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| District 15
Meeting in Kokomo- Updated November
3, 2008 |
| Saturday morning my family
and I, along with a few other youth quad families, attended the District
15 meeting in Kokomo to get a resolution to the whole issue of the
elimination of the youth quads as recognized District 15 classes.
After some discussion, the meeting was a success. Thanks to the understanding
of the board, the bending of the rules by board President Jim Cooper
and the support of the promoters, not only will we keep the 2 current
youth quad classes, but now there has been a 3rd class added. Here
is a list of the classes for 2009: |
| 1. |
Mini Quad Jr class which will
include all 0-70cc quads |
| 2. |
90cc production (8-15) class
which will include 71-90cc 2 strokes and 75-125cc 4 strokes |
| 3. |
Youth Production (13-15) class
which will include 91-200cc 2 strokes and 91-300cc 4 strokes |
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| Having these 3 classes is
a big step for the youth quad riders. It allows them to progress through
a complete set of youth classes before advancing to the adult quad
class. Having these classes is important to the proper growth and
safety of all youth quad riders. There will be no youth quad left
behind. We will all be recognized, and for the first time, the Youth
Production (13-15) class will be able to participate in the State
Races as well as run for the District 15 Championship. |
| I want to take a moment to
thank Read's Racing for their strong support of all youth quad riders.
They have been there for us from the very start. I would also like
to thank everyone else who supported us. The board members and promoters
received 100's of calls and e-mails from people like you who felt
the need to support us and your voices were strongly heard! It made
the board members and promoters realize that the youth quad riders
deserve the same stepping stones as the youth dirtbike riders. Without
your support the youth quad riders may have once again not been recognized
by the district and would not have been able to participate for a
State or District 15 Championship. |
| As the 2009 season approaches
I hope to see more youth quad riders come to the track and race with
me and my youth quad friends. We have just as much fun off the track
as on. We hope to make some new friends and have some new competitors
next season. I look forward to racing with you all in the spring! |
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| Trojan
Raceway Update - Updated October 9,
2008 |
| This past weekend I headed
over to Trojan Raceway to race the 2 Saturday Races. I ended up taking
2nd both races. My lil buddy Kade Wagner took first both races! It
was a fun day. Between races I had a silly string fight with all my
friends and everyone was covered in it! It was soo much fun! |
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| As the racing season winds
down I keep thinking about all the fun I've had over the summer. It's
sad to think that it's all going to end soon. A lot of my friends
live all over the state and the only time I get to see them is at
the track. I have so much fun when I am with them. Its going to be
sad not seeing them over the winter. |
| I am not sure if I will be
at D&D this weekend but I will be at Fulton County MX the following
weekend. Then it will be the awesome Halloween Bash at Hangtime...I
can't wait! |
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| Fulton
County Weekend - Updated October 3,
2008 |
| Last weekend
I raced at Fulton Co. MX in Rochester. The morning race there were
only 2 mini quad riders, me and Kade Wagner. First moto the gate dropped
and I took off but Kade stalled it when he went to take off. It left
me with a big lead and a first moto win. 2nd moto I took the holeshot
and Kade did a great job keeping right on my tail. Half way through
the race he had some mechanical problems which left me taking the
overall win. During the night race I took the holeshot first moto
with Abby Boyer in 2nd. She and Kade had a great race going for 2nd.
Kade stayed close and didnt let Abby out of his site. I took 1st with
Abby taking 2nd and Kade a close 3rd. |
| 2nd moto Abby got me in
the wholeshot. That lead to an awesome race for 1st. I was in a very
close 2nd and Kade was in a very close 3rd. We stuck to each other
like glue. There were even times when all 3 of us were bumping tires
at the same time in the corners. This moto pushed all 3 of us to ride
our hardest. As much as I tried, I just couldn't get around Abby.
At the end of the 2nd moto Abby got 1st, I took 2nd and Kade took
3rd. |
| That was an awesome race!
Great job Abby and Kade! This weekend I will be at Trojan Raceway.
It's my favorite track...too bad it is their last race of the season! |
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| State Championship
Wrap-Up - Updated September 22, 2008 |
| This past Sunday
was the last race of the State Series at Leisuretime GP in Medaryville.
