We caught up with Jacki Short, wife of Andrew Short.Everyone's got a better half, but only at Alli do you hear about being hooked with motocross greats He’s a new KTM team rider, Motocross of Nations team U.S.A. Champion and 3rd place finisher in the 2010 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championships. Jacki, a former racer herself, took some time to give us insight into their life, baby Emma’s early riding career and Andrew’s biggest fear.
What’s it like being in a relationship with a professional motocross rider?
I’m very privileged. Our life is very interesting and we’ve been blessed to travel to so many places and meet so many people.
Explain your role in the world of Andrew Short.
I think my role has changed over the years especially since we have a little girl now. I try and be supportive and as uplifting as I can to encourage him and be able to play any role I need to play.
Do you go to a lot of races and get to see him compete?
I don’t go to as many as I used to since we’ve had the little one. We both agree it’s not fair to her to be gone so much as she doesn’t quite understand. She’s been breaking daddy’s heart when he leaves by saying, “Daddy go to airport again?”
Is the travel schedule difficult to deal with?
If that’s the worst thing we have to deal with in his job, he gets to travel the world and see so many things, it’s not that big of a deal.
Andrew, 2-year-old daughter Emma and wife Jacki, who's expecting a baby boy in January
Where did you grow up?
Texas, about 20 minutes from where we live now.
What kind of things are you into, what are your hobbies?
I still enjoy riding motorcycles when I can as a ‘fair-weather’ rider if the temperature and track is good. I like hanging around the farm, driving the tractor and doing a little varmint hunting!
How did you guys meet?
Racing motorcycles going to all the amateur nationals and Loretta Lynn’s.
Do you remember your first date?
I don’t think we ever had a date. Our date was at the track going out riding and practicing.
How long have you two been together?
We’ve been married for seven years. We dated for about two years before that.
When did you know he was the one?
Andrew and I knew pretty quick after we started dating that we were going to get married. We got married at 19 and 20, but we knew. Living in different states it was either break up or get married and we knew we weren’t breaking up.
Do you guys have or are planning to have children?
We already have our daughter, Emma who is 2 ½. Our second one is a boy due beginning of January.
Are you going to let them ride motocross?
Emma loves to ride the Honda Ruckus already around the farm. Andrew recently noticed that the cutoff date for Loretta Lynn’s is January 1 and I’m supposed to have a C-section December 31 so he thought I could hold out for a couple days!
Walk us through a typical date night.
Sometimes we just take the road bikes out and go on a cruise to dinner. It’s just the two of us and we talk about something other than racing.
What is your favorite vacation spot?
Andrew grew up in Colorado and loves it up there. I get so happy seeing how excited it makes him to be up there. It’s our perfect vacation spot.
Give us an inside secret or funny story that fans don’t know about him.
Andrew is afraid of heights. He won’t get on a ladder or help me with anything like changing a light bulb. A lot of people wonder how he does Supercross with all those jumps and stuff. I don’t know how he does it personally.
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