Can Preston Williams crack the top 20?!

Privateer downhill racer Preston Williams breaks down how some pro racers can be consistently in the top 30 and how he plans to ‘make it’…

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but I think you got a top 30 you you you were in the top 30s weren’t you yeah I think I might have had like another similar sort of like 36 so yeah yeah yeah yeah which is right there yeah it is well like the difference like if I took a second off my time I’d probably be in the top 20s like it’s not much where do you see the difference now I’m hyped for you coming to this season D what is the difference what would you s say visibly cuz I know you look at this stuff what is the difference between you and someone who’s consistently top 30 oh that’s a tricky one actually I think cuz there’s not much in it I find one big thing I find with the people who are especially consistent they know they’re very good at knowing how fast you can hit a section like with the whole going back to the whole breaking thing they know exactly where to break and where to get off and where you can push and where you need to be a bit more safer cuz I find I still sometimes try to push in places you shouldn’t push right and it it will it will bite me I’ll make a mistake or have a crash or something whereas a lot of the people who consistently up there know like every single inch of track where they can push a bit harder and where it’s better to maybe like just be a bit smoother you actually end up being quicker where the ceiling is kind of thing I find that I learned that quite a bit last year actually have any Riders been like super helpful to you kind of helping you through this process a little bit um trying to think kade’s been really nice actually Kade Edwards yeah spoke to him quite a lot he’s a super cool guy um because it must be weird like you say coming from Moto where everyone keeps themselves to themselves and then you could probably on track walk go talk to yeah pretty much go talk to burn and be like what are you doing down here yeah I I have been speaking to bured a lot of World Cups actually as well he’s been super helpful too yeah pretty much anyone you can talk to any of them they’re all super nice guys so yeah yeah it’s pretty good actually so we’re coming into 2024 mhm what what the season look like that was that that that had atmosphere then didn’t had a bit more base to my voice on that like it was like a drama yeah so mate we got a horse in the race I’m like stoked I’m really am I’m looking forward to see oh yeah yeah like we got a few horses in the race but we got a real one yeah like a legit race horse as well dude yeah a race horse so what’s 2024 looking like like what can you can you talk about anything that you’ve got in place I’ve got loads of videos in place video shoots a lot of that right yeah but um I think with this year with World Cups and stuff I’m just going to go like have the most fun ride in my bike on the best tracks in the world yeah cuz I find when I’m having fun riding my bike that is when I’m quickest like because you’re just always into it yeah like you always pushing I find myself when I’m having fun I just keep pushing harder and harder so I’m just going to think I’m just going to go have some fun with it go go push the limits whil do you sort of like enjoy the underdog bit of mentality like you’re private you like that I I kind of love it a little bit yeah like I think obviously I think being on a team and stuff would be sick I think it’d be an environment that would push you to that next step but to experience it as a privateer as well is like it’s a whole different thing almost um so I do really like it it’s cool yeah what do what’s like the hardest thing about being a privateer probably actually the admin really oh my God so much planning and I hate it no way I absolutely hate it so you you obviously you got supportive parents yeah we get that your mom’s out there hustling she’s trying to put deals together yeah management teams in full effect but you you’re booking everything like flights you’re going through and doing all especially this year this year is all me is it like yeah okay like last year as well I funded most of it yeah so that and that’s through working through the offseason and or what yeah so I always get people always make fun of me cuz I always do they always like why you on like a side quest every single off season because I’ve worked so many different weird jobs like I think side quest well so I was at like um cuz this offseason as well I got my um training coaching qualification from mountain bike Co coach oh right different coach yeah yeah so I’m qualified mountain bike coach now as well okay yeah that’s just do everything do I everything drive a coach yeah everything coach just coach stuff yeah so I had I had a friend there and he was like why are you always on just the maddest side quest every winter cuz like the winters before I was at like working at Domino’s doing delivery driving and stuff yeah fastest delivery driver in BR no doubt mate I do not doubt that at all on the downhill bike as well they absolutely love me though they love me so much I bet we on like a C90 no I was in a car oh you’re in a car oh okay right funny enough drift car no it was my mom’s car she’s I did have a a car and then I done one day in it and I was like oh this is awful for the car let’s take my [Music] mom’s so yeah she was not happy cuz I car always smell with pizza and burnt rubber yeah and clutch no only only safe driving so the so usually then you say you’ll raise the season and then come back and then get a job to fund the next season is that pretty much how we’re rolling at the moment yeah that’s pretty much okay okay pretty much it and we’re even coming back between races and hustling in between right yeah for sure do this do this job you’re at now the coach coach company not coaching coach driving coach cleaning are they aware that it’s like you’re off racing supportive like they’re super super supportive they’re being like super flexible for me nice which is the issue when I come uh to offseason and need to find a job trying to find something that flexible is nearly impossible yeah so I’m very lucky really I think yeah yeah so yeah working all season or offseason saving money and then going that’s the real priv of life isn’t it it’s it’s the story yeah is the priv of life it is you’re right but we’re rooting for you I’m sure everyone listening is rooting for you where can everyone find you time find me we get the comp one more aspirations for next year 2024 what are you aiming for what makes it a home run standout season for we’re not going to say it pre dog go say it um so results wise yeah I want to break into that top 20 for sure yeah yeah yeah top 20 okay the top 20 result will be nuts I’ll be stoked I just want to like get across that Finish Line turn around see that result and just be like buzzing but um I’m also planning on hopefully been able to pay for my girlfriend to come to all the races with me nice and we’re just literally just gonna have go like have the funnest year racing like why not if I can afford to bring everyone out with me yeah you know I we literally just go have like the best times racing and hopefully the results will come along with it so what an episode you did really well though oh thanks dude do you know what to finish it off if you could put some sort of Link over my face yeah I can do that I could put a video up on ol’s face of an episode we think you’ll love is it on now there is a subscribe button here on this chair and on my face another video we think you’ll love thank you we appreciate you there’s nothing in the chair now subscribe