How I got started

My best friend growing up had a XR-75 and I wanted a dirt bike so I could be like him. I saved up money and my Dad kicked in half for my first bike....a 1974 MR-50 Honda mini elsinore. What a dream bike!  I instantly got hooked to the dirt bike/motocross scene and finally talked my parents into letting me make a track in our yard.  I continued to pressure my parents into letting me race motocross and they finally gave in and took me to my first race in August of 1981.  I competed in the senior 80 class. Again....I was hooked!  I practiced and worked hard to improve my results and learned early that this sport is not easy.  You get out of it what you put in! 

 In 1984, I started racing 125s in the 125 "B" class and continued to improve my results including winning multilple races and consistantly finishing in the top 10 in District points.  My final year in the 125 "B" class was 1987,  were I won the Indiana District 15 Indiana State Championship Race and Final overall points Championship that year.  I was then moved up to the "A" class where I have been competing for the last 19 years and I am still "hooked" on the sport to this day at 40 yrs. old!!

Goals for the Future

I am turning 40 Years old in December and I am going to concentrate on winning a 40+ "A" Year-end Points championship along with our State Championship Race Series in District 15. I am also considering to to Loretta Lynn`s for the first time to experience that.  I also enjoy helping younger riders out and supporting our local tracks. 

Why do I love this sport?

 The main attraction to this sport for me has been the positive impact it has had in my life.  From keeping me focused working hard to be able to buy new bikes and keeping me out of trouble as a teenager, to all the wonderful people I have met and raced with, motocross has been a huge impact in my life.  I also like the fact that it is and "individual" sport where it it just you winning or loosing, and not having to depend on others to pull their weight like traditional ball and stick sports.  I also have never been able to duplicate the feeling you get from pulling a holeshot with a fullgate of riders at Redbud!! 

Won the 1987 Indiana State Championship Race in the 125 "B" class, 1988 Indiana State Points Champion 125 "A" class, 1993 State Points Champion 25+ "A" class, 1998 State Points Champion 30+ "A" class, 2007, 2008 40+ State Championship Series, and have won hundereds of motos in the 25+ "A", 30+ "A", and 250 "A" classes over the last 25 years in District 15.