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11 January 2011 Update
This past week has been great for me. I had a crash a
couple weeks ago and had a little injury to my knee and ribs.
Since it is pretty much our off season I was able to take some
time off of riding and let everything get back to 100% instead
of rushing it. This week I started riding again and I am super
pumped to be back on the bike from my two week break. My new
bikes are coming along great and I'm feeling more and more
comfortable each time I ride them and I am looking forward to
some great racing this next season. The riding was awesome
throughout the week even though I had some gnarly blisters from
not riding. Once the weekend hit we loaded up and headed over to
California to watch the start of the Supercross kick off at
Anaheim. The racing was awesome and I was stoked to be there.
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December 2010 Triple Crown
This past weekend we finished up the final round of the
Triple Crown
series at Pala Raceway. The races went well for me,
and I rode well. The day started out good getting the win in
the first moto which was 250 Intermediate. First moto of
schoolboy went alright as I fell early in the moto and was
back in the pack. I was able to come through and get back
into second by the end of the moto. The second motos started
out well as there was no rain this time and the track was
getting rough and technical. I was able to get the win again
in the 250 Intermediate class. In Schoolboy I was able to
stay on two wheels and get the win giving me the overall for
the day in both classes as well as in the triple crown
series.
Overall -
250 Intermediate - 1st place
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November 2010 ... Triple Crown MX Series
This past weekend I raced the Triple Crown mx series at
Cahuilla Creek
mx park. The weekend started out weird on Saturday as
it started raining in southern California. The track ended
up to be great though on Saturday for practice and had some
awesome lines and the dirt was nice. Sunday started out
pretty good as I went out for first practice while the
temperature was freezing. It ended up warming up throughout
the day though, and by the motos the weather was amazing. My
first set of motos went pretty well, I didn't get the
greatest starts and spun off of the wet concrete. I ended up
still riding good and got into the lead by the second lap in
both the intermediate and schoolboy motos. Second motos
started a little better for me with my starts and I rode as
well as I did in the first motos to again come away with
wins in both classes. Overall it was a great weekend for me
and I was pumped to come away with all the moto wins in both
classes.
250 Intermediate - 1st place
Schoolboy - 1st place
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October 2010 ... Dodge National Race Report
I
just got back from the dodge amateur national in Sacramento, CA,
and what a week it was. The track was awesome like always and my
bikes were working great all week. The week started out great
for my in practice and I was loving the track and the new layout
at Hangtown. Motos started out good as well, and my first moto
was college boy since the schoolboy age limit was only 15 there.
I started out getting a horrible start on a 250 against the
450's but was able to come through the pack the first couple
laps. I was able to move my way into second, but by that time
the leader had checked out and I had to settle for second. The
other two college boy motos seemed like repeats of the first
where I struggled to get starts on the little bike, and ended up
second all three motos.
Going into the 250 B classes, I was tired of
eating roost and was gunna get holeshot. I was able to pull
holeshot quite a bit in the 250 B classes in both stock and
mod. I rode great in both 250 classes and won every moto in
stock and mod securing me with two championships on the
week.
250 B Stock 1-1-1 - 1st overall
250 B Mod 1-1-1 - 1st overall
Collegeboy (16-24) 2-2-2 - 2nd overall
Thanks, Austin Burns #141
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8 August 10 ... Long Lost Loretta Lynn Update
What a long two weeks it has been. Ponca
went really well and I was looking forward to Lorettas. Making
it to Loretta Lynns amateur national is an accomplishment in
itself and I was stoked to be on the
starting line again. Practice went
well for me and I was liking the track. The racing however
didn't start out so great for me. My first moto of the week I
had a crash while running inside of the top ten and had to fight
back in order to get 11th. After that the week seemed like it
was at a downhill spiral after the next couple motos when I got
a
flat tire in one, and fell again
in another. The week was going bad for me knowing what I was
capable of and where I wanted to be in the finishes and nothing
seemed to go my way. Finally in the last couple motos I was able
to ride better than I had been riding the rest of the week but
it still wasn't to my full potential. Although the week was a
struggle for me, I was happy to walk away from the infamous
dude ranch with a top ten and
being safe.
250 Mod Intermediate - 11,11,7 - 10th overall
Scoolboy 2 (14-16) - 9,32,11 - 12th overall
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8 August 10 ... Ponca City Update
This past week I raced in
Ponca City Oklahoma for the
Grand National
championships. The week started out great for me in
practice and I was feeling awesome. My lap times were good and I
was looking forward to racing. The first couple days of racing
were all qualifiers and I was riding well. My starts were good
and I was able to get a few moto wins in the qualifiers. Going
into the last day of racing and the main events I was feeling
good. The morning started off great and I was riding good. As
the day progressed it was going good until the last couple motos
I struggled a little bit but overall it was a great week and my
results were good all week.
250 stock intermediate –
3rd
250 Mod intermediate – 3rd
250 four stroke open – 4th
Schoolboy – 5th
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Mammoth
motocross is always a fun and exciting race to go to and this
year was no exception. Although my results were not the greatest
there's something about just being on the mountain that sets off
a great vibe for racing. The weekend started off pretty good for
me and I was feeling comfortable in practice. Friday rolled
around and I was ready to race the schoolboy class. The
qualifier moto didn't go the greatest for me as I had a crash on
the first lap and was deep in the back of the pack. I managed to
come back up to eighth which was enough to qualify but left me
with a bad gate pick for the main. In the main I got a pretty
good start and felt good until the red flagged the race and we
had to restart. The second start was not as good for me and I
got a horrible start. I never quite got going like I did the
first start and ended up 8th overall. After a disappointing
performance I was looking forward to Saturday and the
intermediate class. The qualifier for the intermediate race went
pretty good. I rode awesome but again struggled with a bad
start. I was able to get fourth in the qualifier and get a good
ate pick. Going into the main I was focused on trying to get a
good start knowing that I had the speed to run up front. I got
an okay start but I was going to take it considering the other
starts I had the rest of the weekend. I felt good and was riding
solid in about sixth until I had a little mistake and tipped
over in a corner I was able to get going but lost a ton of spots
and was in about 20th. I was able to keep pushing until the
motos end and ended up catching up to 10th. Overall I was a
little disappointed about my end results but I felt good about
my fitness and I just need to work on starts and a little more
speed before Ponca and Lorettas.
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The past two weeks I did
both the South west and South central regional qualifiers for
Loretta Lynn's. The southwest regional held at Competitive Edge
in California went pretty good. I rode good all weekend and was
running up front. I was able to qualify in 250 B Mod and was in
qualifying contention for schoolboy as well. Unfortunately I had
a few mistakes and a big crash that would cost me qualifying
positions in the schoolboy class and force me to do the south
central regional. I went to Freestone County Raceway in Texas to
qualify in Schoolboy because of my mistake in California. Texas
went good, and the track was awesome throughout the weekend. I
rode pretty good and was still a little sore from the crash in
California. I was able to push through it and ended up
qualifying for Schoolboy in Texas. Overall it was a good two
weeks and I was able to qualify in both 250 B Mod and Schoolboy
2 (12-16) for Loretta Lynn's coming up in August.
