The 11th running of the Troy Lee Designs/Elrod Racing’s A Day in the Dirt is drawing near, some amazing Grand Prix racing. We caught up with Kenny Alexander, the mastermind of the A Day in the Dirt event to chat about the Thanksgiving weekend race…
Has being injured affected your motivation toward the A Day in the Dirt event?
That’s a tough question, because if I was racing the track would be more my style so I am going to make it tough for you guys this year [laughs]. I can focus a little more on it but at the same time it’s hard because, of course, I love to race. I focus on A Day in the Dirt and Mammoth; those are the two races a year that I do. Hopefully I will be healed up for Mammoth, but for now I hope to just give you guys a great place to come out and have fun.
A Day in the Dirt has moved back to L.A. County Raceway last year, and it was a far cry from the less-exciting track most of us remember. For us, last year’s ADITD layout was one of the most fun tracks we’ve ever had a chance to ride. Do people realize how great this track is now?
If you haven’t been out here in a couple years, it’s a huge difference. There is a 70 foot hole in the ground that is part of the track, and this year, we plan to incorporate six uphills and downhills, and we are going to have some asphalt again for some high speed and a chance to rest and, of course, the top section will be very much a motocross track.
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