Five Minutes with Davi Millsaps
Editor’s note: Kendra did this interview at Anaheim three but didn’t want to post it until after Davi raced Indianapolis. Why? Because right after Kendra interviewed Broc Hepler, he crashed out in the main. Then, the following week he crashed and broke his arm. Kendra didn’t want the same to happen to Davi.
MTM: Davi, next week is Indianapolis. What have you been doing to train to get ready for that first race?
DM: I have a routine, ride the bicycle, go to the gym, then get on the motorcycle and ride. Last year I rode hard during practice but wasn’t really giving it 100% because I didn’t think it would be that hard. This year I am training a lot harder and taking advantage of it more than last year.
MTM: Roger DeCoster is always saying to be a great rider you have to be rested and bored.
DM: Rested and bored?
MTM: Yeah!
DM: I’m never bored, I’m never bored!
MTM: Roger says if you’re not bored you’re probably getting into trouble.
DM: I’m always in trouble. I am.
MTM: You’re one of the youngest guys out there on the track and yet still one of the fastest. Do they put a lot of pressure on you?
DM: Yeah.
MTM: Well that was an easy answer. Okay. So, you are surrounded by all these past champions like Rick Johnson and Roger DeCoster. What kind of advice do they give you?
DM: Ride smart, you know. But I pretty much do my own thing. But it’s great to have them on the team cause you can go to them. But my mom helps me out and my trainers help me out.
MTM: Your mom seems like an awesome lady. She’s got that whole facility.
DM: You haven’t met her.
MTM: What?
DM: I’m just kidding.
MTM: I’m sure you don’t want me to put that in the interview?
DM: No, really, she’s an awesome lady. She’s been with me, helping me train for the last eight years. I’ve been riding for fourteen years. She’s there for me 110%. I love her to death. You got to.
MTM: What’s the best advice she’s given you about racing?
DM: Stay focused, no girls, no tits in the pits.
MTM: I remember an article when you were ten and they asked about a girlfriend and you said no girls are gross.
DM: Yeah, mom was right back then.
MTM: So do I have to leave?
DM: No, no, you can stay.
MTM: Alright. Now looking at next week’s competition, what are you thinking, how are you feeling about it.
DM: There’s a lot of top guys out there. You know, I’m excited to race. I have been waiting for it. I want to go out there and have fun. The competition is going to be tough. There are twelve to fifteen top guys out there, some of the biggest names out there. Except for Bubba of course and a few guys on the west coast.
MTM: Now that you have one season under your belt which race are you looking forward to the most?
DM: All of them. You can’t look for just one. They’re all important. I can’t wait.
MTM: By the time the Las Vegas race comes around, what’s the one thing you want to accomplish?
DM: The east Coast Championship.
MTM: Great. So Davi, why do you have Maverick written across your butt?
DM: Oh, I can’t tell you that.
MTM: Good luck next week.
MTM: Davi, next week is Indianapolis. What have you been doing to train to get ready for that first race?
DM: I have a routine, ride the bicycle, go to the gym, then get on the motorcycle and ride. Last year I rode hard during practice but wasn’t really giving it 100% because I didn’t think it would be that hard. This year I am training a lot harder and taking advantage of it more than last year.
MTM: Roger DeCoster is always saying to be a great rider you have to be rested and bored.
DM: Rested and bored?
MTM: Yeah!
DM: I’m never bored, I’m never bored!
MTM: Roger says if you’re not bored you’re probably getting into trouble.
DM: I’m always in trouble. I am.
MTM: You’re one of the youngest guys out there on the track and yet still one of the fastest. Do they put a lot of pressure on you?
DM: Yeah.
MTM: Well that was an easy answer. Okay. So, you are surrounded by all these past champions like Rick Johnson and Roger DeCoster. What kind of advice do they give you?
DM: Ride smart, you know. But I pretty much do my own thing. But it’s great to have them on the team cause you can go to them. But my mom helps me out and my trainers help me out.
MTM: Your mom seems like an awesome lady. She’s got that whole facility.
DM: You haven’t met her.
MTM: What?
DM: I’m just kidding.
MTM: I’m sure you don’t want me to put that in the interview?
DM: No, really, she’s an awesome lady. She’s been with me, helping me train for the last eight years. I’ve been riding for fourteen years. She’s there for me 110%. I love her to death. You got to.
MTM: What’s the best advice she’s given you about racing?
DM: Stay focused, no girls, no tits in the pits.
MTM: I remember an article when you were ten and they asked about a girlfriend and you said no girls are gross.
DM: Yeah, mom was right back then.
MTM: So do I have to leave?
DM: No, no, you can stay.
MTM: Alright. Now looking at next week’s competition, what are you thinking, how are you feeling about it.
DM: There’s a lot of top guys out there. You know, I’m excited to race. I have been waiting for it. I want to go out there and have fun. The competition is going to be tough. There are twelve to fifteen top guys out there, some of the biggest names out there. Except for Bubba of course and a few guys on the west coast.
MTM: Now that you have one season under your belt which race are you looking forward to the most?
DM: All of them. You can’t look for just one. They’re all important. I can’t wait.
MTM: By the time the Las Vegas race comes around, what’s the one thing you want to accomplish?
DM: The east Coast Championship.
MTM: Great. So Davi, why do you have Maverick written across your butt?
DM: Oh, I can’t tell you that.
MTM: Good luck next week.
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