Without teammate
Charlie Mullins on
the track, Russell
was pretty much in
a league of his own.
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In his first attempt at the se-
ries during the Atlanta round,
Russell failed to make the
main, but got enough of a
taste of the sport to know he
wants to give it another try.
"I still want to do Enduro-
Cross, not something to fo-
cus on—I'm not going to beat
Taddy Blazusiak or Cody
Webb, those guys are really
on another level and they are
phenomenal on a dirt bike
with their skills, and they're
really working hard at it, but
I've started enjoying a lot, rid-
ing that kind of stuff. I think
I could be competitive at it.
I was really overwhelmed
there in Atlanta, and I strug-
gled with that track, but we're
going to regroup for next
year and come back and do
a couple more next year."
Russell also has his eye
on King of the Motos, which
is in February.
"I did that race last year
and I was riding really well un-
til my brake pedal bolt came
out in the second moto, and I
wasn't able to finish the race,"
says Russell. "There is some
of that stuff that is question-
able to even be riding down,
let alone without any back
brakes. It was a bummer
because I was looking re-
ally good, so I definitely want
to do that race again. Other
than that, I'll do a few races
this winter and just train and
get focused on the GNCC se-
ries for next year." CN
"I feel like it's a
really good time
to be an off-road
racer right now."
