INTERVIEW
2015 SUPERCROSS AND 450 MOTOCROSS CHAMPION RYAN DUNGEY
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least, in motocross and Super-
cross, you need a bit of luck on
your side.
Any one cog in this machine
can derail any chance you have
at winning a championship. And
at 25 years of age now (he'll
be 26 in November), Red Bull
KTM's Ryan Dungey has finally
figured out the importance of ev-
ery aforementioned element, the
role that every individual plays in
his success, and perhaps, most
importantly, the responsibility he
has to them, as well.
>>DREAMS REALIZED
When Ryan Dungey became a
professional racer, that was the
first of many of his dreams to
come true. He also got a factory
ride, began winning Supercross-
es right away, and then began
winning championships. With
his 2015 450cc National MX
Championship, Ryan Dungey
completes the season sweep for
the second time in the premier
class, and the third time in his
career if you count his 2009
250cc SX and MX champion-
ships.
"Let alone making it to the
pros first—that's the first dream
come true," Dungey said. "But
then from there, yeah, it's to be
a champion. It's a lot of hard
work, a lot of effort, a lot of years
of preparation. And you need a
solid foundation and group of
people behind you. From my
family, and my wife, and the
team, 24 motos is a lot of races.
One little hiccup can cost a lot
of points. So, having a good
mechanic and so forth. To be
able to wrap up the Supercross
Championship was awesome,
to do that again, but to do the
outdoor in the same year as the
Supercross was cool. Obviously,
to be able to win both Cham-
pionships [the same year], the
last time I did that was 2010.
And that's an awesome feeling,
but this one even more special
just because I really felt like we
Dungey
credits much
of his recent
success to his
new trainer
Aldon Baker.
