amateur level, we want to be the go to guys for anyone interested in taking their racing to a Pro level.  A team on the level of a SX/MX satellite team such as JDR KTM, Star Valli Yamaha, Rockstar Suzuki, Pro Circuit Kawasaki.

What is your ultimate goal as the team owner? As a business and team owner their needs to be money in your bank account at the end of the day.  Like any business, cash flow is always a major concern and our goal is to develop a business model that works.

We talked about your new “Arrive-N-Race” program, could you elaborate more on this new venture?  We are very excited about our 2013 GNCC Arrive n Race program.  I’ve hired Billy Beam, who has experience with Arrive-n-Drive programs from the Auto racing industry and we are currently building our program for next year.  KR4’s Arrive n Race is very similar to auto racing in that a driver (Rider) contracts a team to run him in a race or championship series.  This model is primarily driven by the high cost of fuel to travel to all races and it saves the racer time & money.   Our program is ideal for aspiring racers to gain attention, the factory image, and a direct pipeline to our pro team.  KR4’s Arrive n Race program is simply a feeder program to our pro team.  Anyone selected will receive a deep discount across the board for tires, oil, gear and equipment, they will also be a part of our social media and marketing coverage, they will receive one on one training from our pro riders, have access to our race shop, be a part of test n tune days and be under the KR4 canopy at the GNCC races.

When do you plan to kick off the Arrive-N-Race program? We have already contracted a few racers for the remainder of the 2012 GNCC season and its going great.  Officially we will start our program next year at the GNCC round one located in River Ranch Florida.  We will be doing some test n tune events before then throughout the winter in preparation to next year’s season.

What brands of bikes do you plan to have with this program? We are currently discussing with a few motorcycle manufacturers and hope to have things wrapped up very soon.  We are not opposed to having mutaple brands either, I guess time will tell!

Who would like to thank for helping out this year? I would like to thank God for the plan he has given me, my family, wife Kristin, Colin, Conner, Brandon and Brian, my brother Brian and my Dad for always being there and helping out.  All of our sponsors, Kawasaki, Maxima, Dunlop Tires, Sunstar, Frank Porupski, Jason Thomas, Billy & Karlynn Beam, Mark Heresco , the Ward & Rush Family.

Please check out our website at www.kr4performance.com

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Steve Stiller, owner and promoter of the American Woods Racing Championship Series since 2009, said his main mission with the series is to give back as much as possible to the riders. Read this week’s Wednesday Wrench to see how Stiller is making the AWRCS series like no other.

When did you first get involved with AWRCS? I used to help sponsor it in early 2000 and in 2009 I basically bought it from Chuck Greenlee.

Why did you decide to buy the series? Motorcycle racing has always been my whole life.  I’ve been riding since I was 3, so for 42 plus years I have been riding. I own Stiller Motorsports, a 5 franchise dealership, and we wanted to give back to the racers. We’ll never make a living from AWRCS.

If you’re not going to make a living from it, then why did you decide to take on the series? Well, I have Stiller Motorsports to make my living from. Do I want to make some money? Yes. But I wanted to give back to the racers, because nobody is giving anything to the racers right now.  After all the years I raced AMA, GNCC, CRA, and District 5 it feels good to give something back.

I was talking to Brian Wolf earlier and he said he’s never seen a series give away so much product. What is it that you give back to the riders?  We give out laptops for our Back to School race, I’ve given out mountain bikes…every race I’m buying something to give back to our riders.  VP Fuels donates and we give out tires, too. Every race we give out $500 in gas cards, and we’ll give so many out to youth and adults each day of racing. Another thing is our awards banquet; we always have it the week after the INDY show. I go out there and spend $15,000 for stuff to give back to our racers. SCOTT gives us discounts. They know we’re giving back to the series, and it’s not ending up in my shelf at the store. We’ll get 300-400 pair of goggles, gear, boots, and that’s just one vendor.  We gave away Pirelli tires at the last round.  Another thing is the venues. It’s a fun family series. We’re focused on family. We get more and more motorhomes coming in each weekend, so we get venues with creeks in them for kids to play in.

What helps you stay focused on families at the races? I’m focusing on the motorcycle industry as a whole and that starts with the mini kids. If you don’t start them on minis they won’t get on motorcycles as kids and adults. I want to get the kids out of the TV or game room and get them outside. I’ve had a bike since I was 3. I started on an Easy Rider trike in ’71. I’ve also found that families that rode together, stayed together, and life was better for whatever reason. It helps to keep kids off drugs and the street if they race. The discipline that comes with racing is a good thing.

