Personal History
Growing up as a kid I was definitely not the baseball-football type of kid. I got my first skateboard when I was around 7 followed by a bmx bike and finally when I was 12 I got my first dirt bike a cr80. It was hard earned having to pay for half of it with my own money by doing weekly house chores. I learned early I was going to have to work to afford my type of hobbies. I didn’t grow up around the track or desert atmosphere so my riding was kind of limited. My parents lived really close to the hills in Santee ca so every once in a while my dad would let me take my dirt bike out there. Other than that I had to wait for one of my friends who went to the desert regularly to invite me along. Moving ahead to my high school years I bought a yz250 and we used to go to Glamis or Gordons Well sand dunes as much as possible. After graduating high school and working full time I didn’t really ride as much. You realize when you have more responsibility and bills things change and fun or hobbies are limited. Unfortunately for me riding my dirt bike was something that ended up taking a back seat. Back then I only ever rode for fun so it wasn’t a big deal or at least I didn’t realize at the time what I was giving up. I stopped riding for about 5yrs and didn’t even own a dirt bike anymore. Then in 2009 I was bored and decided I wanted to go to the desert for New Years. I went and bought a brand new 2009 crf450r. My buddy told me about our local District38 desert races held out at Superstition mountains and so the day before my 30th birthday I signed up for a 100 mile desert race….ouch!! I finished all 100 on a stock bike and could barely walk the next day. I was hooked!! I continued racing until late in the season when my crankshaft gave up on me. So once again I slowed down due to finances and rode for fun again. In 2012 I had a bad crash and messed up my knee really bad requiring an extensive surgery. 2013 was coming around and I didn’t think desert racing was going to be something I could do because of my age, fitness, and cost of maintenance. I decided to sell my Honda and bought a new 2013 kx450f thinking I would try riding some tracks and go to the desert just for fun. That didn’t last very long. I really missed the feeling of being competitive and so I decided to give the desert racing another go. I completed the 2014 district38 season 7th in the Vet class. I never really took training or racing to seriously considering I just turned 37 and have a full time job and bills to pay I also suffer from one of the worst case scenarios you can have racing dirt bikes…the good old arm pump. I would consider myself a severe case as well. I would lock up in the first 10mins of every race and I would be lucky if it let up. I tried lots of different solutions but nothing worked. As 2015 season started I was getting a little better and a little faster. I had started riding local tracks during the off season for desert races (May to September) due to the heat. My fitness was also improving from riding mountain bikes and most importantly I found a tool to help with my arm pump. I found a man named Lee Ramage and he had invented this tool called the 4Armstrong. This was a very new thing and not sure many people knew about it at the time but as you can see its now being endorsed by Aldon Baker during the Supercross commercials. So now here I am in the beginning of 2016 and once again due to maintenance and finances my plans are kind of week to week. I’m going to continue to work on my fitness and enter as many races I can whether it be desert, track, or enduro-cross style races.
Riding Goals
My goals are to continue to improve my overall health and fitness required to compete while maintaining a positive attitude on and off the course. I have come to realize the riding my dirt bike whether it be racing or just riding with friends is what truly makes me happy. I love meeting new people through social media or at the races and like to encourage everyone to do their best regardless of the outcome. My personal opinion is there will always be someone faster someone better, someone who is willing to work that much harder and your goal shouldn’t be based off that guy but instead make your own goals for what you want out of this sport. I’m definitely not a youngster but I’m still willing to go out and give 100 % at every race I enter regardless of the outcome.
Competitive Highlights
• 7th in D38 vet class 2014
• 6th in D38 vet class 2015.
• 9th overall ironman 6 hour Glen Helen endurance race.2015
• 1st place in Prescott Valley GP overall vet class2015.
• Made it to second round in the Last Dog Standing at Glenn Helen 2015
• 5th place Vet Intermediate Adalanto Big 6 WCGP 2016