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This past weekend was pretty fun. I spent Saturday
and Sunday riding at Verde Valley Motorplex in Cottonwood,
AZ. The track was in good condition and made for some great
riding. Memorial day Monday cam around and we had a few
friends over for a barbecue and a day of pit bike riding.
Overall the weekend was fun and a good weekend before the
upcoming regional qualifier next weekend.
Austin Burns #141
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24 May 10 ... Update #46
This past few weeks I have been pretty
busy racing qualifiers and getting ready for the upcoming amateur
nationals. I was able to qualify for Ponca City at Speedworld
motocross park in all my classes. Then this past weekend we raced at
Competitive Edge for another Ponca qualifier just to race that track
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This past weekend I raced at Thunder Valley in
Lakewood, CO for an area Loretta qualifier. Friday practice
started out good and I was
having fun
on the track. Saturday was the stock classes and I was looking
forward to racing. I rode pretty good on Saturday but struggled
with my starts, but still rode good. As Sunday came around, I
was looking forward to redemption from Saturday. I got off to
much better starts on Sunday and rode well. Overall the weekend
was awesome and I qualified for both the south central and
south west regions.
250 B Stock - 2nd
250 B Mod - 1st
Schoolboy 2 - 1st
Austin Burns #141
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April 10 ... Update #44
This past week was the 39th annual world
mini grand prix at Mesquite Mx Park in Mesquite, NV. This was
the first year for the race being at this track. The track was
pretty goo throughout the week. The track got really rutted and
rough which made for some awesome racing. The first few days of
racing consisted of qualifiers. During my qualifiers I had some
bad luck and had some crashes which put me back in the pack and
fighting my way through the back of the pack in order to get goo
qualifying positions. I ended up qualifying with descent
positions and made all the mains which is the first goal. Going
into the mains I was feeling confident and ready to race. There
was only 8 mains, and I was in 4 of them which left me
with back to back motos. I was bale to get off to good starts in
all the main events and rode good except for the last moto where
I was struggled a little bit, but still managed a descent
finish. Overall it was a good week of racing an my results were
good.
250 stock intermediate - 4th place
250 mod intermediate - 4th place
250 four stroke open non-pro - 5th place
250 schoolboy 12-16 - 7th place
Austin Burns #141
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The past few weeks have been super hectic,
but it was nice to finally be able to relax a little bit this past
Easter weekend. I have been busy getting ready for World Mini and am
really looking forward to getting on the road again and going
racing. The past weeks have been going good training with my trainer
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This past was the 34th annual GNC
national
championship at Oak Hill raceway. I was bummed that I
didn't get to make it to
Lake Whitney the week before due to a broken wrist, but
was super excited to be at Oak Hill and be able to race. The
week started out pretty good for me in practice and I was
feeling comfortable on the track. They then started qualifying
for the two moto format main events that were later on in the
week. I was able to qualify into the mains and was looking
forward to the main event racing. The mains started off pretty
good for me, and I was riding good but struggled with starts in
most motos. I was able to come away with a couple good
overall finishes and I am just looking forward to the next race.
Schoolboy Mod - 4th place
Schoolboy Stock - 5th place
250 four stroke mod non pro - 8th place
250 Int Mod - 11th place
250 Int Stock - DNF
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3 March 10 ... Update #41 .... Good News
II haven't had much to write about
the past two weeks, I've just been hanging out waiting for my
wrist to heal. Yesterday I went to my doctor again and got so
great news. My wrist healed great, and I am able to start riding
again. I plan on riding as much as my wrist will tolerate the
next two weeks and I will be ready for oak hill. I want to thank
my doctor Dr. Maddox and Dr. Ezekias for all their help over the
past few years and helping me to get back on the bike as soon as
possible.
Austin Burns #141
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ET Motopark in Arizona
This past weekend I went to race at ET Motopark in
Arizona. The racing was Saturday and Sunday and I was looking
forward to it. Saturday went alright; I had a couple falls in
the first motos, but still had a chance to win the overall. The
start of the second motos was the schoolboy class, I fell on the
start and dislocated my thumb but I was able to charge from last
to first and got the overall win. I was also able to ride my
second moto of intermediate and I got the holeshot and just rode
smart for the win. I was able to get my thumb back into place
Saturday night and felt good so I went to race again on Sunday.
The first few motos were great, I was able to pull off all the
wins and I was feeling great. Going into my last moto, they
decided to water right before us. The track was super slick and
I unfortunately slid down one on the landings and then high
sided and went for a pretty crazy crash. I ended up chipping one
of the bones in my wrist, but I am already feeling much better
and I am doing everything I can to make this a short recovery
time and hopefully be racing as soon as possible.
Overall Results:
Saturday: Schoolboy - 1st
250 Intermediate - 1st
Sunday: Schoolboy - 1st
250 intermediate - 3rd
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 Tanner
Krahenbuhl's B-day
"February 22 is Tanner's birthday; its only 2 weeks
away!
I've been thinking of something special for everyone to take part,
and I've come up with a great plan!
Send a birthday card with a happy memory or something special you
remember about tanner to his house:
Tanner Krahenbuhl
1564 foothills village dr
Henderson, NV 89012
Share your love for him with his parents with a special surprise
birthday gift! put your card in the mail today!!!
Throughout the last months, correspondence has brought much joy to
the house! this small act will mean so much.
Please send this on to anyone who may have known Tanner and ask them
to participate in this special project.
Thanks so much for the love and support you have given our
family!!!"
Jamie Krahenbuhl Heagany (tanner's big sis)
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10 ... San Diego Supercross
-- #40
This past week was pretty uneventfull. The week was pretty good; I just spent
the week practicing and getting ready for the weekend where we were supposed to
race over in California.
Unfortuantly the rain cancelled practice and the track had huge puddles all
over, so we decicded to find something else to do while we were in california.
Since the tracks were all rained out we decided to go and watch San Diego
Supercross. The race was pretty fun to watch and gave us something to do since
we couldnt ride at the tracks. Not too much happened this week, but I am looking
forward to the next few weeks and getting ready for the upcoming amateur
nationals.
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10 ... Weekly Update #39
This past weekend I raced at Motoland in Casa
Grande, AZ. I have been riding the Kawasaki's now for a couple of
weeks, and it was my first race on the new bikes. The past couple
weeks in Arizona we have got a ton of rain, and most tracks have
been flooded, but this weekend the track was awesome. It was a
pretty muddy in practice, but the track got some awesome ruts and
got pretty rough as well. Racing started out pretty good for me; I
struggled a little on starts in the beginning, but was able to pass
into the lead fast and then i just rode my own race and pulled
away. I am getting more and more comfortable on the new bikes and
there is still some things that I feel I can work on and get some
more speed. I am looking forward to some more racing in the next
couple weeks.
250 Intermediate - 1st place
Schoolboy - 1st place
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10 ... Weekly Update #38
We have officially gone green. We made
the switch from suzuki to kawasaki, and so far the bikes are
awesome. With the little time I have had on them, I fell comfortable
already, and I am looking forward to the upcoming amateur season.
