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Brraap Life
by Angel V
The stories behind the riders that we meet at events, from trail rides to hard enduro, fun rides to racing, we are learning the ways that people find riding, what motivates them in their discipline and what their futures hold!
Episodes
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Ep 101: Keegan Heffelfinger: Small bike, Big Goals
Big ambitions start young, and Keegan Heffelfinger is putting in the work! A rider from PA, he is competing in the Super Mini class. He has gained experience racing local enduros and hare scrambles before taking on his first hard enduro at Battle of the Goats this year! After first crossing paths...
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Ep 100: Thorn Devlin - Life on Two Wheels
100 episodes calls for something special—and we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than sitting down with Pennsylvania rider Thorn Devlin at Solid Performance! Trying to put Thorn into one category is nearly impossible. Six Days, Hard Enduro, GNCC, J Day, local enduro series—if it…
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Ep 99: Erin and Celebrating Christine
Erin is a rider from the East Coast. She is a ray of sunshine and brings to us the story of how she got into riding, her passion for it and the Michaux enduro as well as the legacy of Christine Rappleyea For more info on Erin and the Grace and Grit fund for the Michaux Enduro visit her page:...
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Ep 98: Ebike Mike
Michael Horton aka Ebike Mike, is a rider and hard enduro racer from Colorado. He spent some time on gas bikes but made the switch to emoto pretty fast once they were available. He tells us about how he got into riding, a few different bikes hes ridden, his race season and gives us some more...
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Ep 97: Graysons Wild Year of Racing
Grayson returns to give us an overview of his year racing! From dominating in B class, cross country travel, going to Erzberg in 2025 and his surprise jump to EMoto at TKO, we had a lot to chat about! Check it out and let us know: Is Gray considered famous???? Keep up with Grays racing:...
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Ep 96: Meadow Valley Hard Enduro Recap
Minnesota's first hard enduro race was a success! Chris Westerhoff joins to recap the weekend and feedback we have gotten! Huge thank you to Roger Dykes for letting this vision become a reality, and of course to Champion Brick Racing for getting behind us and helping not only show that this...
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Ep 95: Blake the Back Row Burro
Blake is best known for the cinematic videos of "Hard Enduro Burros" which showcases the skills of the best hard Enduro racers in North America, with some very special guests from overseas! Recently Blake has started to include amateur riders as well and there is even talk of a Lady Burro…
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Ep 94: Chase Cook and RMATV
Chase Cook is a rider that I met through some work with Rocky Mountain ATV/MSR. We got to chatting and I wanted to know more about how he got involved in the sport and in RMATV. He tells us about the mindset difference with motocross vs hard Enduro and some diffences he's experienced with…
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Ep 93: Burts Crayston taking on the World
Burts Crayston is a hard enduro rider and racer from the UK! He races both the British Extreme Series as well as the World Hard Enduro Championship! He is one of the junior riders and hes making a name for himself at the races! We sat down and talked about Burts' story, his injury at Getzen in…
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Ep 92: Mindset and Endurance with Sarah June
Sarah June is an ultramarathon runner and coach. She joins me in this special episode to discuss mindset during endurance events, she shares her mindset during her FKT attempt and how she has found resilience while doing hard things! Running is different from riding but it requires the same...
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Ep 90: Tarryn and World Hard Enduro
Tarryn is a rider and cohost of the World Hard Enduro podcast. She recently decided to try hard enduro and took on the goal of entering Redbull Romaniacs in 2026! Tarryn has been documenting her journey on youtube but sat down to talk a bit more in depth about what started this journey for her…
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Ep 89: Linz, MudHunniez and Stark
Linz is a rider and racer out of Canada. She also happens to be one of the co-founders of MudHunniez - a team of amazing ladies that race and also host some amazing events! She also happens to be the Western Regional Sales Manager for Stark! We got to sit down and talk about how she got into...
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Ep 88: Jared Spencer and the River Monster
Jared Spencer is the owner of Kairos Wilderness Resort in West Virginia. Its an amazing property with a reputation for being "little Romania" due to the hills! I sat down and got to learn what got Jared into riding, running the resort and of course being part of a hard enduro with River Monster!...
