What were your major considerations when designing this year’s course?
Well, there are lots of things to consider when designing a course such as how technical, how big, how well do you want the lines to flow together, way too many things to think about, glad that part’s over.
Sterling and I were chatting about how the course was not only rider-friendly, but really great from a photographer’s perspective, in terms of easy access to multiple sick shots. Did this factor into your course design for this year or was it just an added benefit to a course designed for the best rider experience?
This was one of the biggest factors because I love building great looking stunts that shoot well for my personal segments, so why not build a contest that shoots well too?
What was it like to transition from really dry dirt to sticky mud in less than one week of comps?
Not fun.
How long did it take you to design this year’s course? To build it and get it dialed?
Roughly 2 full on weeks.
Do you create drawings as you design the course? Or build and test based on gut instinct and experience?
Just instinct and experience.
Who else was pivotal in actually building the course? And besides yourself, who gets props for getting the course and event ready a day early to avoid the coming storm?
My excavator buddy Jimmy Deas, Kenny Smith, Chester, Mike Malley and some others that helped build the course.
What were you happiest with about your own runs?
I put it all together.
What were your thoughts about the overall level of competition?
People seemed burnt out on comps except for a few people.
What are your plans for the rest of the season?
Film and train for Rampage.
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