TPM Episode 27: Cole Seely, Pro Motocross Racer, Team Honda
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.8 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2017
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Cole Seely’s road to Supercross stardom is a lot different than most. It starts in an apartment in California, where his parents put everything they have into Cole’s career….and then Cole quits racing at 16. When he returns months later, the pressure is lifted and it all comes together for Cole. He consistently places in the top 5 in 250 class and then moves up to 450’s. Right now, Cole is at the top of his game and at 27, the next few years should define his career.
Cole Seely Show Notes
1:40: What is Cole doing in West VA and how are the injuries healing up?
4:33: Where he’s lived and moving to Florida for intense training.
7:44: Riding a bike for the first time without training wheels at 3 years old and BMX
9:00: How did he get into moto and was it a struggle for the family to make moto happen for Cole?
10:48: Why did Cole quit moto and what was High School like for him?
14:00: What did sponsors and family think when he quit?
15:01: Coming back with nothing to lose and trying to land a spot on a team
16:00: Cole’s Sponsors: Honda, Alpinestars, Spy, Adidas, Troy Lee Designs, Stance and many more
16:39: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
17:40: How does he turn pro in 2009?
18:52: Racing at altitude and wrecking himself in SLC in 2012
21:44: How much is he traveling during an average year?
23:30: Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off and RESQWATER
25:11: Getting second in 2014 and how he dealt with that
26:05: Being part of a factory team and not having that luxury
27:09: 2015 racing 450’s, winning his first race, and adjusting
28:25: Does Cole party at all in a world where people like to get loose?
30:40: Conflict on the track. Rubbin is Racin
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:09.4 | Welcome to another episode of the Powell Movement. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm your host, Mike Powell, and this week on the show, we have Cole Seeley. |
| 0:18.0 | And if you don't know about Cole, well, he's a supercross rider. And if you know me, |
| 0:22.4 | you're probably wondering why am I interviewing a supercross rider? As I have spent a little time on a |
| 0:27.6 | motorcycle, I had an Enduro at one point and rode it on and off the ferry to Bashdown Island. |
| 0:32.4 | But it is not my specialty, but I knew I could find out who Cole was and tell his story pretty |
| 0:36.6 | well. And we had a great conversation, found out a lot about Cole. He is not like the FMX guys |
| 0:42.1 | that I grew up looking at as the pinnacle of that sport. So we're going to talk to Cole. And before |
| 0:47.1 | we do that, we need to thank our sponsors. They are Evo.com, diecut stickers.com, patrol USA, and Rescue Water. Please support them as they are the reason the show is happening. As always, if you have feedback for me, you can reach me at Mike at the Powell movement.com. And now it is time to speak with Cole Sealy. He's part of Team Honda, and he's an all-around badass on his bike. |
| 1:12.3 | The year hasn't been going exactly how he wants, and we'll find out why. |
| 1:16.7 | Hello. |
| 1:17.5 | Cole. |
| 1:18.8 | Hey, how's it gone? |
| 1:19.8 | Good, man, yourself? |
| 1:21.4 | Pretty good. |
| 1:22.6 | Cool, man. |
| 1:23.0 | Well, thanks for making some time. |
| 1:24.5 | You are in West Virginia, wild, wonderful West Virginia. What's going on there? |
| 1:30.4 | So, yeah, we just wrapped up some, like, press day stuff today, just like riding and doing some |
| 1:35.6 | interviews with the local press and news channels and all that kind of stuff. So not too crazy, but, |
| 1:42.9 | I mean, it's always nice to kind of get a few extra laps on the track |
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