Sunday Morning Coffee with Josh Grant

June 10, 2007

Jim Kimball

Sobe Samsung Honda rider Josh Grant has been on the cusp of taking his first AMA Motocross overall win for a while now; with it all coming together at High Point Raceway two weekends ago.  Pit pundits often say that it's that first win that is the hardest, and once that comes it all gets easier.  Will this happen to the soon-to-be 21 years old from California ?  I think so!  Certainly he has the speed, fitness, and equipment; and two weeks ago he had the right combination.  I caught up with Grant, who set the second best Motocross Lites lap time on Saturday, to hear how he felt about that first win.

 

Josh, congratulations on taking your first AMA Motocross overall win at High Point !

 

Thanks, Jim it felt great!  Even on Saturday I felt good; my bike was awesome the whole weekend.  I didn’t even make any changes with it at all from Saturday practice to the second moto on Sunday – the whole weekend really came together. 

 

You’ve had all the ingredients to win, but as you said at High Point it all came together; does this give you more momentum and confidence now?

 

Definitely; now I feel the need to back it up.  I plan to go out here this morning and give it 110% to the end of the second moto – that’s what it’s going to take.   That’s exactly what I did last weekend and it came together for me there.  Since then ( High Point ) everything feels better; my riding, my training; everything seems easier because I am just so motivated to have that feeling again – of crossing the finish line first!

 

You were out here last weekend at the Southwick Invitational race, which you won; will that help you for this weekend?

 

Well, the track was completely different than what it is now.  I mostly did it to get the bike set up.  I don’t feel that it was a big advantage for me, but I am from California so I don’t get to ride this type of dirt very much.

 

I understand that very recently you relocated to Florida ; is that good for racing the AMA Motocross series?

 

For motocross; yes for sure it’s better than being in California .  There’s a lot more tracks to choose from than the five we have in California ; where they are all pretty much the same thing.  I just feel that living in Florida will be a big advantage for me because of riding the different tracks, getting used to the humidity, and all that kind of stuff.

 

I love watching the AMA Motocross Lites class – it’s so competitive.  What will it take for Josh Grant to win this championship?

 

Right now I am just going race by race, and not really thinking championship.  In Supercross I was thinking “championship” at the first race and focused on the entire series, but now I’d rather think race-by-race.  For me there’s no pressure – I just want to win!