AMA 450 SUPERCROSS CHAMPION JASON ANDERSON
P96
Interview
and be a little bit legendary, I
guess you could say."
BIG 1 FOR HUSQVARNA
Not only was this Anderson's
first AMA Supercross title, but
Husqvarna's, as well. And on the
more personal level, Anderson
won the title racing for the same
team that signed him coming out
of the amateur ranks. He started
out with the team, owned by
Bobby Hewitt, on Suzukis, then
raced KTMs for the team, and
then moved to Husqvarna for his
first year in the 450cc class with
the same personnel. Essentially,
he's been with the same crew his
entire pro career.
"It's unreal. For them and
me; it's kind of cool because I
stepped into the 450 class on
Husqvarna," Anderson said. "It's
kind of a partner of KTM group,
but it's still kind of cool to be the
first for that actual brand to be
able to pull off the Supercross
Championship. Another crazy
thing is to be able to pull it off
with the same group of people
that I've been around for so long,
because most of the people that
are on the team I've worked with
for six, seven years. So it's kind
of unreal. They've seen every bit
of me in the rawest form. They've
seen me go through shitty times.
They've seen me go through
good times, highs, lows and
just a young kid trying to figure
out life and figure out this whole
world. Going from living with your
parents to being pro and becom-
ing a champion, they've seen it
all. It's kind of cool."
GOALS: KEEPING IT FUN
When Anderson first became
a pro, he didn't train off the bike
basically at all. Then, when he
moved up to the pros, he got a
rude awakening when it came to
training. It was a tough transition
for him.
"There was a steep learning
curve," Anderson said. "It was
Anderson had a scare when
he crashed in the first turn at
the Salt Lake City round and
saw his points lead take a big
hit with one race to go.
