INTERVIEW I MO T OCROSSER-TURNED-ENDURO RA CER BROC HEPLER
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more to try to fix your issue or
make some adjustments, even if
it's just a rider change or getting
in the right mindset. You have
time to come back and fix things
you need to work on. So, I think
it's neat that instead of more of a
hare scramble setup where once
you take off, if something you
don't like or something you did
wrong you've got to ride it that
way for three hours now."
Hepler admits that one of the
reasons he likes the enduro
series is that it's a lot more
relaxed than Pro Motocross or
Supercross. Any pressure he
has, he puts on himself.
"You're more in the corporate
world with motocross and
Supercross because you have
so many mechanics, team
managers," says Hepler. "Not
that they're like, 'You have to
go out there and perform,' but
you put in so much work and
everybody on the team puts in
so much work that you don't
want to let anybody down.
When you're riding every day
and training all the time, you
believe you're the best so when
things aren't going right you still
go out there like, 'I got to win,
because I feel like I'm invincible.'
So, you don't think you're riding
over your head, but you may
be. That's why you see, I think,
some guys wreck more than
others. Everyone puts so much
effort into it that they don't want
to let themselves or anybody
down. It's like, I'm doing
everything I needed to do, but
things aren't going as planned. I
don't know what else to do, but I
got to make it happen."
Hepler also thinks the series
is a bit safer than motocross.
"Maybe you're not quite feeling
it in a section, and you have four
to 10 miles to go, so you have
time to maybe be a little safer in
Hepler is a natural on a
motorcycle. Despite having spent
limited time on motorcycles the
past 10 years, he's still a top
contender in enduro racing. He
recently won the Pro2 class in a
National Enduro.
