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 20s. In his early 30s 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 couldnt 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 couldnt 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.