It sounds like your family was also supportive of you racing. They claim my first words growing up were, “motorcycle man.” Growing up we had 500 acres of off road riding behind us. I was 3 years old, and my parents put me on a Bonnevile street bike and tried to scare me.  I remember my dad went over 100 miles an hour. I remember it still… after that day they never tried to convince me otherwise. My grandmother hated motorcycles, but she actually funded it for me. It cost a lot of money to ride then, but from 1977 on, I had 1-2-3 bikes a year.

And then you came into your own racing series. What surprised you about running a race series?  Well, I used to work with the Coombs family for years so I cut in a lot of trail with Big Dave back in the 80s on and into the 90s. I basically was there to do labor, but I knew everything going on there, and knew the family atmosphere they had at the races. It just takes a lot of money to get it started is what I found out. People don’t think about the insurance, paying for port-a-johns, getting ambulances out there… We put a couple hundred thousand dollars in the series. Since we’ve owned it, we’ve increased it over 100 percent. We’re averaging 370-400 riders each round. We have 21 employees and we’re doing it out of love. That’s why it goes so smoothly at AWRCS. It’s a well-oiled machine and it’s mostly families that work.  The kids are there anyways, so they’ll help out.

What other special events do you do besides all of these giveaways? Unfortunately we’ve been hit pretty hard as a family of racers. We have a 13 year old with leukemia that we’re doing fundraising for and for other riders who’ve gotten hurt. We always do a race in October for Breast Cancer Awareness

What do you think AWRCS has that other series don’t have? We have better race tracks- point blank. We try to keep them more tight and technical.  We don’t have worn out tracks. The series itself, it’s the family atmosphere. Even if Brian [Wolf] doesn’t race, he shows up to hang out, and that’s really what it’s about. The families are all old racers, who raced in the 80s and 90s, and now we have families and the kids start to race.  We’re also very personal, and have a lot of family of racers that work. We’re so well organized. Everyone that tries us, they keep coming back. People do complain no matter what, but next week they’ll be back. That’s what we take pride in. Our racers defend us and we listen to our racers. We start on time, maybe 5 minutes off sometimes but not an hour and a half late starts like other series.

Is your family, your wife and daughter, involved in the series as well?  We are all involved. We started late in life, but all three of us are involved.  My wife Amy does everything in-house. She does tremendous work. Everyone that works is family to us. I’m adopted so I feel like everyone at AWRCS is adopted and we’re one big family. We go out to eat on Saturdays together.

Is your daughter going to be the next racer in the family? She’s six and she has a lot of friends that ride minis.  Just last week, she said, ‘Dad, I want a quad. I’m going to race the next round.” I said, ‘Shouldn’t you practice?’  She said, ‘Nah, I’m just going to pull the holeshot and win.’ If she wants to be a racer, she can. She’s definitely into the industry. We’ve taken her to the races since she was an infant.

What is your own race history? I grew up racing the 100 miler with Dave Coombs, and I raced GNCCs. I grew up in District 5 and did some motocross. Harescrambles by far were my favorite. I was an A rider, and I never went pro. I was considered a solid B rider, but won overall B rider one year. I beat Barry Hawk when he switched over from quads to bikes. He fell a lot that first year. After that he figured it out. (Laughs)

What’s your favorite thing about running AWRCS? I would say giving back to the racers. I was a racer for so long that we never got anything. The family atmosphere is what’s keeping me. We’re having such a good time with it.

What do you think is the biggest challenge? Probably finding land. We try to mix it up and not go to the same places all the time. With National Gas leasing, they won’t let people on your property because they want to put a well on it. The gas companies put pressure on them not to let us race. There are some unique people that we find property from.  The landowners come out and watch. They love watching the kids. It’s not about the money for them. Four or 5 years ago it was, now every landowner has signed for gas rights so it’s not about the money anymore.

Alright, Steve, before we’re done is there anyone you’d like to thank?  I want to thank the workers, volunteers, and the racers… basically the whole family of AWRCS. Without them I couldn’t do it. It’s a full time job and I have the store, so I wouldn’t be able to do it without all the racers and volunteers Even though there’s only 10 races a year, it’s a full time job.

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