MIA with... Terrence Yarbrough
Author: Andrew Campo	MIA-Missing In Action | Thursday, 21 August 2008 09:07

In this first installment of Missing in Action we track down Colorado's Terrence Yarbrough. MIA is dedicated to the sidelined warriors of amateur motocross. As is the case with every serious amateur national contender, Loretta's is the ultimate goal. Riders work the entire year in preparation for the race that serves up the last word and unfortunately some riders dreams of Loretta's podiums become overshadowed by last minute injury.

Roughly a month prior to Loretta's I got a phone call in the early evening from Robert Yarbrough, Terrence's dad, and within the first two seconds of the conversation I knew that Terrence was hurt. Robert was nearly speechless as he went on to tell me that Terrance had broken his wrist while training earlier in the day. His emotions were not his own, as he ached for his son who carried the momentum into Loretta's needed in effort to contest for a championship.

Throughout 2008 Terrence has solidified his name amongst the top of the 7-11 85cc class. He has found himself in title contention multiple times throughout the year and was hoping to leave any unfortunate luck at home in Colorado as he headed to Tennessee to do battle. That, however, would not be the case, as Terrence tuned in here on Vurbmoto day in and day out as Loretta's unfolded and his wrist continued to heal.

Enter Terrence Yarbrough -

It's confirmed that you broke your wrist already; we want to know what went down?
I was at Eli's [Tomac] track about three weeks prior to Loretta's and I grabbed some whiskey throttle as I was headed of a BIG step-down double. I knew my wrist was broken right away, I was devastated.

What did your doctor say in regards to your recovery time?
At first he was optimistic and there was a chance that I would be healed enough to race Loretta's. That was probably the hardest part of this whole thing. I had hope early on that I could still race LL's, but I knew if I did that I would show up with no seat time and I wanted to be 100%. I had a lot of mixed emotions after my first visit to the doctor. I was mad, angry, hopeful, and heartbroken

A few months earlier you had a shot at a title during the World Mini Grand Prix, that must have fueled your fire for Loretta's. What happened there?
I got taken out in the first corner and in a split second my hopes were gone. I did not let that get the best of me; instead I used it to my advantage. I know where I stand in my class and believe that I can win. Having that kind of confidence is priceless and when I gate up it helps me tremendously.

What have you been doing in effort to maintain your fitness while healing?
I have been running a lot with my dad and training at home. I'm back on the bike now, but taking it easy allowing for my wrist to heal completely. We are focused on the Mini O's and I'm putting the same kind of effort into Mini O's that I did into preparing for LL's.

Is this the first time you will make the trip to Mini O's?
Yeah, I have wanted to go there for a while now but we haven't been able to fit it in until now. I want to make an impression in Florida, it's my way of dealing with missing Loretta's. I will be racing the WORCS race in Monticello, Utah at the end of the month and besides that I don't see myself hitting any other events before Florida.

Have you been able to fit summer activities into your schedule?
I have been fishing and playing a lot of golf. I hang out with Eli a lot and we battle in Halo. I have been keeping my focus on physical training.

Do you have any last words for MIA?
As soon as my wrist is 100%, the first thing I'm going to do is go back to the downhill double and own it.