Im Back!!!!

Sorry for the delay in my report of USA and the DisneyABA national race my dads been busy at work trying to make some more money for me to race in China (i hope).

Well where do i start we only just made it to the airport on time and my mom and dad had to speak nice to the lady to let us on the plane .(i didnt think i was going )

As soon as we got to the house we were staying at, my friends Cameron and Oliva were in the pool so me and my sister jumped in it was great.

The weather was really hot but it still rained a few times in the days .

The race weekend

Practise was on thursday the track was really good i just couldnt get used to the gate it was really fast .

There was loads of riders there you only get 30 mins to practise so i had to learn the track and the gate really quick.

The track was ok the start hill wasnt that big and it didnt have any white lines i felt ok in practise my dad just said to me i have to pedal everywhere cause all the other kids just dont stop pedalling.

After practise we went back to the villa and went in the pool.

Fridays race

My dad had entered me in the 7 expert class and the 7to8 experts open (which i didnt want to race as the kids were massive ).

My first race was in open and i came last my dad was shocked !!!

My first race in 7x wasnt too bad i came 3rd .

In my second motos in open i got a 3rd which i thought was good but i didnt have enough points to get out the motos.

In my second 7x moto i won so i was thru to the main .

Final time and i got a great gate and finished 4th !!!!

Bad news i crossed the line and my dad said they wanted to re run the race aaarrrgh i was mad .

Anyway we re run the main after the pros and i had a bad start was in 6th till the last straight and i think my chain came off and a rider crashes in to me and we all fall off i get straight back up i could hear my dad shouting at me to push my bike to the line i ended up 7th .

Still got a big trophy so i was pleased .

Above pic me on the gate im the one all in black no 314

7th October 2007

A surprise race in Holland


My dad and Tony Howard are taking me and Cameron to Holland to race i cant wait they tell me i will be going on a train under the sea .
Our journey starts on Saturday morning at 4am yes thats what i said 4am we have to go to Tonys house and then go down to the train.
We finally get to the track on saturday afternoon it looks ace bouncy castles everywhere loads of people the track looked well good.
Practise started at 630 in the evening which is weird as England you practise in the day .
I loved the track it was really fast we practised for about an hour then i was too tired i had to go to bed .
Sunday race day it was so cold in the morning my hands were frozen i had to keep them in my dads coat.
My first lap in practise i was flying out in front when i went over the big doubles in the first berm and went flying over my bars.(my dad told me to take it steady as id only just woke up)
the ambulance people we speaking a strange language i couldnt understand them i was asking for my dad .
I was checked out in the medic centre i really cut my side bad and couldnt do my race pants up.
I didnt want to do anymore so i went back to the van,after my breakfast and the sun came out and i warmed up i said to my dad i still want to race .
He changed my race pants and top so it wasnt rubbing my bad side and i went out for my first moto.
Its always strange when i race in different countries as i dont know any of the riders.
I won all my motos and the final it felt really good my starts were really good for a change and i just felt so fast.
The lad who finished 2nd to me was the National Champ and a top International rider so i was well pleased .
Check out his website my dad said he was jumping the first set of doubles he was really good his name is Tino Popma his site is http://www.tinopopma.com/ (you may have to translate it as its in Dutch).
He has emailed me and has got some good pics of us so as soon as i get them i will post them up.
Check out the video of the race on http://www.schijfbmx.nl/ the redline round 6 and we are in 7 boys .
My mate Cameron came 4th in 12 boys well done Cam .
Next race is the Disney Cup in America cant wait ill keep you posted my dad said i can have a rest for a bit so im fresh and ready to race that will be tough as my dad said i will be in 7x (aaaarrrgh)they are so fast in America.

I have been sent some pics off Tino Popma look above (thanks Tino)

Pics: 8 boys and sporting me USA jersey

end of August up to middle of September

26th August 2007
Total rest for me !!!!!

