Team Riders

Zach Bell

Discipline: Grand Prix

Class: Pro

Race Bike: KX450

Competition Number: 100

Mechanic: Phil Valdez

Suspension Tech: John Snyder

Schedule:

WORCS, AMA National Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Glen Helen

Career Highlights:

—2017 AMA BIG 6 WCGP (now NGPC) Champion

—2018 WORCS series runner-up

—2018 & 2019 AMA NGPC Pro class runner-up

What age did you start riding?

Age 4.

What was your first dirt bike?

A Suzuki JR50.

Favorite track you've raced:

Lake Whitney in Texas.

Favorite movie:

Shooter, with Mark Wahlberg.

Favorite movie one-liner:

"Time to nut up or shut up!" from Zombieland.

Favorite hobby:

Riding my KX450, and dual sports.

Favorite non-moto sport:

Cycling.

Favorite food:

Pizza and pasta.

Favorite food on race day:

On race-day it's eggs, oatmeal and some fruit.

Do you have any race-day superstitions?

I never bring a podium hat to the races.

What's your number 1 bucket list thing you want to do in your life?

To be a dad one day.

CLAY HENGEVELD

Discipline: Grand Prix

Class: Pro 2

Race Bike: KX450, KX250

Competition Number: 151

Mechanic: Phil Valdez

Suspension Tech: John Snyder

Schedule:

WORCS, AMA National Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Glen Helen

Career Highlights:

—2018 BIG 6 WCGP (now NGPC) Pro II champion

—2017 WORCS Pro 2 Lights champion

—Multiple BIG 6 Pro II wins

What age did you start riding?

Age 3.

What was your first dirt bike?

A Honda XR50.

Favorite track you've raced:

There're a lot of tracks I enjoy racing; I can't just pick one!

Favorite movie:

The book of Eli.

Favorite movie quote:

"I thought I was your snack pack" —Billy Madison

Favorite hobby:

Boating and hiking.

Favorite non-moto sport:

Mountain biking and dirt jumping.

Favorite food:

Pasta or filet mignon.

Favorite food on race day:

A peanut butter and banana sandwhich.

Do you have any race-day superstitions?

I dress my right side with gear first.

What's your number 1 bucket list thing you want to do in your life?

I would like to race a GNCC one day; and travel the world.

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JP ALVAREZ

Discipline: Grand Prix

Class: Pro 2 / Pro 2 Lights

Race Bike: KX250

Competition Number: 192

Mechanic: Phil Valdez

Suspension Tech: John Snyder

Schedule:

WORCS, AMA National Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Glen Helen

Career Highlights:

—2017 WORCS 125 A champion

—2017 AMA NGPC Lightweight II Expert champion

—2016 WORCS Supermini A champion

What age did you start riding?

Age 4.

What was your first dirt bike?

A PW-50.

Favorite track you've raced:

Glen Helen; it has been for the past seven years.

Favorite movie:

Surfers Up.

Favorite quote:

"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend" —Bruce Lee

Favorite hobby:

Definitely dirt bike racing.

Favorite non-moto sport:

MTB riding, or any sport that keeps me active.

Favorite food:

I love ice cream. That's my weakness.

Favorite food on race day:

For race-weekend meals, I love to eat salmon.

Do you have any race-day superstitions?

I just get really nervous on the line, but when that gate drops, I leave it all at the gate and feel free.

What's your number 1 bucket list thing you want to do in your life?

I have a long list of things I want to do. The number one thing I want to do is travel and see the world; meet new people and see how other cultures live their lives.