Personal History
My name is Zachary Wagner, I am 21 years old and have been riding since I was 2 years old. I started on a little power wheels Dirtbike just playing around the backyard while my dad would go ride in the woods. When I turned 9 I got my first real Dirtbike, a kx65 and had a kx60 as a spare. I was always blowing the top end on the 65 so eventually had to make a switch to a quad. After a few years I got back on a bike with a crf150r which was a short lived bike as I outgrew it quick and was then thrown onto a rm250 (2 stroke). That bike was by far my favorite I’ve ever ridden. Throughout my young riding life we stayed almost strictly to desert and sand dunes, it wasn’t until march of this year when I finally started getting out on track and instantly fell in love with it. I signed up for my first race shortly after buying my kx450. I placed 9th overall in my first race ever and knew I wanted to do as many as I could as I had so much fun. Since then I’ve been practicing 1-2x a week every week. We just recently finished our fall smx series out at ACP where I placed 6th overall in points for both my open c class and open big bike class. I plan on continuing down this path as my love for the sport just keeps growing
Riding Goals
As for my riding goals I plan on continuing to race and improve as much as I can. My goal for the spring smx series out at ACP is to place within the top 5 overall in both classes and eventually move up to open B come the fall series. I also plan on racing in the azopen I’m 2023. I am also planning on participating in arena cross in January where my goal is to qualify for the open c main event.
Competitive Highlights
My most recent highlight from my races is I got my first podium finish and took 3rd overall in open big bike class. As for other racing highlights I’d say are the battles I’ve had in my last few events and being able to go bar to bar/ wheel to wheel with other riders cleanly and respectfully while still having a blast racing. I’m also extremely happy with my starts from the last race, though I didn’t land any holeshots I did have some really good starts with my best being 4th after the first turn!