Trail Rider Magazine

Yeah absolutely! I think Sumter was a good one. Not only have my brother and I had a lot of suc- cess here, but also, my grandpa was one of the first members of that club fi y years ago. My dad raced the first ever youth enduro that took place there. We s ll have a lot of the magazines clip- pings and Baylor memorabilia in the clubhouse there. Sumter has always been a good club, a well put-together club, so it was good to start with those guys. It makes things easier when we know the club can be trusted. We are doing to do some races without clubs, but it's be er when you have a good partner. Last ques on – why the name change from NEPG to ANEC? There were mul ple reasons. Given today's events, I felt everyone could be a bit more Amer- ican and remember that this is s ll the greatest country in the world! The other reason was to stand out from other forms of Enduro racing. With the addi on of Sprint Enduro and Hard Enduro in the US over the last few years, many people don't know the differ- ences. This style of enduro with the reset format and blind trail is uniquely American. They don't ride enduro like this anywhere else; the ISDE and EnduroGP are completely different formats. We don't want a moto rider to think of our series and think it's a Sprint Enduro or the kind of stuff Cody Webb races. Like we talked about earlier in the interview, with the enduro for dummies, we're hoping to do some breakdowns of the American style enduro racing, and how it differs from all the others. Alright, usually we end these interviews with who you want to thank – and even though this is a differ- ent sort of interview, it s ll seems fi ng. Tell me who you want to thank, and tell me about the team you have behind you! I have to give a huge shout-out, first, to my wife. She worked relessly behind the scenes. When we say we spent thousands of hours to pull this off, that's no lie. Second would be Alan Randt, for allowing this opportunity and trus ng us. We couldn't have done this without his cheat sheets and he did some truly great things for enduro. I have a great crew for ANEC. Blake Plonsky, he shadowed Alan for the last twelve months. I've got Corey Bu rick, long me pro who was very compet- i ve at Na onal Enduros, he's helping out as well. Chris Cantrell, SERA president and now my partner with ANEC. Beyond that, we've got Nick Raglan, the brains of Livelaps, alongside Darrin LeFleur. Dan and Brock, familiar faces on the crew. Tyler Shepardson, who will be managing our media this year. And of course all the clubs we will be working alongside this season. Our gate and signup workers, our drop- in help, SOS medical, there's so many people who were willing to help and lend a hand. Even Tim and Claudia that set up the trackside support and sales for the riders. Everybody has their place and a part in making this happen.

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