HANGTOWN RACER X STICKER

I forgot to tell you about the hangtown sticker…..  Remember the Racer X sticker contest that I won.  When I got to the track I was finally able to see the final design of the sticker and it looked totally cool. Incase you forgot, this is the design I turned into Racer X magazine: This [...]

2012 HANGTOWN RACES

NEW GRAPHICS This weekend was the pro outdoor race in Sacramento……Hangtown National.  I raced the amateur day on the National track the day before the pros raced.  Before the race Moto Efx hooked me up with my new graphics and they looked so sick. DAY ONE I was racing the 65cc ages 6-11.  I was really excited to [...]

FOLLOW ME……

Hangtown is two days away, and tomorrow is my amateur day at Hangtown.  Make sure you don’t miss a minute of it……  I am now using Twitter and Instagram and I will be using those as well as Facebook to provide different information as the days go on.  For a full recap of the entire event, make sure [...]

HANGTOWN OUTDOOR TRACK

This weekend is the Hangtown Outdoor race and it is close to my house so I will for sure be going to watch round 1 with the pros.  For those of you who don’t get a chance to come see the race I thought you might want to see what the track is going to look [...]

2012 MOTOCROSS OUTDOOR SCHEDULE AND STICKER CONTEST

The 2012 Motocross Season kicks off this Saturday in Sacramento at Hangtown.  I have the schedule for you but first………A few months ago Racer X and Lucas Oil had a contest looking for someone to help design this years track stickers. For those of you who don’t know…..every year, at each of the outdoor tracks, [...]

SATURDAY RACE DAY

Because Sunday was Mother’s Day this weekend’s race was on Saturday in San Jose at 408MX.  Saturday was also my sister Hailey’s prom, so Mom drove to the track separately and stayed for only a little then left to help my sister get ready for her prom. I rode really well, but I did make [...]

SICK, RIDING AND A CLOSE CALL

This weekend was a little difficult because Friday night I got sick and by Saturday morning I really wasn’t feeling well. Earlier in the week the amazing people from Moto Efx contacted me and said they wanted to try to help me with the suspension on my 85.  Not only do they do amazing work and always [...]

PICTURE THIS!

In my last post I said I was going to add some pictures of me riding at MMX, but when I got the pictures I thought they needed a separate post. These pictures have the best color I have ever seen in a dirt bike picture.  The pictures were taken by Sebastian Lee and he [...]

SUNDAY…..RACE DAY

Last Sunday morning my family woke up early and we left for Marysville to race the second round of the CMC series at MMX.  The other riders spent the day on Saturday practicing and learning the fast lines around the track for Sunday’s race, but I was not there Saturday.  I had not been to [...]

OVER THE HILL GANG SUPPORT RIDE

This weekend Moto Efx and 51 Fifty Energy Drink invited me to be a support rider at the Over The Hill Gang race at Oatfield. I had never been to an over the hill gang event before.  They had a ton of people at the event, but not many support riders. It was really cool because I [...]

10 RACES – 2 STATES – 2 DAYS

This weekend was super busy!  First we drove to Milford Nevada to race the Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier.  I had never been to Honey Lake MX track before and I was excited to see what it was like.  The track is right off Highway 395 and it is basically a track that goes all around [...]

TAKE YOUR 51 FIFTY ENERGY DRINK EVERYWHERE!

Last month I went on vacation to Mexico and I made sure to pack my 51 Fifty Energy Drinks……They were a huge hit! LIVE THE MADNESS !

MY WORLD MINI….A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (part 2)

At the Wold Mini Grand Prix I was racing in three different classes. 65 Stock – 35 bikes 65 Mod  – 25 bikes 65 Open – 64 bikes Wednesday it was still  REALLY HOT outside and I got up early and watched some races and then got ready for my race.  I had only one [...]

MY WORLD MINI….A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (part 1)

Last week was the World Mini Grand Prix in Mesquite Nevada….which is actually in Little Field Arizona.  The World Mini Grand Prix has been run for the last 40 years and is a week-long event where the top riders come from as far as Hawaii, Japan, Alaska, etc. At the last-minute I wasn’t sure that I [...]