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Update #37
I spent this past week at the
Arizona Cycle Park for the 6th annual Amateur Open of
Motocross. The first two days of the event were spent practicing,
and starting some of the race action. Practice went early good, and
my speed was good. When racing started, I was ready to go, and
couldn't wait. My first moto, i didn't get the greatest start, but
was able to take the win. The next day of racing went really well,
as I grabbed every holeshot, and won all four of my motos. Day three
which was Friday, I was able to grab all holeshots again, but made
one mistake in one of my motos which cost me the win in that first
moto. Saturday was the day they started crowning champions, and I
was ready to race. In the 250 Intermediate stock class, I was going
in with a one, but unfortunately fell twice in the final moto, and
had to settle for a third overall. I was bummed out about that moto,
and set my sights on a win. All of my other four classes, I was able
to get great starts, and came away with every win. Overall the week
went great, and in the end I was able to win four out of five
championships at the 2009 Amateur Open. Not too bad.
250 Mod Intermediate - 1st overall
250 stock Intermediate - 3rd overall
Schoolboy 12-17 stock - 1st overall
Schoolboy 12-17 mod - 1st overall
Mid size open non-pro - 1st overall
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Weekly
Update #36
Triple Crown round 2
This past weekend I raced
at Milestone mx park for the second round of the
2009 Triple
Crown. The track was in good shape for racing, but was a little
one lined and hard to pass. 250 intermediate was the first moto of
the day, and I was ready to race. I got off to a descent start, and
had to work my way through a few people to move into third place,
which is where I finished at the end of the moto. My second moto was
schoolboy in which I got off to a good start, but then got pushed
wide in the first turn, and a bunch of people were able to pass me,
I was abel to get back into second, and finish in that spot. During
the second moto of intermediate, I had to work my way from the back
again, and was able to get into second. My final moto of the day was
schoolboy, I was able to get off to a pretty good start and was
sitting in second. i was all over the back of the leader, and tried
to make a pass, but was unable to. I was still able to get the
overall with my constant motos. Overall the weekend was pretty good,
but struggled on some starts. We're going to go back and work on it
and get ready for the next race.
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Weekly
Update #35
et motopark
We have been working hard
training and riding a lot, trying to get ready for some upcoming
nationals. This Saturday, I raced at ET motopark to try and get some
more racing in. The track was pretty good, and was pretty fun. the
day started off good in practice, and I felt pretty good. racing
started off, and I got off to a second place start. I passed to get
into the lead within the first couple straight aways. I was able to
win the moto, and going into the second moto, wanted to make sure I
got the holeshot. I got off to a good start, and got the holeshot.
The next two motos, I repeated, and was able to get the holeshots,
and both moto wins. Overall I did well, and was able to win all my
motos.
Schoolboy - 1st overall
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Update #34
2009 Triple Crown
Well, as winter gets
closer, its time once again for the 3rd annual
Triple Crown of Motocross. This past weekend was round number
one of the three round series. The first round was held at
Pala Raceway in Pala, CA. The track was pretty fun. It was super
fast, and had some fun jumps, and good lines. It was the first time
that I had been there, and thought it was pretty good. The day
started out pretty good in practice for me, then I went to the line
for my first moto, which was 250 intermediate. I got hit going out
of the gate, I was dead last going into the first turn I was able to
pass quite a few people within the first lap, and was able to work
my way into second by the end of the moto. My next moto was
schoolboy. I got off to a better start, and was in about fifth. I
passed a few people again, and ended up second. The second moto of
intermediate, I got off to a top five start, and was in third by the
second lap. Everyone was pretty much the same speed, and I finished
third in the moto which gave me second overall. The final moto of
the day was schoolboy. I got off to the holeshot, but made a mistake
a few turns later, and allowed one person to get by me. I stayed on
him throughout the moto, but wasn't anything happen. I ended up
second, and second overall.
250 Intermediate - 2nd place
Schoolboy - 2nd place
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Weekly
Update #33
Dodge Amateur
National
The past
week I spent up in Sacramento,
CA for the dodge amateur national. We arrived Saturday night,
and got to look at the track on Sunday. It looked awesome, and I
couldn't wait to ride on Monday. Practice went great, and I had some
fast lap times. I was feeling good on the track, and was looking
forward to the start of racing. Racing started out good. I qualified
into all of my mains, and didn't have a moto where I finished
outside of the top five. My first main event was the 250
intermediate stock. I got a descent jump out of the gate, and then
got taken out, and was in a first turn pile up. I wasn't able to
finish the moto, and just went back to get ready for my other races.
My final moto was schoolboy stock. I got off to a top five start,
and worked my way into second within the first couple laps. I
finished in second for second overall. My schoolboy mod moto was
fist thing on Saturday morning. I got off to an okay start, and was
able to get into fifth, and that's where I finished to get fourth
overall. My second moto that day was the 125 two-stroke intermediate
moto. I was going into the third and final moto with a 1-1 moto
score. I got off to a third place start, and got into second. I just
rode smart, and stayed in second for the championship. The final
moto of the week was 250 stock intermediate. I got off to a descent
start, and hit a couple people in the first turn. I worked my way
past a couple people, and was in fifth. I was catching the people in
front of me, and about half way through the moto, my radiator guard
fell down and my radiator was bent from the first turn hit, The
radiator guard was catching on my front fender, and my front tire
wouldn't turn. I still stayed in fifth, and got fourth
overall. Overall, the race was good, and I came away with one
championship.
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Weekly
Update #32
Perris Hot Summer Nights
This
past weekend I went over to
Perris, CA to
race the perris hot summer nights. The track was pretty fun, and a
lot different than the last time I was over there. The track didn't
have as many jumps as usual, but was pretty fun. The night started
out pretty good in practice. I felt good, and was ready for the
race. In the first moto of intermediate I came up short on a big
triple they built, and messed up my foot pretty bad. I don't know
what's wrong with it yet, but I am hoping to still be ready to race
dodge. I still rode the rest of my races with my sore foot, and just
had to ice it and stuff in between motos. Overall the racing was
good, the track was fun, and I did pretty good considering my foot
felt like it was about to fall off.
250 Intermediate - 3rd overall
Schoolboy - 1st overall
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12 September 09 ...
R.I.P Tanner Krahenbuhl
This past week has been a very sad week. I began the week like normal doing some
schoolwork, and getting ready to ride.
Monday morning, I talked to a friend of mine, and found out about a
tragic incident that happened over the weekend. After a race up in powder
mountain, utah; one of my good
friends Tanner Krahenbuhl was killed in a motorhome accident on his way
back from the race. I spent the rest of the week in shock, and didn't really want
to do much of anything. I just looked at old pictures of when we were little
kids, and remembering back on all the great times we had.
On Saturday, we drove up to
Nevada to attend Tanner's funeral. It was sad, but at the same time, a
great way to remember a great friend.
I'm going to miss you buddy
R.I.P Tanner Krahenbuhl
Austin Burns #141
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Weekly
Update #30
Loretta Lynn's 2009
Well, we just finished up
racing from the 2009 Loretta Lynn Amateur National championships.
This year was a good experience all the way from the qualifiers, and
up through the race week. The week started off for us driving into
the muddy parking lot, and getting pulled in by a tractor. By seeing
all the standing water
on the ground, I thought the track was going to be in
horrible condition, but much to my surprise, the track was awesome.