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Ep 87: Lia Dugan Grinding Stone Recap
Lia is back to Recap her race at Grinding Stone! She pushed through her fear and pushed herself past her limits, found new friends and expanded her Brraapy thoughts and lots of laughter!! Check out the episode ! Don't forget to visit our sponsors: Trailbound Making quality gear including the best...
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Ep 86: Justin and King of the Motos!
Justin Leineweber is a hard enduro and endurocross racer. He also happens to be the King of the Motos race director! Justin has a unique story of how he got into riding and his riding isnt limited to offroad! Hes built up an awesome race that runs during King of the Hammers and we got to chat a…
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Ep 85: Gavin Capelli - Balancing school and hard enduro
Gavin is a rider based in Idaho. He is an A open racer in Hard Enduro and has recently started putting more time in on the bike and his training despite being in school full time! Gavin and I met through a friend at King of the Motos when he broke his GPS and borrowed mine! This was a very...
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Ep 84: Katie McG - Family. Health. Dirtbikes.
Katie is a Canadian rider and racer who specializes in trials but has recently gotten into hard enduro! She did her first hard enduro race in 2025 at Donner and she came back to the US for more fun at King of the Motos in 2026. Katie is a sweetheart and shares with us her injuries, mindset…
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Ep 83: Garrett Ensworth - Supermini life in Hard Enduro
Garrett is a 15 year old hard enduro racer from Georgia. He races the supermini class and he is working hard to get to all of the rounds in 2026! It was really enlightening to sit down and find out the hard work behind the racing. He has had to use his ingenuity to build up a bike that is made…
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Ep 82: Dylan Ewing - Hard Enduro Life Coast to Coast
Dylan Ewing is a B class hard enduro racer that is originally from San Diego but resides in Rio Verde, Arizona now. He has recently gotten into training hard core and has gotten serious about his career in racing. I met Dylan at a random ride and we had a crazy time, about 12 hours on the bike!…
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Ep 81: Cecilies Baja Dreams
Cecilie Jonassen is a rider from Denmark with big dreams! She is training to make her dream of riding Baja come true!!! She moved across the world to make that dream happen! I was so excited to meet her and hear her story! Follow her journey:...
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Ep 80- Judy Kay: Hard Enduro and all things motorcycle
Judy is a staple at US Hard Enduro events the past year! So many people see her as she is staging everyone and you can hear her yelling announcements ! Shes also a rider herself! Hear her story about how she got into working for the AMA and US Hard Enduro. We also chat about how to grow the sport...
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Ep 79: Anita's Adventures from Iceland
Aníta Hauksdóttir is a badass rider and hard enduro racer from Iceland. She is incredibly sweet and she has an insane drive. She has overcome a lung disease that has robbed her of full oxygenation and still rocks hard enduro races like Sea to Sky! She also races with her mom and her daughter is…
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Ep 78: Cody Miller - Bikes, Parts and Passion
Cody Miller is a rider from Arizona that also happens to own CM Parts We sat down to chat with Cody about how he got his start in riding as well as in his business. This turned into a real get to know you session as he didnt know my story either so listen in as we share and find out more about…
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Ep 77: Matt Musgrove - Hard Enduro, Motoclimb and Growth
Matt Musgrove is the face of National Hard Enduro and is well known for his passion in Motoclimb as well as his media business Elevated Action Sports! We sat down to talk about how he got into promotion, some logistics of the hard enduros, and passion behind building events at a national level.…
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Ep 76: Rachel Gutish - Winner of 2025
Rachel Gutish is well known in multiple disciplines in the dirt bike world. She hails from Illinois and has been riding and racing most of her life. In 2025 it seemed like she won everything! Her championships include FIM Womens Enduro GP, FIM ISDE (Team), AMAs National Enduro, Endurocross, and...
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Ep 76: Meadow Valley Hard Enduro w Chris
Chris Westerhoff is a rider and racer from southern Minnesota. He is the mastermind behind the Meadow Valley Hard Enduro trails in Millville, Minnesota and will be the race director the official Hard Enduro race in 2026! We sat down to chat about his story, how the race and trails came about and...
