GNCCRacing.com: Hey guys, why don’t you start this off by telling us a little bit about yourselves?

Grant Davis: My name is Grant Davis. I’m fourteen years old, from Meshoppen, Pennsylvania. I ride for Team Babbits Kawasaki. I’m looking forward to winning the youth overall this year. I think I have what it takes. When I’m not riding, one of my favorite things to do lately is help teach my younger sister how to ride. She’s just getting started.

Jack Joy: My name is Jack Joy. I’m fifteen years old, from Terre Haute, Indiana. I race YXC1 in GNCCs and B lites in our local series. When I’m not riding, training or in school, I like to help my dad out on some of his jobs. He works in construction and I like learning how to do stuff from him.

How did you get started riding and racing GNCCs?

GD: My grandpa raced flat track. My dad raced dirtbikes. Then my older brother, Nick Davis, raced in the GNCCs. Now he’s retired from racing, but he’s one of the main reasons I started. I ran the series for the first time in 2014 when I was on 65s.I love doing GNCCs and wouldn’t trade this for anything.

JJ: I mostly just raced my local series when I was younger, but I really wanted to do GNCCs. When I moved up to 85s, my dad promised me that if I was able to beat Lucas Grounds, who was doing pretty good in the GNCC series, he would start taking me to GNCCs. I won the race, and right after I pulled off the track I asked if that meant we could start doing GNCCs, and he said that’s what I promised, so I guess we will. This will be my fourth year racing the series.

How long have the two of you been racing against each other?

GD: Well, we’ve both done GNCCs for a few years, but I think last year was actually our first time racing against each other in the same class. We battled a lot last year, and we’ve battled against each other already this season too, so it’ll be fun.

JJ: We’ve been racing together ever since I started… well, actually my second year I think he moved up to a supermini and I stayed back in the 85cc class. So, we raced together my first year, then last year and now again this season.

Tell us about your most recent youth overall win.

GD: My most recent overall was in Florida, at Wild Boar. I got a pretty bad start, somewhere around tenth place. I worked my way up past Jack, who was in third. The other two kids had kind of pulled away from me. But once I found my flow and got the track figured out, I was able to catch back up, pass them, pull away and take the win!

JJ: It was pretty crazy. I led most of the race, but we were battling each other the whole time. We came to a mudhole on the second-to-last lap. It was gnarly, I almost got stuck. He did get stuck, though fortunately his dad and JoJo Cunningham were right there and got him out pretty quick. That gave me a little breathing room then by the end of the race I was able to pull a thirty-second gap on him. It was my first overall win, so I was pretty excited, when I got off the bike I was actually shaking (laughs). Feeling like that is awesome and makes you want to win more so you can feel that way again!

I noticed that you both race KX 100s. What do you think of the bikes?

GD: I love Kawasaki! My KX 100 is the best bike I’ve ever ridden.

JJ: It handles really good. DQ, my suspension guy, tuned it really well. The motor is awesome and the guy who works on it at B&S cycles always has it ready to go for the races.

Who makes up your pit crew at the races?

GD: Fred Andrews, my mechanic Joe, my parents and my sister.

JJ: My dad, my mom, Justin Grounds and Lucas Grounds.

Are you guys homeschooled or do you go to a physical school?

GD: I’m homeschooled. It makes things much easier.

JJ: I go to a physical school, Terre Haute North. I’m in the ninth grade.

What do you do for training?

GD: I ride about an hour a day, sometimes two. Then our basement we have a stationary bicycle, rower and a punching bag that I use. I ride my bicycle outside and I also do lots of push-ups and sit-ups.

JJ: Off the bike I do an hour a day on either a stationary bike or my mountain bike. Normally I only get to ride two or three times a week, but I’ve been able to ride a little more lately, but with school being shut down I’ve had a little more time to ride lately.

What are some of the injuries or other obstacles you’ve had to overcome in your career?

GD: Probably my worst injury was when I broke my leg last year. I was practicing here at our house before High Voltage. I was heading down a hill and hit a rock. My rear end skipped out on me. Then I hit a tree and broke my leg. I didn’t have to have surgery and only missed one race because it happened right before summer break, but it was still painful.

JJ: My first major injury was my last year on 65s, I broke my collarbone and was out for eight weeks. My dad actually had a broken collarbone at the time too, so we matched. Then not long after I got healed up from that, I was practicing at a moto track near my house and broke my elbow and wrist. Then I had to wait another six to eight weeks. That was frustrating.

Do you only race GNCCs or is there a local series you chase as well?

GD: We sometimes hit some local races for practice, but I’m really just a GNCC racer.

JJ: No, I do my local series, IXCR, in addition to GNCCs. I race big bikes at the locals though, in the B Lites class. I won the class by a lot at the first race and did pretty well in the overall.

Do you prefer faster tracks or the more technical ones?

GD: I like both, but my favorite track of the year is actually Florida. Which is kind of funny – I’m a good sand rider but all we have at home are rocks.

JJ: I like faster tracks, but ones that are also really rough and beat-up. Out of all the GNCCs Ironman is my favorite. There’s nothing like being on your home dirt.

Which pro rider do you look up to the most?

GD: Kailub Russell, because he’s the champion. He’s won more times than anybody else and he’s really good, that’s why I look up to him.

JJ: Probably Stu Baylor. He’s a really cool guy, comes up and talks to me after the races. I feel like we have kind of a similar riding style.

What are some of your long-term goals? Do you want to be a pro racer someday?

GD: Yeah. I want to be like Kailub. I want to win that many championships in a row, maybe more – break his record. I want to be the best there is!

JJ: Yeah, I hope to be a pro rider someday, have a ride with one of the big teams. That would be awesome!

If you don’t end up racing professionally, what do you think you would do for a living?

GD: I would have a farm. I love animals! My grandparents had a big dairy farm when my dad was growing up. They sold their cows when I was still little, but my brother has a farm now and I love going over there.

JJ: If I don’t get to be a pro I still want to be involved in racing. I’d want to be a mechanic for dirt bike racers, with one of the factory teams.