It appears as if the rapid influx of amateurs jumping ship to make their pro debut continues, this time with Texas native/Honda of Houston rider, Kyle Regal. The Honda rider will make his pro debut this weekend in front of his hometown fans at Freestone and, given the success of his rookie counterparts, feels he's got a shot at doing some damage. He wasn't extremely talkative throughout our conversation, but we were able to get a few pertinent pieces of information from the reserved Regal about his big debut this weekend.

Yeah!

Well,  I was kind of planning on it anyway after Texas nationals, but we didn't want to say anything. So, now I'm doing it.

Yeah we just kept everything quiet. No Ponca or Loretta's, but I believe I'm doing Mammoth.

No not really nervous, I'm ready. I'll be riding for Honda of Houston still and we did suspension testing and a few other things to get my bike dialed in before this weekend.

Hopefully, a top ten. I know I'm fast enough, I just need to stay on two wheels and get a good start. There's really not a whole lot of pressure on me.

I think I can...I know I can, but you know it's a completely different ball game from amateur ranks. It's more serious. The tracks are different. The track is going to be so much more rough, but I think it will be good, suits my style more.

Yes. Answer, Oakley, everything is staying the same.

Thanks a lot.