FROM DIRT BIKES TO RACE CARS

Saturday I spent the day helping my Dad work on bikes and we started packing to go to the World Mini Grand Prix that was coming up.  Saturday afternoon my Dad took me to Stockton 99 Speedway to cheer on Larry from MotoEfx and Carlos from 51 Fifty Energy Drink.  The race was soooo fun!  Larry and [...]

I AM GOING CRAZY!!!!

5150 is the California Penal Code for someone who is a danger to themselves or to others…….AND IT IS ALSO THE NAME OF MY NEW SPONSOR! 51 FIFTY ENERGY DRINK is a local beverage company committed to produce the hottest energy drink on the market.  They utilize special ingredients like the Astragalus and the Maca Root, [...]

ROAD TO MAMMOTH QUALIFIER

The ROAD TO MAMMOTH began back in 1968 when a group of riders built a track 8,000 feet up in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range.  Every summer racers qualify for a chance to race the Mammoth Mountain classic event, the oldest continuous running motocross event in the USA.  Many of the top racers in the [...]

A WEEK IN MEXICO

Last week my family and I went on vacation.  We drove to Los Angeles and then took a cruise to Mexico.  It was a family reunion with 14 of us meeting at the ship and spending the week together.  We went on the Carnival Splendor. When we got to the ship, it was kinda cool [...]

NUMBER 71……..SR71

I am always looking for the number 71 or making the number 71 in my food and with things I have: Remember back to the first time I went to LA to race I found the best number 71……..The SR71 When my family went to the March Field Museum and we saw the LOCKHEED SR-71 [...]

MY M.R.I

I have been having pain in my elbow for a while.  The other day I got an MRI to see if the doctor’s could find anything wrong with my elbow.  (See my MRI sticker on my shirt) The MRI came back and the doctor said that I have a torn UCL in my elbow.  After [...]

SOUTH LORETTA LYNN AREA QUALIFIER RACE

This last weekend I traveled back to Los Angeles to race in the South Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier.  Everything about the Loretta Lynn race and qualifiers is different from any other races I do. 1.  the age groups are different from usual….Loretta has a (7-9 Stock class with kids up to 10 years old) and [...]

R.I.P. FOX

This weekend I stayed home and practiced at a few local tracks.  I rode hard and played with friends all weekend. During my last practice on Sunday I was riding my 85 and hit a huge rock and crashed kinda hard.  My helmet took a really hard hit…..it broke and my head took a hit [...]

2 GOLD CUPS

This last weekend was the last round of the Gold Cup Series in Los Angeles and the race was at Pala Raceway.  I had never been on the race track and I was excited to race on a new track. The track was sandy, had a lot of fast turns and a lot of tight [...]

I’M RACING – I’M RACING NOT – I’M RACING – I’M…..

You probably know by now that most of the time my family has drama or a story or something that happens every week….my family is never boring. THIS WEEKEND STARTED OUT REALLY BAD, BUT ENDED UP REALLY GOOD….. Thursday we got everything ready to go to LA for the 4th round of the Gold Cup [...]

RACING WITH A BROKEN NOSE

This weekend I had my third race in Los Angeles, it started like a typical weekend road trip…..but it ended up a little different.   This time we left Friday right after school and we got to my Uncle’s house around 9:30 at night.  I got some rest and we woke up bright and early to [...]

ON THE ROAD AGAIN….

Friday my Dad got home from work, did some work on my bikes, loaded them in the van and we hit the road to Los Angeles for round two of the Gold Cup race at Milestone MX.  We got to my Uncle’s house around 1am (thankfully I have a bed in the van.) Saturday morning [...]

part3 – THE RACE

The race in Los Angeles was as the Perris Motocross Track.  Practice was crazy because there was a ton of bikes….  they had 54- 65cc dirt bikes and 38 – 85cc dirt bikes.  They had some really fast riders and I had a lot of fun battling with different people. I raced three classes:    65cc  6-8     -    [...]

part 2 – THE ROAD TRIP

So last Friday we were getting ready for our road trip to Los Angeles for my first race there.  It was Friday The 13th……My Dad got home from work and started to load up the van.  As he was loading things in he hit his head really hard on the edge.  The garage had blood [...]

part 1…..THE VAN

So last weekend I got a new van and all this week we worked on turning it into a motocross van.  My Dad, Grandpa and Uncle Mike put a wall and tie downs in the van.  I helped my Dad put carpet on the wall and in the front cab.  My Mom and Grandparents helped put the [...]

