4 Aug 08 This past week I raced at Loretta Lynn’s in Hurricane Mills, TN. This year, they changed up the track, and added a couple new sections. Overall the changes were super fun, and I had a good time racing. The week started out good, as we went practicing at some local tracks a couple days before the race week. Come race day, I couldn’t wait to ride, but as soon as I got on the line, I got tight, and wasn’t riding the best that I could. I was making mistakes all over the track, and wasn’t smooth. That was the story for the first round of motos, but towards the end of the week, I finally started riding loose, and was riding good, but had to work from the back because of bad starts. In the end I ended up 24th in schoolboy 2, and 28th in schoolboy 1. Overall, the week didn’t go near as good as planned, but I’m happy I was able to make it there, and race in one of the most prestigious amateur nationals.       Thanks for your support, Austin Burns #141

30 June 08

This past weekend I raced at the Mammoth Motocross National. The track was fun, and I had never been there before. I rode fairly well, and ended up finishing okay. The race was a super fun race, and I had fun riding on the mammoth mountain motocross track. The track was different than usual nationals, and was mostly berms and not too many ruts. The track got super rough, and was really fun to race on. Overall I did fairly well, and can’t wait until Ponca and Loretta’s.     250 Junior – 4th place 250/450 Junior open – 3rd place   Thanks for all your support, Austin Burns #141

19 Jun 08

This past weekend I went to Texas for the south central youth regional at Freestone County Raceway. We drove up Wednesday and trained with Shanon Niday on Thursday. They then held open practice on Friday, and racing on Saturday and Sunday. The track was good, and was the same as the national that was held there the weekend before. The track started out good in the beginning of the day, and got super dry and slick by the end of the day. I rode pretty decent, but made a few mistakes in a couple of my motos that cost me a couple of positions. Overall my results were okay, but all I can do is come back home, train, and get ready for Mammoth.   Schoolboy 2 (14-16) – Moto 1 – 9th / Moto 2 – 10th / Moto 3 – 7th / Overall – 9th place   Thanks for all your support, Austin Burns #141

9 June 08

This past weekend I raced at Glen Helen Raceway for the Loretta Lynn southwest regional qualifier. The track was super fun, and had the same design as it did for the pro national that was held there a couple of weeks ago. I raced the schoolboy 1 class on my 125 two-stroke and the schoolboy 2 class on my 250f. The racing was good, and they used a three moto format which made for tight overall finishes.   Schoolboy 1 (12-16) – Moto 1 – 6th / Moto 2 – 4th / Moto 3 – 7th / Overall – 5th Schoolboy 2 (14-16) – Moto 1 – 10th / Moto 2 – 13th / Moto 3 – 5th / Overall 7th   I rode good in most of my motos, but had a couple of mistakes that cost me better finishes. Overall the track was fun to ride, and it was a good weekend. I was able to qualify in schoolboy 1 because top 5 were qualifying positions.   Thanks for your support, Austin Burns #141

12 May 08

This past weekend I raced in Colorado for the Loretta Lynn area qualifiers at Thunder Valley. The track was good, and there was a ton of people that showed up for the race. On Saturday, it was super cold, and we even got a couple of snow flurries. On Sunday, the temperature was a bit warmer, and the track was good. Before practice, the track was super muddy, but by the end of the day, the track had huge ruts in it, and was one of the roughest tracks I have ever rode on. My races were okay, but we qualified for the south central regional, and that's what we went to do. Overall It was a fun weekend, and my results were okay.   Schoolboy 1 (12-16) - 2nd place Schoolboy 2 (14-16) - 7th place    Thanks for your support, Austin Burns #141

1 May 08

This past weekend we went to Boulder City for the Loretta Lynn area qualifiers. The area was super windy, and made for a dry and dusty track. I raced the schoolboy 1 12-16 class in a 125 two stroke, and the schoolboy 2 14-16 class on a 250F. Overall the track was fun despite the wind and the dust, and my results were good.   Schoolboy 1 12-16 - 1st place Schoolboy 2 14-16 - 1st place   Thanks for your support, Austin Burns #141

 

WORLD MINI GRAND PRIX 2008 14-20 April 2008 250 Mod Novice: 3rd overall

22 Apr 08

We have just finished up with the World Minis in Las Vegas. The week overall was okay, but not as good as I would've liked. We qualified in good for both the stock novice, and mod novice. Going into the main, I had a chance to win both classes. In the stock class, I got into a first turn crash which put me out of the race. I went back to race the mod class, and was feeling okay. I came off the gate and didn't get the greatest start. I made a few passes, and by two laps to go I made my way into third. I stayed there, and went 1-3 for 3rd overall. Overall I'm not completely excited with my results, but the week was fairly good.   Thanks for your support, Austin Burns #141

16 Apr 08

Today was the first day of racing at the world minis. The track has been pretty good, but it is super windy. The changed the track up a little bit, and overall it's pretty fun. Today I raced the 250 stock novice. I was race 3, and the track was good. I got off to a good start, and was in second. Within the first couple of laps I made the pass for first and stayed there until the end of the race. So far the races have been good, and we're having a good time. Thanks for your support, Austin Burns #141=

AMATEUR OPEN OF MOTOCROSS 2005-2007

DODGE AMATEUR MOTOCROSS NATIONAL 2007

5th Annual 2007 DODGE Amateur Motocross National, Oct 07  We have finished up with the 5th annual Dodge Amateur National in Sacramento.  Overall I had a good week, and I am pretty happy with my results. In the 250 Stock novice class, I was in first in my division. I then went out for the main and got the holeshot. I never looked back, and took the win, but do to the points system that the Dodge runs, I ended up with second place. In the 250 mod novice class, I qualified fourth in my division do to a bad second moto. I had an alright start and was inside the top ten. I was able to work my way up to second in the moto, and I also ended up second overall in that class as well. On the last lap of the mod class, I cased a jump and bounced into a braking bump. My hand had hit the bars hard, and it was sore, and hurt to pull in the clutch. We decided that the week had been good so far, and we ended up not running the schoolboy stock main. This past week has been good, and I appreciate all your support.   Class Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 250cc Novice Stock 3 2 1 250cc Novice Mod 2 5 2 Schoolboy 12-15 Yrs Stock 125c 12 10 43 Check back for a note from Austin!

