2019 WORCS, SPRINT HERO & ISDE CHAMPION TAYLOR ROBERT
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Interview
Thus, the success he enjoyed in 2019
came almost as relief as well as joy,
reaffirming to the casual observer what
he and steadfast sponsors knew he was
capable of. Therefore, that's where we
began our discussion when we got a
chance to chat with him recently.
You've been one of the fastest guys
in a number of disciplines for a num-
ber of years now, but championships
seemed to elude you due to injury. That
had to be frustrating, but did it lead to
doubt that you'd ever reach your poten-
tial and get a championship?
Yes, 2019 was quite the year for Robert who originally
started out as a motocross kid from Arizona (he'll turn 30
this year) before making the switch to off-road racing and the
WORCS circuit as part of Kawasaki's Team Green program.
Besides motocross, WORCS and the ISDE, Robert has
gained experience in a number of racing disciplines including
extreme enduro/EnduroCross, hare scrambles, hare and hound
and SCORE Baja. He's raced all over the world and is univer-
sally regarded as one of the guys to beat wherever he lines up.
However, Roberts' championship runs seemed to be
perpetually interrupted, preventing him from amassing a
collection of titles that one might expect from a racer who's
tried to pattern his style in the manner of smooth, flowing
European legends he's studied since his first Six Days in
2010 in Mexico.
Robert is most proud of his
success at the ISDE.
