BRAD BAKER
P118
Interview
has opened up new possibilities for
Baker in the realms of team manage-
ment. Getting a little wet behind the
ears this year, Baker admits his future
might be turning one of the smaller
teams into a winning package, as "In-
dian is already there. They're kicking
everybody's ass. They already got it
figured out.
"I love Indian. They've been be-
hind me. But there're definitely other
teams, whether it's a singles team or
someone else. I've thought about cre-
ating my own team, but then there're
also some teams out there that defi-
nitely need some serious help that I
could come in and manage.
"At this stage, everything is happen-
ing so fast. I've gotten so much good
feedback with the commentating. I feel
like no other commentator has what
I have. They don't know the bikes.
They don't know the racetracks. They
don't know the riders. They don't have
that knowledge. I need to get better
at the way that I deliver the content.
Dave Despain has reached out to me
and has been advising me, which is
badass. He's the best motorsports
commentator in history, in my eyes.
"So, I really feel like if that's what
I want to do, I'll always have a job
there. But there's no competition in it.
I need competition. That's where be-
ing in a race team and helping riders
and getting in the pits, that's what I
truly enjoy. But at the same time, I got
to do something that's going to pay
the bills and right now the commen-
tating deal will.
"Also, I got to figure out things for
me to be able to push the limits. I
called riding 'throttle therapy.' It didn't
matter if everything was f**ked up in
(Above) Feet up
and on the gas at
the 2018 Oklahoma
Mile, in this classic
photo from Scott
Hunter. (Left) Fans
still flock to get The
Bullet's autograph.