We drove up a day early and set up camp. Saturday evening was a lot
of fun. I brought a bunch of balls and had a dodge ball fight with
a lot of my track friends. It was so much fun! Later we had a campfire
and listened to the live band that was provided for entertainment
by the track owners. The next morning the pits really started filling
up. The weather was perfect! I was quite nervous. This race determined
who was going to be the state champion. It was a very close series
in my class. As the gates dropped in the first moto I took the holeshot.
It wasn't an easy moto as I had riders on my backside at every corner.
I rode hard and won the first moto. Between motos I enjoyed another
dodgeball fight with a bunch of friends in the pit area. |
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| It was a blast! Hanging with
my friends at the track is just as fun as racing! My buddy Blake even
came and supported his mini quad friends. It was nice to see him.
I had not seen him since his accident 2 weeks ago. |
| Second moto I took the holeshot
again. This moto was the same as the first, riders right on my tail
the entire race! As the white flag came out I started having a hard
time breathing. I began to hyperventilate and struggled to finish
my last lap. I could feel riders on my tail so I tried really hard
to keep the lead. Just a few turns before the checkered my lil buddy
Kade Wagner passed me. Great job Kade - you were rockin! I took a
first overall in this race and Kade took 2nd. My overall results allowed
me wrap up the State Championship Series! It was a tough run but I
did it! |
| Special congratulations to
my little brother Adam. He rode hard and finished the State Championship
Series in 3rd place!! Great job Adam! |
| Next weekend I will be racing
at Fulton County. I haven't been there since they made their track
changes, so I look forward to riding the new track design! Hope to
see you there! |
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| Wabash State
Race - Updated September 8, 2008 |
| This weekend was the 2nd of
3 State Races. This one was at the Wabash Cannonball in Wabash, Indiana.
We drove up Saturday afternoon so that we did not have to get up extra
early on Sunday. On our way up to the track we were informed of some
sad news. My best buddy and competitor, Blake Sarver, had crashed
during practice earlier that day and had broken his arm. I was so
sad when I found out. Not having Blake at the track is like not having
my quad there! He is one of my best friends and we do everything together.
He will be out for the rest of the season and I don't know what I
will do without him there. His dad did promise to bring him up to
watch a few of the races...so I at least have that to look forward
to...but racing just won't be the same without him. I will miss him
not being at the track every weekend. |
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| That evening me and my family
swam at the hotel and ordered in pizza. Sunday morning we headed to
the track. Being a state race, it was packed. The track was awesome,
but it developed bad ruts everywhere! Anyone who races a quad knows
that bad ruts means a rough ride! |
| As I, and a bunch of my mini
quad competitors, lined up for the first moto...we were saddened that
Blake wasn't there so we did a special "boom shucka, lucka"
dance in honor of Blake. Anyone who knows Blake and I know that we
like to do that dance while waiting to take off at the holeshot during
most of our races. It's just a way for us to have fun and relieve
some of the stress before the race. Blake...we did that dance...just
for you!! Get well soon buddy! |
| Despite the tough competition
and rough track conditions, I took 1st both motos of the 2nd state
race. I won this race for Blake...that one was for you buddy! There
is one state race left to go...anything can happen! |
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| Womens Championship
- Updated September 1, 2008 |
| This weekend I headed up
to Hangtime to race the Women's Championship. During the first moto
I took the holeshot and kept the lead with Lindsey Sandel and Abby
Boyer on my tail. Just before the white flag my chain fell off. I
was passed by 4 riders before we got my chain back on. I managed to
pass a few riders in the last lap and was right on Abby's tail, but
didn't have enough time left to try and pass. It left me finishing
in 3rd place behind Lindsey, who took 1st and Abby, who took 2nd. |
| Second moto I grabbed the
wholeshot and as I was coming down the hill out of nowhere came my
friend Abby. From that moment on we had an awesome race going with
Abby in first, me in second and Lindsey Sandel in 3rd. Around every
corner and at every jump we stuck together like glue. It was an awesome
race! We weren't about to let each other out of our sights. Abby held
her position for 1st in the 2nd moto with me in 2nd and Lindsey in
3rd. |
| Abby ran hard and won the
Women's Championship in the mini quad class! Congratulations Abby!
