Brraap Life

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 Hard Enduro, plus Canada's National Enduro! We delve into Rachel's story, find out about the cabinet of...

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 the fun that is in store for the future! Keep up with the trail and race info for Meadow Valley HE: htt...

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 passion for riding and progressing after an injury set her back. Check out the full conversation and keep...

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! https://www.instagram.com/grahamkobak219?igsh=bDl2Znd3dDUwa21k Don't forget to visit our sponsors: Check out the community over...

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 the technical challenge and it was really awesome to hear about his racing all over the world, where he...

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 be around and I had fun chatting with her. Her smile lights up the room and her enthusiasm is second to...

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 https://www.facebook.com/groups/141012713243228/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT Don't forget to visit o...

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 past year and it was great to sit down and chat about his history, the team and the future of Project M...

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 delve into her story and how she got to her level. *due to mic issues Hallies shoutout to Sisters moto was...

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 out in Portugal. It was so awesome to sit down with someone that has such a wide variety of experience...

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 https://www.instagram.com/kickstartamber?igsh=YzlxaWg1aXVlY3F6 Don't forget to visit our sponsors: https://www.instagram.com/champ...

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: https://www.instagram.com/coleclarkson319?igsh=eGZ4d29kOWJyNTZr Cole is lucky to have amazing backing from some awesome com...

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: https://www.instagram.com/kyle.rayl?igsh=em9ucWxmeXdiamVk Don't forget to visit our sponsors: https://www.instagram.co...

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 this venture. Check out the full episode and dont forget to follow Ohio Hard Enduro on instagram and chec...

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 are the definition of work hard, play hard. Check out their story and keep up with them as they expand th...

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 forget to visit our sponsors: https://www.instagram.com/championbrickracing?igsh=MWtzNmZpNGJobWY5ZA== ht...

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 touch base on that! Check out Maveriks latest adventures: https://www.instagram.com/maverik.thaxton?igsh=M...

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! Follow Drew at: https://www.instagram.com/dkirby228?igsh=cW1lemRid2szenRo If you dont already follow AHE,...

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: https://www.instagram.com/thunder732?igsh=MTltc3NyZTh0ZDRseQ== Don't forget to visit our sponsors: https://www.instagram.com/championbrickracing?...

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 experience and see how he is feeling for Romaniacs! Keep up with all things Tobin on his instagram and yo...

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 there were technical difficulties but its a great story!!! Keep up with Quin at: https://www.instagram.com/...

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 importance of keeping riding fun! Keep up with James: https://www.instagram.com/james_flynn_55?igsh=MWdjeXJydHN...

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 epic events !!! Keep up with Joel Here and check out the FTL podcast too! https://www.instagram.com/ktm...

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: https://www.instagram.com/tuckermiller29?igsh=MXRsMmMwYmlsdTYzNA== Don't forget to visit our sponsors: https://www.instagram.com/cham...

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!!! Congrats Ben on a great guest host segment!!! Look forward to Brraap Life expanding with other guest ho...