I am a 24 year old motocrosser who has been racing for almost 20 years now. I started riding when I was 4 years old and began racing flat track shortly after that. I raced around in circles till I was 9 and then started focusing more on motocross. Even though I hadn't been racing motocross, I had a MX track in my back yard, and it didn't take long to start putting in good results. By the time I was 13 I started racing a 125. In just four short years I had gone from a "C" rider to an "A" rider. Things really started going good in 2002 at the age of 19. I was running up front every weekend. (against AMA National qualifying riders much of the time.)
I have always had problems with injuries, but in 2003 I suffered a big one. (broken back and shoulder) This injury put me out for 2 years. In late 2005 I came back to race a double header arenacross. Riding in the intermediate class due to my time off, I managed to win both nights and lap nearly half the field. This was short lived as I managed to break my wrist a month later. I was out for the whole 2006 season and it took two surgeries to get me back in the game. But now, I am 100% healthy and I made it through all of 2007 without any broken bones. I feel that I have matured greatly as a rider the last couple years, and I am much more focused as well. I just need to get my speed back and I will be back up front again.
Lately there is rarely a day when I am not either riding my dirt bike or training for the upcoming season. Maturity, health, focus, love for riding, and hopefully some more sponsorship help, will get me back to where I was and beyond.
COMPETITIVE HIGHLIGHTS:
- I used to whip up on the 80's when I was riding a 60
- Won the Sturgis hill climb on my 80. Climb was good enough to win the 125 and 200 class also
- 1996 SVCC Hare Scramble Champ 100cc (leading point scorer in all classes)
- 2000 SVCC Hare Scramble Champ 125 Class
- 2001 South Dakota State MX Champ 250 B class (11 of 12 moto wins)
- 2002 5th Over-All SDMX Championship 125 A class
- 2002 4th Over-All SDMX Championship 250 A class
- 2002 Qualified for Ponca City National 125 and 250 A class (Dakota Region)
- 2003 Qualified for main at AMA Regional Arenacross 250 Pro (Grand Forks ND)
GOALS FOR THIS YEAR:
1. Finish top 3 in South Dakota Motocross Championship
2. Qualify for Ponca City National
3. Qualify for Loretta Lynn's
4. Start racing more District 23 races AND FINISH WELL!!!
5. Win moto's
6. WIN RACES!!!
7. Accumulate more sponsorship help