2015 John Natalie Jr Interview
#13 John Natalie Jr Daytona ATV SX Winner
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John
Natalie Jr
Pro ATV Motocross Racer
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Daytona,
Florida (3/13/2015) - Motorsports
/ Baldwin’s John Natalie Jr made history at
the Daytona International Speedway by winning
the first ever Fly Racing ATV Supercross Championship,
which is just the latest of his many career
accomplishments.
There
have been many changes for the Ironman. John
Natalie Jr, since last season ended including
a new addition to his family and a completely
new program with Baldwin Motorsports. We were
able to catch up with John Natalie Jr in Daytona
shortly after his amazing win and share in
some of his excitement for the 2015 ATV motocross
season.
ATVRiders.com:
John, you had a huge win here today in Daytona
for the first ever ATV Supercross. Congratulations!
John Natalie
Jr: I knew that getting a
holeshot was key here, and I knew Mark Baldwin
had things going good, and we just yanked
it. I think I was even asleep on the gate
and that motor just pulled me right out front.
It made my job a lot easier getting out front
like that. All those guys had to fight with
each other and get through my dirt, and I
had a clear track.
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John Natalie Jr grabbed the Holeshot
& lead from start to finish |
ATVRiders.com:
You ran into a bit of lap traffic at the end;
did that cause any issues for you?
John
Natalie Jr:
I kind of had to slow down a bit because you
didn’t know what line they were going to take,
so I wouldn’t get stuck behind them.
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| Motosport
/ Baldwin's #13 John Natalie Jr Wins
the Daytona ATV SX |
ATVRiders.com:
What did you think of the Daytona ATV SX track?
John
Natalie Jr:
I though the track was great. I hope they
see the talent we have with ATV racing now
and they will step the track up a little bit
more for next year, which I believe they will.
ATVRiders.com:
You have a new program this year with Baldwin
Motorsports, and now a great finish like this.
How important is that to you?
John
Natalie Jr:
It’s incredibly important. When you have a
mechanic like Mark Baldwin, things just don’t
break. He is amazing. In between heats today
he went through every bolt on the quad, so
I don’t foresee us having any issues so it
makes my job easier because all I have to
do is concentrate on training and staying
in shape and he is going to make sure the
quads are going to finish the races.
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| John
Natalie Jr & Mark Baldwin |
ATVRiders.com:
You also have a new addition to your family.
Congrats on that.
John
Natalie Jr:
Yeah, it’s great. Stassi was my gift, so now
my gift to her was winning the first ATV Supercross.
It has been a great week; tomorrow is Lexus’s
birthday, getting to spend the week at Daytona,
go to the beach and see bike week and now
winning the Supercross. I am so excited and
so stoked I don’t think I will be able to
sleep tonight!
ATVRiders.com: You got to spend the
winter down in Texas with the Ford family.
How important was that for you?
John
Natalie Jr:
it was very important. I have to give a big
thank you to Robin and Jon and of course Ford
Brothers Racing, Cody and Bryce. It saved
us a ton of money being able to stay down
at his house and use the race track at his
house. He doesn’t spare any expense on keeping
it up. I also want to thank everyone that
is helping us out.
ATVRiders.com:
What kind of confidence boost does this win
give you heading to 2015 ATV Motocross opener
in Georgia?
John
Natalie Jr:
A huge confidence boost! It’s nice to go in
there with a red background and I have wanted
it for a long time, so I just really want
to do a good job and keep it there!
John
Natalie Jr’s win now has him leading the 2015
AMA Pro ATV Motocross points, so it will be
interesting to see how Natalie Jr does in
the Georgia sand on March 21st for the opening
round.
