VOLUME 58 ISSUE 17 APRIL 27, 2021 P103
Like most off-road racers these days,
Russell has spent a big chuck of his
off-road training on the motocross
track. He's used to putting in the laps.
AND
motocross are used to going fast and
not being on the brakes and rolling the
corners and stuff, so their ability is a
little bit different. It's like Michael Jor-
dan going from basketball to baseball.
That's about the same concept."
In order to find out just where he
belongs, Russell is thinking about split-
ting his effort between the 250MX and
450MX classes.
"We might be doing six 250 rounds
and six 450s," says Russell. "It just de-
pends on how well it's going whether I
stay with 250s or not. I personally would
like to do six and six because I feel like
I would have more consistent results in
the 450 class, but those top 10 guys—in
both classes, everybody is really good,
all the factory guys and the top 15, even
the top 20 guys, are really good. It's
going to be hard for me no matter what
or where I'm at. But I ride the 450 a little
more consistent. I'm a little faster on a
450 because I can rely on the power.
I come from riding in the woods, lower
RPMs, not over-revving my bike crazy
like you have to on a 250."
Russell does have one Pro Moto-
cross race, Undadilla, under his belt.
