Personal History
As a kid I never took riding a dirt bike seriously. It was always just a fun thing to do with the family. By the time I was ten I didn’t even have a dirt bike anymore. In fact a lot of my time as a kid was spent teaching myself how to play the guitar and dirt bikes were the last thing on my mind. This was a challenge to say the least but I did excel at it with practice. Even though it wasn’t easy it taught me that if you put your mind to something, it’s amazing at what you can accomplish. It wasn’t until I was nineteen that I realized playing the guitar in a band just wasn’t for me. Not that I don’t enjoy the guitar and I do still play enough to keep the rust off the strings, It’s just that I wasn’t fortunate enough to know people willing to put in the effort that I was giving, and a rock band is only as strong as it’s weakest link. So I decided to take music less seriously and concentrate on something else. So, in the spring of 2017 I bought my first dirt bike since my old drz 110. It was a crf 230, and by the middle of the summer I outgrew it and upgraded to a KTM 250xcf. Since then I have progressed from a dead last C rider to a top ten B rider in just a few years and I don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. With enough hard work I know I can accomplish my goals and do great things for both myself and anyone willing to help me out along the way. I appreciate you for taking the time to read this and I hope to enjoy working together! Thank you.
Ben Paleologos
Riding Goals
My main goal for the 2020 Season is to finish in the top 3 of B Open in the JDay GP series. I also am working toward my first overall win for the year.
I plan on working hard and promoting to A Open for the 2021 season.
Competitive Highlights
2017
June 2017 - First time back on a dirt bike since I was 10
9/23/17 - Entered my first race. Placed 10th! (Out of 11 haha)
2018
6/24/18 - Worked hard all year and earned my first real top 10 in C 250 of the JDay GP series.
9/23/18 - After a 10th in moto 1. I suffered a broken foot from a crash in moto 2. This took the wind out of my sails and had to sit out the rest of the year with a broken foot.
2019
6/14/19 - Entered my first Harescramble and earned myself a 4th place finish. I ended up doing 8 Harescrambles this year getting 5 of 8 holeshots and only finishing outside the top 4 twice due to mechanical failures. (Flat tire and a clutch failure)
11/3/19 - Entered my first B Open race in the JDay GP series. Placed 34th and realized I had a lot of work to do over the winter break.
2020
8/2/20 - (Second race of 2020 due to covid 19 shutdowns) Earned my first top 10 overall finish in B Open with 13/10 moto finishes and a 10th place overall on the day
9/13/20 - Earned my first top 5 moto finish in B Open.
9/27/20 - Went 3-3 for 3rd overall.
10/11/20 - Went 3-1 for 2nd overall.