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know . I don ’ t keep up with his schedule that much and he doesn ’ t keep up with my schedule that much to hook up every day and ride like we used to when we were living at my dad ’ s house together . We definitely still ride together and whatever anytime we can .
Like we said , last year you guys got a late start . This year you ’ ll have all winter to prepare for GNCC . Kailub is not riding . It ’ s going to be a wide open series . So what are your thoughts on GNCC and preparing for that series ?
Kailub is out for GNCC ’ s as of now for 2021 . It ’ s going to be a crazy year . There ’ s I would say about eight guys that could potentially win . There ’ s a lot of fast guys on the line right now in XC1 . This year it ’ s just really going to have to go to work . I think I ’ m just going to have to work on myself . I ’ m going to have to be prepared to go out and battle with these guys for three hours . The last couple years I ’ ve been focusing a lot on the national enduros just because of my injuries and coming in late to the season . I knew I had a better shot at the national enduro , so I haven ’ t put that much focus into the GNCC the last few years . I think that ’ s kind of showing a little bit . It ’ s obviously showing in enduros . I ’ m doing very well in enduros . I would say it ’ s also showing in the GNCC ’ s . I may not be doing as well as people might have expected . From my side , I ’ ve just really been trying to focus on this championship here . I take what I can at the GNCC ’ s . I always try to do my best . I think next year is going to be one of those years where I ’ m coming out and I ’ m going to be going for both the titles . I want to go for it all , really . Somebody has got to take over that spot . I know I ’ m capable , so I just have to do it .
So obviously it ’ s a different type of conditioning and a different type of race strategy between enduro and GNCC .
Yeah , definitely . I would say you can tell a difference just off of what kind of tracks you ’ re riding during the week . I would say if I rode a lot more on a motocross track and faster trails like that , then I would probably be doing better in the GNCC ’ s . But like I said , I ’ ve been focusing on the enduros so I ’ ve been focusing more on the tight trials . It helps a lot to be dialed on that stuff . I can go into a corner that ’ s 50 yards long that sweeps around some trees . I can go into that corner fourth gear , half throttle , and never let off all the way around that corner with trees , completely blind because I do that every day . I can react to whatever is coming around that corner and be ready . A big tree coming right at me , I ’ m ready to swerve and go around it and never miss a beat , really . Definitely you can tell . n