American Suzuki-Cernics Regional MX Series Round#1

And the Youth classes would be in for a long day with Joel Hetrick on the scene

Practice continued throughout the day, as riders fine tuned themselves for the track.

The rythm section proved to be the most challenging to most but thankfully everyone made it through most of the time with out incident

The three biggest things needed at today event? Sunblock, gatorade and the nerve to hold her wide open!

Everyone anticipates the Pro race, but if they dont stay trackside, they miss some outstanding riding in the amature ranks!

One of the most exciting classes to keep an eye on is the 13-15 Youth production classes. This class produces some intense racing and today would be no different

Anthony Mastrocola was paralyzed at the GNC at Steel City last year while competing on his quad. Since that time, more people have seen a true champion in him then if he had beaten every pro rider that ever pinned a throttle. He is an inspiration to everyone, whether you have serious health issues, recovering from a debilitating injury or just having a bad day. He is so upbeat about life that you can not deny the fact that being a great person means nothing about what you can or can't do in life, it is all about what you are willing to do!

Anthony was at todays event just hanging out and remaining close to the sport he loves. T shirts to help him raise some funds were available for purchase and I saw alot of support from everyone, and I thank you for that!


As the racing was under way, Anthonys character just kept shining through, as this picture captures him cheering on a fellow racer who himself is dealing with Diabetes

In the qualifier, it was Kandel pulling a slight edge as the field raced to the first turn

Natalie was out front and took a look behind him, kind of surprised that Kendall wasnt pressuring him as was the case early on the first lap. Kandel took a digger coming out of the rythm section but was back on the pegs and riding hard again