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Ep 75: Merik Uplinger - Hard Enduro on the East Coast
Merik is a 16 year old hard enduro rider and racer from Pennsylvania. She had been riding for most her life and had been able to travel and ride a bit on both the east and west coast! She is often seen at the US Hard Enduro races and most of the Endurocross series ! She is super fun and has a...
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Ep 74 : Graham Kobak 2025 Recap
Graham Kobak is back to update us and recap his 2025 season traveling the country! He gives us a peak into his 2026 season as well! Hint: hes moving classes!!! We are stoked to see him progressing and having fun! This was such a good catch up! Keep up with Graham in 2026!...
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Ep 73: Max Beaupre - Electric Revolution and Racing the World
Max Beaupre is a professional mountain bike racer and is new to hard enduro as of 2024. He went straight into the pro class at TKO 2024 on a Surron and he made quite an impression! He can be seen featured on many stories of American Hard Enduro sending his bike on the hardest sections! He loves…
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Ep 72: Alexis - Champion Brick Powerhouse
Alexis is a 15 year old from Wisconsin. She is on the Champion Brick Racing Team and she is an absolute powerhouse! Shes the girl that flies by you on her 85, just cruising through some of the toughest terrain! Yet she's mature and supportive of the women around her. Shes an absolute delight to…
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Ep 71: Thomas Edwards - Touring Tucson
Thomas Edwards is a rider in Arizona that runs the Tucson Dirt Riders page! Its a community of riders in southern AZ that helps riders find each other and helps with some pretty rad events!!! Check out the page and come ride in AZ!! https://www.instagram.com/tucsondirtriders?igsh=NjVmMTR5Y2U2bjk1...
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Ep 70: Carlos Cañas - Building and Racing
Carlos Cañas is a racer and team owner based in Texas. He is helping bring Latin Americans to the forefront of racing in the US and help bring change to the industry in Latin American countries. He has huge ambitions and he is even launching a gear brand! It's been awesome to see his journey the...
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Ep 69: Hallie Marks- Recovery and Women in Racing
Hallie Marks is a Pro rider in Hard Enduro and Endurocross. She was out for most of the 2025 season due to an injury but she is a staple in the community! She has recently started speaking up about the discrepancy between men and women at the pro level in racing. We got to talk about that and…
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Neil Hawker - Enduro and the Desert
Neil Hawker is a rider/racer from the UK ! He runs the British Enduro Championship Series and he coaches at the BMW offroad school. He also happens to be an active racer and has competed in events like Dakar Rally, Baja and Romaniacs! He has ridden a little bit of everything and even guides rides...
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KickstartAmber: from Gypsy 500 to enduro
Amber is a rider from Utah. She is a champion for women in motorsports and she is well known for her fun reels and love of Nerds Gummies! We sat down and chatted about her start in riding, her adventure at the Gypsy 500 and her progression in enduro! Keep up with Amber...
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Cole Clarkson: Traveling, Racing and Moving Up
15 year old Cole Clarkson is from Northern California. He races hard enduro and endurocross but got his start in MX! He has a lot of wisdom to share about riding, racing and mindset as well as tips on endurocross! Check out the full convo and keep up with Cole's EX season at:...
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Ep 65- Kyle Rayl: Riding w friends, TKO and USWE
Kyle Rayl is a rider and racer from the PNW. We met at TKO which was his first time at a hard enduro! It was really cool to meet, chat about bikes, travel, TKO, injuries and how big USWE really is!!! Check out the episode to learn more about him and keep up with his upcoming race:...
