VOL. 48 ISSUE 44 DECEMBER 13, 2011
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One of the turning points of the
outdoor series was switching over to
the new 2012 KX450F.
wasn't anything I could do about
it, I'm just a rider on the team and
now we have Dan Fahie in there,
and I think he will do a good job.
I had worked with him just a little
bit last year during testing and I
liked him, and I like the fact that
they kept someone we already
know and didn't hire someone
new. I think that's better for everybody.
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During the off-season
everyone's going to
forget who won all those
races and it will be time
to start looking to 2012.
ing nobody cares about last year,
but everyone is focused on next
year and Anaheim 1 and that's
where everyone's minds are.
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surprised, but I wasn't expecting
it. What made it all happen... we
three good starts. If I hadn't got
good starts it probably wouldn't
have ended up like it did, so it
Were you surprised at how boiled down to the starts.
easily you dominated that
Monster Energy Cup race?
What are your thoughts
Well, you know, not everyone about Mike Fisher being fired.
was there, and Dungey was on
For sure, I wasn't happy, we
a new bike, and I know it was a had one hell of a year, and then
total learning experience for him, all of a sudden something hapand he rode it well for the amount pens like that - it just seems a litof time he was on it. But I wasn't tle odd. I wasn't happy, but there
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You got married this year;
do you think that has helped
you mentally?
It was a big step and it was an
awesome experience. It was kind
of a relief to get it done, because
it was something that I wanted to
do.
Where are you at right now
with your program and what
are your thoughts going into
Anaheim 1?
Anaheim 1, there's always a lot
of hype at that race, so we're just
looking to get through that one
with good points - top three - and
then kind of move on and see
where it goes. I feel good and I
think we'll be ready. I think we'll
be more ready than last year.
James Stewart switched
to JGRMX, how much do you
think he will factor into things?
Everybody that's back from last
year will be a factor, nothing will
change. We don't know until we
show up, but I think it will be all the
same players as last year.
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