2013 Arizona State Championship and Grand Canyon Series

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Upcoming Races:
2013 Arizona State Championship
and Grand Canyon Series Schedule
Nov. 16-17 . . . MC Motosports
2-Day Event
Dec. 1 . . . Canyon Motocross
2014 Arizona State Championship
Jan. 5 . . . Canyon Motocross
Jan. 26 . . . Ocotillo Raceway
Feb. 9 . . . Canyon Motocross
Feb. 23–24 . . . MC Motosports
2-Day Event
Mar. 16 . . . Canyon Motocross
Mar. 30 . . . Ocotillo Raceway
Apr. 13 . . . Canyon Motocross
Apr. 27 . . . Canyon Motocross
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AMX News • 320 N. Arizona Ave., Suite 500 • Prescott, AZ 86301
VOLUME 3 – ISSUE 3, 2013
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Volume 3 – Issue 3, 2013
Arizona State Championship Series Rules and Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ocotillo Raceway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
MotoCenter
by David Moskat & Jordan Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Canyon Motocross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 24
AVDRA by Dave Boydstun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Off The Mic by Gary Bohannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MC Motocross Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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AMX AZ State Champion Series Schedule 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
Ask the Ref by Tom Frantz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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2014 Arizona State
Championship Series Rules
Welcome to Arizona State Championship Racing! Please ask if
you have any questions!!
1) Can miss no more than 3 State Championship races to remain
eligible for awards.
2) Beginner classes receive full sized trophies in State Championship
Series, but do not receive free racing, free practice, bicycles,
or other awards. (Beginners are awarded all prizes in other
series.)
3) Top 3 eligible racers in each eligible class receive series awards.
(There are no average # of racer requirements)
4)
State Championship Series awards first place:
a) Free Practice & Racing at all 5 participating tracks for 1 yr.
b) Other merchandise
c) Free Bicycle for youth classes
d) Minimum 5 ft. trophy
5)
State Championship Series awards second and third place:
a) Free Practice at all 5 participating tracks for 1 yr.
b) Other merchandise
c) 4 Post trophy – tiered down from first place.
6) Racers subject to AMX rules as defined in 2012 AMX Rule Book.
Eligible State Championship Classes:
50 cc 0-6
50cc 7-8 50cc Open
60cc 0-8 60cc 9-11
60cc Open
80cc 7-11
80cc 12-13
80cc 14-16
Supermini
Mini Open
125cc 2-Stroke Nov.
125cc 2-Stroke Int.
125cc Open
150cc Open
250 Nov.
250 Int.
250 Pro
250 4-Stroke Open Non-Pro
450 4-Stroke Open Non-Pro
Schoolboy
25+ Vet Nov.
25+ Vet. Int.
25+ Vet Expert
30+ Vet. Nov.
30+ Vet Int.
30+ Vet Pro
40+ Vet Nov.
40+ Vet. Int.
40+ Vet Master
50+ Vet Nov.
50+ Vet Int.
50+ Vet Master
Vet Open
Women 50cc
Women Mini (65-85cc)
Women Amateur
Women Pro
College Student
Open Nov.
Open Int.
Open Pro
AMX 2013 Schedule
Arizona state championship &
grand canyon series Schedule
November 16–17 . . . . . . . . . . . MC Motorsports
December 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon Motocross
2014 Schedule
January 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon
January 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocotillo
February 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon
February 23–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . MC Motorsports
March 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon
March 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocotillo
April 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon
April 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon
September 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon
October 5–6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MC Motorsports
October 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon
October 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocotillo
November 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon
November 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocotillo
November 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon
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PLEASE NOTE:
BEGINNER CLASSES ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR TROPHIES IN STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!!!!!
Beginners ARE eligible for ALL prizes in EZ-Up, Grand Canyon, &
Monsoon Madness Series.
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Located in Eloy, Arizona, between
Tucson and Phoenix, Ocotillo is a
uniquely designed true-outdoor layout
that stretches almost one full mile in
length. Our rider-oriented approach
of importing the right kinds of sand
and dirt-so there’s never any problem
getting a grip promises full-throttle
rides with no loss of traction. GO
HUGE riders appreciate Ocotillo’s
supercross obstacles too. Including
technical doubles, triples, fat berms,
whoop sections, off cambers and a
150-foot-long tabletop, better known
as GO HUGE. With this monster
somewhere beneath you, you’re sure
to rage. The facility also includes a
mini-monster track for the diminutive
Jeffros out there (Pee-wees, you
know?). Yes, Junior gets the same
diverse layout as the big kids. This is
no cheesy oval with a few rollers.
Hours: Sat: 6AM - 11AM
Sun: 7AM - 11AM • Fees: $20
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By David Moskat and Jordan Luke
ocated in Tempe, near Tempe
Marketplace, Moto Center offers
full service repair and parts for
motorcycles, scooters, ATV’s,
and UTV’s. Moto Center offers
services including full engine repair,
suspension rebuilding, wheel lacing,
and more. The parts department focuses
primarily on their core market, off-road/
moto, and focus on the major replacement
items such as tires, brakes, bearings,
levers, filters, chemicals, and many more.