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Ep 64: Ohio Hard Enduro Championship Series with Chris Davis
This special episode delves into the newly announced AMA Sanctioned Ohio Hard Enduro Championship Series. This is a compliment to the US Hard Enduro Series and will have 2 of the 6 races cosanctioned with them! We sat down and talked race formats, potential venues and what drove Chris to start…
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Ep 62 - The Enduro Boys: Fun with Friends
The core enduro boys are Thad, Bentlee and Dawson but these young men also include many others in their antics! Theyre wild and passionate kids from Iowa that just want to ride dirt bikes with their friends. From the outside though, that passion and welcoming is how the sport grows. These kids…
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Ep 61: Ethan - Risk Racing/Plews Tires USA
Ethan is a rider that also happens to work for Risk Racing/Plews Tires USA! He was introduced to hard enduro recently and we talk about his riding, his work and hints at what the future may hold! Check out Ethan's antics: https://www.instagram.com/ethan_farmer911?igsh=MWUzeXI3em01YmR5MA== Don't...
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Ep 61: Maverik Thaxton - Coast to Coast
Maverik is an A class hard enduro rider that has impressed people across the country as he has traveled to race. He navigates college and training to ride. He also doesnt lose sight of the reason he started riding in the first place. His mindset is set in progression and it was really cool to…
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Ep 60- Drew Kirby: American Hard Enduro
Drew Kirby is a well known racer out of Tennessee. You may know him as half of the host team of American Hard Enduro! It was really cool to sit down with one of the hosts of one of my favorite podcasts to talk all things hard enduro, from training and nutrition to race formats and a Tko recap!...
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Ep 59: Jaime Thomas - the Dirty on Romaniacs
Jaime is a Colorado based ripper that rode Redbull Romaniacs Atom Class in 2022. We recently connected to talk about it and she gave the most in depth look into what the event is truly like for an amateur! Be sure to check out her highlights on her page:...
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Ep 58: Tobin in Romania
Champion Brick's pro racer Tobin Miller is currently overseas preparing to race Redbull Romaniacs! Part of his preparation included racing a local series race called Ditrocks, which is known as the Ultimate hard enduro race in the heart of Transylvania! We sat down with Tobin to talk about his...
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Ep 57: Quin Barhaug- Jumping Classes in Hard Enduro
Quin is a young rider from Colorado. He recently got into hard enduro and has developed a hunger for racing! He has done 4 races ever and decided to bump up to A Class at his first ever hard enduro! Listen in for the story as well as how he got started riding in general! Please be patient as…
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Ep 56: James Flynn- Hard Enduro, Fun and Improvement
James Flynn is a US Hard Enduro Pro racer who hails from Arizona! He is a quiet guy but his riding speaks volumes about his dedication to his bike life and push for improvement. He is very inspiring and helpful. In this episode we talk about how he got into riding, his race craft and the…
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EP 55 - Joel Falde : Passion and Hillclimbing
Joel falde is a racer from Wisconsin specializing in motoclimb !! He is 1/3 of the host panel for the Find The Line Podcast. We turned the tables on him although he came prepared with a quiz: hillclimb or hard enduro??? Check out the episode to find out all about his story, hillclimbing and some...
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Ep 53- Tucker Miller: Making his own way
Tucker Miller is a young A Class Hard Enduro racer from Iowa. He is one of the Champion Brick Racing team members and he has quickly risen through the ranks and made a name for himself! Check out his story and some really great advice! Keep up with Tucker's journey:...
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Erzberg Recap w Special Guest host Ben Milller
Ben Miller contacted me on my way back from Austria about interviewing me about my experience. He had a bunch of questions for me and we felt that others may have the same questions! Check out my experience from what it took to get there to my awe at the event to the adventure of getting back!!!...
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Ep 52 - Carter Biese: Supercross and Concussion Awareness
Carter is a Supercross and Motocross racer from Wisconsin. He rides at a very high level and shares his story including some pretty major injuries that threatened to sideline his entire life! We met through our mutual sponsor : Risk Racing! He found the Functional Neurology Center which helped…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The stories behind the riders that we meet at events, from trail rides to hard enduro, fun rides to racing, we are learning the ways that people find riding, what motivates them in their discipline and what their futures hold!
HOSTED BY
Angel V
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The stories behind the riders that we meet at events, from trail rides to hard enduro, fun rides to racing, we are learning the ways that people find riding, what motivates them in their discipline and what their futures hold!
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