SUPER SICK, SUPERSTARS AND SUPERCROSS

Last week both my Dad and I had the flu really bad!  Over the weekend we were feeling a little better and decided to go to LA to pick up the van my parents bought for me, for my dirt bikes.  When we got to LA we went to Lake Elsinore to practice and I [...]

ANOTHER HELMET FOR THE GRAVEYARD

I have a wall of old helmets in my mancave, and it was time to add another one to the shelf. My parents don’t like me to wear a helmet after it has taken a hard hit.  My old helmet has taken a few hits and it was time to get a new one.  I found [...]

JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE

I was off a few weeks with my elbow and it started feeling a little better.  I decided to take it easy and get back on my bike last week to see how my elbow would feel.  Although my arm was a little sore and I got tired because I am a little out of [...]

TIME TO CATCH UP

……so during the last round of practice at club moto I took an easy fall in a turn and hurt my elbow.  I went to the doctor and found that I dislocated my elbow and I had to take a short break from my bike.  I was so mad !!!! The next week my sister [...]

PRACTICE, PARADE, PRACTICE

Saturday we went to Oatfield MX in Turlock for a day of practice.  The first round of practice was good and my Dad gave me a few things to work on in the second round.  I couldn’t believe how much it helped…I was able to pick up more speed without riding out of control.  Each practice after [...]

FINAL DAY IN LA – Glen Helen

Sunday we woke up early and headed to the track so we could get a little riding in before we drove all the way home.  We decided to go to Glen Helen Raceway and my Aunt, Uncle and two of my cousins followed us to the track to watch me ride. Glen Helen was different [...]

DAY TWO IN LA – Perris MX

While we were in Las Angeles we stayed with my Uncle Mike, Aunt Jane, my four cousins (Michael, Chelsea, Cheyenne, and Calais) and Grandma Clara.  It was really fun to run around with all of them except when I was picking on my Uncle and he locked me in the dog kennel. lol When I [...]

THANKSGIVING AND A ROAD TRIP – Milestone MX

My Mom’s extended family all had Thanksgiving at our house, we had Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and Grandparents.  It was a lot of fun and the food was sooooo good.  After we were done eating everyone watched some football. Hailey, Mom, Dad, Elyssa, Nick and me……..and the baby in Elyssa’s stomach When everyone left, we went [...]

PLAYING WITH DAD….AND RIDING A 450

With the weather getting worse, the tracks won’t always be open for me to go riding.  A few weeks ago my Dad got a new dirt bike and I was so excited because now we can go play……and I can tell my Dad what to do when he is riding. Last week we went to [...]

CATALOG WORK !

The new Moto Efx catalog is out and guess who is in it ?  ME !!!! Sorry these pictures are so bad, the real ones look great…..but you can get the idea. You guys have to check out their graphics, they do a great job and my bikes look so sick!  If you are looking for something [...]

PUMPKINS AND MORE…..

My family went to the Dell Osso Pumpkin Patch in Lathrop this week.  It was so big and they had so many things to do.  We got lost in the corn maze, went into the haunted castle, shot pumpkins from a cannon, walked on a rope course, and of course picked out pumpkins. Shooting mini [...]

A WEEK OF PRACTICE

Last week I practiced during the week as usual and planned on racing at Hollister over the weekend.  We left Friday night to camp at Hollister and race on the GP Track.  When I woke up Saturday morning the track looked awesome and I was excited to get out and ride.  Practice went really well [...]

A DAY AT THE BEACH

Monday we went to Nick and Elyssa’s house in Monterey and we played on the beach.  The weather was perfect, and it wasn’t very crowded. We looked for crab in the rocks and fish in the water. We rode the waves and swam in the water. After being in the water for a couple hours [...]

CROSS-COUNTRY

I am trying all kinds of new things this week….first fishing and now a cross-country race.  My Dad asked me if I wanted to try a cross-country race, and I thought I would see what it was like.  When we got there I couldn’t believe how many people were there, it was a huge race.  I got my gear [...]

