I was flipping through the July issue of Racer X Illustrated and found the column called 2 Tribes.  They interviewed Todd Jendro from Live Nation and Dave Prater, the director of Supercross.  At the end they ask each one to answer the question, "Words To Live By?"  

I really liked the answer Todd Jendro gave, so it's my quote for the day....

"Never give up.  Give 100 percent.  Follow your dreams.  And after you've done all that, it is what it is."   By Team-Kixsquest | Comments | Monday, August 4, 2008

Pee Wee Senior Ages 7-8

The Pee Wee classes are a bit small but Clayton Rankin, #169 was on fire on his KTM, along with Harrison Gulick, #99 who was tearing it up on his Cobra.  Clayton took the win in both motos and the overall win and Harrison finished second in both motos with a second place finish overall.      

125 Junior

This class is fun and wild because they're all pretty fast and anything can happen in the race to the finish line.  William Barghahn, #194 took the win in moto one while I saw some battling between Jacob Luginbuhl, #358 and Brady Rhode, #168 in this moto.  

In moto two of the 125 Junior, Brandon Clifford, #816 snagged the holeshot with Jake Burbach, #47, Brenton Barghahn, #190 and William Barghahn, #194 flying on their machines behind Clifford.  Burbach got past Clifford to take the lead.  Meanwhile, William Barghahn, on the #194 Suzuki crashed in the back whoops.  In the end, Burbach took the win, Clifford second and Brenton Barghahn took third.  

The overall win for the 125 Junior went to Brenton Barghahn, #190, second place went to Jake Burbach, #47 and third place went to William Barghahn, #194.  Great racing guys!

85 Supermini

John Maillette, #316 hit the holeshot turn and took off with Cole Ludowese, #285 Brady Rhode, #168 and Jake Burbach, #47 hot on his tail.  Burbach was lightening fast on his #47 Honda chasing Maillette.  In the back woods section, something must have happened to Rhode and Ludowese because they fell out of the front pack.  That left Jonathan Colvin, #423 in third.  Burbach made the pass on Maillette before the whoops to take the lead.  Burbach took the win, Maillette finished second and Colvin, third.

Jonathan Colvin jumped out front in the second moto with John Maillette and Jake Burbach behind him.  Maillette slipped ahead in the whoops and then Burbach made his move on Maillette.  The moto win and overall win went to Jake Burbach, second place was John Maillette and third went to Jonathan Colvin.  

Motocross A and MX Lites A

It is so much fun to see these guys out there because they are very talented.  Dylan Koth, #109 and Matthew Menzer, #92 were mixing it up in both these classes.   Menzer finished third in moto one of the Motocross A class behind Carl Schuritzke , #6 and first in the second moto.  Dylan Koth finished first in the first moto and second in the second moto.  Dylan Koth took the overall win in the Motocross A class and the MX Lites A class.  Congrats Dylan!

I also have to say congrats to Cody Lackore, #202 in the MX Lites B class.  He was on fire out there.  Cody took the win in both motos and the overall.   By Team-Kixsquest | Comments | Thursday, July 31, 2008

Mini 65cc

The mini 65cc class had Mitchell McConnell, #33 burning up the track taking the win in both motos.  Jordan Schiller, #66 and Tyler Lowe, #110, were also light'n up the track.  Tyler Lowe snagged the holeshot in moto two but  Mitchell McConnell quickly took the lead.  Then, Jordan Schiller was tailing Tyler Lowe.  Lowe held him off until the rhythm section where Schiller made the pass taking second in both motos.  Tyler Lowe took third in both motos.

85cc Senior

This smoking fast class had John Maillette, #316, Bryce Backaus, #497, Brandon Clifford, #816 and Cody Fredrick, #305 mixing it up.  John Maillette grabbed the holeshot in moto one and took off.  Bryce Backaus was his shadow until he made his pass on Maillette.  Then it was Backaus, Maillette, Brandon Clifford and Cody Fredrick.  Backaus was trying to get past some lap traffic so he took the inside line under the water tank and slid out.  Maillette slipped past him and was now back in first with Clifford in second.  Backaus got back up and running and was now in third. Maillette took the win, Clifford second, and Backaus third.

In moto two, Brandon Clifford was first to the holeshot turn and was on fire!  Maillette was second and Backaus third.  Backaus made his move on Maillette in the turn after the whoops.  Then, Backaus went gunning for Clifford.  In the end, Clifford took the win in this moto, Backaus second and Maillette third.

Meanwhile Cody Fredrick's #305 Honda put in for early retirement with a blown engine while Fredrick was running in the pack of riders at the back woods section of the track.  With a crash over the handle bars and a blown engine, Fredrick must have been in a state of frustration and disappointment but he's never DNF'd (Did Not Finish) a race and wasn't going to start now.  So, what did he do?  Fredrick decided to push his broken bike all the way around the track to the finish line in order to finish the race and avoid a DNF in the second moto.  

Cody displayed a "Never Give Up" attitude and we love that here at Kids In Xtreme Sports. So, with that, Cody Fredrick wins the Kids In Xtreme Sports Heart and Spirit Award!  Great job, Cody!   ("So, what's he gonna get?", some of you may be wondering.  "Money?"  "Stickers?"  "A t-shirt?"  Nope.  Sorry.  Cody already received his award.  An "A" in "Character 101" and that's something that will last a lifetime.)

More race coverage to come...... By Team-Kixsquest | Comments | Thursday, July 31, 2008

Video highlights from the race weekend are now posted.  Enjoy!  

Kids In Xtreme Sports hopes to be in Hixton, Wisconsin this weekend.   By Team-Kixsquest | Comments | Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Ever Tried?  Ever Failed?   No Matter.  Try Again.  Fail Again.  Fail Better By Team-Kixsquest | Comments | Wednesday, July 23, 2008