They made a bunch of changes from the previous years, and I thought
the track was pretty fun. It was much more technical, and made for
many more passing opportunities throughout the race track.
The week started out for me with my first moto of Schoolboy 1. I got
off to a descent start, and made a few passes throughout the race,
and ended up in 9th. The second moto, I got a good start, and was up
in the top five. I rode there for over half the moto, until falling,
and getting passed by a bunch of people, and ended the race in 11th.
Going into the third and final moto, I was feeling pretty good, and
wanted to go and ride strong throughout the moto. I didn't get off
to the greatest start, and worked my way through the pack, and moved
into 14th by the motos end. overall, I wasn't too disappointed with
my riding, just my starts, and made too many mistakes, but its all
part of racing, and I came out with an 11th overall.
My second class
for the week was Schoolboy 2. My fist moto was a muddy one, as we
were third moto after the only night they received rain. I had a bad
gate pick, and was way outside. I got off to a descent start, and
ended up falling on the start, which put me in almost dead last to
start the moto. I was working my way up, and fell a few more times
in the mud before the moto was over, and ended up in 25th. In the
second moto, I got off to a much better start, and was riding well,
before stalling my bike. It took me a little while to get my bike
started, and I crossed the
finish line in
17th. I went into the final moto with nothing to lose, and just rode
my race. I got off to a bad start, but rode well, and came from well
outside the top 25 to get into 14th, and I ended up with a 16th
overall.
Loretta's was super fun, and I learned a lot, and we just need to go
back and work on some things and keep improving for next season.
I can't thank everyone enough for their support throughout the last
season including: Buckelew Motocross Training, Suzuki, Fly Racing,
Action Motorsports, ZR1 suspension, Renthal, No Toil, Rocket
Exhaust, and 488 Web Design.
Thanks,
Austin Burns #141
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3 August 09 ...
Weekly
Update #29
Ponca City Racing Wrap Up
The last few days of
racing went good. I only ran 3 of my mains at Ponca due to Loretta's
being one day after. Overall I rode pretty strong, and was able to
walk away with a 10th in 250 four stroke open non-pro, a 8th in 250
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July 09 ...
Weekly
Update #28
Ponca City Racing day
2
Today was the second day
of racing here at Ponca City. I started off the day with 2 mod
intermediate. I got off to an okay start and was riding okay the
first couple laps, then fell in a corner, and fell way to the back
of the pack. I rode good throughout the moto and was able to come
back and got up into tenth. My second moto was near the end of the
day, and was 125 two-stroke non-pro. I got off to a decent start,
and was able to pass a few people, and move into third. I rode well
throughout the moto, and stayed in third place for the moto finish.
The first couple days of racing have been pretty well, and I look
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July 09 ...
Weekly
Update #27
Ponca City Racing day 1
Today was the first day
of racing here at Ponca City. I started off the day with my first
moto which was 250 stock intermediate. I got a descent start, and
rode strong throughout the whole moto to end up fifth. My second
moto was 250 four stroke open non-pro. I got off to an okay start,
and had to pass a few people and ended up fourth. My third and final
moto of the day was schoolboy. I got off to a pretty good start, and
passed a couple people to move into fourth. I rode well throughout
the moto and ended up with another fourth for the day. Overall the
first day of racing went well. I rode strong, and was able to get
some good results. Check back for some more updates throughout the
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July 09 ...
Ponca City Practice
Weekly Update #26
Today was the first day
of riding here at Ponca City, Oklahoma. Practice started today with
the 125 two stroke non-pro practice. The track was a little muddy to
begin with, but ended up getting some good lines for the end of the
day. My next practice was 250 four stroke open, and then
intermediate followed by schoolboy. Overall it was a great day
of practice. The track is pretty fun, and should make for some great
race action throughout the week. |
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July 09 ... Austin is at the Ponca City Grand
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14 Jul
09 ...
Weekly
Update #25
Verde Valley Race
This
past week I was in Cottonwood, Arizona at a track called Verde
Valley. I spent the week with my trainer Justin Buckelew trying to
get ready for the upcoming nationals. The week went good, we did a
lot of riding and training. I felt really good on the bike, and I am
looking forward to the upcoming summer nationals. The week went by
nicely, and I decided to race Saturday night. The track was in good
condition for the race, and I was looking forward to getting in the
gate again. I rode really good all night; I was able to get every
holeshot except for one, and was able to win every moto except for
one. Overall the night went really well, and it was a good
opportunity to get in the gate, and ride against a few fast kids.
125 two stroke intermediate - (1,1) - 1st overall
125 Intermediate - (1,1) - 1st overall
Schoolboy - (1,2) - 2nd overall
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28 Jun
09 ...
Weekly
Update #24 Mammoth
This
past week I was in Mammoth Lakes, CA for the 2009 mammoth motocross.
We arrived a little early to watch some mini racing. On Thursday,
practice for big bikes
started. Practice went good , and the track was pretty fun. I was
feeling good I practice, and was looking forward to racing. Friday
was the first day of racing for big bikes, and I was racing the
schoolboy class. In the first moto, I got off to a descent start,
and ended up fifth, which got me into the main event. During the
main even, I got off to a top ten start, and was in sixth going into
the second lap. i slid out in a corner, and couldn't get my bike
started until a flagger helped me push start it. By this time, I was
well in last place, and had a lot of catching up to do. I rode
fairly well, and was able to catch up to about 20th.
Coming into Saturday, I was really wanting to do well. I got off to
a good start in the qualifier, and qualified in sixth going into the
main event. I went into the main event, and got off to a pretty good
start. I was in about 7th, after a couple laps, and was trying to
make a pass when my rear brakes went out. I tried to continue
riding, but wasn't able to keep up the pace, and DNF'd the moto.
Unfortunately, this past week didn't go as well as I hoped, but
that's all part of racing. I just look forward to the next race to
do better.
Thanks for your support,
Austin Burns #141
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22 Jun 09 ...
Weekly Update #23
South
Central Youth Regional
The
past couple of weeks have been super busy. I have been training for
the upcoming amateur nationals, and getting our qualifying finished
for
Loretta Lynn’s. The past week I spent a few days in
Albuquerque, New
Mexico riding and training with Justin Buckelew getting ready
for upcoming races.
New Mexico was awesome, and a super fun place to ride. I
can’t thank Justin and his family enough for all their help.
After a
few days in New Mexico, we headed to Lake Whitney, Texas for the
south central youth regional to qualify for Loretta’s. The weekend
in Texas was
good. The weather was super hot and humid, but it was good. The
track was in decent shape, but got super dry, and a little slick. My
first moto of the weekend was Schoolboy 2. I got off to a third
place start, and made a few passes and got into the lead, but then
got passed by one kid, and ended up second. In the second moto, I
didn’t get the greatest start, but worked my way through the pack,
and again got a second place finish. In the third and final moto, I
got off to a top five start, and passed a few kids, and swapped
positions with a couple people. In the end I ended up fourth that
moto. Overall the weekend was good, and we made it into Loretta’s in
our second class.
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6 Jun 09 ...
Weekly Update #22
Southwest Loretta Lynns Qualifier
This past weekend was the
Loretta Lynns
southwest regional qualifier at Glen Helen raceway. The weekend
started out with practice on Thursday
and Friday.
