AURORA,
Ill. - Brock Sellards is one of the most familiar names in the AMA
Arenacross Series. A longtime racer and top competitor in the series,
2009 has been somewhat of a change for Sellards. Coming towards what he
realizes is the end of his professional racing career, he has began
making the transition into normal everyday life, picking up a full time
job and shifting his focus to what lies ahead after racing. While he is
still passionate about the sport and will continue to be a part of the
AMA Arenacross Series as long as he can, at 30 years old he is part of
the old guard and this chapter of his life is slowly coming to a close.

Last weekend, Sellards grabbed his first win of the 2009 season,
ending what for him was a long winless streak that dated back to the
end of the 2008 season. After challenging for the title just one year
ago, Sellards is now happy to just be running at the front of the pack
on a consistent basis after picking up a ride for this season at the
last minute. Despite not having the ability to spend as much time on
the bike as he'd like week in and week out, he is proud of the
accomplishments he's made this year.

Congratulations on the win Brock. How does it feel to make it back on top?

It feels good. I was getting frustrated with the seconds and stuff,
being so close. To finally get a win made me feel like I'm back in
place.

It's been a while since you last won. Is it because the
series has become more difficult or has it just taken you longer to get
acclimated?

No actually I came out in the first round and would have had the first
race won and I crashed. I've just been really close but I just couldn't
get the win. There have been mistakes that I've made that I usually
don't make that cost me the wins this year. I finally put in an
error-free race.

You mentioned on the podium that a lot of people doubted you
because you were old. You proved them wrong. Why do you think people
thought that?

The whole thing is kind of a joke. Actually, we're all old. Me, Demuth
and Gibson are close to 30, Demuth is 31, I'm going to be 31. Kelly
Smith is about 30. Chad Johnson is about 28 or 29. I mean we're all old
and its just kind of a joke. The thing is I went into the season not
even planning to race. I didn't even have a ride then at the last
second I got a ride. So basically what I did was have no practice or
anything during the summer right into the series and I knew it wouldn't
be till about the halfway point when I figured I'd be back to riding
fast enough. So when I almost won at the first round I was surprised.

Let's build on the ride a little bit. How did the Triple Effect opportunity come about for you?

Actually Denny Bartz (Babbitt's Monster Energy Kawasaki) helped put
that together. I was trying to put something together with the Tuf
Honda team and then I was trying to do something with (Denny's team).
At the last second he called Charlie (Wallwork) at Triple Effect and
put something together with me. So he kind of help put that in place
for me.

You mentioned age. A lot of the guys at the front of the
pack are veterans. What is it about the AMA Arenacross Series that
helps you more experienced riders be successful?

It's because we're professional supercross riders that towards the end
of our supercross careers (race arenacross). I've won a lot in
supercross and I've won championships and I love the sport so much that
I transferred into AMA Arenacross because I could still win. It's still
racing at a competitive level that I can win at. Guys like Jeff Gibson,
myself, Chad Johnson, Kelly Smith, Danny Smith and Kevin Johnson. We're
all professional supercross racers and had established ourselves, so we
made the transition and put in good results.

There seems to be a lot of parity in AMA Arenacross Series
racing. Anyone can win on a given night, what do you think plays into
that?

Well there is only so much that can be done with the track given the
space available. It's not like supercross where a lot of variations can
be made (due to more space). There is usually around eight jumps. A
triple, the finish line, and whoops. So basically everyone races on a
pretty consistent track every week and gains a lot of experience. A lot
of success is determined by track conditions and getting the holeshot.
It doesn't matter how fast you are because you can only be so fast when
everyone is on the same track.

How would you rate your season?

For me my year has been great. I did it for fun. I had no expectations
put on myself. I'm not taking it as serious as I usually do because I
have a job now. I work all week so I don't really even practice. I just
go out and have fun racing on the weekends. So to still come up there
and be able to win, my season has been going great.

Can people expect to see you back next year?

Oh yeah for sure. I'll be back next year for sure. I know what I have
to do now with working and everything else. So next year will be a lot
more organized for being able to work in practice for each week. I
think it'll be pretty good with how things have worked out.

What are you looking to achieve for the final three rounds?

I just want to be consistent enough to finish the season (on a positive
note). I think Jeff Gibson is out of the question to catch, but I want
to finish the series in second. I'm just going to go out there and work
my butt off to get as many good finishes and hopefully wins that I can
because obviously those give you the most points. To try and get up
there and finish the series in the top three is my goal.

This weekend the series heads to Reno, Nev. and the Livestock Events
Center for ArenOcross. The action kicks off on Friday, February 27 at 7
p.m. followed by a second night of racing on Saturday, February 28 at 7
p.m. The exciting weekend concludes on Sunday, March 1 with amateur day
beginning at 10 a.m.

After an off week, the AMA Arenacross Series heads to Wachovia Arena in Wilkes Barre, Pa., on March 13-15, beginning at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available online at www.arenacross.com, www.ticketmaster.com, www.tickets.com. For more information on the AMA Arenacross Series log on to www.arenacross.com.

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