GNCCRacing.com: Hey Cheyanne what's been going on? Cheyanne Shadron: Oh, not too much Rodney. I've been in the process of painting our garage brown the last few days. Other than that, I've been doing a whole lot of nothing lately, it has just been too hot and humid. I am definitely missing the nationals!
Congratulations on your Women's Novice Championship! How do you feel about that? Thank you very much! It's great! I am so happy to have won the championship. In a way it is bitter sweet: I am sad about leaving the class, but I am happy about moving on to women's.
You told me at Snowshoe that the decision to move up from Women's Novice was kind of last minute. Why did you choose to make the move at the toughest race of the year? Well, it was a huge decision! It took me a long time to decide whether I was going to do it or not because once you move up, you can't go back. My parents left it up to me. I just figured that I would make up my mind at registration, but Kristen told me that if I didn't move up, she would sign me up herself in Women's. But I'm glad that I moved up. I loved starting on the Women's line, and racing against Kristen, Traci, Angel, and all the other girls. It was great! Starting that far up front is a huge advantage because you don't really run into many bottlenecks or other racers the first few laps. That is something that I am not used to.
Congratulations on your second place finish your first time out in the Women's Class! How big of a surprise was that? It was definitely a HUGE surprise for me and my family! I didn't expect to do that well. To be honest, my only goals were to get my best overall number of the year and finish the race with me and the quad in one piece. I was really nervous to move up and I was just out there riding my own race. Man, those girls are extremely fast! I had to try really hard to focus and keep up with them!
So how does doing so well the first time out make you feel about the rest of the season? Good question! Getting second place my first time in Women's class was a big confidence booster for me. But at the same time, I feel that there is even more pressure to perform, and people will expect me to do well every time. I am probably putting more stress on myself than I need to. But all and all, I am excited, nervous and anxious to see what the rest of the season brings.
Do you expect to be a contender once the break is over? I don't really have high expectations for the rest of this year. I think that I am really lucky to have locked up my championship early. I have four more races to get practice and learn what I can from the other girls. Hopefully these last few races will make me less nervous for next year. I am just going to ride my hardest and hope for the best. Anything can happen in a race!
How does it feel to line up against the ones that have inspired you since your days as youth racer? Ever since I started racing, I have looked up to them, thinking that one day I wanted to be there. I guess in a way, I kind of felt priviledged and honored to finally be able to race against the girls that I have idolized for so long. As I sat on the starting line, it hit me that all that I had worked for was finally here. It was an amazing feeling, and I look forward to Unadilla.
What's your plans for the rest of the break? Well to be honest, my quad isn't even cleaned up from Snowshoe. My whole family has just taken a break this past month from the race scene. This next month will be busy. We will be getting quads ready and will hit a race or two before New York. I will probably do a little bit of dirtbike riding, swimming, and hanging out with friends. Just about everything that other kids do during the summer, relaxing and catching a few rays!
I can't wait to see what the rest of the season holds! Is there anyone you would like to say thanks to before you go?Definitely! First of all, I would like to thank my family. They're great, and they support me 110%. I'd also like to thank all of the people that cheer for me. Hearing them on the side of the track, makes me want to push so much harder, even when I am so tired that my arms feel like spaghetti. Thanks for the support in the pits Dad, Mom, Atwells and Notmans. I'd like to give a big thanks to Tommy Croftcheck with T & C Welding, Pat Mcguire at TireBalls, Senge Graphics, GBC Tires, HMF, Powermadd, Scott, Flexx Bars, Ryan at Yamaha of Donegal, and Amy McConnell with Xcountry Photos.
Thanks Cheyanne have a great summer...what's left of it. Thanks a lot Rodney. You too! See you in New York!
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