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INTERVIEW I AMA ENDUROCROSS & U.S. HARD ENDURO CHAMPION TRYSTAN HART
EnduroCross final. So, my support sys-
tem, in my opinion, is for sure helpful.
Any
other last words you want to
share?
One thing that I'm really proud of and
that besides Billy [Bolt] not being here
[for EnduroCross], I was able to beat
the best EnduroCross racers at a high
level. Jonny, I think he's at his peak. Cody
seems back to his peak this year. Haaker
has kind of been up and down, but I think
he was strong again this year. So, to beat
everyone while they're riding near their
peak, that's something I really wanted
to do. So, besides Billy not being here, I
think I beat everyone in the world when
they were at their best.
All those guys you just mentioned
have a trials background. You came up
a completely different way. I think you
raced motocross as a kid. Was it mostly
motocross and then some
off-road riding? You're the only guy
at the top level that doesn't have a
trials background.
I
raced motocross from 4 to 7, then I
broke my femur and we didn't really ride
bikes again until 12 or 14. Then we went
to some EnduroCross races, and most of
the guys had a trials background. Taddy
[Blazusiak] was winning everything at
that point. Cody and Colton came on
next, and they all came from trials. I never
expected to be good or be a champion
because I don't have a trials background.
I just kind of wanted to do it and see how
far I could go. There's no one really win
-
ning that didn't do trials first. Wade Young
won Romaniacs
and a couple other big
races [and does not have a trials back-
ground], but generally speaking, if you
don't
come from a trials background,
you don't win in this sport. So, I kind of
rewrote the script on that. I hope it helps
some other kids who are in my situation
chase their dreams. It shows if you want
it bad enough, it's possible.
CN
Hart wants a
number-one
trophy from
the FIM Hard
Enduro World
Championship to
go along with his
U.S. titles.