She ran hard and stayed consistant and it paid off! She deserved it!!
GREAT JOB! |
| Next weekend I will be racing
the State Race at Wabash Cannonball. Hopefully the issue with my chain
will be corrected by then. It's been a big issue in the last few races
but we think we might have found the problem... I guess we will just
have to wait and see! |
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| State Race
Weekend - Updated August 27, 2008 |
| This weekend races were at
D&D motorsports in Rochester, IN. Because it was the weekend of
the first state race, we drove up Friday evening to get our campsite
situated. My best friend Alyssa came with me. After setting up camp
we lit up a campfire and had fun just hanging out with some friends.
My buddy Alix came over and gave us a pyrotech show being silly and
igniting things in the fire. |
| Saturday morning it was time
to race. I didn't do as well as i had hoped. I took a 3rd overall
behind my buddy Blake. Saturday was extremely hot. We struggled with
the heat all day. When the races were over my family, along with Blake
and his dad, headed into town to grab a bite to eat and sit in the
air conditioning. When we got to the restaurant we were the only customers.
Me and Alyssa were feeling silly and started dancing to the 60's music
they had playing over the speakers. Not having an audience, Alyssa
went up and danced for the person at the front counter. Then one of
the workers came back by us and started dancing with us!! It was pretty
funny! We had soo much fun! |
| Later that evening Blake's
Dad invited us, along with Mattie and Jazzy, over to their family
lakehouse in Rochester to go swimming. None of us had packed our bathing
suits, so we just swam in our clothes! It was soooo much fun! After
leaving there we headed back to the racetrack and lit up a campfire.
Then we went over and watched a movie that the trackowners had set
up by the consession stand. |
| Sunday morning was the first
of the 3 state races. This first race was a hard one. I had some bad
luck in the 2nd moto when my chain popped of way back in the woods.
By the time I had gotten it back on I was passed by almost all the
riders. Because of my bad 2nd moto...I ended up with a 4th overall. |
| Between first and second
moto Me, Alyssa, Ryan, Brantley, Blake, Jacob, Jagg and Adam had a
big water fight. It was soooo much fun! We kept dumping water all
over each other. We were all soaked!! It was awesome!!! I love being
at the track and I love all my friends there! |
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| School Starting
- Updated August 18, 2008 |
| I want to take a minute to
again apologize for not keeping you updated on my race weekends. School
is quickly approaching so I've been busy shopping and preparing! |
| The Weekend of August 9th
I headed over to D&D Motorsports to race the last weekend of the
"Beat The Sundown Series" I took 1st place all 3 races that
weekend and wrapped up the series taking 1st. |
| This past weekend I headed
over to Trojan Raceway for a weekend of racing. Saturday morning during
the first Moto I broke an a-arm bolt and was unable to finish the
race. I thought I was out for the weekend then Mr.
Hollinger (Rob) offered to take a part off of his son Mason's
quad so that I could race the Saturday evening race. Thank you Mr.
Hollinger for being so generous! I was pumped for the night race but
nervous because I had some fast competition to face. |
| First moto I managed to take
the lead at the 2nd corner and worked hard to keep that lead. I felt
comfortable and smooth on the track. I pushed hard and kept my first
position during the entire race. I took 1st in the first moto.As I
lined up at the gate for the 2nd moto I was nervous and was hoping
to have the same run as the first moto. As the gate dropped I took
2nd in the holeshot behind Jacob Klingaman. He has a superfast quad
so I knew that if I wanted to pass him I would have to push extra
hard. During the first lap as we were coming down from the uphill
section of the track I was able to pass Jacob. I could feel him still
on my tail so I just pressed on as fast as I could. As the moto went
on I developed a comfortable lead and took 1st...giving me 1st overall.
