EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Pasoan Tre Fierro is coming into his fourth season competing within the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, racing in opposition to one of the best dirt-bike riders on the earth.
“It’s one thing particular as a result of lots of people from the entire world come to race on this collection. It’s the Supercross World Series and so they know quite a lot of riders come from different international locations and so they need to compete as a result of they know that is the head of the game,” Fierro mentioned.
KTSM caught up with Fierro as soon as once more, after he participated within the third spherical of the 2024 Supercross Championship in San Diego.
The Supercross Championship is split into a number of rounds, held at outside stadiums and domes throughout the nation, main as much as a ultimate championship spherical.
Fierro and his workforce are backed by native sponsors however stays an “underdog” as he competes in opposition to the bigger and higher funded manufacturing facility groups like Honda, Red Bull and Rockstar, a battle of David vs. Goliath.
“One of the toughest issues is to get a aggressive bike as a result of they clearly have a much bigger price range and that results in extra unique components, extra analysis and growth on the bikes,” Fierro mentioned.
As a younger prospect, Fierro competes within the 250 class. For drivers like him, the aspirations are to in the future compete within the premier 450 class and get sponsored by the bigger manufacturing facility groups.
Each class has a ultimate race on the finish of the night time which is named the Main Event. Only 22 riders made it to that occasion, after three separate rounds of qualifying. Making it to the Main Event is a problem and a measure of progress for drivers like Fierro.
Fierro mentioned within the 50 years of the AMA Supercross Championship, he is solely one of many two El Pasoans to ever qualify for the Main Event of a Supercross spherical, a feat he has achieved twice.
Entering his fourth season, Fierro nonetheless dons the quantity 158, however has his sights on rating within the high 100 drivers this yr, in order that he can earn a double-digit quantity subsequent yr.
“The subsequent aim for me is to get a nationwide quantity. Being already right here in these races, you’re the better of one of the best. But I feel that is identical to the following little step I may take to be on the high of the game,” Fierro mentioned.
Fierro will journey to Anaheim, California, subsequent weekend for the fourth spherical of the championship. His sights will probably be on qualifying for the following Main Event and taking a step nearer to incomes that double-digit quantity.