JACOB ARGUBRIGHT: 2019 KENDA/SRT AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPION
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Interview
back and I didn't see any dust.
I think that was when I decided,
"Oh my god!" I started getting
happy-nervous, "Oh my god,
I'm going to do this!" No one
else was around me and no one
else can share that experience
but me. I was like, "Well, this
year was mine." And then when
I came in [to the finish], I think it
was relief. It was so many years
of thinking I can do it and then
some years thinking I can't do it
then finally doing it, so it was just
a big sigh of relief.
Did it surprise you that some
of the other favorites—defend-
ing champ Kendall Norman
and Ricky Brabec, in particu-
lar—weren't more of a factor
this year?
Yeah, I was kind of bummed
on that. They were competi-
tive. At round one, Kendall had
his chain issue and Ricky was
competitive—I was just able to
pass him. In Texas, Kendall was
really good. At Idaho, Ricky had
that crash issue and so did Kend-
all. I can see why they didn't want
to continue because if they're out
of the points—I know what Ricky's
goals are and it's not hare and
hound any more—so I get it, but
it sucks a little bit. But it's only
a year and I'm sure Kendall will
be right on the starting line next
year.
Even without those guys,
you'll have a battle on your
hands with Joe and now his
Beta teammate Zane Roberts
who's moving up to the Open
Pro class and Dalton Shirey
will be right there if this year is
a good indicator.
Yeah, Dalton's good, Dalton's
young. They say the first [champi-
onship's] easy; the second one's
not as easy. I've been doing a lot
of off-bike training right now. I'm
actually making my graphics right
now with the number one. I'm
excited to put the number one on
my bike, but I also know a lot of
people want to tear it away from
me.
Will you incorporate your
traditional 911 number into the
design somehow?
I put a little 911 inside the 1; it's
a light gray so it's in there, it'll be
in there.
Why 911 anyway? Where'd
that originate?
To tell you the truth, it was so