It was an awesome race...one of my best races this season! |
| Thanks again to the Hollinger
Family for giving me the part off one of their machines so
that I could race the night race. They are a truly awesome family
and I'm glad they are back at the track racing again!I'd like to take
a minute to tell my lil brother Adam that I'm proud of him. He had
a really bad crash during his 2nd moto of the night race...but he
still got back up and finished the race. He's a tough cookie and I'm
glad he is OK! Great job Adam! |
| Next weekend I'll be at D&D
for the 1st race of the state race series! |
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| Haley's Updates
- Updated August 5, 2008 |
| Hi everyone...I'm sorry for
not keeping my page updated so I will do my best to get you caught
up on the last few weeks. |
| The weekend of July 18th
I raced at Trojan Raceway in North Webster, Indiana. I took 1st on
Friday, 2nd in both the races on Saturday and 1st on Sunday. The following
weekend we choose to take the weekend off and me and my family headed
out to Cedar Point for a nice summer break. That was the first time
I had been there and i had sooo much fun riding all the roller coasters! |
| Last weekend I raced at Hangtime
MX in Akron, Indiana. It wasn't a real good day for me. During the
first moto of the morning race I was running in 2nd place when I popped
my chain....twice! Between motos my parents put a new chain on my
quad. It helped out a lot. 2nd moto I took a 2nd place behind my friend
Blake. Despite the misfortunes first moto I still ended up with a
3rd overall. |
| During the first moto of
the night race I took 2nd place. When the 2nd moto started I took
3rd in the holeshot. I worked hard to catch Jacob in the 2nd position
but during the moto I blew my gears. I didn't get to finish the race.
I ended up with 5th overall. |
| It was a tough weekend for
me but my parents are working hard to get my quad up and running for
D&D next weekend. Hope to see you all there! |
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| Beat the Sundown -
Updated July 14, 2008 |
| This past Saturday I headed out to D&D
to run the Beat The Sundown Series. We ran into a little rain on the
way there, but by the time practice had started the track was completely
covered in wet, milky mud. As I took off for practice I found it hard
to make it up any of the hills because of the mud. My quad was sucking
in a lot of water, so it started popping and losing power. I pulled
off the track. My mom felt it was in the best interest of me and my
quad to not run the race. The only other mini quad there that morning
was my good friend Blake. His dad choose not to run him either. |
| I spent that morning just hanging out.
At lunchtime me, Blake and our families headed into town to grab a
bite...then it was back to the track. By then the sun had come out
and the track was starting to dry out nicely. During the first moto
I took the holeshot and a 1st overall. As the gate dropped in the
2nd moto I got distracted and my friend Blake got a good 1 second
jump over me. It was just enough for him to grab a great holeshot.
By the time the 2nd lap was almost up I was on his tail and eager
to pass where ever I could. Before I got a chance to test my passing
ability, Blake lost a bolt on one of his a-arms which left me taking
1st in the 2nd moto and a 1st overall. Blake, I'm sooo sorry your
quad broke down. I was having fun chasing you! |
| Anyone at the track who knows me, knows
Blake. He is one of my best friends at the track. He is also my biggest
competitor. Sure, we are competitive on the track, but get us off
the track and we are great buddies! He is a great competitor and a
great friend! It's friends like him that help make racing soo much
fun. I have so many other great friends at the track too. If it had
not been for me racing, I would have never had met so many wonderful
people! |
| Next weekend I plan on camping out and
racing all the Trojan races. I'm very excited about it because Trojan
is my favorite track! The following weekend I will be testing my riding
skills at a new level. I will be racing my first national race at
Redbud in Buchanan, MI. I'm both nervous and excited about it! A lot
of my local rider friends will be there, so that will make things
a lot easier! I can't wait! |
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| Sweet 16 Wild
Weekend - Updated June 30, 2008 |
| This past weekend was crazy
but fun. I headed up for the Friday night race at Sweet 16 with my
friend Liz. It had rained really hard right before we got there. The
track conditions were bad so they cancelled the race. So we just set
up camp and had fun hanging out with some friends. Saturday morning
the track was still muddy from an overnight shower...but races went
on as planned. During my first moto it was pouring down rain. The
whole track was a slick, muddy mess. I took the holeshot and held
my position until about half way through the race...as I approached
a corner I spun out and my buddy Blake got by me. I finished the race
in 2nd place. There was no second moto because of the track conditions,
so I ended up with a 2nd overall. |
| The Saturday night race produced
better track conditions but the power of my quad could not compete
with my buddy Blake who took the holeshot in both motos and took 1st
overall. I took 2nd. Awesome racing Blake...you rocked out there! |
| I won't be racing next weekend.
