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Photos courtesy of Mock Racing |
King Creations called in Ryan Grantom
to see what he is up to this season. Like always, Ryan had time
for a little question and answer segment. Here is what he had to
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Tell us about your ride with Hooters/Tamer/Moto XXX: RG: Tamer Racing, who I rode for last season, got together with Mock Racing. They formed a team and got Moto XXX along. Mock Racing brought the Hooters end of the deal, so it turned out Hooters/Tamer/Moto XXX. Did you know what bikes you would be riding? RG: Haha. No, just about every brand was thrown around; it changed many times. We went from Kawasaki to Honda right at the end. |
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Walk us through Anahiem and the testing that lead up to the race: RG: Started practicing SX on January 1st when I got my bikes. I rode three times before A1. I did not feel prepared due to the lack of practice and testing on the bike. Mentally, I felt fine, I just did not get to test the suspension, etc. I get to A1, and its muddy. It was wierd because I ended up being one of the only people jumping one of the triples all the way until the night program. I thought everyone else was jumping it, so I did it. I almost crashed, so I quit jumping it. Haha. Everyone was crashing because it was so muddy, so I thought I had it, but Kiniry passed me on the last lap for the last spot. I ended up with the Medic Card in the LCQ. Im sure you knew what you needed to do the next weekend, what happened after A1? RG: Yeah, I felt the bike needed some changes. We did some suspension testing with Race Tech after A1, and the bike felt a lot better. I went to Phoenix feeling good. I came up a little short on the last jump of a rythem section. There was a sharp corner right after it, and I ended up going over the berm landing on my side. I got up, knowing that something felt wierd, but I thought I was fine. I reliazed the opposite when I went to pick my bike up. EMS confirmed my collar bone was broke. |
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Where you wearing a Leatt brace? RG: Yes, I think the brace caused the break, but I will continue to wear one. Whats the plan for your return? RG: I am racing Houston SX this weekend. I have rode SX twice this past week, and feel about the same as I did going into A1. I have lost about 15 lbs in one week. My cardio feels good, but I lost some upper body strength. I expect to make the night program and feel I should make the main. A little off race topic, but are you still attending Sam Houston State? RG: Yeah, I am taking 12 hours; I go Tuesday and Thursday. Who would you like to thank? RG: Hooters, Tamer Racing, Moto XXX, Mock Racing, Superfly, Race Tech, Oneal, Scott, Vortex, Sidi, Texans BBQ. Thanks, and we will see you this weekend. RG: Ok, thank you. |
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