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I used to be able to ride back in the day!

22Jun06 | View Comments | personal, funny | Permalink

Today at work I got a little bored so I started searching Google and yahoo (during break of course) for “Brett driscoll” just to see what came up (come on you know you all do it). So anyways I would normally search Google but for the heck of it I tried out Yahoo to see what came up. To my surprise I found Western New York Motocross Association’s 1996 Summer Series race results online with yours truly taking 4th place in the 125 beginners class!!!! 1996! I was 15 years old! No one will find that amusing but I think it’s funny. I can’t believe that stuff is on the internet……….especially for 1996.

Those were the days……… the days were if I broke my leg riding dirt bikes it just meant I didn’t have to go to school. Now I wouldn’t be able to go to work, or make any money if I got hurt! I still have a bike, but don’t get to ride it that often (because I am lazy and don’t own a truck). That was a fun summer of driving all over New York state racing different tracks and enjoying being a young kid with nothing to lose. Not to toot my own horn, but for never racing motocross till that summer I did quite well even though it was the beginner class lol.

The next summer I moved up to the Novice class, and did ok winning a race and coming in 2nd a couple times, but I also turned 16 that summer which meant making that decision; car or motocross. Having a car in high school eventually became more important than riding dirt bikes every day, so I sold my bike at the time (1996 KX125) and bought a Camaro lol. I didn’t get another bike till 2001 when I entered the working world and could afford to buy another one. Anyways there is a little history of my motocross racing career if anyone cares lol.

P.S. I never really had any major injuries for all you people out there who are afraid to let their kids ride/race because you think they might get hurt. It is however a very dangerous sport, and I did see a lot of people get hurt, but the worst I ever did was suffer some concusions, stitches, and countless bumps and bruises. That is why I own a $500 helmet now lol! As long as you have the right equipment and ride within your skill level it is a great family sport.