On The Pegs December 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 12 | Page 32

On The Pegs 32 NICK FAHRINGER JOINS FACTORYONE SHERCO FactoryONE Sherco is proud to welcome long time Sherco ambassador, Nick Fahringer to the Enduro team. The Ohioan is fresh off of winning the season finale of the ACES (Appalachian Championship Enduro Series) Peace Pipe En- duro, of which, he won most of the rounds but fell shy of the championship due to missing two rounds because of conflicts with racing the Tennessee Knockout and by getting married to his pit crew, Ashley. Nick got his start riding motorcycles at the ripe age of 3 on a PW50. After 20 years in the saddle, Fahringer became a main stay in national enduros where you would see him on the box frequently. Current day, as Nick mention, he has reinvented himself as a hard enduro rider where he finished 3rd overall in the AMA American Hard Enduro series in 2019. • 3x ISDE Gold medalist • 3rd Overall in the AMA American Hard Enduro Series in 2019 • 4x MooseRun Champion • Multiple Hard Enduro, National Enduro, OMA National, and US National Hare scramble wins. • Hundreds of Regional race wins Nick’s focus will be the American Hard Enduro series, but you will see him racing in events of all kinds. He is currently working full time as an engineer for manufacturing motorcycle parts. He is a self-proclaimed foodie, loves music, fit- ness and cycling of all kinds. n