My dad has said no more training till next year now so i can rest he thinks hes pushed me too hard great news!!that means i can just sit and watch spongebob on tv.
I have hardly been on my bike it feels weird my dad still takes me to a few races but only on the day so i can have fun with my mates .
10-09-2007

Harworth regional was great fun i went in to the first berm 4th and swooped 2 riders and came out 2nd that felt ace .
I had been watching the speedway on tv the night before so i just copied them lol.
Now the series has finished there are not many races on ,my friends Aaron and Ted Dalleywater have said i can stay at there house for the East Anglia Champs great cant wait.

29-09-2007

East Anglia Champs my dad dropped me off on friday night and left me at Aarons and Teds we practised on saturday and had fun.
Race day my dad turned up just before the first moto so that was good i was racing in my own age against one of my main rivals Ethan Vernon the first moto i holeshotted to the first berm and Ethan took me on the inside so i was gutted (it is his home track so i should of expected that).
I wanted to go home as im not enjoying my racing at the moment ,my dad talked to me and told me i could win and to just enjoy myself .
2nd moto i powered out the gate and won ,3rd moto the same and the final again i won so my dad was right i could do it .
He later told me he had put a hard gear on my bike as i hadnt trained for weeks to try and get my legs strong again ,,DAD thanks for that .
I won a trophy and £10 for holeshotting the final woww!!!! new toy for me .
After the race we all went down the pub for something to eat to celebrate .
Ill post some pics when my dad gets chance .

August 2007

The British Champs

Dont want to talk about this race as i nearly quit bmx this weekend it was a disaster i wanted to race up an age in the 8s but my dad kept me in my own age group, i just didnt want to race cut a long story short i did pants rode awful fell off twice and fell in the final .My dad said that was the worst race he had ever seen me do even worse than Canada and that was bad .lol

A few pics from the Worlds

The next to bottom is me with T Rex W1 8 boys and Lucas Howes W3 9 boys and the bottom one is all of us wrecking the cafe.

30th July 2007

Canada World Champs:
Bit of a let down i felt pretty quick the days before the race my mom and dad took me training on a track next to the worlds track.
I practised with 2 lads from Zimbabwe ,,Brock and Ezra they had raced the pre worlds the week before ,Brock won and Ezra came 3rd so i kept going round with them and secretly i thought yeh i could beat them .
Come race day i woke up and felt a bit sick ,it could of been nerves i dont know but as the day went on i felt worse so not a good start to my biggest race of the year.

In my motos i had a tough one with a top American rider Colby Bowman who my dad told me hadnt lost a race all year ,also the old W3 from Argentina and W6 another fast American Deshaun Harvey and my mate Ezra .

I felt bad and told my dad i didnt want to race i was crying with a bad belly.

I managed to get out of my motos and make the semi ,the way the system runs meant i had 3 riders from my motos and some other fast riders from the other it was well stacked .

I ended up 6th i rode one of the worst races i have ever had ,the 3 riders in my moto and semi ended up W1 W2 and W5 so you can see it was tough .
Well done to Brock who rode ace and ended upW4 .
My mate T Rex won the 8 boys thats the 3rd W1 for him hes sooo fast.
After the race Ezras dad found me in the crowd and gave me Ezras Zimbabwe race top so that was cool .
One of the nights we went out with T Rex and his family for something to eat and trashed the place (sorry).

T Rexs dad gave me one of Tylers USA race shirts after tea . How cool is that !!!!!

He might come over to England next year and stop at my house to race some of our Nationals .

After Racing my mom took me to a water park to cheer me we went twice, it was ace i went down all the slides and it cooled me down but OMG it took forever to get to the top i lost count how many times i did it but my feet hurt, Just across the carpark from the waterpark there was a karting track which my dad took me on, it had 2 seats wow and i steered and we overtook someone it was really fast( oh and Dad my steering wheel never worked it was fake).

