EIGHT-TIME GNCC CHAMPION KAILUB RUSSELL
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INTERVIEW
"The theory behind starting on the
250 is mainly because when I did Un-
adilla, I got sixth and I would have quali-
fied in the exact same position. Granted,
I would have had to ride a 250 after
all this, but my time was good enough
to qualify in the same spot in the 250
class. My overall time for the first moto
would have won the first 250 moto. So,
my hopes with that are if it's muddy then
I've got my best chance to be a podium
guy or maybe even win a moto. That odd
chance that it might be a mud race, I
want to make sure I'm prepared for it."
Thanks to his background in off-road,
Russell knows his best chances are
with the more technical tracks.
"I just need to work on the overall rid-
ing and intensity and the speed at the
beginning, but here in the woods, I'm
in my element and I'm comfortable with
everyone and everything around me,"
says Russell. "I don't have much moto-
cross racing experience so when I get
in a cluster of guys, I notice I tend to
back off and kind of fall in line, where in
off-road I'm searching for the lines and
trying to get around people. So, there's
going to be that timidness to overcome.
It's going to be a lot of learning."
Russell needs to learn quickly, be-
cause he knows he's only got one shot
at this.
"I'm just excited to give it a shot and
get out there," says Russell. "I feel like
the East Coast tracks, the ones that are
going to rut up, long ruts, they're going
to suit me a little bit better and I'm going
to probably have better results there
Russell has already
been hard at work
getting ready for the
upcoming outdoor
motocross series.
"TO GO FAST IN THE WOODS, IT DOESN'T
REALLY TRANSLATE INTO GOING FAST ON A
MOTOCROSS TRACK. WOODS RIDING ACTUALLY
BREEDS A LOT OF BAD HABITS."
