30/12/06
Riding Again
My dad took my to the indoor today and managed to ride some laps i didnt go very fast as its a bit bumpy and it was still hurting me a bit but my dad says another week or so and it should be a lot better.

Broken collarbone!! 12-12-06

Went to the indoor today in preparation for my big trip to Barcalona on friday
had to wait ages to get in as me and my dad arrived too early, i had only done 2 laps when i fell, then off i went to hospital to comfirm the worse i have broken my collarbone, I'm gutted; not about Barcalona but i will only have one arm to open my christmas presents Santa will leave me,and i aint even finished writing my christmas cards for me mates at school, for me mates at BMX you will have to get your dad to comment on blogger or text me dad with your address cos you wont get one otherwise

"I think my dad is going to take me to the laser man tomorrow as he's talking to my mom about it and i aint at school"

GUTTED

10/12/06
A busy weekend !
Saturday was the first round of the indoor series there wasnt that many riders racing ,my dad said he thought it was going to be really busy.
I was racing in the 7-8s my starts werent that good as id been riding in clips for 2weeks to get me ready for Barcelona ,it always feels weird when my dad takes them off as i keep coming off my pedals.
Anyway i had a couple of 4ths and fell in the final on the first two doubles taking two riders down with me (sorry Jamie and louis)so it wasnt that good really.I still had fun playing with my mate Tyler and my ds.
Mike supercross was there taking photos of me Bradley Minns and Lewis Ferguson on the track to post on Alans racing blogspot check em out off my links .
Sunday my mom has started putting up the christmas tree and things ,im back up to the indoor today so my dad can go to a team meeting.When we got there all my new team mates were there some i knew and some i didnt while my dad did the boring stuff i was on the track practising.I was blasting down the first straight while my team mate Aaron was jumping the big dirt jumps in the middle and it was the first one to the berm won that was fun .
Then we all went and tried on all the new race gear that the team will use next season its dead smart (thanks Alan and Mike).
Abbey Taylor was also practising today and i was riding round with her and she said i could jump the step up into the second berm ,i didnt think i could do that as it looks massive and then my other team mate Brad said come on lewis have a go dont be chicken that got me mad so i pumped reall fast thru the big rythm before it and i had a go i didnt clear it but after that i just kept on doing it till i cleared it smooth so im really pleased (my dad said i did his head in all the way back talking about it )so thanks Abbey and Brad i cant wait till tuesday when i can go and do it again.(Oh and Bradley Minns my dad said you can come and wash his van after writing pimp my van all over the back doors ha ha )

26/11/06 Just got in from the indoor track had a good 4 hr session up there with my team mate Bradley Minns and Statts factory rider Reece Hoggatt they were teaching me berm moves.The track was different to last year the jumps are a lot bigger my dad says i will be training up there twice a week now to get me fast for my next big race in Barcelona on the 16/17th of December.
Good luck to one of my other team mates Aaron whos racing in the grands in America i wish i was there.
Ill get my mom to post some pics of me in the indoor with my mates when she can find the computer cable.

Preston Regional 19-11-06





Great days racing cold,dry and sunny the perfect combination,

all three moto's were mine and I lead by a good straight

on to the final I took the first place too

photo's courtesy of Nathan Day @ bmxvidz.com

bullwell oct 06


me on the gate at the regional

1st place for me

The racing at bulwell was good apart from it was wet, the track held up well thou, the gate had a full 8 riders and was slippy and i did manage to slip but pulled it through and came first in all my races , the mint picture is of me jumping the table top straight after the second berm ,
The other is my ex team mate Reece Brownson a good 2 years older and just gained himself a Crupi ride, well done buddy, Remember your mates when you hand out the stickers!!

