Personal History
As a young boy, I had always dreamed of racing in the top leagues of motocross. At 3 years old, my father got me on my first bike, a Powerwheels 3 wheeler, that he had thrown a car battery in. Man, that thing did wheelies with the plastic tires on it. Me being too scared to ride it, my dad let it sit until I was ready (a few months went by) and I got back on it and continued to fall in love with the sport of off road. Living in Colorado at the time, there was an endless amount of dirt that had my name on it. I ended up jumping on a 1986 Honda ATC110 the remainder of the time spent in CO.
We moved to Nevada when I was 6 years old, and quickly learned to love the desert. Being in the rural town of Pahrump just about 45 minutes outside of Las Vegas, we could leave the house on our toys and head to either the mountains, open desert, or anything we felt the urge to hit that day. I went to the ATV side of off road when we moved to NV, starting out here on a Chinese 250cc quad (dad wanted to make sure we still liked the sport before dropping big bucks). My little brother, whom has Cerebral Palsy, always wanted to do what I did growing up. At the same time as I got my first quad, my brother got a Chinese 90cc auto-clutch quad. My father and I changed the controls for him to be able to use his left hand to throttle, and had to weld on a seperate shifter pad for him to heel down to upshift and toe down to downshift.
My father wouldn't let me race at a young age because he wanted to keep us from the pain and expense that he went through in his younger years racing Hare & Hound's in the 70s. That didn't shy me away from racing, it just meant I was going to have to do it on my own. I purchased my first dirt bike on my own at 12 years old, a 2000 YZ125. Loved the feeling of two wheels the second I hopped on it. That is when I caught the bug. I went from the YZ125 to a 1995 CR250, and from there a 2003 YZ250. I had plans of racing the YZ250 until I broke my back at 19 years old trail riding with my brother in the mountains of our town. Fast forward 8 months of agonizing pain being in a brace and having to sleep in a recliner, I got back on the bike and into the swing of things once again. I sold the YZ for a 2014 KX450F.
Shortly after getting the Kawasaki, I met my now-wife at 20 years old. She wasn't into the dirt bike scene, but more of jeeps and the four wheel trend. Realizing at 20 years old, the saying "With age comes a cage" was imminent, I decided to get rid of the Kawasaki and traded it in on a 2018 Polaris RZR XP1000. I loved it to be able to spend time with her and take her into the desert I grew so fond of at a young age, but I always missed the 2 wheeled-life. I talked my wife into letting me get another bike about 6 months since owning the RZR, and got another KX450. Having missed the dirt bike scene so much, I spent most my time at local tracks getting the hang of slowing down, focusing on my movements and becoming faster overall.
I now have a 2020 KX450, as well as a 2021 Can Am X3 that we take to the dunes and on our local trails and such. My dirt bike is my outlet, and I cannot stay off.
2023 was the first year I was able to afford to race on my own. My first race was in May for MRAN. Starting in Open Novice, I won the overall in my class for the weekend (TOTALLY caught the racing bug). More recently, we traveled to UTAH for the MRAN Battle of the Borders race, where I placed first in class as well. My plan is to finish the season in Novice, and move to Amateur the start of the 2024 MRAN season!
Riding Goals
My goals are very simple. Be able to
Competitive Highlights
2023 was the first year I was able to afford to race on my own. My first race was in May for MRAN. Starting in Open Novice, I won the overall in my class for the weekend (TOTALLY caught the racing bug). More recently, we traveled to UTAH for the MRAN Battle of the Borders race, where I placed first in class as well. My plan is to finish the season in Novice, and move to Amateur the start of the 2024 MRAN season!