The track was fun, and I couldn't wait for the
weekend's race. Saturday was the stock classes, and I had one race:
250 B stock. The first moto started out descent, and I ended up with
an eighth, but since they ran a three moto format, I was okay. The
next two motos were okay, but I struggled with starts a little, and
rode tight. Overall I ended up 10th, and they only take 5 to
Lorettas.
On Sunday,
we ran schoolboy 1, and schoolboy 2. The first moto was schoolboy 1
which is on a 125 two stroke. I got off to a top 5 start, and was
able to make some good passes on the first couple laps, and got into
the lead, and won the first moto. The next moto was schoolboy 2 on
my four stroke. I got off to a 6th place start, and made a couple
mistakes, and slipped back to 7. The next two motos of schoolboy 1
went great, and was able to come away with the overall. In
schoolboy 2, I was able to get a fifth in moto 2, and a 6th in moto
3, and missed qualifying by one spot, and ended up 6th overall.
Overall it was a good weekend. I was happy with my riding, and cant
wait for the next race.
Thanks for your support,
Austin Burns #141
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12 May 09 ...
Weekly Update #21
Glen Helen
This past weekend we decided to head over for the Glen Helen and
race amateur day. We arrived late Thursday night, and I went and
looked at the track. It looked sweet, and I couldn't wait to
ride on Friday. The day started off with practice, and the track
was pretty muddy, and the ruts were already deep. My first moto
of the day was the 125 Intermediate. I got off to a descent
start, and rode okay, but was riding a little tight, and ended
up fifth. My next moto was schoolboy. I got off to a great
start, and grabbed the holeshot, and was able to pull away a
little bit, and end up with the win. in my second moto
of intermediate, I got off to a good start, and rode strong the
whole moto, and was able to end up with a third. In the next
moto of schoolboy, I again got the holeshot, and rode a good
race the whole moto, and got another win. In the end the weekend
was super fun staying and watching the pros on Saturday, and I
was able to ride good as well, and ended up with some good
results:
125 Intermediate - 2nd overall
Schoolboy - 1st overall
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This past week was non-stop action all week. It started out like
usual; training and riding. Then Thursday came around, and I
felt like I had already gone though a weeks worth of work
already. On Thursday, we were headed for Lakewood, Colorado for
the Loretta Lynn South Central area qualifier at Thunder Valley
mx park. We arrived at the track Friday morning in time for
practice. The track looked fun, and I couldn't wait to get out
and ride after a 14 hour drive. Practice was delayed, and they
had a broken water line, and couldn't water the track because
all they had were sprinklers on the side of the track. Practice
finally got on the way, and the track was super dry. It got
super slippery and hard packed fast, as they were able to keep
very little water on it throughout the day.
Saturday came around, and they were able to get the water line
fixed, and the track watered. the track was good for practice,
and I was looking forward to a much better track than Fiday.
Saturday was stock classes only, and I only had one class; 250 B
stock. My first moto started off good, I got a descent start,
and rode a good race, and ended up 4th. The second moto came
around, and this time I didn't get off to a good start at all. I
was way back, and had to work my way through the pack. i came
back to 9th, and ended up 8th overall, which qualified me into
the south central regional.
Sunday morning we woke up to it raining. We got to the tack, and
it was a muddy mess. I went out for one practice, and people
were just trying to make it around the track. Since the track
was so bad, they decided to run a one moto format. I ran my
first moto, which was Schoolboy 2 (14-16). I got off to a
descent start, and was able to pass a few people in the first
and second corner. The races were only 3 laps, and left little
time to pass. I rode pretty well and ended up 4th overall. My
second moto was Schoolboy 1 (12-15), which is the 125 two-stroke
class. Again I got off to a descent start, and again, the races
were super short, and again I ended up 4th overall.
Overall the weekend went well, and I was able to qualify for the
south central regional in all of my classes, and that was the
main goal.
Austin Burns #141
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19 Apr 09...
Weekly Update #19 World Mini
The past week at the World Mini
Grand Prix has been super fun. The week started off pretty good, and
the track was awesome all week long. I had some good motos, and rode
strong in the main events. I got off to descent starts, and rode
good thoughout all the mains; I was able to top ten every main event
except for one. Everything was great this past week, and I can't
thank everyone enough for all their help. I ended the week with some
good results, and I can't wait until Mammoth, and Loretta
Qualifiers.
Results: (Qualifying position, Main Event
position)
250 four-stroke non-pro - (5, 7) = 6th overall
125 two-stroke non-pro - (8, 9) = 9th overall
Schoolboy - (9, 10) = 11th overall
250 Intermediate Mod - (9, 12) = 12th overall
Thanks for your support,
Austin Burns #141
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18 Apr 09...
World Mini Update
Today was a good day for racing,
the weather was nice, and the track was in good shape. I started off
the day watching a few motos since I wasn't until later in the day.
My first moto was the 250 Mod Intermediate Moto. I got off to a
descent start, and was trying to work my way passed some poeple on
the first lap, when I crashed in a corner. I remounted, and charged
thoughout the whole moto, and was still able to end up in 11th by
the end of the moto. I then went out for the 125 two-stoke class. i
got off to a mid pack start, and worked my way passed a couple
people on the first few laps, I rode fairly well, and ended up 9th.
Overall, the track, and racing was good, and I am looking forward to
the main events tomorrow.
Austin Burns #141
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17 Apr 09...
World Mini Update
Today was a good day in Vegas.
The wind finally stopped blowing and the sun came out. The track was
in great shape, the ruts were super deep, and it got rough which was
awesome. Without the wind blowing, they were able to keep a good
amount of water on it, and it was a good day of racing. Today I had
three motos. My first moto, which was intermediate stock, I didn't
get off to the greatest start, but was able to work my way up to
14th, which was alright. In the 250 four-stroke non-pro class, I got
off to a much better start and was able to pass a couple of people,
and ended up in 5th by the end of the moto. My last race of the day
was schoolboy. I got off to about a top 12 start, and worked y way
past a couple people on the first lap, and then stayed strong
throughout the whole moto, and was able to end up in 8th. Overall,
today was the best day of racing so far, and I am looking forward to
tomorrow.
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16 Apr 09...
World Mini Update
Today was a descent day of
racing, and would've been much better if the wind hadn't
been constantly blowing like crazy. The track was in pretty good
shape, considering the conditions they were dealt with. The racing
today for me was pretty good. I raced the mod intermediate moto, and
got off to a good start in the beginning. I rode smart throughout
the race, and was abele to end up in 8th. I also raced the 125
two-stroke non-pro class. I didn't get off to the greatest start in
this moto, but was able to work my way past a few people to end up
8th. Overall, my races were pretty descent, and I am looking forward
to getting in some more motos throughout the week.
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15 Apr 09...
World Mini Update
Today was the first day of
racing at the world mini in Las Vegas, NV. The track was pretty
good, but the wind is crazy. Racing today was pretty good, I started
out riding the 125 intermediate stock class. I got a mid packed
start, worked my way past some people and ended up 14th. My second
moto of the day was 250 four-stroke open non-pro. i got a bit better
start, and rode good through the whole race and ended up 7th. My
third and final moto for the day was schoolboy. I got a much better
start, and was running inside the top 5 or 6 for a while, I made a
few mistakes, and a couple guys got by me, but it was a good ride,
and I ended up 8th. overall the first day of racing has gone good,
the track was descent, and the wind is bad like always, Stay tuned
for daily updates from the World Mini.
