JACOB ARGUBRIGHT: 2019 KENDA/SRT AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPION
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requirements, even down to de-
signing the graphics package.
And it didn't stop there. He
enlisted the help of fellow racer
and coach Ricky Dietrich for both
riding tips and physical training
advice; incorporated that into
his weekly schedule; worked on
his bikes during the week and
sent out timely race reports in
the aftermath of each event. On
top of this, he maintained social
responsibilities, enjoyed another
year of married life and ran a
small graphic arts/web design
business to exercise his creative
side as well as bring in a little
extra cash. Oh, Argubright also
found the time (and money) to
race a couple Best in the Desert
events as well as the AMA West
ISDE Qualifier Series and the
ISDE in Portugal, his first time
racing in Europe.
All told, it was quite a year for the
Southern California native who we
recently cornered for an interview.
For some background, when
did you first start chasing the
hare & hound championship?
I would say around 2012 when I
started really following the series.
When did you get to the point
where you believed you could
be competitive?
I would say when I got with
Husky, which would be 2014. I
had won a couple races here and
there, but I never won enough of
them and finally I got with Husky
and was like, "All right, someone
believes in me which is cool. I'm
going to go for it!" I felt like a real
racer, like, "This is my job and I'm
going to do it! They're paying me
to win this championship."
In your time with Husky, you
did win the AMA West Hare
Scrambles Regional Champion-
ship in 2015 so it wasn't without
Argubright has
no problems
doing a lot
of his own
wrenching.
