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2018 AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPION KENDALL NORMAN P106 Interview same and try to get to Dakar. Do you have any idea when that might happen? I have no idea. Dakar takes a huge amount of money just for the entry fee. Like I said earlier, I'm way more stoked racing dirt bikes than not. Obviously, I'm just going to stay on it. Hare and hounds are something I'm comfortable with, something that I've had fun doing with my family over the years. It's kind of grass roots; like going out to the desert is what I've always done. I just enjoy it and it's easy—I mean not easy, but it's familiar so it's an easy series for me to do, especially based in Southern California. And it's fun! What does your job entail? Describe your job. I'm a laborer. We farm avocados, citrus, and there are other tasks to do like work in the greenhouse. There are some cattle to take care of, as well. Are you allowed to ride or train or work on your bike during the week? I haven't honestly done too much training this year. I just try to stay on the riding, but it's just a couple hours a day on the job if you're lucky. But the boss Kevin is super-cool. He gives us the opportunity to come to the ISDE and do the hare and hounds. There'd be days when I'd have to take a half-day or take a day off to prep the motorcycle and things like that so he's been super-cool with that. The McCarthy's have been a big supporter of mine for the series and have helped me, definitely—the most help I've gotten, probably, with help- ing me with the bike and little things here and there. Late in the season, Johnny Campbell started helping me with some parts so that's been helpful, not having to go to the motorcycle shop and spend $100 on brake pads or oil filters or things like that. He gave me some assistance for Six Days, too; he pretty much gave me the most assistance of anyone if count up the dollars for parts and all that stuff. Your dad, Morris, rode Six Days back in the 1980s. What kinds of advice did he share with you or what kinds of things have you guys talked about? He just talks about changing tires. Did he ride Six Days once or more? Like I said, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. That's how I'm treating it. He got the chance to do it once; he went to Italy in '81. CN ber]. Getting ready for Six Days was like a full-time job or it's just like owning your own business. It's something that's hard to describe, but there's so many little things and so much stuff to do—raising money, saving money, selling things, all kinds of different stuff to make this happen. At the moment, I don't have a firm plan for next year. I want to keep the long-term plan the His next goal is to compete in the Dakar Rally.