British racer Dylan Woodcock is an athlete that has raced all around the World, from America, Japan, soon Abu Dhabi, and of course, all over Europe. Woodcock who will head to Abu Dhabi for the Arenacross World Tour finale alongside Tommy Searle for the Triumph UK team is also set to line-up at the WorldVetsMotocross.com at the famous Farleigh Castle event on July 18, 19 and 20 is looking forward to spreading his wings to some vet’s action.

We thought it might be an idea to catch up with the youngster and remind some older fans what this young kid has been up to in recent times. A nice addition to the WorldVetsMotocross.com in two months time.

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MXlarge: I know you have raced in the UK and America, but your name pops up all over the place, from AMA supercross, electric bikes in Japan, Arenacross around the World. You know what countries you have raced in?

Woodcock: Off the top of my head, I have raced in a few, England, Holland, Germany, America, Japan, Portugal, Spain, so many. Probably nine or 10 countries.

MXlarge: America and Japan, those two are very interesting, are you one of those guys who just wants to race, and it doesn’t matter where it is?

Woodcock: I try to race everything, and I am still only young and want to experience all that. Going to different countries at a young age, it’s hard to hire a car, so I do a lot of just looking around on foot and try to enjoy the different cultures and foods. I just love it, I love it.

MXlarge: As far as I know, you are pretty well known for doing some races in America. In recent years, we don’t get too many British riders racing in America, in the major supercross races. Tell me how that all came about?

Woodcock: That was crazy. I got into a rut racing motocross in the UK, and I had always raced supercross races in Germany and that type of thing. It was a time in every young motocross racer career, when your dad tells you, you have to go it on your own and its this or that. I was at that point last year and we decided to go there with a guy out there, from Motocross Holidays, who has actually just moved to Florida. I was often out there on my own, doing Loretta Lynn qualifiers, Mini O’s, Monster Cup at a young age and when I turned 18, my dad was like, okay, you are on your own. He advised me to stick to supercross, as there is probably more money in it than motocross. That is why I stuck at it as long as I did and I have some success while I was over there. At one point, all I had was a van, a stand and a toolbox and other times, I had a lot of help from other people. It was an amazing experience. The American people are so helpful and there wasn’t a time I struggled to get a part of a kit and most of my sponsors now are from America.

MXlarge: What is the future plan?

Woodcock: I have a plan that I will announce at the end of this week, (he signed for the Tommy Searle Triumph team in the UK to do some Arenacross events). I am also in contact with an electric bike company in Australia to do something possibly with them. So, I will race the Arenacross again and also the German supercross. I want to venture out to America again, but I am 25 now and I cannot just head to America and spend a lot of money again. The electric bike racing I did was with Stark in the World electric bike series, but that gone on a pause and the brands are trying to bring it back.

MXLarge: How did the World Vets Motocross event come up?

Woodcock: I am friends with Jamie Dobb, and he hooked me up. He does a lot of work for the Vets event. We have been speaking about it a long time and I don’t do much motocross this year and I want to do the fun stuff. I have never been old enough to race Farleigh, and I am excited to race there. I wasn’t even swimming when they had GPs there. I have watched a lot of videos from the racing there, the old GPs and also the Vets racing videos from there. When I was younger, they had a British championship just before I was old enough to do the British championships, but I watch these videos of guys like Jeff Emig, Dobber or others, who turn up to race. I follow it all, the supercross, the GPs, I follow it all with the steps and the fast hills, an old school technical track. I cannot wait to race it.

MXlarge: Do you know yet what you will ride and which classes?

Woodcock: I gave Dobber all my information and he will book me in and let me know. I had a sponsor for many years when I was younger, Stolen BMX and he does a big push in the Vets racing and he will have two different bikes for me. I think a two stroke and a four stroke. These old school events, its become a bit of a trend in England and really growing fast. The past three years its just blown up and the money they are spend for these event.

MXlarge: A lot of old school riders race at the WorldVetsMotocross.com and now doubt you will be lining up against a lot of them. Did you have some hero’s from back in the day, maybe not as far back as Dobber or Emig, but what riders stood out for you growing up?

Woodcock: I mean, when I grew up, around 2004 and 2008 I was watching Carmichael, and I missed a lot of old school videos of McGrath, and he is a hero. It was more like a big party then than a big job.