Rider Updates
Apr 15 2007
My first race in beginner class was May 2006. But I love to ride and I went to Rolling Hills with the hopes of qualifying for the regionals on my Honda CRF150R. The competition was really tough and I didn't do as well as I hoped. At 14, I have grown to 6 ft tall and the 150 didn't feel like a good fit anymore. I had just gotten a KTM 450SXF 2 weeks before this race. I had not even gotten used to the feel of it but I talked Mom into letting me ride it too. By the end of the first day, I was ready to go home but Mom said I came to ride and that's what I was going to do. She signed me up to qualify on the 450 and I knew I couldn't compete with the seasoned riders.
Well, it started raining Saturday evening, continued all night and still more rain on Sunday morning. I never saw so much mud. People were not even staying to try to qualify. I had nothing to lose. By the time my race came around, half the track was closed - 4-wheelers were getting stuck in the mud. Speed was not an issue - I just had to stay up. If you went down, it was all over. By the time I was at the finish line, 3 guys were laying on the hill with their bikes. I stopped at the bottom of the hill and yelled for them to move, but they couldn't. I knew I had to just go for it. I made it to the top and over the finish line -- I came in 7th!!!!! Mom said she's going to start calling me mud man. I'm still on cloud 9! I won't ever forget this race!
Nov 19 2006
Only 4 of the 7 races were completed for Victory Sports KMC Fall series but I finished 1st in each race and took 1st place for the series.
Jul 21 2006
I went to practice with my buddies in Sevierville, TN at Shiloh. I was riding the Honda CR85 and feeling awesome. I was working on the triple jump and thought I had it, but it had me instead. After I bounced off my bike and was in mid-air I knew I was in trouble. Long story short I got an ambulance ride to the local hospital and 32 stitches in my right knee. The doctor said it was an inch down and an inch across straight to the bone. Won't be riding for a couple weeks.