A lot of people probably don’t realize how long you’ve been involved in racing and that you race everything from cross-country to MX to TT. Can you tell us a little about your past highlights over your career?
There’s been a lot that are important to me. My first championship on a 60 is probably as important to me as winning this one. A little later in my career, my first pro win which was my first pro race in Montreal in 1995. I got to race against Gary Denton, one of he fastest ATV racers ever. I was 16 or 17 years old at the time and I actually got to pass him so that was really exciting! In 1995 I won the Randy Howard Memorial award, which was probably the highlight of my amateur and youth career.

You not only raced in the U.S. but you’ve also raced internationally in Montreal, you’ve done the Pont De Vaux, the Paris Supercross, and you are the reigning champion in New Zealand. How has that been for you?
I’ve raced Pont de Vaux about 8 times, and we went to Paris Supercross, that was a great event. It’s really awesome to have the opportunity to go and do all of these events and go to different countries. You get to meet different people, see different things, and get to do the sport you love, it’s awesome. I’ll also be going down to Baja to do the Baja 1000 soon for the 5th time…it’s great!

You got to start out this year down in Argentina. What was that like?
That was a great event. There was something like 400 quad entries, some ridiculous number like that. I think I finished 17th or 18th but I had a great time. It was a different country, a really different way of life down there, but I’m glad I got to see it. It was really a neat event and I would like to go do it again.

All of your racing is done this year except for the Baja. What it’s like down there and who are you racing with this year?
I’m racing with Keith Little, Wes Miller, Wayne Matlock, and someone else. We’re going to be riding a Honda 450r. What’s neat about that race is you get to go down there and pre-run it and practice the section you’re going to ride so you can really get a handle on the 180-200 miles of course that you will be racing on and that’s the only way to really go fast and be safe down there and get a good understanding of it. The Baja is one of those things where it sounds like a good idea and like a lot of fun, but when you’re out there actually racing it, it seems like it kind of sucks. It’s a rough race and it will wear you out, but it’s fun.

Besides the Baja 1000, what other plans do you have for racing this winter?
As of right now, that’s the only event that I’m really committed to right now. I’m just planning on getting started training real soon for next season and doing Baja, which will give me a little time off from training. Then I’ll get home and just start getting ready for next season. I might go down to Texas after Christmas to do some riding, and just kind of stay down there until the beginning of the season.

Will your race program stay pretty much the same or will there be some changes?
We actually haven’t committed to anything yet for next season. I really liked my program for this year; it was a terrific season. We had both the TT and the MX bikes dialed in and I really liked working with the people I worked with this year.

You just finished up doing a couple of riding schools; do you plan on doing any more schools?
I’d actually like to get started earlier in the year next year and get some TT riding schools in. There’s a lot of demand for it and I get a lot of people asking me about it. I’m really hoping to get a venue to go to in March and April to get a few schools in.