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lina, admits that it's that very sentiment that will not
allow him to race a GNCC for a few years until he
can get some enjoyment out of it.
"I'm always going to bitch about how I could have
done this when I was in better shape or riding all
the time. I do enjoy other aspects, but I feel like I'm
getting the enjoyment out of racing right now be-
cause of the competitiveness in me and not the ac-
tual thing itself that it's doing for me. I have a good
game of golf. It's okay, but it's like once in a while,
I have a shit game, and it's just like having a bad
race, in a way. I'm too deep into winning and being
successful to relax and have fun at something. So
hopefully in a few years, I can get rid of this sort of
mentality and realize I can focus on other aspects
of life. Winning is not everything anymore."
After an amazingly successful career racing
off-road, 30-year-old Kailub Russell will close
out his magnificent 10-year run in GNCC
as a champion—an eight-time champion,
at that. However, he isn't finished racing
altogether, not just yet