Overall Canada was good but I just wish I could change the outcome but hey I learn by my mistakes and come back better and strong. Sorry Kelv I knew it hurt you to watch me with all the hard work you did with me, and Dad I am and I will get better just leave me too it, I will discover my own path but your my Number one fan,sponser and trainer and the best Dad ever

Im Back !!!!!!!!!

updating site 11/10/07 oops
Where shall i start the English National Series are over i ended up 6th so not too bad really being as i raced up an age in the 8s

JULY:

Peterbro National was the first race on my new supercross bike and it felt good i won some motos and the semi so i felt good for the final but going down the first straight i fell off with Ben Turner (the new no 1 well done Ben ).

Peterbro was a double header so at least i had another go again i won some motos and 2nd in semi but as usual my gate sucked and i came 5th.

JULY:

Coppull National again i won some motos and felt fast no semi this time i made the cut for the A final and came another close 5th.

AUGUST:
Wales was double points so i had to make the final to secure my ranking again i felt good winning motos and nearly winning my semi but my famous bad gate let me down and i nearly fell in the first berm and ended up 7th not very good but i kept in 6th place for the rankings so alls good.

Not too much to report
Lots of training on my bike ,i raced peterbro regional last weekend that was good fun as i was off school for the week ,my mate Aaron stayed with us for a few days which was great my dad took us training on sat morning up mansfield then in the afternoon he took us up this big park near our house and we jumped in the pool fully clothed it was ace.
At the race there were 16 riders in the 7s and 8s i had a 3rd 2nd and 1st in the motos and a close 3rd in the main so that was good and my dad bet me a fiver if i finished top 3 so i finished a close 3rd and the fiver was mine (loads of sweets for me )

Bournemouth National

Not too much to report as the whole race was cancelled Sunday and Monday due to mega rain storms the track was washed away.
I love the rain aswell and i couldnt even race on my new supercross bike .
Pics of my new ride to follow soon

Im Off To The ABA National In Disney!!!!!

My moms just booked up a villa near disney for october so i can race the ABA National Disney Cup its great i can race then go to Disney.
We will be going with our friends the Howards so i even get some friends to play with as my dads boring he doesnt like the rides. (sorry dad only joking)

Regional Race At Sheffield

Just a quick report on the regional at sheffield last weekend it was pouring with rain all day but i had to race to qualify for our British Championships later in the year.
My dad was doing call up on the gate he got soaked but i was alright as i stopped in my friend chandlers van to keep dry.
We always race up age groups i had 4 3rds so it wasnt too bad i had some good battles with Louis Gray Blest .
Im not that keen on the track as its all big jumps and no pedaling .
When we got back home my dad said my brake was stuck on and my back wheel didnt spin (i thought it was hard to pedal).
Any way my dad changed the cable and cleaned my bike with Fenwicks bike cleaner and its gleaming again (you wanna get some of that all you do is spray it on leave it for a few mins and hose it off my dad says its great )

GET WELL SOON Aaron Dalleywater

Hi Aaron
Get well soon after your fall at Royston last weekend
Lewis

Alansbmx.com is no1 in the points

Below is a few pics from the national you can check the videos at bmxvidz.com the link is on my site happy viewing .
I would like to thank Alan and Mike for all the goodies they have give me new vans trainers ,giro helmet (sorry i cant use it as its a bit too big should be ok next year lol)all my new race gear and loads of other sponsors gear ive got .
Thankyou

CHEDDAR NATIONAL
Back at Cheddar for the 1st national of the year, loads of new riders at this one im racing up an age this year in the8s 23 riders are registered for this one .
Sunday Race
In my motos i felt ok i had all 3 rds but in the semi i had a bad gate and finished 5th so just missed out on the A final .
In my B final i had harley who had a bad day falling in nearly all of his races anyway the race was between me and harley with harley just beating me .
Mondays Race
I woke up and it was pouring down with rain at least i could keep dry in the team tent (thanks Alan and Mike )my motos were a mixed bag really with me getting 5th 2nd and 4th so not too good really.
Semi time i picked gate 7 and had a great gate and finished 3rd nearly 2nd but louis grey blest just beat me .
My best mate Aaron also made the A final so that was excellent i would be racing him in the main.
Main time i picked gate 7 again and Aaron picked gate 8 i got a good start but nearly fell over that stupid first roller i ended up 6th i think but they marked me as 7th so wasnt happy Aaron finished 4th so a good result for him .
We won vouchers for the final which is great cause my dad said he would double what i won and give me cash so i can pick some new toys .

