:49:02
Okay.
:49:03
- I think they must know I'm here.
- Oh, yeah.
:49:06
We all have someone that we're
competing against that we're related to.
:49:10
And I think that's pretty uncommon,
:49:12
that a family can come together
and support each other
:49:15
even though they're competing
against one another.
:49:18
We started off bonding when they
were just that high by skiing together.
:49:22
But what it really does
is that it makes you friends.
:49:25
And if you're friends you have respect,
and that makes for a great family.
:49:28
I've always had that competitive edge
:49:31
to hopefully beat my husband
out there, so that'd be nice.
:49:33
Actually having my wife compete
in the event this year
:49:36
meant more than I ever thought it would.
:49:38
She's happier, healthier,
she's more just full of herself.
:49:41
Bob Sutton
putting together the girls' team
:49:43
happens to be
one of the biggest moves
:49:45
that I've had
in my little career down here.
:49:49
Families compete as well as friends.
:49:51
When the Honda helicopter
informed Steve Hengeveld
:49:53
that his lead had been cut in half.
Steve didn't even ask why.
:49:57
He knew his friend Andy Grider
had gotten on the bike.
:50:01
Andy. Steve. And Johnny
had been teammates the previous year
:50:04
on the Honda A Team.
:50:05
He was one of
the defending champs.
:50:08
It's probably the highest notch
on my wall right now,
:50:11
besides being a father, you know.
:50:13
It's right under being a father.
:50:14
A corporate decision
bumped Andy from the A Team
:50:17
just two weeks before the race.
:50:19
He and his father Neil
were headed home
:50:20
when Chris Blaze asked if he wanted
to race on the Honda B Team.
:50:24
It's not about the race.
:50:25
It's about being down here,
having fun, being with your family.
:50:29
When I say family, I mean
the whole community of off-road racing.
:50:31
And once I figured it out,
everything started clicking
:50:34
and the race just went
smooth from there.
:50:36
It doesn't matter
if you're racing off-road
:50:38
or playing the piano,
you try, you give your best to life.
:50:42
And when you have a son that does
that, it brings me to tears sometimes.
:50:46
I mean, I was so proud of him.
:50:48
Andy and Neil had a plan...
:50:50
prove the folly of leaving Andy
off the A Team.
:50:53
They wanted to lead the race.
Not just on time.
:50:55
But physically. So they
would be making first dust.
:50:58
Through checkpoint four.
Andy had been reeling Steve in.