Russ began contributing to Holeshot in 2008 and regularly covers races in West Texas along with a few Pro SX and MX events each year. Russ had a few dirtbikes growing up, but injuries forced him to stop riding in his 20s. In his early 30s Russ took up photography and it quickly became his passion and he found his way back to the MX track. After a few years of shooting MX, he couldnt stand it anymore and had surgery to repair a damaged shoulder so that he could start riding again. Now Russ is having to split time between photography and riding and he couldnt be happier doing so. Russ lives in Lubbock, TX with his wife and 3 children. Russ manages the public computer labs for the Technology Department at Texas Tech University, shoots as a freelance photographer for the Lubbock news paper and does other forms of photography as a side job for his photography business called ErbemanPhotos.