Ill get my mom to post a few pics of the weekend

Regional Race at Cheddar
We went down to cheddar for a race the week before the national so i could ride the track it felt ok i raced in the 8s and won every race so that was good .
Still not sure if i like that first roller its too big to pump you just launch off it and close your eyes and hope for the best.
sorry no pics

A few pics from silverstone race track

My dads mate kev is going to buy a race car so we went to watch some racing check out the race cars !!!

My Gates suck !!!!!

Im really struggling with my gates at the moment so my dad has arranged some lessons off our No1 Elite Pro Kelvin Batey at mansfield track i feel im getting faster kelvin is teaching me how to push out the gate instead of what i normally do and wait for the gate to drop .

Thanks for your help Kelv

A few pics from my sessions with kelvin

Race Update Milton Keynes Inter Regional .

Oh well back racing in the UK loads to tell you ,
my first race back was the milton keynes inter regional it was the biggest regional in the uk for years .
I raced up in the 8s there was about 25 riders my main rival from last year was there Gideon who is real fast i only beat him once last year.
This race was like a national with all last years top riders in the age above so this was gonna be tough.
In my motos i got all seconds i couldnt believe it i raced gideon 3 times and and beat him everytime.
My gates were terrible everytime i was going in to the first berm last but i just powered the first berm down the long second straight and passed everybody .
Semi time it was stacked my best mate Aaron Dalleywater won it i was in a safe 3rd but went to pass Harley for 2nd round the top of the berm and he put me over the top so crashed and didnt make the A final .
I didnt bother racing the Bfinal as it was late so we went home and had a mc donalds on the way home .

A BIG Thankyou

Just to say thanks to Darren,Harrison and Nick Britt for letting us stay with them at their house sorry about all my mess with my toys.
Thank you to Percy Owens for training me and all the advice.
And thankyou to Profile Racing for letting us stay in their team area for the weekend i had a great time and made loads of friends .
THANKYOU


And good luck to everyone in Orlando at the next national !!!!!

Pedal fast A train !!!

A few more pics

Race Weekend

Saturday was National One

There wasnt any body born in the same year as me they were all born in mid 1999 which in the worlds and any other race they would be in the 8s it didnt help as i had my 7th birthday a few days ago .

As we were staying with Harrison Britt i stopped in the Profile Team Awning it was great as my best mate A trains brother will is also on profile so i was playing in between motos.

Anyway i had a 1st 1st and 2nd in the final i had a bad start and went down to about 4th to the first berm came out the berm in 3rd and stayed there till the last but one straight which was a whole rythm section and just pumped past into 2nd and powered out the last berm to draw with 1st over the line.

My dad had to pay 5 dollars to view the video replay as it was that close i thought i had won ,my dad said i lost by the width of my tyre.

I was still happy as i won a massive trophy!!!!!!!!

It was a late night by the time we got home and had tea i was sooo tired .

Sunday was National Two

I had to get up really early about 0630 i didnt feel like racing today so my dad put me in the shower then i woke up.

Today was a 2 moto transfer so my dad said i needed to win to make sure i qualified for the main there were a few more kids in my class today so i was a bit nervous.

I got a great gate and won my first moto so my dad was happy he said i could take it steady in my second race but i didnt listen and i won that one aswell.

For the main a had gate 5 so my dad said i needed a good start i got out the gate 1st but unclipped going over the first roller luckily i clipped straight back in but it put me in about 5th or 6th in the first berm .

