2018 AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPION KENDALL NORMAN
P102
Interview
There's still unfinished busi-
ness for Norman, though. Ulti-
mately, he'd like to give rally rac-
ing a go, Dakar being the goal.
You won the 2010 AMA
Hare & Hound National
Championship on the Johnny
Campbell Racing (JCR) Honda
team, which was Honda's sat-
ellite team for off-road racing.
This year, you came back and
won again but as a privateer.
Did that surprise you?
My goal at the beginning of
the year was to podium every
race. We planned on winning the
championship because I wanted
to build on each race, like build
on the podium finishes. Obvious-
ly we were given some gifts with
riders getting injured and other
stuff, and we had some good
luck. There were a lot of days
when I wasn't the fastest guy,
but at the end, consistency pays
dividends so I feel like I definitely
had the odds stacked against me
and I had some tough times just
with having to do a lot of things
like build the bike and different
aspects of running my program.
But I think in the end, just con-
sistency and being smooth and
being smart really paid off.
(Left) Norman was a
podium regular this
year and credits that
consistency for winning
the championship
after being gone for
eight years. (Below) In
Texas Norman cranks
out another win after
another great start. Prior
to his two victories this
year, the last time he
won was in 2013.
