On The Pegs VOL . 4 ISSUE 12 - DECEMBER 2020 65
guaranteed that the fire danger won ’ t be a factor . It was either an October date or a date earlier in the year , but we ’ re not sure when all of this COVID thing will be over , so they chose late in the year .
OTP : A few years ago we spoke about a cramping problem you were having at the really hot events . How have you progressed with that ?
DBG : Well , living in Phoenix the last two years has helped a lot , and I ’ ve been working with Hammer Nutrition and they ’ ve been real helpful at getting me the correct dietary information I need to handle the problem . It ’ s kind of something I am kind of testing out right now and hoping to implement this next year .
OTP : Since KTM bought GasGas , how cool is it to now to be with a brand that is also accociated with Supercross , and in particular , someone like Justin Bracia ?
DBG : It ’ s cool because I think it will bring a lot more attention to the sport , but the Trials team really won ’ t be any different than it was before . I think the way they are promoting it will make GasGas Trials bikes and Trials in General more visible to the public and it was really cool to see that Barcia was riding a GasGas Trials bike to cross-train on . It ’ s like Trials has always been the ugly step sister of motorsports and hopefully this will kind of bring it out into the limelight and make it a little more popular . Especially since extreme racing is really taking off .
OTP : So looking at the schedule , plus with El Trial , it looks like we are going to have some rounds that are really grippy and some that will be slippery . Do you prefer one over the other , or do you feel you have become a more well-rounded rider ?
DBG : Right now , I think I am more preferential to riding terrain with more grip . I think it ’ s kind of from living in Phoenix the last two years and riding it more frequently . I definitely miss riding in slick terrain because the consequences are a lot lower . In the really grippy areas , to make something hard it ’ s generally more dangerous too . But I am looking forward to both . n
PHOTOS COURTESY GONNET AND GASGAS