| D&D Motorsports
- Beat the Sundown Series -
Updated June 3, 2008 |
| This weekend I headed out to D&D
Motorsports for the first weekend of the "Beat
The Sundown" series. Saturday morning the track
was a mess. It had poured down rain the night before leaving
the track with thick, wet sand. Everyone struggled to get through
the deep, wet sand. My machine struggled to get up the hills
leaving it not only a battle of the quads but a battle with
the sand too. Despite the conditions, I took first place in
both of the Saturday races. |
| Sunday morning the track had dried
out beautifully and I was ready to roll! During practice I hit
a jump. When I landed I heard a crack and then I lost control
of my quad. I had broken a bolt that holds my a-arm to my tire.
I was so bummed. Even though it was only a $5 part, we didn't
have an extra. I didn't get to race. |
| My parents are working hard to get
my quad fixed. I'm hoping to have it done in time to race Trojan
Raceway...it,s my favorite track! Wish us luck! |
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| Trojan Raceway - Buff
Daddy | BadAzz Babe Weekend -
Updated June 3, 2008 |
| Memorial Day weekend I headed over
to Trojan Raceway to run the Buff Daddy Series. I was so pumped
to race this series. I ran it last year and had so much fun.
My family camped next to our friends The
Johnstons and The
Sandels. We had so much fun camping with them last year
that we decided to do it again! We had a great mini quad turnout
all weekend. The first 4 races of the series I took an overall
first. It wasn't easy though because I had some really good
competition. As I was getting ready for the 5th race on Sunday
I jumped on my quad to go down for practice and it wouldn't
start!!! Come to find out the stator had gone out and took out
the cdi box and the coil. I had worked hard to lead in the series
so obviously I was upset. Well thanks to the Klinger
Family I had a quad to ride. They allowed me to race
their son's quad! It was weird at first because it just had
a totally different feel to it. Mine had a handbrake and his
had a footbrake. It was altogether different. Well, despite
the differences, I managed a 3rd place for Sunday night. |
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| Monday morning was the last race
of the series. It was a grand prix which is a mixture of motocross
and harescrambles. The track owners decided not to run the mini
quads in the woods portion of the track so it left us running
20 minutes of technical riding. It was hot out that day so I
knew it would be tiring. I still had a loner quad . I took the
holeshot and tried my best to keep it. As I continued through
the race I became weak and overheated. As I was coming down
from the uphill I came up on the whoops and tried to tap the
footbrake...but i missed it and hit the whoops at a fast speed.
The force of the quad bucked me really bad and I almost flipped
the quad. I hit my chest against the handlebars and knocked
the wind out of myself. |
| Between the heat exhaustion and
not being able to breathe I felt like I was going to pass out.
I knew that if I didn't get at least a 3rd place that I would
lose the whole series. By then I had fallen back to 2nd. I felt
myself getting weaker and weaker but I pressed on. The 20 minutes
seemed like an hour. I was so hot I had to make a quick stop
and give my mom my goggles so that I could get some air on my
face. The last 2 laps seemed to last forever. I was so weak
I didn't know where I was getting the strength to keep going.
At last I came across the checkered flag. I barely made it back
to my campsite. The series was over and I had won it. That race
was the most difficult race I had ever competed in. |
| I want to take a minute to congratulate
all the mini quads that raced that weekend. They all did great!
A special congratulations to my buddy Blake
Sarver for giving me such a good run. He kept me on my
toes the entire series and made me work hard to win. |
| During the Memorial Day weekend
I also participated in a "Race
2 a Cure" and a track walk to raise money for the
National Breast Cancer Foundation. I was happy to participate
because raising money for this cause hit close to home. I lost
my grandmother to breast cancer when I was 3yrs old. I remember
what a wonderful lady she was and it makes me sad when I think
about all that I miss not having her in my life. I want to take
a minute to thank all the people and families that sponsored
my walk. Without them I couldn't have raised the money I did. |
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| Fulton County MX Wrap-up
- Updated May 13, 2008 |
| This weekend I raced at Fulton County
MX in Rochester, Indiana. Our plan was to stay the entire weekend,
but the rain threw a wrench in the plans. Reads Racing, the
track promoter made a tough decision and canceled the race scheduled
for Sunday. I did get a lot of track time in though. I was able
to race the Friday night event and and both races on Saturday! |
| At practice I felt pretty good.
I stayed smooth and gained more confident every lap. The track
was still in great shape at race time. My quad was hooking real
good and I began to get into a zone. I found the grooves and
got a real feel for the track. There was a okay mini quad turnout
this weekend. I pulled the holeshot during all 6 of my motos
and took home 3 first place overall finishes. |
| I'll be at Hangtime MX Park in Akron,
Indiana next weekend where I expect to have some real competition
ready to race me. Hangtime MX Park sure isn't my best track.
