Personal History
I am 12 yrs old and have been riding since I was about two. I started racing dirt bikes when I was 5. I am in 6th grade at Watkins Glen Middle School and am a High Honor Student. This is my second year in a row being on High Honors for the entire school year. I race a 65cc KTM, and this year is my first year on an 85cc. I'm pretty short so I finally fit my 65cc really well, but because of my age this is the last year I can race it. I can't even touch the ground flat footed on my 85cc. A bunch of my friends race also so we try to practice as much as we can when the weather allows. We have a few local tracks which have open practices that we can go to, and luckily a couple of my friends have nice tracks at their houses that we ride at. I like it when there is a bunch of us to go practice together rather than me alone, that way we can practice our starts too.
Riding Goals
I really want to make it to Loretta Lynn's this year. I qualified as an alternate last year but we couldn't go, and there weren't any other qualifiers to go to. This year I already qualified as an alternate in one class but had a couple of crashes so we are headed to another Regional qualifier in a couple of weeks. This is my last year on my 65cc so I want to do the best I can. I'm still pretty small for my 85cc, but I'm trying to get comfortable and more confident on it.