Press Release

AMA Arenacross Series Interview of the Week: Oklahoma City Native and Reynard Mods Suzuki’s Robbie Reynard







AURORA, Ill. (February 2, 2010) The
2010 AMA Arenacross Series championship battle got a little bit tighter last
Saturday night in Kansas City as points leader Tyler Bowers experienced his
worst night of the season, finishing eighth after having his front brake line
severed in the first turn of the main event. As a result, his Babbitt’s Monster
Energy/TiLube Kawasaki teammate Josh Demuth went on to win his first race of
the season while fellow teammate Chad Johnson took a significant chunk out of
Bower’s double-digit advantage.







This weekend, the AMA Arenacross Series heads
to Tulsa, Okla. and the BOK Center, the newest venue on the circuit. One of
series’ most legendary riders, Robbie Reynard, will take particular pride in
Saturday night’s race as the Oklahoma City native gets to compete in front of
his family and friends.



Reynard is making a return to the AMA
Arenacross Series in 2010 after spending time over in Monster Energy AMA
Supercross, an FIM World Championship. So far this season, Reynard has a best
result of fourth and currently sits 11th in the standings. We caught
up with the former series champion to talk about his return and get some
insight into what the future holds for him.





Robbie,
you spend some time racing Supercross but decided to return to the AMA
Arenacross Series this season. What brought you back?





I
came back for one (reason) because they had 450’s again. But more than anything
I wanted to come back so I could just go out there and have some fun.





This
weekend the series heads to Oklahoma, your home state. What is it going to be
like to go back home and be able to race in front of your family and friends?





It’s
going to be a blast, you know. It’s definitely going to be a lot of fun. That’s
the thing about arenacross. Its like you’re family with everybody there and we
all have a great time. That’s why I went and raced this year, because I had so
much fun in the past racing arenacross. It’s even nicer having it close to home
because I can drive to it. It’s only like an hour and a half.





How
do you feel about your performances so far this year?





Well…I’m
not happy. I’d be happy if I was winning but I’ve been getting faster each
weekend. I didn’t put enough time into riding and stuff beforehand. I bought a
race track and have been working on that quite a bit. I just kind of took some
time out of training and riding. More the riding part I think because I’ve been
getting arm pump like crazy and I think that’s because I haven’t been on a
bike.





You
mentioned the return of the 450s had an influence on brining you back. What do
you think they’ve added to the competition this year?





I
think for the teams more than anything its been bigger. It’s a little cheaper
on the teams because they don’t have to do so much to the bikes to make them
run good and keeping them up is a lot cheaper. For teams I think its just a lot
easier on that part. I imagine some riders are having issues with the bigger
bikes because they’re faster and its tight, but for me the more power the
better. I’m one of those (riders) that’s a little bigger and in my opinion the
450 is a lot more fun than a 250F, but it’s hard to race against 140-pound
riders when you’re 200 on a 250F (laughs).





Your
team has been family-run and family-oriented for as long as anyone can
remember. You and your dad have always had a great relationship. What has
helped keep your team so strong?





You
know, I don’t know. Me and my dad get along really well. Obviously you have to
learn how to deal with some of the fathers at the races, but since he’s my
father, I can’t yell at him (chuckles). But it’s good to have him there.
He actually hasn’t gone to the last couple races because he was at home opening
up the racetrack, having practice and playing on the tractor. But he hates it
not to be at the races.





Now
that you’ve bought a track and put so much effort into that, does that mean
you’re looking towards the end of your career now and what you’re going to do
once you’re done racing?







Yeah.
It’s definitely my future. Having a racetrack and making it to where I can
actually train and teach kids. I’ve been doing that a little bit, working with
kids on the racing and training and stuff like that. But it’s really enjoyable
for me just as much as racing myself to see a kid go out and do well after
working with them. It’s a neat thing.



How
much longer do you see yourself going bar-to-bar?





You
know what? I really don’t know. As long as I’m having fun. I plan on going to
Tennessee (and Loretta Lynn’s) to compete in the over 30 class and having some
fun with that. Whatever allows me to keep enjoy doing this, I’ll race as long
as I can.





What
would you like to achieve for the rest of the season in order to walk away
happy with your season?





Well,
I’d like to start by winning in Tulsa is my goal right now. Trey (Canard) said
if he won this last weekend that I’d have to go win this weekend. So it looks
like I need to go out there and win because he won last Saturday night.





Advance
tickets are available for this weekend’s Tulsa Arenacross at the BOK Center Box
Office, Ticketmaster charge by phone and ticketmaster.com. Tickets cost $2 more
the day of the race.





Fans
in attendance also can take part in the Track Party on Saturday from 5:30-6:30
p.m
. for the chance to meet the riders and get autographs. Simply recycle any MONSTER
ENERGY can
at the gate entrance for FREE admission.
Must have valid Saturday event ticket to enter.





Tickets
for all rounds of the 2010 season can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com
and www.arenacross.com.





For more
information on the AMA Arenacross Series log on to www.arenacross.com.





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