I've got my work cut out for me! I'll just do my best to keep
on keepin' on. You know that's right. Hope to see you all there! |
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| Racing News -
Updated May 4, 2008 |
| This weekend I raced
the 2 Saturday races at Sweet
16 MX in Fort Wayne. It's the first time in 2 years that
I have been to this track. The rain managed to hold off and
the morning races went off without a hitch. |
There were 5 mini quads during
the morning race. During the first moto I took the holeshot
and was passed in the first lap by Blake
Sarver. I worked hard to try to catch him but was unsuccessful.
When the second moto approached, I was feeling more comfortable
with the track. As the gate dropped, I throttled hard and took
the holeshot, but Blake was right on my tail. I pushed hard
and stayed focused and took the checkered flag for an the overall
win.
Great race Blake! |
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Between motos I went to Pizza Hut with my friends
Lindsey
and Blake. We had so much fun! We giggled,
laughed and had a cheese fight! As we were leaving
Pizza Hut we spotted a "Big
Boy" restaurant across the street...you
are probably wondering...whats the big deal about
a "Big Boy" restaurant!? Well, it wasn't
the restaurant we were excited about, it was the
Giant Big Boy Statue standing in front of it. Me
and Lindsey jumped out of the truck and had our
pictures taken with him. Ya, we probably looked
pretty silly standing on busy road taking pictures
with "Big Boy" but we didn't care...it
was fun! As we jumped back into the truck we had
the overwhelming urge to act like goofballs (it
must have been all that mt. dew we drank during
lunch...lol) We started screaming, shouting and
saying "Hi" out the window to anyone and
everyone. |
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| Ya, people probably though we were
total goofballs, but we didn't care... it was all in good fun! |
| When we got back to the track for
the night race, the wind blowing hard...real hard!! It started
to get cool and the sky looked like it was going to produce
rain. There was a great mini quad turnout that night...11 of
us! As the gate dropped in the first moto, I took the holeshot.
Again, my biggest competitor, Blake was on my tail. He pushed
me hard. It seemed as if I couldn't gain any ground on him.
I depended on my experience and instinct to get me through to
a 1st moto win at the checkered flag. |
| As the sky got darker, we took off
the gate to start our second moto. I had a terrific start and
pushed my hardest. Blake got a bad jump off the gate and by
the time he had passed the other riders that had gotten in front
of him, I was too far ahead for him to catch. So I again took
a first for the overall win. |
| I had an awesome day at the races
and I look forward to many more. I still cant get over how much
all the other mini quad riders are improving. They had all kinds
of races going between themselves. Keep up the good work everyone...you
are doing awesome, awesome, awesome! |
| I want to give a special congratulations
to my lil' bro Adam.
He just switched over from a KTM to a Cobra and He rode awesome
this weekend! He continues to improve with every race! Also,
a special congratulations to my friend Lindsey. She got a new
racing quad and although she is a 14yr old girl racing a Honda
300...she rode with the big quads and kicked some of their butts!!
Woo Hoo...you go girl! |
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| New Sponsor
- Updated May 1, 2008 |
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| I've picked up a new sponsor; Monster Energy!
I am a member of the Monster Army. |
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| Racing
News - Updated April
28, 2008 |
| This weekend I raced
the Friday night race and the two Saturday races
at Fulton County MX. They had made some new track
changes and I was excited to try it out. Friday
night my biggest competitor was Blake Sarver. He
brought his new quad ... we call it "the beast"
because it is sooo fast! He rode his quad hard and
took 1st Friday night handing me 2nd. Saturday morning
Blake won the first moto, but I managed to get the
holeshot in the second moto and held him off for
the overall win. Saturday night I again took the
holeshot with Blake on my tail. We both rode hard
and gave the crowd a great show. I was able to hold
Blake off and take 1st in that moto. During the
2nd moto Blake pulled the holeshot but I passed
him early on the track. Some malfunction caused
him to slow down for a bit. -
more below - |
| There were a few quads
between us but within a lap Blake was hot on my
tail again. He passed me in the front whoops. He
rode hard and took 1st overall. I took 2nd that
race. Blake...you raced awesome this weekend. I
had a lot of fun racing with you. |
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was a great turn for the mini-quads this weekend.
I can't tell how everyone else was riding, I was
kinda busy myself. I did hear from some of my 2
wheeled racing friends that alot of the other mini-quads
are gettin' faster, No need to tell me that, I can
feel them breathing down my neck. The whole pack
is starting to keep a closer eye on the leaders.
It's beginning to shape up to be a great season.
I get the feeling I'll be in some tough battles
before the season ends. Great,... I love the competition.
It's a great feeling to win. But I think I'm having
more fun racing bar to bar than I am winning right
now. Having close races is what keeps it exciting
for me. I am not going to slow down for anyone.
