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Maryland Motocross - It's time to
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| James Lewis #178 |
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| MM: Thank you for taking this
opportunity to interview with us Steve, first off, you’re injured care to
tell me about it? |
| JL: Um… (Contemplative
pause, probably about the fact that his name is not Steve)…Yeah.
I was at a practice track in Joppa and my friend Timmy showed up about a couple
hours later. I came around a corner, caught some air, and my bike clicked
into neutral. I landed in a rut and it pulled my foot in. My bike went
over the top of my foot and it cracked. When I finally stopped rolling on
the ground, I looked down and my foot was just hanging there, so I tore my
boot off real quick… And uh… my foot looked like jello… |
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| MM: (Pause) Wow… that’s uh… pretty
intense… that’s tough. Timmy, one thing I’ve always wondered about, in
reference to feet, do you know why when people go around turns, they stick
their feet out? |
| JL: To shift your
weight so you get traction on your front wheel. |
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| MM: Any favorite tracks or events
you look forward to through out the year? |
| JL: No. |
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| MM: No? it doesn’t matter? |
| JL: No. |
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| MM: Hmmm…Any advice to those new to
baseball Jimmy? |
| JL: Say
what? |
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| MM: Do you have any advice for
people new to baseball? |
| JL: (Not
knowing which is more confusing, me asking him about sports or calling him
different names) Baseball? |
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| MM: No… Motocross |
| JL: New to
it? |
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| MM: Yeah. |
| JL: Oh…
Umm…Just… give it all you gota ride hard… |
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| MM: Oh, you do baseball too? |
| JL: No… I just
thought you said…baseball. |
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| MM: No. I’m pretty sure I said
motocross. But, uhh…moving on, what kind of bikes do you have? |
| JL: (Seemingly
certain that I said baseball, wanting to tell me I did, but being nice about
it)
Uhhh… 2003 CR 125, 2004 CRX 150, and 2004 250. |
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| MM: Well, Mike, Some people
mentioned that they were looking forward to racing you and trying to beat
you, how does it feel that people are gunning for you? |
| JL: (Pause)
(probably
wondering why I keep calling him different names)
Umm…It’s actually a good feeling because that means that I am at the top of
my game, but not right now because of my leg |
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| MM: I talked to someone and they
told me that you’d be awesome if you worked on your speed, do you concur
with this observation? |
| JL: Worked
on my whaattt? |
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| MM: Worked on your speed? |
| JL: My speed…? |
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| MM: They said you could be a little
bit faster...a little bit quicker. Do you agree with them? |
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JL: (Seemingly
taken back) Umm…I…uh… I agree with them…
I…guess…I could always be… faster. I don’t go to the track thinking I’m the
fastest person in the world. |
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| MM: Well, in all honesty they said
you’re not fast at all… |
| JL: (Laughing)
Heh-heh. |
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| MM: Do you think you’re fast? |
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JL: I…
guess… I’m kinda fast. |
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MM: Well, I can’t tell you who
said it, but their name begins with Kevin Duffy. |
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JL: Hah!
KEVIN DUFFY. (says
the name like it’s his arch-nemisis)
(Scoffs) – I do concur with Kevin Duffy. |
| scoffs - ridicule, belittle, mock |
| con-cur - To agree or express approval |
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Anything about MX you don’t like
or would like to see change? |
| JL: Not
really. Um…It’s been the same for the 10 years I’ve been racing. |
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| MM: Ever cased a hill Johnny? |
| JL: I cased
a jump a long, long time ago and knocked myself out… I don’t remember how it
felt till I woke up… It wasn’t great |
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MM: Paper or plastic? |
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JL:
(Pause) Uhhh…Paper? |
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MM: Ok. Schnoogins. How long
do you think it will be till you do your next gate drop? |
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JL: I’d
like to say… 3 1/2 months. |
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MM: So what have you been doing
in the meantime since you’re injured? |
| JL:
Um…Laying in the house…stuck in the house pretty much. I went to the mall
once and that was terrible, cause it took too long to get around. My
girlfriend…she helps me out a lot…doing everything for me so I can just be
lazy. |
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MM: Must be nice…Tell me Bill,
You ever seen Captain M race? |
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JL:
Captain M? I don’t know who Captain M is. I saw him on Duffnstuffracing.com, but
I don’t know who he is. |
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MM: You’ve never met him in
person? |
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JL: Nope. |
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MM: Interesting. So, I know
your girlfriend is very supportive, are your friends and family supportive
of your racing? |
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JL:
Yeah, I think everyone I know is. |
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MM: Well, thank you for your
time and we’ll look forward to your return soon. |
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JL:
Thanks. |
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| Everybody at
Maryland Motocross wish James a speedy recovery, Get Well Soon ! |