It was a weird track, I know the overcast helped keep some of the moisture in, but some of those ruts were half a bike deep…
And chattery. There were so many times I would hit a rut and nearly fall off the back of my bike, but then I am like, “Well it’s the smoothest line still, so I am still going to come back and hit it the next lap.” So it was pretty challenging, I did have some outside lines that were keeping me fresh, keeping my momentum up. But solid day. Track didn’t change too much from the first moto to the second moto, I basically ran the same lines both motos.

What tires did you run?
I ran the knobby tire all day. I maybe could have ran the paddle tire the first practice, but I was like, “I’m going to commit to this thing, I’m going to learn this tire.” Because I’ve been running the paddle tire all year. So, I did that and just committed to it all day.

You’ve got to learn those edges right?
Yeah exactly. And learn where I can make the time and use the power to my advantage out there. That was kind of my strategy. Team owner was like, “Man, I think you could’ve gotten away with the paddle in the first qualifying session.” But I was just like, “Ahhh, I’m just going to commit to it [knobby].”

After your third last week what was it like for your phone, your socials? Did you sell the Honda 125 yet? [Mumford has been building and selling bikes.]
I did sell the 125, I still have a CR 250. But I did sell a YZ250 from last weekend, one of the guys was just like, “That was so awesome, I want to help you out, I am just going to buy that bike.” I’m like, “You’re the man dude!” I made more money selling that than I did the race, I was stoked.

Yeah, my phone was melting for like a day. I had at least over 100 text messages. Which was cool. It’s obviously great, and I did a lot of media stuff, and I am only home from Sunday afternoon until Thursday morning. So, all of that stuff was honestly stressful, but Tuesday I was like, “I am ready to just be back at the race, let’s talk about a different weekend.” Because it was just so much. It was great for me, it was great for the team.