Behind The Shield Kellon Walch (Off Road Racing, Overcoming Near Death Experiences and Firefighter Performance) - Episode 1180
Kellon Walch is an elite off road racer and career firefighter. We discuss his journey into extreme sports, overcoming fear, his near death experiences, the Dakar Rally, traumatic brain injury, therapeutic Ketamine, the Vegas terrror attack, the importance of sleep for performance and so much more.
Kellon's Accolades:
13 Time Dakar Rally participant first one being Dakar 2005 for Red Bull KTM to present 2025 with the the Red Bull M-Sport Ford Performance factory team.
Over 15 Dakar rally stage wins
4-time Best in the Desert Series Motorcycle Champion
2-time back-to-back Best in the Desert Series Truck Champion 2009-2010
1- time Best in The Desert Trick Truck series Champion
1 time SCORE class 1 series Champion
3-time Motorcycle Racing Association of Nevada Series Champion
1-time Nevada/Utah Battle of the Borders Series Motorcycle Champion
1-time W.O.R.C.S 250F Pro Series Champion
1-time AMA National Hare-N-Hound Open Class National Champion
Stage 16 motorcycle winner in the 2005 Dakar Rally
Winner of the Red Bull KTM Dakar Rally Team USA Rider Search
Factory Rider for KTM, Kawasaki, and Husqvarna
Factory support Rider for Honda and Yamaha
Transoriental rally finisher. Started in St Petersburg Russia. Raced across Russia, Kazakhstan, through the Gobi desert in China and finished at the Great Wall in Beijing.
Races multiple times through the harshest deserts in the world including the Sahara desert, Atacama desert and the Gobi desert!
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