Broc takes 1st in the 85 jr class and 2nd in the 85 open class for 2008. At the begining of the year we decided to put Broc in the open class to give him some experience racing with the older/faster boys. By the End of the season he was winning and eventually ended the year in 2nd place. So much for trying to humble him!
Cole the Funky Chicken Mason, took 2nd overall in the 2008 65 jr class! Way to go Cole!
Trevor ended his first racing season with a third in 65sr and 8th in the 85 jr class.
We want to thank our sponsors and track owners for helping us do what we love!
Uncle S. was in town to see the boys race, so the pressure was on. The boys raced well in the humid heat.
Broc's 85 Open class was a fast group as usual. Racing against the older faster kids will prove to be a good learning experience as Broc moves up through the groups in the future.
Cole scored 2-2 in his 65 Junior class to take second overall. He showed an incredible determination in repeatedly catching and trying to pass Zane, who raced well as always - nice job, Zane.
Broc's 85 Junior class was a nailbiting race and came down to the wire. In the first heat, Broc didn't get the best gate choice and ended up with a slower start. He took third in the heat. In the second, he benefitted from a fall and quickly jumped from third to first, a lead he held and grew all the way to the finish. With the second heat counting for more than the first, Broc's 3-1 was good enough for the overall win.
Trevor continues to show improvement, getting better starts and restarting like a rocket after a fall in the 65 Senior class race.
It was also good to see Luke V. who came to the races with his leg in a cast. Luke had a terrible accident recently and is on the road to recovery... get well soon Luke!
July 20th at Persia wa a good weekend for MBR. Trevor finished the 85jr class a passed several riders in the 65sr class. He continues to improve but we may limit the day before practicing sessions to 2 hours maximum so they aren’t worn out for Sundays racing.
Cole was as proud of himself as we were for him. He finally beat his rival and friend Zane. He wanted to tease Zane after the race but realized it wasn’t appropriate at the time. He continues to be the points leader.
Broc took second in the 85jr class to a District 22 racer, Chase Evans and fourth in the open class. Luke V continues to gain speed as he holeshot moto 2 of the jr class and holding Broc off for the first lap. Broc continues to lead the 85jr and is 3rd in the open.
Mason Brothers Racing would like to introduce our new rider, Trevor Waldron #9!
Trevor has been riding with the boys at Timber Ridge for a few years now and this year decided to start racing. He has raced his Kawasaki KX65 for the first 4 races, but last weekend he attended the Alex Manga MX School and rode his KX85 for the first time. He looked much more comfortable and went faster on the 85, even doubling on the Challenge Track in Missouri.
We welcome Trevor and his mom and dad to our team. Watch for all of the boys results this season here on the web-site.
Good luck Trevor!
Sunday, May 18th the Hillblazer Motorcycle Club, which I am a member of, put on our annual AMA District 22 Hare Scramble. Both boys race this event and have won every year they have entered. The classes are simple, 85cc Class, 65cc Class and the 50cc Class.
Broc's 85cc Class started first and from a dead engine start, Broc was second into the first turn. By the third turn the leader had fallen and Broc was in the lead. For the first four laps, Broc led the field with three bikes right on his rear tire, then on the fifth lap he had dropped back to 4th place and thats where he finished. After the race I asked him how the others got around him and he told me that he thought there was an 85jr and 85sr class and since these guys had been trying to get around him, he would let the 85srs by. This is a prime example of our eleven year old son not listening! Well, he rode a great race and hopefully learned a good lesson about paying attention.
Cole started his race in first place and was so far ahead that he had time to help two of his friends who had fallen. He had even passed a few of the bigger 85cc riders but as the race went on its hard to determine who you had passed and who passed you. So after the race, Cole wondered what place he got so we looked at the score sheets which showed that Cole was the only 65cc rider to complete 6 laps and that the second place rider only finished 5 laps. Needless to say, he was very happy and was on cloud nine.
The adult race started after the kids received their trophies in front of the entire 100 plus entries. Both of the boys showed up on a couple of web sites who were there taking pictures, racertoy.com and iera22.com. You should check out all of the pictures on these sites, especially the creek crossing crash pictures.
