Personal History
My name is Kalanipuni but im usually called just Kalani. I'm from the state of Hawaii and I've been riding for 5 years now. I first got into riding at the age of 8. Due to the lack of support, my family such as cousins shared their dirtbikes and gear to me to use and have fun in. It was at the age of 10 when i got my first bike, a KLX 110. I rode in the rain, mud, dry and wind to master and dial that bike in. In just over a year, I found my self riding with and going up against much faster bikes such as 85's and 150's. it didnt really bother me that their bike was faster. just as long as my throttle was twisted wide open id ride with them. I always felt that motocross and riding was just for fun. i wasn't really competative in it yet. At the age of 11, I hit a growth spurt and became too big on the 110. I then got an rm 85 and started to realize that motocross and raceing is even more fun than just riding. I took another year to dial my new bike in and entered my first race half way into the HMA championship series. out of a total of 14 riders I managed to get and hold 4th in both motos despite my poor starts due to lack of experience. one more 4th followed by one 3rd place trophy came in the same race series. I was proud, but never really had any local sponsors. Without sponsors, i couldn't afford to ride every weekend(like saturdays and sundays) so I rode only on sundays. All the fast sponsored kids rode almost every day, wich robbs me in riding. However, I am very comitted to my tranning part of motocross. I train everday to make up for loss riding time and I still seem to be a top competator in my class. I am now comming to the end of my mini bike run and I'm planning to move up to the 250+450 big bike classes. I need some support!! Help a fellow hawaiian rider out !
Riding Goals
2012-2013: Try to get on the podium as much as possible for the last 5 races.
Achieved twice with a 2nd + 3rd place finish.
Two more finishes: Both 4th place.
2013: race every race or as much as possible. Try to win or top 3
Achieved once: 3rd place
Still ongoing to Championship race.
2014: Big Bikes!!
Come in and get in the mix. Gain experience and strive for top 5 finishes!
Competitive Highlights
The opening race of the 2013 series. i fell and got ran over in practice breaking my clutch finger. Got dreadful starts and landing back tire heavy throughout the whole race in both motos. Finished 5th and was not happy to start there for the begining of the year.
Missed the second race of the sereis to heal up.
Came back swinging in the third race with a 2nd place overall finish.
Still trainning and pushing hard to get a run at the championship!!
Wish me luck !