DEAN WILSON INTERVIEW
Author: Directmotocross.com	Features | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 07:36

Photography: James Lissimore

 

Seventeen-year old Dean Wilson is the hottest thing coming up since sliced bread. Well, since Justin Barcia three weeks ago anyways. The best part of the whole deal (to me) is that he’s Canadian and looks to have a great future in America battling it out with the other pros after Loretta Lynn’s this year. Dean and his family decided to come up to the motherland this past weekend in Kamloops, British Columbia to race the opening round of the Monster Energy CMRC Canadian Nationals. He’s planning on racing the first three rounds of the Canadian series before going back down south and preparing for Ponca City and Loretta Lynn’s.

We should’ve known that he was going to win when he was an incredible three seconds faster than the next dude on Saturday. Anyways, on Sunday defending champions Eric Nye and Teddy Maier did a good job of keeping Wilson in sight but it was a 1-1 day for the rising star. We tracked him down after the motos for this.

DMX: Dean-o, great race and tell us about your day.

Dean Wilson: It went good, first moto felt a little easier than the second. I don’t know why, I think I rode a bit tighter in the first moto. I had a little bit of arm pump and all that. In the second moto, I thought I had the holeshot but got pushed out a bit and came out third. I had to pass Eric (Nye) and Nick (Evenneau) so it was good, I don’t know. It felt good but I just think the second moto those guys were a little closer to me then I would’ve liked. It was tougher.

How was the track?

They smoothened out the parts that I would’ve liked it rough but the sand section was rough for sure. It took skill to go fast through there but all in all, the track was really good and I’m glad they had a national here.

What are your thoughts on just coming up here and racing?

I think the series has stepped up a lot since I was here last year. Just the pits, semis and the general mood is great. The pits are cool, it’s not as serious as it is down in the states. It’s a laid back atmosphere. It’s awesome, I love it up here.

Do you think that with the upcoming amateur age changes, that maybe more kids should look at coming up here and getting their feet wet in the pro ranks?

Yeah for sure, it’s great. The long motos get you in good shape, I’m used to doing ten lap motos or even less, sometimes four laps. The longer moto get you in shape. The MX2 motos are thirty minutes here and are only two laps shorter than the American stuff. It would be great for the kids to come here.

Ok, let’s flash forward to the end of round three and you’re a perfect six for six, you have a big points lead, would you think about staying up here and doing more races?

Nope, no way. I have to get down to Texas and get acclimated to the heat that I’m going to see in Ponca City and Loretta Lynn’s. I’m going to train hard and get ready for those races.

And as we spoke about earlier, after Loretta’s you don’t have a guaranteed ride with anyone right now. What’s the plan, go there on your own anyways if you don’t have anything?

We don’t know yet. We don’t know for sure, if I don’t have a ride it will be whatever track I like better we’ll go to and I’ll try to mix it up with those boys down there.

After Loretta’s will we ever see you back in Canada again?

I don’t know, we’ll have to see. It depends on how my ride situation turns out down south. Maybe I would do Walton again. I doubt it but you never know.

Any riders surprise you today out there?

Oh yeah for sure, Nick surprised me out there. Once I passed him he kind of stayed with me for a while. For like three or four laps before I could shake him. I always knew Eric was fast and he’s a great rider.

(Somebody in the Wilson camp hands me my very own “Wilson 49” shirt) Hey, cool I got a shirt. Do an interview and get a free shirt. Great deal, thanks.

You should feel special now. You’re in the clique now.