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14 Apr 09...
World Mini Update
Practice started today, the
track was pretty good. It was a little windy today, but is supposed
to be nice for the rest of the week. The track got some good lines
today, and should be fun for racing later on in the week. Overall
practice today was pretty fun, and I can't wait to start racing.
Check back later for more race updates.
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6 Apr 09...
Weekly Update #18
This past week was pretty good.
I spent the week training, and getting ready for World Mini's, which
is quickly approaching. I rode at speedworld during the week, and on
the Saturday trained with Justin Buckelew, and I also went to a
track called et motopark on Sunday. The track was awesome, it's
changed up since the last time I had been there, and I enjoyed it.
They had a whoop section as well as some new turns. Overall it was
fun, and I can't wait until world mini. Check back soon for updates
from World Mini's at Las Vegas all week long.
Thanks for your support,
Austin Burns #141
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31 Mar 09...
Weekly Update #17
This past week I went to
the Loretta Lynn's area qualifiers at Competitive edge. I hadn't
been to that track in a while, so I was excited to get to ride
it. The track was completely different from the last time I was
there, and they had some fun sections, including some woop
sections. The track was in good shape in the mornings, and got
really rough towards the end of the day.
On Saturday they ran the stock classes, which meant I would be
racing one class (250 B stock). I got a bad start, and was
working my way up through the pack in the first moto, and on the
last lap crashed hard, and had to sit out the rest of the day.
On Sunday, I got up not
even knowing if I was going to ride. My arm was swollen and I
could barley hold on the the grip, and pull in my clutch. I
raced anyway, and did okay, besides the fact that after every
moto my arm would be swollen, and I was getting arm pump super
fast. In the end, I was able to do okay despite one crash in my
first moto of 250 B mod, and qualified into the regional.
250 B Mod - 8th place
Schoolboy 1(12-15) - 2nd place
Schoolboy 2(14-16) - 5th place
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2 Mar 09...
Weekly Update #16
This past week I raced the CMC cooperstate
at Arizona Cycle Park. The track was changed
from the last time I had been there, and it
was pretty fun. They had a new woop section,
and some new changes. Overall, the layout
was pretty neat, and made for some fun
races. The racing was fun, and there were
some fast guys that showed up to race
including Landon Currier. I had fun racing,
and am looking forward to the Lake Whitney
Spring Classic, which is coming up.
Overall, the weekend was
fun, and I did pretty well.
125 Intermediate – 2nd place
Schoolboy – 2nd place
Thanks for your support,
Austin Burns #141
23 Feb 09...
Weekly Update #15
This past weekend I raced at Glen Helen Raceway
for the final round of the CMC Trans cal. The
race was both Saturday and Sunday. The track was
super fun, as we got to run a lot of the tack
including going all the way up Mt. St. Helen.
On Saturday, I was riding good, and ended
up doing well in Schoolboy. In the first moto of
intermediate, I cashed while running second, and
in the second moto, I got a flat tire while in
the lead. On Sunday, I got a good start in my
first intermediate moto, but someone crashed in
front of me, and I went down with them. I was
able to do well in the second moto, but my
overall result wasn’t that great. In schoolboy,
I was able to ride good, and overall I did
pretty well. I am pretty happy with my results,
and I am looking forward to going home, and
training to try and get ready for the upcoming
nationals.
Saturday:
Schoolboy – 1st place
125 Intermediate – 3rd place
Sunday:
Schoolboy – 3rd place
125 Intermediate – 5th place
Thanks for your support,
16 Feb 09...
Weekly Update #14
This
past week was pretty fun, I spent the week riding
and training; trying to get ready for the upcoming
amateur nationals. I spent the weekend at
ET Motopark racing round one of the Arizona
State Championship. The track was awesome. We got a
ton of rain early in the week, and the track was
able to get some sick ruts, and was super fun. The
race was a fun time, and I did good overall as well.
Saturday:
Schoolboy – 1st place
125
Intermediate – 1st place
Sunday:
Schoolboy – 1st place
125
Intermediate – 1st place
Thanks
for your support,
Austin
Burns #141
10 Feb 09...
Weekly Update #13
This past week was
pretty fun, I spent the week riding with Justin
Buckelew; trying to get ready for the upcoming amateur
nationals. On the weekend I went out and raced at
Firebird mx park for a local race. The race was on
Sunday, and it rained all day and all night Saturday. We
got to the track thinking it was going to be a mud fest.
In practice the track was a little muddy, but then the
rain hit again; it ended up raining a couple times early
in the day, but by the second motos, the rain had
passed, and the track was in great condition. There
ended up being some sweet ruts, and the track was
awesome. Overall the race ended up being super fun, and
my results were good as well.
Schoolboy - 1st
place
125 Intermediate - 1st place
Thanks for your support,
Austin Burns #141
5 Feb 09...
Weekly Update #12
This past week was
not the greatest week for me. I rode a little during the
week, then went to race Glen Helen on the weekend. We
started off the weekend by practicing on Saturday.
Everything was going good, and I felt pretty fast until
my race bike blew up. We then had to race my practice
bike on Sunday. I went up for my first moto which was
schoolboy, and ended up getting a 27th gate pick, but
they were running the track backwards, so the fist turn
was super tight, and I got pushed to the outside. I got
about a 15th place start, worked my way up to 5th, then
crashed on the last lap. The next moto up was
Intermediate This time I got a 35th gate pick, and again
got a horrible start, and ended up finishing 8th. I was
going up to line line for my second moto of schoolboy,
just going to try and get a good start, and run up font.
I got a decent start (about 10th), I worked my way past
a couple of kids, and was trying to pass another kid
down the downhill, and went flying over the bars, and
went down hard. After the crash, my bike was all messed
up, and I was really sore, so I decided it would be best
just to call it a day. Overall I felt my speed was good
all weekend, but couldn't put the whole thing together
for a good result.
Thanks for your support,
Austin Burns #1
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26 Jan 09...
Weekly Update #11
This
past week was pretty fun. I worked with my trainer,
Justin Buckelew, trying to get ready for the
upcoming amateur nationals. The week was pretty
normal, I spent most of the weekdays riding and
training as usual. On Saturday, we went out to a
track called ET motopark for a race. The track was
pretty fun, and it was a good day of racing. It got
some good ruts, and the track stayed good throughout
the whole day. Another fast kid from Arizona; Cole
Martinez came down as well to race the race. It was
cool to have some fast kids there to race, and
overall I had a lot of fun racing.
125
Intermediate – 2nd place
Schoolboy – 1st place
Thanks
for all your support,
Austin Burns
#141
12 Jan 09...
Weekly Update #10
This past
week has been pretty normal. I spent my time riding and
training. I worked with Justin Buckelew, and I am
training and getting ready for the upcoming races. The
week was pretty uneventful, but I am pretty excited to
say that I just finished working out my goggle deal for
next year. I am proud to say that I will be running
Dragon goggles in 2009. I want to thank Christian at
Dragon for helping me out this next year, as well as Pat
at
American Made Rideshop for helping me out as well. I
look forward to working with both of them throughout
this next year.