TWO WEEK BREAK

Since I have a short summer break, I get a two weeks off in March and the first two weeks in October off.  So when I got back from Dodge…..NO SCHOOL!  YA. Last week I played with my family and friends.  I spent the night at my Grandpa’s house and we woke up really early [...]

4 TOP FIVE FINISHES…… AT THE DODGE AMATEUR NATIONALS – DAY 7

Part 7 of 7 DAY SEVEN (Saturday) – 1 RACE AND FINAL TROPHIES I had my last race early Saturday morning, I was the second race of the day.  I think I wanted to save the best for last.  I was in third place going into my last 50 mod race and I wanted to [...]

DODGE AMATEUR NATIONALS – DAY 6

Part 6 of 7 DAY SIX (Friday) – 3 RACES Day six was another full day of racing with three races spread throughout the day. The first race was my 65 Stock.   I battled with some kids and finished up in 7th place. The second race was 50 Stock and it was another great race [...]

DODGE AMATEUR NATIONALS – DAY 5

Part 5 of 7 DAY FIVE (Thursday) – 2 RACES I got up early and got ready for my races.  I had two races first thing in the morning and then nothing the rest of the day. My first race was the 65 Mod race.  I didn’t get the best start but I battled back [...]

DODGE AMATEUR NATIONALS – DAY 4

Part 4 of 7 DAY FOUR (Wednesday) – 2 RACES I was able to sleep in on Wednesday because I didn’t have any races until later in the day.  My Mom made breakfast and I played some board games with my friends and my Mom. My friend Rodney Smith talked to me about some things [...]

DODGE AMATEUR NATIONALS – DAY 3

Part 3 of 7 DAY THREE (Tuesday) - 4 RACES Today was the start of racing and I was so excited to get started.  I had one race on each of my four bikes. My first race was 69 Stock and I would be on the line with 33 other riders.  When the gate dropped I [...]

DODGE AMATEUR NATIONALS – DAY 2

Part 2 of 7 DAY TWO (Monday) - PRACTICE DAY Monday morning I woke up and got ready to get on the track for the first time.  Even thought I will be racing 4 classes on 4 different bikes, I only get two fifteen minute practices on the track.  15 minutes for the 50cc bikes and 15 [...]

DODGE AMATEUR NATIONALS – DAY 1

The Dodge Amateur Nationals was this last week! AMP Motocross along with The Dodge Corporation have hosted the Dodge Amateur Nationals for the past 18 years.  Voted top 5 Amateur Nationals to attend in the United States, this event is held at Prarie City the home of the Hangtown Nationals.  This years event had 42 classes, over 1,100 [...]

2 DIRT TRACKS AND 2 SAND TRACKS

This week was about different kinds of dirt and sand.  I practiced at four different tracks, two dirt tracks and two sand tracks.  One dirt track was hard packed with huge rutts and the other had loose dirt with rolling rutts.  The two sand tracks were also different, one track had sand sections and the other track was mostly [...]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME

It has been one year since I started this blog… and you have officially followed me during my year as a dirt bike rider. Since this site began I have made 95 posts about my ups and downs of racing and my life.  I want to thank the over 25,000 people who have visited my site as well [...]

THREE BIKES = TRIPLE PRACTICE & TRIPLE JUMPS

Last week I practiced in San Jose, Livermore, and Hollister.  Practice went very well and I even rode my 50.  I was able to get a lot of practice time in because I could practice with my 50cc, 65cc, and 85cc bikes. JUMPING THE TRIPLE ON MY 85 JUMPING THE TRIPLE ON MY 65 JUMPING [...]

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

This last weekend they had a lot of beginner 50 riders and I was thinking back to when I first started racing…..I can’t believe how far I have come! In May of 2008 I raced my first ever race, well it was not exactly a race…..it was just a lap in a race.  I went to [...]

OATFIELD MX RACE IN TURLOCK

My family went to Turlock on Friday night to race at Oatfield MX Track.  We got to the track late and went right to bed.  When we woke up Saturday morning I was ready to practice. Although I have raced at Oatfield before, they don’t have many races or practices there and we don’t often get to [...]