I'm taking the weekend off. I will be heading over to Redbud next
Sunday to watch the Pros! I'm really excited about that! I'll be back
at D&D the following weekend...Have a Happy and safe 4th of July! |
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| Trojan Raceway Quad Clash
- Updated June 27, 2008 |
| This past weekend I raced at Trojan Raceway
in North Webster, Indiana. The Friday night race there were only 3
mini quad riders at the track. I took first both motos which gave
me an overall first. Saturday morning there was a better mini quad
turnout. There were 7 quads on the gate. Again, I took 1st both motos
for another overall first. |
| Between the morning and afternoon race
it poured down rain. The excessive amount caused the track to be like
a giant mudpit. The quad clash was that evening, but because of all
the rain there wasn't as good of a turnout as expected. The Klinger
family worked hard to get the track back in shape...and they did a
great job! I took 1st both motos for an overall quad clash win. |
| Special thanks to my buddies Blake and
Grant for giving me such an awesome run this weekend...you keep me
on my toes and make racing soo much fun! My next race is at Sweet
16...and im looking forward to it! |
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| Trojan Raceway
Weekend Results - Updated June 9,
2008 |
| Wow...this weekend at Trojan
Raceway was full of excitement, disappointment but also a whole lot
of fun! Saturday morning my buddy Grant and I were neck and neck in
the 1st moto holeshot. Just before the corner he pulled ahead of me
but I cornered tight and got past him. I held my position for a 1st
place. |
| Second moto was filled with
disappointment and chaos for quite a few riders. As we took off in
the holeshot Grant pulled the lead. I was following close behind him
and after the first lap I hit this nasty sand rut and popped a chain.
By the time my mom had gotten my chain back on Grant had pulled a
huge lead and I was passed by Brogan and Blake. I worked really hard
trying to reel them all back in when Brogan broke down leaving me
back in the 3rd position. I then tried working on catching up with
Blake. As the last lap approached Grant landed hard on a jump and
lost the master link on his chain. He was out of the race. That left
Blake taking 1st and me with a 2nd. That was a bad moto for quite
a few of us mini quads. There was a lot of problems for all of us! |
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| Because I had taken 1st
in the first moto, and Blake had taken 3rd or 4th it still left me
with a 1st overall. |
| During the 1st moto of the
second race, Grant and I were, again, neck and neck in the holeshot.
As we approached the corner, Grant pulled the lead. I wasn't about
to let him get away. We had the most awesome race going. I was on
his butt like glue. Every corner, I was there. We were even jumping
over jumps at the same time and bumping tires in the air! The crowd
was going crazy... it was awesome! As we approached a corner I managed
to grab the inside line and get passed Grant. Grant overshot the berm
and put his quad in a big mud hole. I came up to the finish line and
saw the flag wave so I pulled off and waited to congratulate my competitors.
As I sat there waiting, and waiting, a friend of mine notified me
that there was still one lap to go! By the time I got back on the
track I had been passed by 2 riders!!! I couldn't believe I made that
stupid mistake. I was flying...trying to catch up to those 2 riders.
As I was approaching Blake he had some problems getting out of a corner
and I got by him. I worked hard that lap and caught up to Grant...I
was right on his tail but was unable to pass him before the checkered
flag. He had taken 1st and I was 2nd. |
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| As the gate dropped for the
second moto I, once again, was neck and neck with Grant in the holeshot.
I managed to get ahead of him and was in the 1st position. I rode
as hard as I could and maintained a good lead in front of Grant. I
took 1st that moto and a 1st overall. |
| Wow...and who said motocross
wasn't exciting? Between all the excitement of the races and being
able to hang out with my awesome friends...I had a great day! I'll
be taking next weekend off but will be back at Trojan Raceway on June
20th. |
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| 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. |
| 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 |
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| 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! |
| 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. |
| 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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