Personal History
My name is Jack Bassett. I am 14 years old, and I am in 8th grade. When I was 6 years old my dad got me a CRF50 and I fell in love with riding. My dad and I both race so we get to spend the whole weekend together as a family almost every weekend which is amazing. Not to mention some of my best friends are the kids I grew up racing with. I race all of the hare scrambles and some enduros (the ones I'm old enough to race) in the ECEA series, and sometimes the D6 series when I'm not racing ECEA. I ride a Beta 200 in the Schoolboy 2 class, and a Yamaha YZ 85 in the Supermini class. To help me get in shape, I race mountain bikes in the summer also for my High School mountain bike team. I also have a 4.0 GPA and know that doing well in school is extremely important.
Riding Goals
Why I ride? I ride to spend time with my dad. I ride because it's what brings me the most joy in life and has led to some of my best friends. I ride because it teaches me to be self reliant. I race because I love the competition and the butterflies I get in my stomach when I hear "10 SECONDS!"
My goals this year are to push myself a little more each race and build up more speed.
My yearly goals are to finish top 5 in Supermini and top 5 in Schoolboy 2. Next year I'm shooting for top 5 in Schoolboy.
Competitive Highlights
In 2017, I raced on my 50 and I got 2 podiums including 3 top 5s. In 2018 I still raced my 50 and got 4 top 5s. In 2019 i got 1 top 5 and 5 top 10s. In 2020 covid was happening and the series only had one race which i got 6th. In 2021 I raced in 65cc and got 3 top 5s, and 4 top 10ths and i placed 4th overall in my class. In 2022 I raced 85cc and got 2 top 5s and 4 top 10ths . And in 2023 I raced 85 supermini and schoolboy 1 on my 125 and did 4 races in which i got 2 top 5s and 2 top 10ths but in the middle of the season I broke my collarbone and was out for the remainder of the 2023 season. I'm having a better 2024 so far. I'm sitting 5th overall in Supermini with 3 races to go and 8th overall in Schoolboy 2.