Return of the Hick, Jeremy Schell 12-7-04
- Updated: December 7, 2004
Name: Jeremy Schell
“The So Cal Hick”
Age: 30
Occupation: Pro Racer
Quad: Alba YFZ
Hobbies: RC Cars
Track: Daniel Boone
Movie: Forest Gump
Tech Gadget: Cell Phone
Home: Hornersville, MO
Twist or thumb: Thumb
Website: socalhick.com
Residence: Murrieta, CA Ellis’ House
Number: 14
Truck: Ford F-250 Diesel
Food: Steak
Ride Spot: Glamis
CD: Hick stuff
Girlfriend/Wife: Neither
Role Model / Admirer: Michael Jordan Sponsors: Alba, Epic, Precision Concepts, ITP, Golden West Cycle, Oneal, One Industries, Hinson
Are you cool with your new nickname?
Yeah. I think you’re the one behind that. It’s pretty accurate. There aren’t too many good-ole-boys out here in Southern California. We even named my website after it. My good friend from home, Kevin Jackson, is behind it. I’ve been friends with him from way back in middle school. He puts it all together and helps me out a lot. Check it out at socalhick.com
Does the hick thing work for you out there? Are pulling chicks with that or are they running?
(Laughing) The accent works good out here.
On a serious note. Congratulations on your second ITP QuadCross Championship.
Thanks.
The biggest ATV motocross series out west now has two years under its belt, how do you feel about its growth?
There’s finally some real races out here. The ITP QuadCross series has helped the sport tremendously. So has the new market we have now. There’s real sport quads and places to race them. Everything, except the pro purse, at the QuadCross series is great.
You’ve raced both the GNC and the QuadCross events. Are the boys out east still faster?
Without a doubt they are, but I’ll tell you what – we’re starting to get some genuine talent out here. The QuadCross series has helped to develop a lot of good up and coming riders.
Who is the next best thing on the left coast?
Cyle Chislock, Danny Ragan, Levi Marana…
How are you preparing for your big GNC return?
A lot of riding. I also mountain bike, go to the gym and run.
Weightlifting?
No. No need for that if you want to go fast.
Are you planning to hit all the GNCs?
We’re wanting to run both the motocross and TTs. That’s what I want to do. We definitely know we’re hitting all the motocrosses. We have until June to decide if I hit the TTs or not. I really want to race them. I’ve always liked racing the TTs.
How do you feel you are going to do?
I know where I need to be in order to get through a whole twenty minute moto. The first round is my track. So I’m looking for a good finish there, but it’s going to take me the whole rest of the year to get up to speed to ride with all the guys again. I’m not going to come out of the box and win a national, but you never know what’s going to happen.
What are you riding?
I’ll be riding the YFZ. Epic, Precision Concepts, Alba – that’s the team that’s making all this possible. Allen White is my mechanic. He’ll be out there with me. We’re going to give it all we have.
Jeremy is looking forward to returning to his old Hornersville, MO stomping grounds.
What’s your favorite Tom Carlson story?
Brad Warner, myself and Tom Miller were mocking Tom one year at Muddy Creek. Byron Goggin got it on video. He didn’t know it until he got the video in the mail. It was great. We got the famous TC butt-crack, his familiar, “just run it boy” line — everything. And he never knew we were even filming him.
Jeremy said he was excited to see his old Hornersville girlfriend, Eleanor Squeal.
What’s your favorite Jake Hitt story?
Let’s see, there’s so many of them. I’ve got better Jake Hitt stories than this one but I can’t tell most of those. I’ll go with ’96. I’m standing on the sidelines watching Shane win the race. He’s about to lap a guy. The guy ran him off the track as Shane tried to pass. I had been around the Hitt’s for a while and knew they weren’t going to take that kind of thing lightly. I didn’t know Jake all that well at the time, but I knew he was a crazy bastard, so I ran over there. Jake ended up in a big fight with the dude. He got hit in the head pretty hard. It was entertaining, that’s for sure.
Let’s wrap this up. Any parting words?
I would like to thank al my sponsors. Allen White for all his hard work, – just everybody. Also Kory Ellis for letting me stay with him. If it weren’t for him, I don’t know where I would be. He’s a really good friend. I used to come out here year’s back and race the stadium stuff and stay with him then too. I’ve always had a blast with Kory. He’s a good guy and I really appreciate him. I don’t know how to re pay him, but one of these days I will.
Jeremy’s new transport rig.
