Personal History
I currently race a 2016 YFZ450R. I grew up in Fresno CA. and from a young age I loved to compete. I started showing horses in 4-H when i was 10 years old and then a couple years later i started competing in cowboy mounted shooting. While competing in mounted shooting I held the title of state champion for two years. Eventually I moved on and when I graduated high school in 2010 i joined the Marine Corps. Shortly after joining I got married and had a gorgeous baby daughter. Unfortunately my first marriage didn't last very long. Shortly after I got divorced I met Nicole who would later become my wonderful wife and my #1 fan. Her family always went out to the sand dunes to ride and we wanted to go with them so i bought a Suzuki LTZ400 and rode that until the night before our wedding I totaled it and landed myself in the hospital, luckily I was discharged in time to make it for the ceremony. In late march i met Bill Fendley, who is the one who introduced me to track riding. He convinced me to go ride the track with him and after I did I was instantly hooked. I sold the KFX400 i bought to replace the LTZ I totaled and bought the LTR450 I have now, and now all my free time and weekends are spent at the track. soon I plan on buying my daughter Annabelle her first quad and going to spread the fun that I have. I plan to continue riding on the track and in the desert as long as I possibly can.
Riding Goals
After racing last year on a 2006 LTR450 I decided it was time to step up my game and get on a more competitive ride. I just recently purchased a 2016 YFZ 450R and I plan to take it as far as I can to hopefully one day run the entire national series.
Competitive Highlights
In my first competitive year 2015 i managed a 3rd place finish overall in the 450 beginner class at the TMS Dirt Series in southern California.
In 2016 I am currently sitting 3rd in points in the STI QuadX series and hope to move up to 2nd in the final round.
11th at underground MX park in 450C at the ATV Mx nationals