AMA Arenacross Series Interview of the Week: FMF Power/Poynt TUF Honda’s Jeff Gibson

This
weekend, the penultimate round of the championship will commence from
Reno with back-to-back nights of action. With 50 laps of the most
intense competition on the planet ahead of both Bowers and Gibson,
anything can happen and this championship by no means is even close to
being over.

Gibson’s
win was huge in terms of momentum, and it makes the 2009 series
champion a favorite to continue running at the front of the field on
Friday and Saturday night.

Arenacross: Jeff, explain how it feels to come off of your third win this season.

Jeff
Gibson: It is definitely good. I’m glad I got a win late in the season
since I didn’t get one last year, and I was kind of disappointed in
that. So I redeemed myself on that one and this year I’m just blessed
and thankful to be in the situation where I am.

AX: What are your thoughts on how you have performed so far this season?

JG:
So far this season I am really pleased with myself. I am real happy.
I’ve been on the podium quite a few rounds with a couple wins and I’m
really happy with the way I have been riding. I’ve been riding like I
know I am capable of and I am real happy with that. I’ve been giving it
my all and that is all I can ask of myself.

AX: You’re currently only 18 points behind Bowers in the standings, how will this momentum from last weekend carry in to Reno?

JG:
We will see. It’s like any other race. I know I have some momentum now.
I got a win, so we will just see what happens this weekend. I am just
going to give it my all and treat it like any other race and do the best
I possibly can.

AX:
You have been extremely consistent this season. Do you think you will
have a chance to take the points lead away from Bowers before the season
ends?

JG:
I sure hope so. It’s a long series. We still have three rounds left and
it’s going to be really tough. He (Bowers) is definitely riding really
well himself, he’s been on the gas these past couple weekends. It’s
definitely not going to be an easy task.

AX:
Being a veteran of the sport, explain some of the things that have
really impressed you about some of the new “up-and-coming” Arenacross
riders.

JG:
The new up and comers, those are the ones that really push me to my
limit too. Those guys are really fast. They definitely know how to get
on the edge and really turn the throttle. They have the sprint speed and
that is something that I still need to figure out myself and get a
little bit quicker at.

AX: What has been your favorite stop of the season and why?

JG:
I would definitely have to say the Dayton round because it was my
hometown race and I had so many friends and family there. Dayton is
always a good one for me to do, I always really enjoy being there.

AX: What is your main goal for the remaining two weekends of racing?

JG:
My main goal is to just put my best foot forward in each race and to
just do the best I possibly can. That is my main focus for the whole
series and I think it’s been working pretty good so far. Just take it
one step at a time and put my best foot forward.

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