Seat Time Interviews

Zach Osborne has been trying his hand at some Off-Road Racing as the GNCC Series has started up its 2013 year. Listen in as we talk with Zach about his attack into following arrows, blisters that take up his entire palm and racing with the country’s best XC racers.

After finishing on the podium at the J Day Bostwick Creek GP and the first two GNCC Rounds, Zach is well on his way to a solid Off-Road career after he is ready to move on from Supercross and Motorcross.

Thanx to Zach Osborne for his time and remember to always enjoy a Pint Full of Awesome!

If you have stayed up to date with your Seat Time shows and interviews, you know that Kurt Caselli comes up more often than is comfortable for most people. We here at Seat Time have a bromance with Caselli and are always excited to see new pictures, hear new stories and especially when he agrees to a new interview. We knew that when he replaced Marc Coma, who couldn't compete due to injury, at Dakar this year, we had to have been back on the show to learn about this amazing experience.

There is a lot that goes into competing at Dakar, and Kurt shares all of that with us and more. There is more Baja testing in his future and defending his NHHA Championship.

Thanx to Kurt Caselli for his time and remember to always enjoy a Pint Full of Awesome!

At round three of the 2012 Supercross Season, Ryan Morais landed on Trey Canard. Both riders had their own injuries to deal with, and Ryan’s injuries were so bad that he had to have his jaw wired shut to help it heal correctly. Through his recovery, there were three jaw surgeries and multiple smoothies.

Once he got back on the bike and started to make his return to racing, then Manager Doug Schopinsky parted ways with the team and Morais was offered the position to finish out the Outdoors Season. He has stayed on as Team Manager for 2013 and is looking for his riders, Kyle Cunningham (West Coast) and Jeremy Martin (East Coast), to make a statement during their respective 250SX Seasons.

Almost 30, Ryan Morais is in a great position to help his team and riders grow and gain podium positions. The Star Racing Yamaha Team is Factory Supported and are looking to even the playing field with teams like Pro Circuit and Geico Honda.

Thanx to Ryan Morais for his time and remember to always enjoy a Pint Full of Awesome!

Hot off their recent win at the 2012 SCORE Baja 1000, David Kamo and the JCR Honda team are super excited to get the win this year. This is the teams 16th consecutive win and a highly contested year. KTM and THR Kawasaki were attacking the SCORE Series with the job of unseating the JCR Team from their Baja dominance. David Kamo was gracious enough to do an interview with us, giving us the chance to learn more about his Baja 1000 adventure with the JCR Honda team, his backstory growing up in Boise, Idaho and just how crazy fun this guy is to talk too.

Big thanks to FLYRacing for their support and to David Kamo for his time. Always Enjoy a Pint Full of Awesome and we'll see you later this week for our next Episode!

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Even though Josh Demuth is not a native Texan, he has easily been adopted by the Texas Motocross family and has quickly become a house-hold name. He is nicknamed Sheriff; when asked why, his response is 'Why Not?'. Demuth is a three-time Arenacross Champion – a straight forward dude, covered in tattoos, with almost as many broken bones and surgeries as Evil Knievel! To say life has been easy on Demuth would be a flat out lie. He has walked out of more hospitals than Obamacare will shut down and will probably ride till the day he dies.

Knowing that he was beaten up and tired, Josh retired from racing in December of 2011. He wanted to spend time with his family, relax and just enjoy life a bit more. Unfortunately, his bad luck didn't retire with his racing career. In May of 2012 he had a horrific crash that resulted in the loss of his right leg just below the knee. He still has to have surgery to fix multiple foot and shoulder issues. He has learned how to laugh about his new nub and even has a few tattoos in mind for it.

Sitting down with Josh was an awesome experience. He is just as fun to hang out with as you would expect. Hope you enjoyed this look into the life of Josh Demuth, aka Sheriff, and his determination to enjoy life to the fullest despite the many struggles he has been through. Just wish his moustache wasn't quite so creepy...

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When you think of Offroad racers who have 'been there, done that', Destry Abbott isn't just another name. Abbott started in the desert and has been at the top of his game since winning Best of the Dessert in 1998. Through the years he has won multiple Hare and Hound Championships, competed as a member of the ISDE Trophy Team eight times and is a guy that is always willing to sit down and just talk through life.

Luckily Destry remembered to set his DVR to record Project Runway Allstars, so we didn't have to cut our conversation short. Actually, I would be lying if I didn't tell you the truth in that it was I who was recording PR Allstars. I apologize to you now for what marriage has done to me.

Destry Abbott finished 21st in the E2 class this year in Germany at the ISDE, he is about to leave for Mexico to compete in the Baja 1000 for the THR Team and has a sly computer skill when it comes to quickly snatching pictures off the Internet. This a 40 year old man that everyone should be friends with and hope to have on their team for 2013.

Hopefully someone will hire him as a Team Manager for their Offroad team so he can pass along all of his knowledge. Not that he shouldn't race anymore, we just shouldn't let such great resource find a different avenue outside of our great community.

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Kyle Cunningham didn't have the 2012 year he was looking for. Plagued with injuries throughout the season, he had a lot of time to think about how to come back swinging. He competed in the last two rounds of the Outdoor Nationals to get back into the swing of things and to prepare for the Monster Energy Cup.

He had a very good showing at the Monster Energy Cup in Vegas this past weekend. He went 8/7/6 for 6th overall, choosing to ride the 450 YZF over his 250 YZF. Moving forward into the 2013 year, he will stay in California and begin testing of the 2013 250 YZF race bike. He is looking for a strong finish this year, as his time in the Lites class is coming to a close.

Josh Strang has had quite a good bit of success racing dirt bikes in the States. But if his accent didn't give it away, he is a born and breed Australian. Strang and I got to hang out at the 2012 ISDE this year in Germany. He is a really cool, down to earth dude.

With the current status of Kawasaki pulling out of Offroad racing, Strang is the perfect rider to talk to about what this means for the Industry going forward. Strang was riding for Suzuki when they pulled out of the Offroad scene after winning a GNCC Championship for them in 2010. He has some great input on what could be happening going forward and how we can continue growing Offroad Racing.

Ami Houde is a hot commodity in the Canadian Motocross Scene; and for some folks in the American Motocross Scene (mainly the ones that Google stalk) she is somewhat of a Social Media celebrity. Ami has been racing in Canada for over 20 years, but her more recent success has come from her YouTube videos.

Nick Fahringer, Husaberg rider and Dead Sailor jumper, was our latest victim 'on the couch' via skype. We caught up with Fahringer right after Round 7 of the OMA's in Medora, Indiana. He got a third place; finishing behind Paul Whibley and Russell Bobbitt respectively. For awhile, he was holding Whibley back but a bit of arm pump slowly started holding him back and allowed for mistakes to happen.