Thanks for
all your support,
6 Jan 09...
Weekly Update #9
Thanks for
checking out my weekly update. This past week has been
pretty good. I spent the week riding out at some local
tracks working on getting ready for the upcoming races.
This weekend was awesome. I spent it riding out at
Arizona Cycle Park. I trained with my trainer
Justin Buckelew on Saturday. On Sunday I raced the first
round of the
CMC Copperstate. The
track was good on Sunday. We had a little rain early in
the morning but it made the track really good. The track
stayed moist all day, and got some pretty good lines,
and got rough which was super fun. I rode good all
weekend, and felt fast thanks to all of Justin’s help.
At the end of the weekend, I had fun, and felt great on
the bike, and I came away with good results.
125
Intermediate – 1st place
22 Dec 08...
Weekly Update #8
This past week
was super fun. I spent the week like most just riding and
training. I got to train with the best this weekend. On
Saturday I trained with my new trainer, the 2001
San Diego supercross winner
Justin Buckelew out at a track called
Speedworld. On Sunday I trained with Justin again, as
well as I got to train with the 2000 supercross champion,
Stephane
Roncada. The day was super fun, riding with two great
motocross racers. I had a great time riding with both of
them, and I would like to thank
Justin Buckelew for all his
help so far. Well, that’s about it for my weekly update, and
check out the photos
to check out Justin and Stephane riding.
Thanks for
your support,
Austin Burns
#141
15 Dec 08...
Weekly Update #7
This past
week was spent just riding and training for up and
coming races. We spent the week riding and training.
Then on the weekend we were able to hook up with a new
trainer and ride at a track called
Grinding Stone. The track was fun, and I felt like I
was riding pretty fast. I would like to thank Justin
Buckelew. He has started helping us out on training and
stuff. So far it is going really well, and I can’t wait
for the up and coming races.
Thanks for
all your support,
Austin
Burns #141
8 Dec 08...
Weekly Update #6
Thanks for
checking out another weekly update. This past week was
pretty normal during the weekdays. They were spent riding
and training, getting
ready for the
weekend. This weekend I raced at
Perris Raceway in
Perris, CA
for the final round of the
California Triple Crown.
We got there Saturday, and got a little practice in before
racing started on Sunday. The track was good, and it was
pretty fun. Sunday came around, and I was feeling pretty
good. I was fairly good, but couldn’t put a start together.
I had to come from way back in the back in almost every
moto, and my results for the day were not a good as I was
expecting, but overall for the
Triple Crown
I ended up doing fairly well.
12/7 race:
125
intermediate – 6th place
Schoolboy – 4th
place
Overall Triple
Crown:
125
intermediate – 2nd place
Schoolboy – 2nd
place
Thanks for
your support,
Austin Burns
#141
2 Dec 08...
Weekly Update #5
Thanks for
checking out a new installment of my weekly update. This
past week like most people’s week was spent relaxing and
hanging out with family. I spent the beginning of the week
doing a little bit of riding, and then spent the
rest of the
week hanging out with family. The week was pretty
relaxing, and we are preparing for next week were we will be
in California for the final round of the
Triple Crown
which will take place at Perris Raceway.
Besides just
seeing family and relaxing, we also got some good news early
in the week. We got a call informing us on a Suzuki ride. I
would like to thank Cole Gress at Suzuki as well as Dennis
at Action Motorsports for helping me with my new ride, and
getting my new bikes. I appreciate their help and support;
hopefully next year will be a great year on my new 09
Suzuki’s.
I would like
to thank everyone for their help and support, and I am
looking forward to the 09 season.
24 Nov 08...
Weekly Update #4
Thanks for
checking out another installment of my weekly update. This
past week wasn’t too special, as we returned from the
amateur open Monday. We spent a couple days recuperating
from the week, and we were back at the track by Wednesday
training again. We practiced a couple days during the week,
and also on the weekend. We spent the week riding and
getting ready for the last round of the
Triple Crown which takes place on December 7th
at Perris Raceway. I am looking forward to the final round
as I am leading the points in both 125 intermediate and
schoolboy classes. The race should be pretty fun, and I am
looking forward to it. I am feeling good on the bike and
can’t wait. Check in for the upcoming weeks for my results
from the race.
Austin Burns
#141
17 Nov 08...
Weekly Update #3
Hey Guys,
Thanks for
checking out my weekly update. This past week was spent at
the Amateur Open of Motocross in
Buckeye, AZ.
The week started out good, we arrived at the track, and it
was looking really good. They added a bunch of mulch, and
also added a new hill section. We practiced on Wednesday and
I was feeling really good on the track. We worked on a few
final touches on our bikes, and by Thursday, I was ready to
race. Thursday went pretty good, I ran my first moto which
was intermediate stock. I felt good going in to my first
moto, but had some bad starts the first part of the week. I
rode pretty good and ended up fourth. The next day I ran
four motos. In schoolboy stock, I crashed hard in the
second turn,
was unable to finish the race. I ran 250 four stroke open
non pro next, and was able to come out with a fourth place
finish, as well as a fourth place finish in both
intermediate mod, and schoolboy mod. By Friday, I was hoping
to get some better starts, and get myself on the podium. I
was able
to get much better starts, and came away with a couple
second place finishes, and also a fourth place finish in my
second motos. I was going into the mains setting good in all
my classes except schoolboy stock. On Saturday and Sunday, I
was able to put some good motos in, and get myself some goo
d overall finishes.
Mid-size mod
intermediate – 5th overall
Mid-size stock
intermediate – 5th overall
Schoolboy mod
– 5th overall
Schoolboy
stock – 9th overall
250 four
stroke open non pro – 4th overall
10 Nov 08...
Weekly Update #2
Thanks for
checking out my second weekly update. This past week hasn’t been
anything super special. We spent most of the week getting things
ready for the
weekend, and getting a few more things worked out on our
bikes for the Amateur open that is coming up next week. During
the week, we went and practiced a couple of days. Practice
during the week went pretty good, and I was looking forward to
the weekend and the upcoming next week. This weekend we attended
the second round of the
California Triple
Crown which took place at Glen Helen raceway. The track
this time was ran backwards rather than the usual direction. I
thought the track was okay, but personally I like the regular
direction of the track better. The racing was good, and there
were quite a few people there. I was riding decent all weekend,
but was just a little off pace all day. The track got pretty
rough like it normally does, and by the end of the day, some
sections of the track were super sketchy. Overall I rode
alright, and it was a fairly good weekend, except for the second
moto in the intermediate class in which I got a
flat tire.
The weekend was fun, and I ended up with descent results.
125 Intermediate –
4th place
Schoolboy – 3rd
place
Thanks for your
support,
Austin Burns #141
2 Nov 08 ...
Weekly Update #1
Hey Guys,
Welcome to the
first installment of my new weekly update. Now you can keep up
to date on what is going on with me. This past week was a pretty
good week. The week was spent mostly training and riding to get
ready for the rapidly approaching Amateur Open of Motocross in
Buckeye, AZ.
