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America headquarters).
First of all, what is your background?
I'm 22 years old; I'm from Ensenada, Baja
California, [Mexico], and I'm currently living here
in Temecula. I started riding when I was five years
old; my dad bought me my first bike, which was
an XR50 from 1988. I grew up racing down there,
like local motocrosses, then my dad got my first
little KTM [50cc] Senior when I was still five,
maybe a few months after he got the first bike
for me. So I grew up riding and racing a little bit
down there and did a couple Baja races like [the]
Tecate [enduro], just fun stuff. That's how I got
involved with bikes.
How did your racing career get started?
Just from being down there, we used to go
watch the Baja races, watch the start for the
trucks and watch the bikes go by. That's how
[I got to where] I wanted to race Baja and race
dirt bikes. We started racing motocross here
in the States when I was still five, close to six.
We raced 50s, 60s, 80s, then I jumped to the
250cc four-stroke when I was 11, 12—I was a big
kid (laughing). I grew up racing a lot at Barona
Oaks down near San Diego, like lots. We used
to go, like, three times a month. We also did the
Mini Worlds in Vegas, maybe five years in a row.
In '07 I raced my first [SCORE race, the San
Felipe] 250 with just my buddy from down there
in Ensenada. It was just for fun, just to go out
and check it out. I think we got fourth in Class 21
(250cc Pro). At the Baja 500 and 1000, some
