Josh Frederick Interview
Josh Frederick Multi-Time Racing Champion
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Josh Frederick - WORCS Racing &
BAJA 1000 Pro ATV Champion |
Mesquite,
NV (2/4/2014) - Josh Frederick is one
of the most determined and hardest working racers
in the ATV / SxS racing industry, and his collection
of Pro Championships over the past decade is
a testament to his dedication to being the best.
Unfortunately, just under a year ago, Josh Frederick’s
ATV racing career came to an abrupt end when
he was paralyzed while competing in Round 3
of the WORCS Racing Series, which changed his
life in a flash.
For
the past year, Josh Frederick has made incredible
progress in adjusting to this life changing
injury, and the same determination and hard
work he dedicated to his racing career, he
is now applying it to his everyday life, and
it is remarkable how much he has accomplished
since his injury in March of 2013, and while
he won’t be attending any awards banquet or
adding another championship plaque to his
wall for all he accomplished this past year,
he surely would have added another championship
to his resume.
As
many racers know all too well, championships
are not earned overnight. Not only do they
take skill, but they take teamwork and dedication
as well. Fighting for a title can be a rollercoaster
of emotions that eventually lead a racer to
the highest point in their career, holding
the #1 plate above their head in the middle
of the podium. One racer that has had the
opportunity to experience this feeling on
more than one occasion, is off-road ATV racing
legend Josh Frederick.
After
turning Pro in 2004, Josh Frederick career
took off quickly as he became one of the fastest
racers in the desert. In 2005, Frederick captured
both the Best in the Desert and the SCORE
Championships. After two years of battling
for the Pro Championship in the WORCS Series,
his hard work paid off when he won back-to-back
titles in 2007 and 2008.
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Josh
Frederick in 2005 on his Temecula Motorsports
Yamaha YFZ450 |
In 2007, Josh Frederick won his
first WORCS Racing Championship |
After grabbing his
third WORCS title in 2010, Frederick took
that a step further two years later when he
raced his DS450 to take the checkers and the
win at the world-famous Baja 1000 for Team
Motoworks / Can-am in 2012.
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In
2012, Josh Frederick won the SCORE BAJA
1000 with the Can-Am / Motoworks team
of Jeremie Warnia (pictured),
Josh Frederick, Jarrod McClure, Collins
Webster & Caesar Lopez |
Josh
"The Animal" Frederick was a man
on fire and he seemed to be unstoppable on
his four-wheeler. However, after several successful
years of racing, tragedy struck at the third
round of the WORCS series in 2013. After a
bad crash in Lake Havasu City, AZ that fractured
his T-5 vertebrae, Frederick was flown to
a trauma center in Las Vegas, NV where he
underwent extensive surgery. Although the
operation was successful and doctors removed
the bone fragment that was logged in his spine,
he did not regain feeling in his legs. However,
like a true champion, Frederick remained positive
and stayed strong for his wife and three kids.
Together, they pulled through his physical
injuries and adjusted to a somewhat new life.
We
were fortunate enough to spend a few days
with Josh Frederick, and see first hand what
he has been up to this past year.
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The
Frederick Family (left to right)
Madelyn, Gavin, Josh, Jackson, Tiffany
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