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29 June 10 ... Update #49 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
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... Update #48 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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1 June 10 ... Memorial Day Weekend, Update #47
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.
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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 before the upcoming southwest regional for Loretta's. |
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11 May 10 ... Update #45
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
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April 10 ... Update #44This 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
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6 April 10 ... Update #43 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 Justin Buckelew and I feel confident coming into the race. |
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23 March 10 ... Update #42 .... Oak Hill
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.
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16 February 10 ... Update #40 ....
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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8 February 10 ... San Diego Supercross -- #40This 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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31 Jan 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.
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8 Jan 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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1 Nov 09... 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
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3 Oct 09 ...
Weekly
Update #33 Dodge Amateur
National
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22 Sep 09 ... Weekly Update #32 Perris Hot Summer Nights
Austin Burns #141 Comment on this entry |
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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. Comment on this entry |
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9 August 09 ... 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.
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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 intermediate stock, and a 5th in 125 two-stroke. |
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30 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. |
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29 July 09 ... Weekly Update #27 Ponca City Racing day 1Today 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 week |
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28 July 09 ... Ponca City Practice Weekly Update #26Today 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
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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
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22 Jun 09 ... Weekly Update #23 South Central Youth RegionalThe 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 QualifierThis past weekend was the
Loretta Lynns
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.
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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
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12 May 09 ... Weekly Update #20 South Central Loretta's Qualifier
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Austin Burns #141
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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. Austin Burns
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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.
Austin Burns #141
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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. Austin Burns #141
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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.
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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 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
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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,
Austin Burns #141
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
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. 41 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, Austin Burns #141
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 Schoolboy – 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 Hey Guys, 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.
Thanks for your support, Austin Burns #141
24 Nov 08... Weekly Update #4 Hey guys,
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.
Thanks for your support, 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
Thanks for your support, Austin Burns #141 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
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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.
12 May 09 ...
Weekly Update #21