How I got started

I wanted to start riding because I loved watching motocross and supercross on TV. I got my first bike, a DS80, at 9. I started to get into racing at 12. I was racing in the 12-13 85cc class on a 2002 cr85. I had a rocky start but started to catch up with the more experienced racers. When I was thirteen I got my first second place trophy. Then I moved in to the 14-15 85cc class and 12-15 supermini 85cc class. I started to run 2nd and 3rd and at times get 1st. I than moved onto the big bikes and joined the 125 C class and the Schoolboy Class I was running top fives in 125 C and usually 1st in Schoolboy. I got bumped up to the 125 B class this year because I obtained a lot of points in the 125 C class. I am doing pretty well for my first year in the 125 B class and am running the District 6 Ultimate Points Series.

Goals for the Future

The 2006 season went fairly good. I had done very well in the 125cc C class and the schoolboy class but got hurt at the end of the season. I broke my clavicle which caused me to miss the last couple of races of the season. I am now in the 125 B class for the 2007 season and am hoping by the 2009 season I will be an expert.

What inspires you to compete?

What inspires me to compete is my love for the sport. I always loved to ride my dirt bike and watch supercross and motocross on TV. I love the sound of the engines revving before the gate drops. My favorite part is the race to the first corner.

Tell us about your life?

My name is Donald Lee Ayres Jr. I live in Boonton, NJ. I am 17, but my race age is 16. I race at district 6 tracks. I go to Morris County School of Technology, which is a school for students who have all regular class(math, science, ect.), plus they take a class of interest. I am in the computer class that teaches me how to fix and set-up everything on and in computers. Also I obtain an A and B average in school.

I got first place in points in the schoolboy class and 2nd in 125 C at Atco MX Park.

I also got 1st place in my first schoolboy race and 4th in my first 125 C race.

At the Loretta Lynn's qualifier held at Unadilla MX Park I got 4th in the 125 C class in the first moto but crashed in the second and I was on a stock KTM 125SX!