SNOWMOBILER HISTORY:
• First sled: Yamaha Bravo
• When did you start riding? I started when I was 8 years old.
• Who got you into snowmobiling? My dad got me into riding.
• What’s a great day of snowmobiling? To me a great day of riding is spring riding in the mountains, looking for lots of jumps.
• Favorite place to ride: There’s a place outside of Prince George called Coal Mine trail. Not many people know about it or where it is and I love it.

RACER INFO:
• First race: In 1999, when I was 17 years old a local guy offered me a used sled to ride in a race in Prince George. I started racing dirtbikes when I was 15 or 16 and it really got started then.
• Best race ever: My best race ever was the Michigan National in 2005. I lapped up to the 4th place finisher, because the track got really rough and technical. It was a great race.
• Favorite track: My favorite track is X Games or Lake Geneva because they’re both actual tracks. They’re full-on motocross style tracks with a lot of length and they’re more challenging. Some tracks are short 30-second laps. I like the longer ones.
• What’s your overall racing goal? I want to win a medal at the X Games and a season championship. I won’t be happy until I get them.
• How would you describe your race style? I’m a finesse rider. I don’t do well mashing through the track.
• What is your pre-race routine? I don’t have much of a routine, except to be by myself (my girlfriend can be around) before a race, listening to music.

YAMAHA-SPECIFIC INFO:
• What do you think of the race sled so far? The sled is really good. It’s definitely come a long way just in the spring. I have about a million laps on the sled this spring and I haven’t broken a thing yet. I seriously think I put at least a whole race season’s worth of laps on the sled and it’s been solid.
• Why did you choose to ride a Yamaha this season? I was a free agent last season and was working out a deal with another factory, actually, when Jesse Strege called me and asked if I’d like to come on board with Yamaha to help with some testing. I jumped on the opportunity right away. I knew Yamaha was a huge company with awesome technology. Once I started working with them on the race sled, I saw how committed the whole company is to winning and they’re all behind the snocross program.
• What do you think are the sled’s strengths? The motor for sure is this sled’s strength. It’s going to be a holeshot machine. But it’s also good in technical rhythm sections because of its strong engine.
• What are your goals for the season? My goals for this season are pretty much the same as my overall racing goals. I want a medal at the X Games. I also want to be finish in the top 3 for points, if not the full championship.
• Why are you a good fit for the FX Nytro? It seems to handle well all over the track. It’s a sled for a finesse rider, I think. The four-stroke bottom end grunt really makes it good at either getting up and out of the holes or doubling over them.
• Describe the difference between a 2-stroke and a 4-stroke race sled: The torque on the four-stroke is awesome in a rhythm section or out of the corners. Also, I think the engine braking effect is an advantage. It took a while for me to get used to it, but now I can use it to my advantage in coming into a corner and braking hard to get turned and back out again.