ATVriders.com: What are your plans going forward? Do you want to stay involved in the industry?
Josh Frederick: I would love to stay involved in the industry. Right now I'm doing some things with Johnny at DWT and I'm so thankful to be involved with him because he's just kept me going through this whole thing. He basically told me don’t worry about things right now just to get my head right. As far as what’s coming up, I'd like to keep the foundation going and see if we can get it to grow and hopefully help other people. Like I mentioned maybe racing hand-cycles and see where that can go. Hopefully stay involved in the industry and be at the races where I want to be. Hoping a door will open, so I can be there and be of help to somebody.

ATVriders.com: How was it having the opportunity to do a parade lap at the pro race?
Josh Frederick: I'm so glad that I did it. It was really emotional and it touched a lot of people. It was a good feeling for me. If I would have thought about it early I might have just raced the whole race. But maybe next time.

After months of rehabilitation, Josh Frederick surprised his fellow racers & fans at Buffalo Bills WORCS Round 9 as rode his specially equip Can-Am DS450 ATV for the first time at a WORCS Race

ATVriders.com: Your mechanic Gilbert set up your quad with hand controls. How's that working?
Josh Frederick: Yes, Collins Webster got me the electronic shifter and Gilbert installed it for me. It's really cool. I strap myself on the quad which is a little bit scary but it keeps me from moving around. I just shift the gears on the handle bar up and down like a regular shifter. I've rode a little bit in the desert and I think it's something I can get the hang of.

Josh Frederick's Can-Am DS 450 is equip with special hand controls & shifter

ATVriders.com: Are your automobiles also outfitted with hand controls?
Josh Frederick: Yes, we were able to get my wife's car and my truck fitted with hand controls. It gives me a little more freedom to drive to wherever I need to go and without relying on somebody else. Really glad to get that taken care of.

Josh Frederick's vehicles have been outfitted with hand controls so he can drive easily

ATVriders.com: You showed interest in possibly racing side-by-sides.
Josh Frederick: I would like to race side-by-sides if we can get everything together. I planning on racing at Primm in the Can-Am Maverick, and I can’t thank Johnny Leach and Mark Holz enough for everything they have done to even make this a possibility, but we still have some work to do before I will know for sure if I can race. I just don’t want to rush and have it be a disaster, but I’m 90% sure we are racing though.

Josh Frederick will possibly be racing again in his Can-Am Maverick 1000 at round 2 of the 2014 WORCS series at Buffalo Bill Casino & Resort

ATVriders.com: You already have hand controls for your Maverick, but I heard you are getting a fire suppressing system as well?
Josh Frederick: Yes, it’s on its way, and we just have to install it. You mount it around the inside of the roll cage and it has nozzles pointing down. If there’s a fire, you just pull a lever on the dash and it releases the fire extinguisher. It’s pretty cool.

As you can tell, Josh Frederick has kept himself busy over the past year, and it won’t be long before he is competing again, and hopefully we will see him back in action racing in the Maverick on February 8th at Buffalo Bill’s Casino & Resort in Primm, Nevada for round 2 of the WORCS Series.

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