HOMEGROWN - DAKOTAH NORTON | FIVE TEN

During the off season, Dakotah’s world is a complete contrast to life on the road racing in Europe. For Dak, home is now Windrock, Tennessee, a complete contrast to the venues he often races at.

“I’m not just going to go to World Cup’s at my age and be a 40th place dude, I race to win. I realise that maybe that doesn’t happen for me at the World Cup, but that is always my personal expectation. Every time I get a podium, I’m learning more and more about myself as a racer” – Dakotah Norton, adidas Five Ten athlete

As we head into the final World Series round of the year in Mount St Anne, Canada, Dakotah is on the cusp of his first ever World Cup win. HOMEGROWN explores the life behind the scenes of North America's most promising talent in the modern scene of racing. What does it take to compete at the highest level, on another continent? And what motivates a rider to build a life in Tennessee, a world away from the mountains of Europe and Canada that they race at each season.