My 2009 Goals is to make it to the AMA National Championships again this year.  The challenge is going to be not only qualifying in an older age group but to come back from a broken femur I got at the Mini Olympics 5 months ago.  I just got cleared to ride in Mid-March and I took the first step to the Championship by qualifying at the Southeast Area Qualifier at the Seminole Tribe MX track.  It was my first race back and I did pretty good, but I still have to work hard to get back to 100%.  It makes it easier having my brother Michael to train with.  Our plan is to qualify in 2 regions only this year .... Southeast and Northeast, with my brother in the Amatuer Class and me in the Youth Class these are the only 2 regions that would work without overlapping dates, thats great it gives us 2 chances to make it.  I can't wait to go on the road trip in a couple of weeks it should be so much fun, we had a awesome time last year going to all the qualifiers, I qualified in 4 regions but we only did 2 Regionals.  

 I achieved my goal of making it to Championship Race, it was so much fun there.  The week of racing was alright...... I didn't do as well as I had hoped, a couple of crashes and flat front tire on the hot lap..... but I ended it on a good note and got a 14th in my last moto.   The racing was amazing!!! Getting to watch all the top racers in the country and meeting and making new friends, and of course getting to ride that awesome track.  I can't wait to make it there again. 

Florida Gold Cup Series 2007.......

I just finished the Florida Gold Cup Series and I came away with the 85 7-11 class, 1st place championship for the series.  My goal for this series was to try to finish in the  top 10 consistently and I was able to even though the competition was really tough here in Florida.

Florida Winter AMs 2008.......

The competition was tough for this series and the tracks were awesome, I was consistant though and came away with 3rd Overall in the 85cc 7-11 class and a 5th Overall in the Jr. Mini thru 13 class.

Working Hard to get to Loretta Lynn's.......

Well my # 1 goal this year is to make it to Loretta Lynn's. I have already qualified for the South East Area with 3rd place finishes in both the STK & MOD class of the 85cc 9-11, and we plan on trying for the North East & Mid East Areas in the next few weeks. And hopefully I'll get in at the first Regional in Pennsylvania. I did the Southwest Area Qualifier in Arizona and came away with 1st place finishes in both the 85cc 9-11 STK & MOD, but we won't be doing the Regional on the Westcoast since we're back on the Eastcoast now. I'm so excited about traveling north to ride at those tracks, It will be my first trip there.

We are going to Florida in January to train in Dade City with Randy Yoho at his track.  We are going to drive our rv over there from Las Vegas.  Hope it's not too cold. 

My trip in September was to Las Vegas & California.  We went to Las Vegas to buy an RV and then drove out to Cali.  We went to coolest shop called Hahm's Motosport in Anaheim and bought a couple of bikes (Thanks Gary) We rode at Starwest, 395 & Competetive Edge, it was so much fun.  Then we camped at Glen Helen in our rv with our friends from Hawaii who rented rv's.  I raced there and did pretty good except for the crashing I would of done better, but it was good fun.  The uphills were fun but the ruts sucked .... they were huge, but it was a good experience.   Starwest  was so much fun it's like our track on Kauai but way better and I love the jumps there, we came and rode at night then camped out overnight and rode in the morning.  On the way back to Las Vegas we stopped and rode at Competetive Edge and met Chuck he's cool.  I had so much fun there and we didn't have that much time to ride but we did even though it was really hot.  Tedesco and Gossellar was there riding too. I can't wait to go back again.

Just wanted to let you all know that I`m leaving today to go to LAS VEGAS!!!!! It`s my first trip to the World Mini Grand Prix.... I hope I do good. Thanks for all the support.

Much Mahalo...Brandon Carvalho #117

At the 2005 Annual KMRA Season Ending Banquet, I was awarded the 1st place trophy as the "Top Points Getter" in 2005 for the 65cc B Class. This was the highlight of my riding career ..... so far.