Photo credit: Joe Gibbs Racing Motorcross
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor
We conducted an exclusive interview with Joe Gibbs Racing Motorcross team manager Jeremy Albrecht in anticipation for the upcoming AMA Supercross races at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Feb. 21 and 28.
The 40-year-old from Reche Canyon, Calif., is a motocross veteran, having ridden and wrenched motorcycles for years. Albrecht raced as an amateur for several seasons before becoming a mechanic in 1990 for his brother Joel on the professional circuit. In 1993, Albrecht worked with X-Games gold medalist Tommy Clowers, and in 1995 he paired with Jeff Emig, one of the top motocross riders of the 1990s. Albrecht accompanied Emig to four titles, assistance that helped earn Emig a 2004 induction into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Following his tenure with Emig, Albrecht became James “Bubba” Stewart’s mechanic in 2002, where the duo produced seven championships. In all, Albrecht has 11 major championships as a tuner, eight AMA Mechanic of the Year awards, two LiveNation Mechanic of the Year titles and the 2006 Mechanix Wear Outstanding Achievement award.
Topics included the team dealing with injuries to its primary riders (Justin Barcia and Weston Peick), being based in North Carolina and the support of the motorcross community throughout the Southeast.
Audio below:
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