Personal History
At the start of the pandemic (COVID-19), I was looking for various activities to keep busy. One day my parents brought me to Fox Raceway with an electric dirt bike that I had. Riding the track with kids and adults that were well in advance of me, I knew right away that I was hooked and this had to be something I would be great at. I begged and begged for my parents to get me a YZ65 for Christmas and indeed, come December 25, 2020, there was a brand new one under the tree. From there, and with my parents help, I’ve never looked back and have dedicated myself to being one of the greatest riders. We bought a second home in Lake Arrowhead and every single weekend, we ride varying trails and/or head to our home track of Lake Elsinore to train and sharpen my skills. For the last 3+ years I have been working with a coach, John Brewton, to help me do whatever discipline it takes to move up and continue to get better on this journey. Now that school has started, and as long as I maintain all A’s on my report card, John picks me up from school and we head straight to the track to train. I have since advanced through the YZ85 and Supermini classes and have just started competing in the 250 class. I now ride a Red Bull KTM Factory 250 SX-F, and am currently performing the best riding of my career. I guess I belong on a big bike and one thing I will say is that being in the dirt on my saddle is my true happy place. I’ve never done something that makes me so happy and fulfilled and this is my future.
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Riding Goals
BIG GOALS?! = Travel the world and compete. Plain and simple.
Micro goals...
Having just graduated up to the 250 class, I feel I have never competed at such a high level and am currently experiencing my best riding ever. I have a heavy competition schedule ahead for the rest of 2024 so keeping safe and healthy are so important to me. As we progress towards Loretta Lynn and Mammoth, I want to compete at the highest level this year. I want to use each and every race as an opportunity to better myself in the sport, both technically and as an ambassador to my sponsorship brands. And the main #1 goal through all of this - from racing to trail riding with my family - is to continue to have fun.
Competitive Highlights
The one thing that really makes me proud is achieving milestones. I remember when first starting my riding career on the youth track at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park, I would look at the riders on the Pro (Main) Track and think to myself that someday I will be there. Now, only 3+ years since just learning how to ride a dirt bike, period, I have advanced through the 85cc class, Mini class and Supermini class and am now competing amongst the finest in the sport in the 250 class...and performing my best riding to date. The very first moto of my very first 250 race, I knocked out the holeshot and placed 3rd (3rd overall for a podium placement) at Elsinore and in the Schoolboy class placed 5th overall out of 16. I not look to build off of that momentum and truly compete. 2024 will be a milestone year for me in my growth as a rider.
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