MEET MOTO-CROSS

Last weekend I got a little kitten!  I named him MOTO (Get it…Moto Cross) and he is soooo cute!  It has been fun playing with him and he loves to be pet all the time.  Moto has been getting used to my family and he even sleeps in my bed with me all night.  Moto has been playing with all [...]

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

This last week we traveled around to several tracks to work on many different things. We practices at Club Moto in Livermore, 408MX in San Jose and Hollister GP Track in Hollister.  All three tracks have different soil and I was able to practice different styles of riding. Club Moto:  Soft dirt that is loose.  The [...]

THE RACE IS OVER (2 X Champ)

Saturday was the last round of the 408mx Summer Series and at the end of the night the Series Champions were crowned. The day started with practice and I was riding really well during the day.  We had a short break then it was time to start racing.  The night started out a little rough…..  In [...]

HOT AUGUST NIGHTS

Last weekend was very hot and very busy……   Saturday I raced (read more at 408MX Sprint IMS Race) and had a lot of fun riding and watching the pro’s.   In the last race of the night my friend Dom fell and broke his collar bone.  It was a really hard crash and I was so sad to [...]

THANK YOU MOTO EFX

The guys at Moto Efx finished my graphics and they look AMAZING!  The combination of the blue and the pink (my favorite) looks so cool.  My bike looked awesome under the lights at the San Jose night race on Saturday and I am sure the graphics helped me race to a double win.   See more information [...]

408MX SPRINT IMS RACE

This last Saturday was the Sprint IMS race at 408MX.  With a 5K pro purse up for grabs, they had a ton of great riders like Eric McCrummen, Kyle Partridge, Drew Gosselaar, Tommy Weeck, Jimmy Albertson, Casey Hinson, PrestonMull, Dennis Stapleton, Kyle Tigert, Ricky Rinauro, Dillon Alexander, Chris Gosselaar, and so many more.  The stands [...]

1ST DAY OF THIRD GRADE

Today was the 1st day of the third grade.  Just like every year, my Mom had to take a picture of us before we left for school.  I hope this school year will be fun! THIRD GRADE 2011-2012 SECOND GRADE 2010-2011 FIRST GRADE 2009-2010 KINDERGARTEN 2008-2009

SATURDAY RACE UPDATE

Saturday I went to 408MX and practiced a little in the morning and then raced the night race.  Practice went really well, I found some fast lines and had fun riding with my friends.  In both of my 65 races I got the hole shot and was able to stay out front for the whole race [...]

UNCLE 71

I’m going to be an Uncle!  My sister Elyssa and her husband Nick are going to have a baby.  They told my that I am going to be Uncle Hunter and I told them that the baby will have to call me “Uncle 71.”  On Saturday we went with Elyssa and Nick to find out [...]

GOING BACK TO CALI (5 of 5)

Right after the race was over we loaded up the truck and trailer to head back to Cali.  My Dad and Mom drove all night and we got back to our house at 5am.  We slept for 3 hours and spent the rest of the day cleaning the trailer and the bikes.  It was such [...]

65 RACE ON WASHOUGAL PRO TRACK (4 of 5)

For the first time in 40 years, the second day of the amateur race was ran on the “official” pro track.  Usually the back section of the pro track is not raced on by the armatures and a different starting gate is used for each race.  Because of the rain delay, they decided to “make [...]

WASHOUGAL PRO DAY (3 of 5)

Saturday was the Lucas Oil Motocross Washougal National race.  We got up early to watch practice, walked through the pits some more, and watched the races.  It was so fun to watch the pro’s and see what lines they were taking and I got some ideas for my race the next day. We had a great [...]

FINALLY TIME TO RACE (2 of 5)

Friday morning we woke up and the sun was shining in Washougal Washington.  8am we started practice and the track was really muddy from the rain the night before.  I was racing my 50cc King Cobra and the track was so much fun!  After practice I had just over an hour till my race so I played [...]

RACING ROAD TRIP (1 of 5)

Monday we loaded up the truck and trailer and headed toward Washougal Washington for an Amateur National Race.  We drove for about 10 hours and meet up with our friends in Oregon at Albany Raceway.  As soon as we got into Oregon it started raining and continued raining the whole night.  We went to sleep and when [...]