I moved up to fourth out the berm and 2nd to the rythm section near the end i flew down the rythm as i knew i could catch the 1st place rider i just caught him on the last berm and went high and came out low and beat him to the line for the win.!!!!!!(thanks Kelvin Batey for those berm tactics ).

It was great as my dad promised he would get me a psp if i won (now pay up dad )

Ill post a few pics for you to look at .

The Week Before The race

I arrived on wed 21st and went to the track to have a look it looked a different colour to the ones in england ,but it looked well fast.

We were staying at Darren Britts house his son Harrison races for Profile Racing .

Thursday i got to practise on the track it felt great.

Friday was the big day it was my 7th birthday so i sent my dad down the shops to get me some presents,on the evening it was race night on the national track in Sarrasota there was loads of riders there in my motos i had 2nd 2nd 3rd and in the final i got the holeshott but in the end i finished 2nd so it was a good birthday.

When we got back home Liam Phillips from England had arrived he was also staying to race the nationals.

Saturday we stopped in and i met Percy Owens who is a top American Pro ,i made friends with Seth who lives in the same street where i was staying we did loads of skateboarding in the street and played at his house .

Sunday was race day at another track it was soooo hot ,i had my first go round and was flying round the first berm and went over the pro section by mistake and went flying over the handlebars ouch .

I didnt practise much as it was so hot in the motos i had a 3rd 3rd 3rd i was too hot in my race gear,my dad told me i could race in my jeans and a vented top for the final .

I felt a lot better and won the final by about 10 bikes .

When we was at the track a couple of Harrisons mates Cory and Josh came home with us to stop at his house.

Monday was aplay day with Seth again.

Tuesday i went shopping with Dad

Wednesday i went to the beach it was ace the sand was like walking on flour and i went in the sea and tried skinboarding.

On the night i did some training with Percy Owens a few long sprints and excersises in the local park.

Thursday i stayed in and did some gate practise on Harrisons gate and Liam taught me how to gate properly.

Friday we went up to the track to see what was happening and to register me for the racing.

It was starting to fill up it was well busy.

Above pic is me on the gate in Practise im in lane 3

Well Im Back!!!!!!!

Sorry for no updates ive been busy racing in America me and my dad went and raced an NBL National in Florida .
I had an ace time and made loads of friends ,the tracks were really fast and much smoother than in England.

The above pic is my friend Casey and A Train in the middle who was my best friend in America .

Im off to America.
My mom has booked the flights yesterday for me and my dad to go racing in America ,we fly out on wed 21st march till the 2nd april ,its going to be ace as i will have my birthday out there and my mom and dad said i can have some presents when we come back and also choose some toys in america.
Im going to race the gator nationals in florida and will be staying with my dads friend Darren Britt and his son Harrison,my dad has told me i will also be trained by Percy Owens who is a famous pro in america so hopefully it should make me faster as all the kids in america are super fast.I will be hanging out in the team Profile camp over the weekend so i will get my dad to take plenty of pics .

Race report Hayes 11th march
Loads of people turned up at hayes all my mates were there even Ashby Gibson and Reece Brownson came down from my club Harworth .
I raced up an age in the 8s against Kye ,Luca,Harley,Eddie ,Lewy,Aurthur,Reece,Gideon and another 8 or so people i didnt know.
I had some good races i had two 3rds and a 5th (dont ask my dad has already told me off sorry dad)in the final i came 5th or 6th as it was close on the line so i was really pleased as it was like a national .

This is my proper race bike it rides ace

Pics of my latest ride ooops not my race bike but me on a ride at our local park

Heres a pic of me training on my turbo trainer in my bedroom sorry about the mess but i am only 6 !!!!!

Me and my mate Tyler T-Rex Fuller W1 in Brazil, see you in vancouver for Shirt swap

Team Photo March 2007

Heres a pic of me at last weekends race at Rotherham in first place .

If you want to check out all the other pics from the day go to bmxvids.com

Thanks Natz for the pic