Who races?

[cmiller493]

nice, do you have pictures of your bikes??

[Hondacrrider]

I raced my first race this September. I am also planning on racing the entire spring series in my local area but it is going to be very expensive.

[cmiller493]

Yeah no kidding, riding is expensive enough, not to mention racing. Especially when you have nobody to help you out. Im 17 and I have to pay for every single thing that involves motocross. What is gay about my town is it isnt very big so nobody ever rides at our track. My parents wont let me ride alone so I dont get to practice as much as I want, so I dont know if ill race next summer if im not good enough.

[snowboarderro]

yes cmiller493 look in the photo and video section their is a topic with pictures

[Hondacrrider]

Oh... ya, my parents don't pay for much either, they will pay for my basketball and track and field no problem. Although they are willing to pay for some of the travel involved because it can be a vacation for my dad(new lakes to explore and fish) and new malls for my mom and sister. I think that you should find some buddies who ride, do you have your drivers license? If not, get it right away, offer to anyone who rides a ride to the track, so you can get to the track a bunch, motocross in my opinion is all about seat time.

[cmiller493]

Haha yeah im almost 18..in kansas we get our drivers license at 16. Its the fact that nobody in my town rides motocross. Everybody here thinks the sport is gay. My friends give me shit because I ride, they think I need to focus on golf to get to a good college, haha i'd rather ride mx.

[cmiller493]

I put in as much work as I can at the track. When nobody is there I work on corners a lot. Our track isnt very good but atleast it is a place to ride.
Haha I know this isnt the video section but I thought I would just put that on here rather than start a new topic. I KNOW I SUCK! haha any tips will be appreciated. It was really windy that day (of course, haha its Kansas) so I wasnt doing a couple jumps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60NW-vJr2nk

[motomike894]

I do, well I havent this year really cause my broken femur still has not healed yet, just had second surgery on it.

But I am pumped turn the big 30 next summer.

So Ill be racing MX and have lots of options - 250 A/Pro, 450 A/Pro, 25 plus A, 30 plus A.

And possibly some Nationals on the big RM250, I will post pictures of bike on here soon, been working on it all summer, she is sweet!!!

[cmiller493]

Dude that is awesome, cant wait to see that beauty! That would be awesome if you raced a couple nationals, the more guys qualifying at the national level the more the factory guys are going to see that 2 strokes are the SHIT! Hope your femur heals up, and turning the big 30? You old fart! Hahaha jk good luck next summer man, keep us posted!

[cmiller493]

Wait a minute...are you Michael Heingartner??

[RM250 Evan]

Sick track Cmiller!!! It has lots of potential!

[cmiller493]

Thanks, the 2 guys that work on the track are both injured and cant work on the track so it has kind of gone to dumps but once spring comes we'll be able to get it back in shape. They are going to teach me how to run the bobcat and tractor so I can do some of the work also.

[eprovenzano]

I used to race MX back in the day, (35 years ago).  I was planning on running a few scrambles this year, but I was working as a software consultant and was out of town Monday through Friday for 6 months.  When I was home I had other duties that needed tended to...  so no racing this year. 

I plan on getting into a few next season nothing serious, just for fun.  My goal is to finish, and fininsh in one peice, both me and the bike. I plan on the race being more a "ride" at a location I wouln't normally get to ride.   To accomplish my gosl, I've started to workout some in preparation for next season, but I need to step it up a lot....  I picked up some weight while working out of town, (too much fast food), so I need to get shed some of this excess...  but Ill be ready.

[rm250guy]

Started at age 15 on a 1974 kx125, have been racing continuously for 35 years, and yes that equals 50..... and I am still addicted to MX!  Anything offroad is good!

[ACMX]

I race 250C. In my town MX is very popular. Everyone at school owns and wears fox (even if they dont ride) or alpinestars. It is a very competitive C class haha.