Just thought i would mention i got a new bike in time for the racing it was a white avent micro mini, i'm convinced it made me faster and complete the jump, who knows i'll have to wait for my supercross s7 to compare, so if you want to buy this bike or one like it contact my sponsor for more info www.alansbmx.com

I'll get my mom to photograph me with all my trophys that i have gained so far, well its back to training now,

TOP TIP
Rmember to eat protein before a race and carbs after,

This was my new supercross bike, but my dad has sold it,he's gone to get me another one so i can race on it at the midland champs tomorrow 1/10/06,

i'll post the results of the race tomorrow

Just thought i would post some action shots of me racing

Hi

This is me after my BMX world championship race in Brazil July 2006 i came 7th in 6 & unders giving me the title W7 to display on my BMX race bike. I have with me my shiny new trophy to add to my W8 ranking i won in Paris 2005, This is my fave one so far

I started racing bmx at 4 1/2 september 2004, just barely off my staberlisers, I love racing, I showed alot of potential, my first bike was a Gt micro from alansbmx, it was blue and felt strange, Then got my first sponsor soon after with maw/dingo racing,and i started racing in 2005 at a national level, my frame was a one piece and is the only one in the world, i was mainly at the back of the group to begin with ( being the youngest) then i started to work my way up i never won a national race in 2005 but i did make make all the mains, in the july my dad took me to paris (well my mom drove all the way as dad broke his arm trying to jump )the 2005 world championships was fantastic, my dad was told not to take me as i was just 5, but hey he never listened and took me anyway just for fun and experience, I never thought i would come away with a trophy and world ranking, after the racing me and my family went to disnayland, then it was back to the UK for more racing , I am never off the track its my choice my dad has to chase me to get my bike off me as i can get tired but i'm too fast for him, At school i get to take all my trophy's in and show them in assembly, Its great

Then in 2006 i was offered a sponsor from Team Intense/thesourcebmx, My frame was lite-weight and bigger, The british number one pro Kelvin Batey was on the team too (my Hero) , He worked really hard to set this up, not just for me but for others too and there was alot of us, I Spent alot of time with him listening to him and he helped me gain more confidence the more i listened and trained the more i won, Then in July my dad took me to Brazil for the 2006 UCI bmx world championships , I got to meet alot of pro riders and had my photo taken with them (see above),, It was hetic in brazil every one wizzing by me i got a little confused at times, When it came to racing i finished top 4 in my moto's, in the semi i was third, things were looking great, then came the the final i was nervous then the gate dropped and i just pedaled like crazy i got boxed in at the first turning and put my brake on that was a huge mistake as all the others just left, i had to play catch up i gained 1 place but i knew my dad is proud of me no matter what i did, just making the main is an acheivement.

Things could'nt be better "i thought". and now at the end of the 2006 summer i have just gained a new sponsorship deal from Alan Wood and his UK's number 1 team http://alansbmx.com , I am so lucky i will be in a team that prides itself on the riders and that of UK bmx racing , My frame will be the new supercross s7 and will be made for me i even get to pick my colour and i will be the first rider in the uk to have one, I will benifit from a team manager Mike Pardon that will help train me over the winter and set me goals to achieve before i set off to Canada in 2007. and when i win the national series

I became UK,s national number 2 .i could have won, Next year i will WIN but hey i'm only 6 and having 2 world rankings at my age is Awesome

MY PROFILE

NAME: LEWIS HIPKINS

LIVE: DERBY, ENGLAND

D.O.B: 23-03-2000

FAV FOOD: Spag Bol, Tuna Pasta, Bourbons

ACHEIVEMENTS: 2005 national Number 7,midlands Number 1,north Number 1, and World number 8, sheffield winter series number 1, plus various other

ACHEIVEMENTS: 2006 national number 2, midlands number 1,south west number 1, British number 2, and World number 7, I have won various other race series and year has not even even ended yet

GOAL: To Be World 1

MY Sponsors: alansbmx.com, and my dad

MY FAVE TRACK: Chesterfield,Cheddar

MY FAVE COLOUR: orange and green

MY BEST MATE: MY DAD

I shall update (well my mom will)each week so you can here about wot i get up too

see u's all later

lewis ;-)