PONCA CITY GRAND NATIONAL 2004-2007

Ponca City Grand National, Jul 2007 We are getting home from Ponca, but I didn't do to well there. I qualified okay, but in the mains, I had horrible starts, and just wasn't riding the greatest. I ended up getting about 20th place in my mains, which is horrible considering how well I qualified in some of my classes. Hopefully we can start training, and come Amateur Open we will be 100%. Friday Today I raced in my mod and supermini classes. I crashed going up the face of a double in the mod, and ended up getting a 13th, and qualified in with a 8. In the supermini, I got a horrible start, and ended up getting 5th in that moto.  Tomorrow I race the run-offs, and hopefully I can get a trophy. Thursday 5th, 85 Stock 12-13 Div 3, Qualified 7th 4th, 85 Open Mod 9-16 Div 3, Qualified 5th Wednesday 7th, 85 Mod 12-13 Div 3 7th, 85 Stock 12-13 Div 3 7th, 85 Open Mod 9-16 Div 3 Tuesday     Today I had two motos to race. My first moto was the 85 open class. I got an okay jump off of the gate, but then got pinched on the start and didn't get the greatest start, but I was in the top 15. I worked my way past a couple of kids, and ended up 7th.     My second moto was the 85 12-13 stock class. I again got pinched on the start but was up a little further in the pack. I passed a couple of kids and ended up 7th again. I know that if I get a better start I can run up there and get a little better position. Thanks for your support,  Austin Burns #141   2005* 2004 85cc 7-11 stock:  4th 85cc 7-11 Mod:  6th 85cc 7-11 mod:  4th 65cc Open:  6th Supermini:  5th 65cc Mod: 9th 85cc open: 7th   * Injury put us out of all mains.. these are qualifier results

ANNUAL AMA PARTS UNLIMITED SPRING CLASSIC 2007

13th Annual AMA Parts Unlimited Spring Classic, Lake Whitney MX, Whitney, TX. March 2007 85cc 12-13 stock 85 I qualified with an 11th, by getting passed on the last lap, which wasn't enough to make the main, and I missed it by one position. I went to the LCQ and got a second and made it to the main. In the main I got stuck on the outside of the gate. I got pushed off the track in the start and I had to catch up. I passed some people and I got about 26th place.   85cc 12-13 mod 85 I qualified again with an 11th by again getting passed on the last lap. It wasn't enough again to make the main by one position. I went to the LCQ and I got 1st and made it to the main. In the main I got on the outside again. I didn't do well in the main and crashed, I worked my way up to about 22nd place.   105cc Supermini  I qualified in the first division with a 9th and made it to the main and didn't have to go to the LCQ. I went to the main and crashed in the first turn and was second to last. I got up and caught up to 28th place.   March 7th: The track was in great shape, and the temperature was great. They kept the track in great condition, and it made for some great racing. Everyone was anxious to ride, and couldn’t wait to ride the first national of the year.   Today I raced Supermini; overall I didn’t do so well. I got off to an okay start in 8th, I then fell twice on the second lap. I qualified in with a 12th, but that’s not going to help us for the main   March 8th: The weather was once again great, and it even got a little hot today. The track was smooth, and they groomed it a lot for some reason. The track has been great so far, and hopefully it keeps getting better.   Today I raced in 85 12-13 stock. I had a horrible gate pick, and ended up way outside. I got pushed way outside, and ended up in the back of the pack. I worked my way up and was sitting 9th, then fell on the last lap, and ended up qualifying with a 13th. So far things haven’t been going our way, but it’s not over.   March 9th:  Today I raced the 85 12-13 mod class. I had again bad starts, and had to work my way through the pack. I ended up working up there and not crashing like the other motos, and ended up qualifying in with a 6th.   March 10th:  Today I raced the Supermini and stock mains. In the Supermini main, I ended up having to start from the way out side, and got a horrible start, and ended up 20th in the race which gave me a 22nd overall. In the stock class, I had an okay gate pick, and went off the gate okay, but got caught in a second turn crash, and was in the back of the pack. I ended up getting 19h in that moto, which gave me a 20th overall.   March 11th:  Today I raced the mod main. I was going in with a god number, so I had a good gate pick. I had a bad start, and worked up to about 13th. A couple of kids then passed me, and I ended up with a 15th which gave me 12th overall.     2005 Jr Supermini:  9th 85cc Mod:  10th 85cc Stock:  14th

 

World Mini 2005 2004 85cc Mod:  3rd 85cc 9-11 Stock:  9th 85cc Stock:  9th

Loretta Lynns 85cc Stock and Mod ...  injured from ponca AMA Regional (Cycle Ranch)   85cc Stock  2nd AMA Regional (Glen Helen) 85cc Mod 4th