Team Riders
Zach Bell
Discipline: Grand Prix
Class: Pro
Race Bike: KX450X
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
—2020 AMA NGPC Open AA class Champion
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 250 / Pro II
Race Bike: KX250X
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.
J.P. ALVAREZ
Discipline: Grand Prix
Class: Pro 250 / Pro II
Race Bike: KX250X
Competition Number: 192
Mechanic: Phil Valdez
Suspension Tech: John Snyder
Schedule:
WORCS, AMA National Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Glen Helen
Career Highlights:
—2020 WORCS Pro 2 Lights class Runner-Up
—2020 AMA NGPC Pro II class Second Runner-Up
—2020 WORCS 250 A class Champion
—2020 AMA NGPC 250 AA class Champion
—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.
ROBBY BELL
Discipline: Grand Prix
Class: Vet Pro / Vet AA
Race Bike: KX450X
Competition Number: 32
Mechanic: Phil Valdez
Suspension Tech: John Snyder
Career Highlights:
—3-time WORCS champion
—3-time SCORE champion
—2-time Baja 1000 winner
—3-time Lake Elsinore GP winner
—4-time Best in the Desert champion
—3-time 24 Hours of Glen Helen winner
What age did you start riding?
Age 4.
What was your first dirt bike?
A PW-50.
Favorite track you've raced:
Honey Lake WORCS in 2007. It had rained, the dirt was perfect, and the course was epic.
Favorite movie:
Anchorman.
Favorite quote:
"You never slow down, you'll never grow old" —Tom Petty
Favorite hobby:
Chasing my kids.
Favorite non-moto sport:
Soccer. And watching Downhill MTB and how the guys shut their brains off and send it.
Favorite food:
Alina's Lebanese. It's a restaurant in Ontario and I could eat there every day.
Favorite food on race day:
Used to be oatmeal. Now it's whatever I have time to shovel down real quick.
Do you have any race-day superstitions?
I always put my right-side gear on first. If I put my left sock or knee brace on on first, it just feels weird and I have to take it off and put the right one on first.
What's your number 1 bucket list thing you want to do in your life?
Hard to pick the number one. I definitely want to experience Europe with my family, maybe hit an English Premier League game. That's up there. And watching my kids grow up into successful, decent human beings.
