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A Season in Review: ECEA A-200 Enduro Champion
Rider: Zack Huberty
Class Finish: 1st A-200
The 2012 season has been one of the
biggest learning experiences. I started
the year off with a lack luster finish at the opening round of the enduro
series. After getting beat, I was
determined to turn the season around in order to go for the A-200
Championship. Early on in the season, my
confidence for being able to win was pretty low but things started to turn
around when I raced the DER Enduro. At
the DER enduro, I finished one minute behind my biggest competitor in my class
who I’ve struggled to challenge for the past year. Then, at the RORR enduro, I was able to take
my first A-200 win on a Vee Rubber Trials Tire at a muddy, technical event. This started to build my confidence as I knew
that I could win. After buying a
Specialized Hardrock mountain bike from Lee Rogers at Bicycle Therapy, another
fire was lit within as Lee stressed the importance of fueling your body
correctly. With the help of my dad, I
got set-up with a nutritionist at CCH, and I also started using Hammer Nutrition
products with the help of Lee Rogers. I
started to dedicate my time to eating right, fueling my body correctly on race
day, and fine-tuning bike set-up. Before
I knew it, I had five straight wins in the A200 class and started reeling in
the possibility of the A200 championship.
By
the end of the season, I was able to win (7) races along with having (8) top 20
finishes with a 9th overall finish at the GMER Enduro. Going into the season, I had never won a race
in the A-200 class so this year I have made big steps towards the possibility
of AA. Although my last two races of the
season don’t show the same fire as in the summer, the speed is still
there. The last two races were
unfortunate as I had two bike problems but you have to learn from your mistakes
in order to build for next year. Now
that the season is over, I am happy to announce that I am the 2012 ECEA A-200
Enduro Champion. It has been a long time
coming and has required dedication in order to juggle college and school.
This
year went fairly well, but I am already looking forward to seeing what I can do
in 2013. I will continue to follow the
program I started in the summer along with some other additions in order to
hopefully qualify for AA next year. It
is also my goal to win another championship.
As with every champion, there are a lot of people behind them. I’d first like to thank my dad for all of his
help this year as he pitted for me at most of the enduros (which isn’t the most
exciting thing, but minimizes my stress on race day). My dad was also the reason I got set-up with
a nutritionist and when all others doubt me, he encourages me to keep going. Additionally, I would like to thank Johnny
Limp at Torc1Racing, Drew Smith at WER suspension for help with set-up and advice,
Tech Tube, PowerSeal USA, Unabiker, FMF, Jerod Stoner at JS Designs for Jersey
Lettering, Lee Rogers at Bicycle Therapy, EKS Brand Goggles, P3, MotoFIT, All Balls
Racing, Sixsixone, Mika Metals, N-Style, Vertex Pistons, Fly Racing and Dale
Spangler, Michelle at CCH, DT-1 Filters, Motorex, Hinson Clutch Components,
Acerbis, Clockwork KTM, Matto Cycle for
frequent encouragement, The Kulp Family, my competitors, and all of my friends
that have provided encouragement along the way.
For more information:
Check WER Suspension out on Facebook “Works Enduro Rider (WER)”
Check Zack
Huberty out on Facebook “Zack Huberty”
Check Zack Huberty’s Blog http://zackhuberty323racing.blogspot.com/
Check Zack Huberty’s Blog http://zackhuberty323racing.blogspot.com/