It isn't fair to the competition and isn't fair
to the fans, and isn't fair to me. If you want to
beat me, just work harder and when you do beat me,
you can rest assured I gave it my best and you beat
me fair and square. But don't think I won't be back
lookin' for revenge, hahaha! It just works that
way in racing. |
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be at Sweet 16 next weekend if it doesnt rain. Hope
to see you all there! |
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| Racing News
- Updated April 21, 2008 |
I'm so excited that racing
season is back into full swing, but with the unpredictable
weather, I haven't been racing as much as I have wanted
to. I raced all day on Saturday, March 29th at Hangtime
MX Park. That track isn't my best, so I had to work extra
hard to keep up with the competition. It all paid off
because I got
1st place both races!
My next race was on April
5th & 6th during the LLQ
Qualifiers at Hangtime MX Park again. The place
was just booming. There were over 500 race entries on
both Saturday and Sunday. The overwhelming number of classes
caused the track to be extremely rutty. My racing pal
Grant hit a deep rut coming up the 110 tabletop and came
into the air sideways. He flipped his quad and ended up
chipping a bone in his leg. It put him out of racing for
a minimum of 6 weeks. Despite the nasty rutting of the
track, I rode
hard and took 1st both days. |
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I finally got to race again
this weekend. The races were at Trojan Raceway. I went
up Friday and stayed through Saturday evening. I was a
little nervous racing this track because in the past,
it wasn't one of my best tracks to race. There were a
few doubles and jumps that I have always been afraid to
try, so it caused me to be a bit slower in my lap times.
My parents told me that in order to succeed on this track
I would have to step it up a bit.
During practice Friday night, I decided it was time to
start working on my weak spots. So, by the time practice
was over I had accomplished them all. It felt so good!
Friday night I raced hard and was in first place until
my lil' buddy Kade
Wagner passed me up for the win. I took a close
2nd! Great job
Kade! When the Saturday morning practice started,
all the once "difficult" obstacles seemed to
be so smooth and easy to do. With this goal accomplished,
it left me running faster lap times. I
took 1st in both the morning and evening races.
The once, difficult track was now one of my best tracks!
I look forward to going to Fulton County MX next weekend.
It's always been one of my favorite tracks! |
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| D&D Motorsports
- Reads Racing Opener -
Updated March 18, 2008 |
| Last weekend was the first
set of races of the 2008 season. It was held at D&D
Motorsports in Rochester. I was so happy to be back at
the track despite the cold temperatures. The holeshot
and the woods portion of the track were closed down because
of standing water, so they ran us up at the top of the
track. The pit area was muddy! People were getting stuck
all over and were having to be towed out. Nobody seemed
to mind though. I think they were all just as happy as
me to be there. It was so nice to see my racing friends
again. The Saturday race only produced 2 mini quads. The
track was wet, sandy and rutty. My quad pushed through
it well giving me a 1st place. The Sunday race brought
more riders in the Mini Quad class. There were 5. The
track conditions were the same as the day before, but
I felt comfortable on it. I took 1st place in this race
too. I am so glad that racing season is back. I will be
at Trojan Raceway next weekend if the conditions are good.
Let's hope for great weather. |
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| Dreyer Motorsports
Supercross Party - Updated
March 1, 2008 |
| I attended the Dreyer Motorsports
and Dreyer Honda SX Party on February 29th in Indianapolis.
I ran into one of my sponsors at the Party; the Owner
and President of Scott Goggles Mr. Bevo Forte. |
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| There were games, prizes, free hotdogs, popcorn, Coca-Cola
and also free Rockstar Energy Drink coolers everywhere.
The food and drinks were great. Thanks Dreyer and Rockstar
Energy Drink! |
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| Reads Racing
Awards Banquet - Updated
February 19, 2008 |
| I cleaned up at the Reads
Racing Awards Banquet this year. I received multiple
trophies and was honored as "Most Determined Rider"!
My brother Adam was startled to find he was awarded "Most
Improved". We felt like we were working we had so
many trips to the stage. It was exciting and exhausting
at the same time. Racing is hard work and it has it's
rewards, some of which cannot be redeemed with fancy plaques,
chrome, silver, and gold. It's a Feeling that comes from
meeting and having so many wonderful friends and fans
I have been blessed with. They don't make a trophy that
can represent how great that feels. |
| Adam likes the friends too, but he really likes the
trophies! Typical Boy! Hahahaha! |
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| Check for new banquet photos in my Gallery Soon! |
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| District 15
Awards Banquet - Updated
February 11, 2008 |
| Here is a photo of me receiving my trophy and #1 plate
at the 2007 District
15 Awards Banquet held February 9, 2008 at Celebrations
Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana. |
| I saw a few of my good friends there and some other
adult riders that I recognized from many of the tracks
I race. I am very proud to hold the #1 plate this year
and will work twice as hard this season to repeat and
win another District 15 Championship and a Reads
Racing Championship. |
| I'm having the time of my life! |
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