About Me: I am 40 years old and married for over a decade (who ever would have guessed that someone would put up with me that long?). My wife has five donkeys and I still don’t understand why? We also enjoy our three, spoiled German Shepherds and three cats. My favorite sports are dirt bike riding, steelhead fishing and archery hunting. We don’t have any kids, but our critters keep us pretty busy.
 

My favorite riding areas: Jordan Creek, Diamond Mill, and Gifford Pinchot N.F.

My first bike/ATV:  My first bike was a 60cc Yamaha when I was 12. I rode it in my back yard and upgraded to a Yamaha 100cc enduro a few months later. I never rode any tracks or trails until May of 2002 when I bought a Honda XR400. I started riding at Brown’s Camp and remembered how much I missed riding. I owned that bike for four months and traded it for a KTM 250MXC rocket. It was way too much bike for my lack of experience and I flipped it in front of my dad trying to show off. A year later I bought a KTM 450EXC and enjoyed it for three years until, I upgraded to a KTM 450XC. I now ride a KTM 300XC-W and love it.

When I first started riding:  I don’t count my riding as a boy, since it was such a short stint and didn’t include trails, a track or any instruction. Therefore, I really consider my riding started May of 2002 at Brown's Camp. I try to ride every weekend, but there are always obstacles in the way. However, I have a very supportive wife and she lets me sneak away quite a bit.

My riding experience: I’ve been riding for eight years and 2006 was the first year of competitive racing. I raced the 30 expert class from 2007 to 2009 and now I'm in the 40 expert class.

My favorite Saying:  “Give me a lever long enough and single handedly I can move the world” Archimedes.

Why I became an OMRA officer: I wanted to help out and meet good people. 

I'd also like to say:  I am concerned that we are going to lose our riding areas and we all need to get involved and fight for our sport. This takes involvement, a positive attitude and responsible riders.

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