INTERVIEW
SUPERCROSS/MOTOCROSSER WESTON PEICK
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which makes Peick's effort even
more impressive.
"The team has been busting
their asses and getting the bike
set up really good and we've
been riding good, so it's definite-
ly awesome getting back-to-back
fifth-place finishes. Maybe soon
we can get a fourth or a third,"
says Peick.
When asked if he thinks he's at
any disadvantage to the factory
riders, Peick shrugs his shoul-
ders and says no, not at all.
"We're not at any disadvantage
to the factories," says Peick.
"We've got a good program with
Motosport.com and Fly Racing,
and we get it done. We get plenty
enough support to go racing,
which we've proved week in and
week out this season. There's no
disadvantage that I can see. May-
be they've got 30 people working
for them, and that does help, but
we get it done over here.
"Really, we have a solid pro-
gram going on and that's all that
really matters. When you have a
lot of determination behind you
then there's really no difference
between someone else and me."
Peick also feels like it's much
easier to compete against the
factories than it was just a few
years ago.
"Everybody has progressed
and more people understand
the four-stroke engines now, and
more and more people are able
to build a solid engine package
to compete with some sort of a
factory-level bike," says Peick.
"It's still not going to be the same,
obviously, because they have
The 23-year-old Californian consid-
ers himself a bit of an outsider in the
racing pits.