71-90cc 8-12 Years Stk
Pos. # Name Points
1. 72 Austin Brooksby 45
2. 18 Kyle 25
3. 666 Ryean 22
4. 64 Jerry 22
5. 95 Isaiah 20
6. 77 Noah 18
Friday, December 21, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Fun but crazy race
Last night Austin had a race at Milestone MX park in Riverside, Ca. It was round 2 of the Podium Production Series...
Unfortunately I was not able to attend because of other obligations but Brian & Austin got to spend some good quality guy time together!
Austin started off strong leading the race when Brian realized that TPTB put Austin in the wrong class and since the classes were split this time Bri had to run on the track and pull Austin off and get him back to the starting line since the right class was racing next! So after four laps with the wrong class Austin began his race w/ his own class. He was leading his class and going strong when he ran out of gas...
Brian ran out once again and switched the tank to reserve and Austin was off again! What should happen next??? Austin is rear-ended by another racer, which my child feels is important to point out to the flagger LOL... Off again and get ready for it YEP... his chain breaks! Fortunately he gets 3rd place & not a DNF (did not finish)with DNF's no point are awarded.
That all was round 1 and you would think an eight year old would be ready to call it quits! Not my son he is in a positive mood and confident that his dad will be able to fix his chain! Super Dad to the rescue!!! Brian is able to fix the bike and get it ready for race 2!!
Determined to do much better in the 2nd race, Austin is focused and ready to go....
He is doing great in the lead for his class and everything is going great! Then Brian notices he is no longer jumping his bike and taking it really easy on the turns. He's on the last lap and still taking it very easy! Then he stops completely because his transmission has quit on him! Brian later finds out that he had stopped jumping and was taking it easy because he knew something was wrong and he heard a noise every time he jumped. Austin figured he could stop jumping, take it easy and just finish the race. Of course Brian is very ecstatic that Austin is at the point of listening to his bike! If he would have kept riding hard the damage could have been much worse. Another racer also blew his transmission (while still riding hard)and there was oil everywhere! Brian and Austin pushed the bike across the finish line and he took 3rd place (out of 3 of course).
Again you would think Austin would be devastated by the night but he was not and is not! He is glad he was able to race and that him and his dad got to spend some quality time together!
Both Brian and I have noticed a change in Austin's maturity level this year in racing and we could not be any prouder of him! He get's to the races and is more involved in set up and even take down! No matter how tired he is! When things do not go his way he does not get mad or even upset. He is very competive but only during the race. The kid that rear-ended him came up and apologized before the 2 nd race and Austin accepted his apology and told him not to worry about it. Which is great since we seen grown adults ready to throw blows at the last race for the same situation! It's pretty funny when you see eight and eleven year olds acting more mature than 20 and 30 year olds!
Brian dropped the bike off this morning and it will be fixed before Austin's next race in January!
Hopefully I have a better report for the next race!
Unfortunately I was not able to attend because of other obligations but Brian & Austin got to spend some good quality guy time together!
Austin started off strong leading the race when Brian realized that TPTB put Austin in the wrong class and since the classes were split this time Bri had to run on the track and pull Austin off and get him back to the starting line since the right class was racing next! So after four laps with the wrong class Austin began his race w/ his own class. He was leading his class and going strong when he ran out of gas...
Brian ran out once again and switched the tank to reserve and Austin was off again! What should happen next??? Austin is rear-ended by another racer, which my child feels is important to point out to the flagger LOL... Off again and get ready for it YEP... his chain breaks! Fortunately he gets 3rd place & not a DNF (did not finish)with DNF's no point are awarded.
That all was round 1 and you would think an eight year old would be ready to call it quits! Not my son he is in a positive mood and confident that his dad will be able to fix his chain! Super Dad to the rescue!!! Brian is able to fix the bike and get it ready for race 2!!
Determined to do much better in the 2nd race, Austin is focused and ready to go....
He is doing great in the lead for his class and everything is going great! Then Brian notices he is no longer jumping his bike and taking it really easy on the turns. He's on the last lap and still taking it very easy! Then he stops completely because his transmission has quit on him! Brian later finds out that he had stopped jumping and was taking it easy because he knew something was wrong and he heard a noise every time he jumped. Austin figured he could stop jumping, take it easy and just finish the race. Of course Brian is very ecstatic that Austin is at the point of listening to his bike! If he would have kept riding hard the damage could have been much worse. Another racer also blew his transmission (while still riding hard)and there was oil everywhere! Brian and Austin pushed the bike across the finish line and he took 3rd place (out of 3 of course).
Again you would think Austin would be devastated by the night but he was not and is not! He is glad he was able to race and that him and his dad got to spend some quality time together!
Both Brian and I have noticed a change in Austin's maturity level this year in racing and we could not be any prouder of him! He get's to the races and is more involved in set up and even take down! No matter how tired he is! When things do not go his way he does not get mad or even upset. He is very competive but only during the race. The kid that rear-ended him came up and apologized before the 2 nd race and Austin accepted his apology and told him not to worry about it. Which is great since we seen grown adults ready to throw blows at the last race for the same situation! It's pretty funny when you see eight and eleven year olds acting more mature than 20 and 30 year olds!
Brian dropped the bike off this morning and it will be fixed before Austin's next race in January!
Hopefully I have a better report for the next race!
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