CLAY HOCKEL

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CLAY HOCKEL

Birthday: November 7, 1996
Hometown: Windom, MN (work work) and Silverthorne, Colorado (play play)
Occupation: Agronomist
Favorite riding areas: Bedford, WY.  Buffalo Pass, CO. Wolf Creek, CO. Upper Teepee, MT. Cooke City MT
Favorite food: Ribeye Steak, Tacos, Lobster, Crab, More Tacos, Loaded Mashed Potatoes, Fajitas
Favorite music: Just about every genre. Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Nirvana, Evanescence, Bring Me the Horizon, Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria,  Five Finger Death Punch, Carrie Underwood, Chris Ledoux, George Straight, Brantley Gilbert, Garth Brooks, Justin Moore, Blake Shelton, G-Eazy, Tech N9ne
His SLED(s): 2016 Boondocker Turbo Polaris Axys 155’
Riding Specialty: Finding natural drops in the back country, V-Bottoms, and doing something that won’t suck
Pastimes/hobbies: Spending time at the lake with friends and family, building my truck, building sleds, looking for that next adrenaline rush, traveling, learning new things, and enjoying the outdoors.

Favorite Quote: “Sign the back of the check, not the front”- Mark Hockel
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” — Thomas Edison

Tell Us about you:  Work hard play hard! Always trying to progress in whatever it is I’m doing.

Special Thanks: To everyone that gave that “young kid” a chance so I could be where I’m at now and can keep progressing in this sport. Jim Phelan (Thunderstruck Films), Dan Bush (Thunderstruck Films), Chris Brown (Slednecks), Rob Powers (Yamaha USA), Doug Matejeck (Racewerx Inc.), Blake Scott (Skypixel Media), Steven Marlenee (Marlenee Photography), Brandon TuDizzle Cox (Tudizzle Films), Kevin (KMOD), Sid Huntsman (Klim), Flying Saddle Resort Alpine Wy, Eagle Ag Consulting, Mark & Karla Hockel, Derek Hall, Chase Durand, Beckyn Mickelson, Todd & Jen Zuccone, and all my riding buddies for the ski-pulls!

 

 

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