Tell us a little bit about yourself:
My names Adam Blessing and I’m, 18 years old. I have been racing since I’ve been about 7 years old till today.
How about your racing history, what got you started?
My dad is basically what started me out into the whole motocross scene. When I was 5 I got my first quad for my birthday. From then on to till I started racing I basically just cruised it around the back yard and ran over some swing sets and stuff. You know typical things of a 5 year old. After that I ended up moving into a new house, and that Christmas I think it was, I got a PW 50. A few months later I think my first race was at Sleepy Hollow where I raced the PW and my quad. I don’t remember how I did but I do still have some sick pictures of me with some rad trophies. From there on out that’s what it was all about, the trophies haha.
How about your best races/ best finishes?
Other then just local races I would have to say that this past year at Loretta’s was my best finish yet. I got a 4th in the 4 Stroke class which was pretty cool. I probably could have done better to if it wasn’t for me being hurt for the whole month before it. I also did some Canadian Amateur national when I was on 80s. I think I remember getting like a 7th overall up there. This past year has been pretty good though, I qualified for my first national at High Point, and then after that again at Budd’s Creek. I was pretty bummed though after I broke my tailbone in Georgia though because I missed so many nationals because of that. And then back about 3 years ago at the Mini O's in Florida I won a few classes and got a title for being the Olympiad for winning both the supercross race and the motocross races.
You have a crew of pretty fast guys that you hang around with and ride with. Do you feel that makes you faster?
Yea for sure that helps alot. If I was to go out every day and ride just with my self I would never be able to judge how I am riding if I only have my self to compare to. Going riding with slower kids makes me almost want to just mess around with them the whole time because I can. I think it was 2 years ago right when I started riding big bikes me and Jason would ride alot and I noticed that year is when everything started to pick up.
How about when you ride with Jason Lawrence? Does he push you to go faster? Does he show you any Pro tricks?
Jay definitely pushes me when I ride with him. He will always be the first person to say something if I stop riding early or something. I think about it as he looks out for me just as much as he does for himself with how much I need to ride. Other then that we usually do a few motos but in between them we throw in the occasional take out moto. I think that helps alot though with learning to be aggressive and charging that much harder into a turn to try and come up right next to some one. The only downfall is that other people out there are trying to moto or something and we might roost them trying to roost each other but we have been trying to cut down on that. But when we ride like at Englishtown, no matter what I will try and do whatever I can to keep up with him so undoubtedly riding with him definitely pushes me to go faster. And as of the Pro Tricks the only ones I can think of is ramping some sickkkk jumps haha.
You qualified for your first national this summer. What was that like?
The nationals are pretty rough. I went into High Point not knowing how this whole time thing was going to work out, but it actually worked out pretty good. I tried to be the first guy out in all of my practices and just put in as many of the hardest laps that I could. The motos though on the other hand are so gnarly and long. I remember at Budd’s Creek I came across the finish and thought the moto had to be like at most 2 laps left, and I looked over and the guy was just putting out the halfway card. The heat and everything is just so killer when you’re trying to go that fast for so long. In the long run though I’m just pumped that I can always look back that I have made some nationals no matter how the future goes for me.
Loretta Lynn's didn't go quite as you expected. Tell us about your week down there.
It actually wasn’t that bad. I got a 4th overall and a 2nd in one of the motos in the 4 stroke class. The prosport class didn’t go nearly as good though. The first moto of that I ended up getting a flat like the 4th lap in and had to ride with that the whole time. Then the 2nd moto some guy hit me in the start and I crashed pretty hard in that moto and was a half a lap behind on the first lap. Other than that though the week was pretty good. I look back and wish I wasn’t hurt before it for so long, but what are you going to do getting hurts a whole part of the sport right?
Do you enjoy riding the 450 or 250 more?
I’d have to say that I like the 450 alot more. For some reason I feel alot more comfortable on the 450 then the 250. I don’t think I have gone to ride a 250 in about 5 months. I guess it’s just because the 250f's are so slow and the 450s are just so much more fun to ride.
What kind of training do you do?
I usually just go to the gym, ride, and roadbike it some times. I got a pretty sick roadbike a few months ago so I have been trying to ride that when I can. It really does help to which at first I just thought it really wasn’t going to make a difference, but if you do it right and enough times you will notice the difference for sure. Since I have been hurt though I really couldn’t sit on the seat to ride it for a while so that got cut down alot, but I just started going back to the gym now a few times a week and roadbiking it and trying to ride every day.
Who is helping you out this season?
My main help comes from my Dad. No matter what anyone else has to give me or anything could never compare to what he has done for me and where he has gotten me. He drives to all the races no matter how far they are or what’s going on. No matter what he has going on at work something is always having to deal with my racing and what’s going on next. I’m really glad I have someone here for me like him because there would be no way that I would be anywhere without him. Other then him though Kevin from Sport Honda has helped me out this year with my bikes and a bunch of parts, also Fox,FMF, Renthal, Dragon Goggles, Vision, Boyesen, Gaerne Boots, CTI2, Excel Rims, Dunlop, Factory Connection, BPM for my motors, Works Connection, Monster Energy Drink, Twin Air, and that’s about it.
Plans for the rest of 2007 and beyond?
For the rest of the season I’m just looking on getting back in better shape and riding alot more. I’m going to be in Florida for the winter to get ready for some of the Arenacross series and hopefully all of the Supercrosses. As far as next year looks I’m coming at the nationals with all I’ve got, I don’t have to many years left to see what’ s going to go on for my future so I better make it happen soon. I’ll be doing all the nationals next year and hopefully that goes good.
