Catching up with Mason Phillips

  1. Now that the first six rounds of the Nationals are under your belt, what has been the highlight of the season so far?
  1. Nanaimo was definitely my highlight so far. I think best results races are the highlight for any rider.
  1. How is travelling the country coast to coast with Kieran going?  Have you done any sight seeing or typical tourist things with him since this is his first time in Canada or has it been all business?
  1. Kieran is awesome because he’s quiet! We get along great. There is lots of room in the fun mover, so we each have our own space which helps a lot. We haven’t even had a little fight yet all season. We didn’t do any tourist things really until we got to the midway point of the season and got back to Montreal. Since I lived in Montreal for 3 seasons, I kind of know my way around a little. We’ve been to La Rounde and done a bit of sightseeing so that was nice to have a few outings non moto related.
  1. You and Kieran are basically a two man team, what is it like basically running your own program? Is there an added stress to the season or is it nice to just set your own pace and get things done?
  1. It’s been easy. Andy is still the boss, so he runs the show and he is just so great and knowledgeable about managing a successful team that I have no stress at all. It is nice to kind of have my own program and just travel in the fun mover because I don’t really like living in hotels and out of a suitcase.
  1. You’re national #6 this year, what was your goal coming into the season and do you think you are on track to meet your goal?
  1. My goal was to be in the Top 5. So I haven’t really had the season I was hoping for so far, I’ve struggled with my starts a bit but for the most part I am happy with how the season is going. Hopefully I can really do well in the last 3 rounds.
  1. With travelling across the country in your fun mover, have you been finding it difficult to get training in? Canada is a big country to drive across!
  1. I think it makes it easier actually. Being in a motor home you are always “home” so we have our runners with us all the time, our mountain bikes, everything we need to train is just right there. When you are flying to races you loose a few days travelling and in the air so I found it a lot harder in the previous years, but I love the set up we have now.
  1. I know that there are lots or people helping you out, who would you like to thank?

 

      A.      First off, Andy, he’s been great, so much help and we couldn’t do iwithout him plus  KTM Canada, TCI ,DLPerformance, Kini Gear, Spy, SRH Clothing, Asterisk knee braces, Dunlop tires, Alpinestar boots, FMF, RK Chains, LB Graphics, Cycra plastics, VP Gas, Twin Air, Bel-Ray, Renthal, IMX and Kermaxx products.

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