MXP: Hey Newf! It’s almost time for your annual pilgrimage to the Eastern rounds of the Triple Crown Series. Are you ready to hit the road?
RL: Yes, pretty much ready to go. We have a Future West race this weekend in Pemberton, then I will start the drive on Sunday night. First stop is in Calgary to pick up Cruz Gordon as he’s going to race pre-mix on the east, so he will spend the majority of the east with us untill his parents come to ECAN. Randi and the boys will fly in just before Gopher, and the summer will start. Always looking forward to this trap as it’s a lot of fun for the kids and gives them the opportunity to ride, play and meet new friends as well as making memories along the way.
MXP: With a few weeks off, the riders of the 2025 Triple Crown Series have had a chance to catch their breath and prepare for what are always challenging races in the East. Heading into Round 3, what is the status of Dylan Wright’s injury, and will he be 100% when the gate drops in Ste.Julie?
RL: He’s healing up but he will not be 100%. Yes he’s been riding but the elbow is still pretty sore but also barrable for him to ride. I’m mean there is not much more to say other than Dylan will give it his all to dig himself out of this hole and we as a team will be there to give the same amount of effort that Dylan gives. He’s built different and if anyone can do this it will be him. This championship is not over.
MXP: Steve Marcotte shared this photo on Facebook this week. We think it’s from the Ulverton National in 2000. What comes to mind when you see this photo, and what do you remember about the summer of 2000?
RL: Yes that was Ulverton and I remember that day well as I was your mechanic haha. 2000 was a huge learning curve for me as it was full of injuries and life experiences. You and I spent a lot of time together in the spring as riding buddies which was a lot of fun. I had a shoulder injury coming into round one in Nanaimo and I sucked on the west. Round 1 of 125 east I pulled the Holeshot and blew my ACL on lap one and that was my season. From the riding side of things 2000 was a complete waste and I was one and done with team two wheel but I did learn a lot about needing to work harder. I had such good results in 1999 that I had a completely different vision in my head of the 2000 season but it was long before I got my wake up call.