I started off early in the week riding and training, and trying
to get ready for the up and coming races. We rode at a track
called Speedworld during the week. On the weekend, we
went and rode at Arizona Cycle Park which will be the venue for
the upcoming Amateur Open. On Sunday we went to go and get a
little riding in, and we were able to meet up with James from www.vurbmoto.com and get a little filming in between my
motos.
Thanks for
checking in for my first Weekly Update. Check in next week, to
see what’s happening with me.
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22 Dec 08...
Weekly Update #8
This past week
was super fun. I spent the week like most just riding and
training. I got to train with the best this weekend. On
Saturday I trained with my new trainer, the 2001
San Diego supercross winner
Justin Buckelew out at a track called
Speedworld. On Sunday I trained with Justin again, as
well as I got to train with the 2000 supercross champion,
Stephane
Roncada. The day was super fun, riding with two great
motocross racers. I had a great time riding with both of
them, and I would like to thank
Justin Buckelew for all his
help so far. Well, that’s about it for my weekly update, and
check out the photos
to check out Justin and Stephane riding.
Thanks for
your support,
Austin Burns
#141
15 Dec 08...
Weekly Update #7
This past
week was spent just riding and training for up and
coming races. We spent the week riding and training.
Then on the weekend we were able to hook up with a new
trainer and ride at a track called
Grinding Stone. The track was fun, and I felt like I
was riding pretty fast. I would like to thank Justin
Buckelew. He has started helping us out on training and
stuff. So far it is going really well, and I can’t wait
for the up and coming races.
Thanks for
all your support,
Austin
Burns #141
8 Dec 08...
Weekly Update #6
Thanks for
checking out another weekly update. This past week was
pretty normal during the weekdays. They were spent riding
and training, getting
ready for the
weekend. This weekend I raced at
Perris Raceway in
Perris, CA
for the final round of the
California Triple Crown.
We got there Saturday, and got a little practice in before
racing started on Sunday. The track was good, and it was
pretty fun. Sunday came around, and I was feeling pretty
good. I was fairly good, but couldn’t put a start together.
I had to come from way back in the back in almost every
moto, and my results for the day were not a good as I was
expecting, but overall for the
Triple Crown
I ended up doing fairly well.
12/7 race:
125
intermediate – 6th place
Schoolboy – 4th
place
Overall Triple
Crown:
125
intermediate – 2nd place
Schoolboy – 2nd
place
Thanks for
your support,
Austin Burns
#141
2 Dec 08...
Weekly Update #5
Thanks for
checking out a new installment of my weekly update. This
past week like most people’s week was spent relaxing and
hanging out with family. I spent the beginning of the week
doing a little bit of riding, and then spent the
rest of the
week hanging out with family. The week was pretty
relaxing, and we are preparing for next week were we will be
in California for the final round of the
Triple Crown
which will take place at Perris Raceway.
Besides just
seeing family and relaxing, we also got some good news early
in the week. We got a call informing us on a Suzuki ride. I
would like to thank Cole Gress at Suzuki as well as Dennis
at Action Motorsports for helping me with my new ride, and
getting my new bikes. I appreciate their help and support;
hopefully next year will be a great year on my new 09
Suzuki’s.
I would like
to thank everyone for their help and support, and I am
looking forward to the 09 season.
24 Nov 08...
Weekly Update #4
Thanks for
checking out another installment of my weekly update. This
past week wasn’t too special, as we returned from the
amateur open Monday. We spent a couple days recuperating
from the week, and we were back at the track by Wednesday
training again. We practiced a couple days during the week,
and also on the weekend. We spent the week riding and
getting ready for the last round of the
Triple Crown which takes place on December 7th
at Perris Raceway. I am looking forward to the final round
as I am leading the points in both 125 intermediate and
schoolboy classes. The race should be pretty fun, and I am
looking forward to it. I am feeling good on the bike and
can’t wait. Check in for the upcoming weeks for my results
from the race.
Austin Burns
#141
17 Nov 08...
Weekly Update #3
Hey Guys,
Thanks for
checking out my weekly update. This past week was spent at
the Amateur Open of Motocross in
Buckeye, AZ.
The week started out good, we arrived at the track, and it
was looking really good. They added a bunch of mulch, and
also added a new hill section. We practiced on Wednesday and
I was feeling really good on the track. We worked on a few
final touches on our bikes, and by Thursday, I was ready to
race. Thursday went pretty good, I ran my first moto which
was intermediate stock. I felt good going in to my first
moto, but had some bad starts the first part of the week. I
rode pretty good and ended up fourth. The next day I ran
four motos. In schoolboy stock, I crashed hard in the
second turn,
was unable to finish the race. I ran 250 four stroke open
non pro next, and was able to come out with a fourth place
finish, as well as a fourth place finish in both
intermediate mod, and schoolboy mod. By Friday, I was hoping
to get some better starts, and get myself on the podium. I
was able
to get much better starts, and came away with a couple
second place finishes, and also a fourth place finish in my
second motos. I was going into the mains setting good in all
my classes except schoolboy stock. On Saturday and Sunday, I
was able to put some good motos in, and get myself some goo
d overall finishes.
Mid-size mod
intermediate – 5th overall
Mid-size stock
intermediate – 5th overall
Schoolboy mod
– 5th overall
Schoolboy
stock – 9th overall
250 four
stroke open non pro – 4th overall
10 Nov 08...
Weekly Update #2
Thanks for
checking out my second weekly update. This past week hasn’t been
anything super special. We spent most of the week getting things
ready for the
weekend, and getting a few more things worked out on our
bikes for the Amateur open that is coming up next week. During
the week, we went and practiced a couple of days. Practice
during the week went pretty good, and I was looking forward to
the weekend and the upcoming next week. This weekend we attended
the second round of the
California Triple
Crown which took place at Glen Helen raceway. The track
this time was ran backwards rather than the usual direction. I
thought the track was okay, but personally I like the regular
direction of the track better. The racing was good, and there
were quite a few people there. I was riding decent all weekend,
but was just a little off pace all day. The track got pretty
rough like it normally does, and by the end of the day, some
sections of the track were super sketchy. Overall I rode
alright, and it was a fairly good weekend, except for the second
moto in the intermediate class in which I got a
flat tire.
The weekend was fun, and I ended up with descent results.
125 Intermediate –
4th place
Schoolboy – 3rd
place
Thanks for your
support,
Austin Burns #141
2 Nov 08 ...
Weekly Update #1
Hey Guys,
Welcome to the
first installment of my new weekly update. Now you can keep up
to date on what is going on with me. This past week was a pretty
good week. The week was spent mostly training and riding to get
ready for the rapidly approaching Amateur Open of Motocross in
Buckeye, AZ.
I started off early in the week riding and training, and trying
to get ready for the up and coming races. We rode at a track
called Speedworld during the week. On the weekend, we
went and rode at Arizona Cycle Park which will be the venue for
the upcoming Amateur Open. On Sunday we went to go and get a
little riding in, and we were able to meet up with James from www.vurbmoto.com and get a little filming in between my
motos.
Thanks for
checking in for my first Weekly Update. Check in next week, to
see what’s happening with me.
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