GNCCRacing.com: Well Hunter, was it nice to finally come out on top of the sibling rivalry?

Hunter Miller: Absolutely! He’s won this title the last two years. I finished second last year, and the title came down to Ironman. Basically, whichever one of us placed higher was going to win the title. Last year he obviously got the better of me, so to win this year is a huge relief!

Take us through some of the ups and downs of your season.

Luckily this season was mostly up! I had a few mistakes at Powerline which cost me, but otherwise I stayed as consistent as I possibly could as I watched everyone else in my class having issues. My goal was to be on the podium every race. I almost pulled it off, only missing the box at Powerline.

Is it especially meaningful to know that you have the last GNCC UTV title?

For sure! It’s a bummer because I’ll never get to race with my number 1 plate at the GNCCs, but at the same time I guess nobody can ever take it away from me (laughs).

Given that this was the last season, what are your plans for racing next season?

For 2019 I have re-signed with Can-Am and will be doing the full WORCS series as well as the UTV World Championship race. There is also a new series called AXCC starting up to try and fill the void for UTV cross-country racing on this side of the country. We are also going to try and support that series to the best of our ability. And of course, we have our local TORN series, which is where UTV racing began for us, that we will also contend in.

Sounds like next season will be a busy year for you! Is the WORCS series going to be more what you’re used to being from Texas, or will it still be an adjustment after East Coast GNCC racing?

Actually, the Texas series is more similar to GNCC, which is what really helped us coming into that 2016 season. WORCS will definitely be a big adjustment for us. The format is actually very similar to GNCC; it’s a one-hour race on a small course. The terrain is going to be the major difference to get used to. We grew up racing motocross on ATVs and I actually did a few  WORCS races back in the day, so  I have a pretty good idea what we are getting into. I feel like we will adapt quickly, but there are definitely some fast drivers out there who I am sure will give us all we can handle!

Tell me a little bit about your past with the ATV racing and how you got into UTVs.

Cody and I both started racing ATVs at a young age – when we were 9 and 10.  We raced a local series called TQRA and both of us eventually ended up racing pro in the National ATV MX Series. I was fast and had some pro-am podiums, but also had several big injuries over the years and didn’t have much success at the pro level.  The opportunity to race UTVs presented itself through a sponsorship opportunity with Can-Am, the company we were racing ATVs for at the time. It looked like a ton of fun, so we decided to give it a try.  

Yeah, all things considered, I’m guessing you’re pretty happy you made the switch?

For sure! First, after a few years a lot of the manufacturer support became less about the quads and more about UTVs. I feel very fortunate that we got into UTVs when we did. That segment of the industry is exploding, and it presents a lot of opportunity to continue my racing career further that I ever could have on an ATV. 

I think we covered everything. Is there anything else you’d like to talk about?

I would definitely like to give a special thank you to GNCC for providing us a place to race for as long as they did. Of course, everyone is bummed that UTVs will no longer be a part of the series, but at the end of the day GNCC provided us with a platform and a jumping-off point for us to extend our racing careers into the foreseeable future.

And who would you like to thank?

I want to thank my parents, brother and my wife, as well as all of my sponsors