They have been operating since 2010
but their story begins many years before
as co-owners David Moskat and Jordan
Luke were establishing themselves in the
industry.
David began riding trails and off-road
in the far east valley at the age of 10. A
school friend introduced him to AMX in
1997 and started racing 80’s at the age
of 12. From minis to full size bikes he
raced his way up to the Pro Class by 2004.
David juggled racing and high school
as well as working the parts department
at a motorcycle shop in Mesa since the
age of 15. David raced AMX up until
2008 before “retiring” to focus on his
future and a career. His greatest racing
accomplishments were winning the 2002
250 Intermediate State Championship and
finishing 3rd in the 2005 125 and 250 Pro
State Championships. He attended college
towards the end of his racing “career”
and in 2009 earned a bachelor’s degree in
Business Management from Arizona State
University.
Jordan began riding and racing in the
east valley at the age of 14. He raced for
many years and earned championships in
the 250 Novice and Schoolboy classes,
After racing he attended and later graduated
from Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in
2007. Soon after graduating from MMI he
accepted a job to turn wrenches for rising
off-road star Taylor Robert. After working
for Taylor for two seasons he took a job
at the Zip-Ty Racing Husqvarna Factory
team, lead by off-road legend Ty Davis.
While there he worked with off-road racers
Cory Graffunder, Gary Sutherlin, Bobby
Garrison, and more. Jordan traveled the US
attending rounds of Endurocross, WORCS,
Hare&Hound, and many others.
In the summer of 2010, Jordan and
David decided it was time to combine their
knowledge and expertise they had acquired
over the years. Jordan moved back from
California and David quit his job to create
Moto Center. In September of that same
year, they opened their doors and have
been consistently building their reputation
for quality and friendly service since day
one. As each of their business cards say
“Owner/Technician” they are the ones who
meet you at the counter, service your bike,
and help you load-up after checkout. David
and Jordan are very excited to announce
Moto Center as the newest AMX sponsor
for the 2013-2014 series. Together they
have many goals set for Moto Center and
just like racing they continue to keep it
“pinned” and charge to the front of the
industry.
Be sure to keep an eye out for Moto
Center team riders, Travis Tillery and Joel
Wolsey, racing several rounds of the AMX
series throughout the next year.
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T
he Arizona Vintage Dirt Racers
Association was founded on Sept 30th
1990, along with the opening of a
new Motocross track named “Phoenix
Raceway Park” (later renamed Speedworld). Going
back a little farther . . . I was out of bike racing
since 1974, but getting a Dirt Bike or Motocross
Action magazine each month for years, keeping up
with what was going on in the MX world! I read an
ad for the USGP that was going to be held at Glen
Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, CA. They were
going to have a Vintage exhibition class along with
the big race on Sunday. I talked a friend into taking
me to see this VMX race (the first one that had ever
been held, at least that I had heard of).
Once there it was like old times! All the riders
were guys I had raced against as a kid back in the
day: Rex Staten, Bruce McDougal, John Desoto,
Barry Higgins, Kenny Zarht, Gary Jones, Marty
Tripes, and on and on. I was so stoked to see the
bikes that I had grown up on back on the track that
day that as soon as we got back to Arizona I called
the guys that were running CMC races at that time
(John Miller and Frank Paterno) to see if we could
have a VMX exibtion race at the new track they
were getting ready to open, Phoenix Raceway Park,
the old Mel Larson’s raceway.
They asked me, “Where was I going to find the
bikes and racers?” I told them let me worry about
the entries. Can we do it? They gave me the ok
and I then went to all three motorcycle junk yards
here in Phoenix at that time: Bobs, Edwards and
AMS in Tempe. Each shop had old stuff out back
and I worked trading my labor for bikes at all three
shops. I got a few machines put together in just a
few weeks. Each shop helped out with trophies,
fliers and a BBQ at the track on race day for the
VMX guys. With only a few weeks’ notice, we
were surprised to get enough entries to need two
classes. One was for real pre-74 machines and the
other was set up for all the other machines that
would show up and have modified frames or maybe
a year or so too new for this class. Chip Young
from Young’s Cycle rode a pair of bikes that Bruce
Barton (then working at Sun Suzuki) had built, won
both classes, all four motos. Chip was the modern
bike Expert class State Champion at that time also .
. . not a slow guy!
The first race was such a success that the
following Wednesday night at Canyon’s practice,
John asked me if I wanted to do it again . . . and
that is how the AVDRA got started more than 23
years ago!
Years go by and we are still running races,
now back at Canyon Raceway with the closing of
Speedworld in Jan of 2013. We ran at the very first
MX race and we ran the very last MX race to be
run on that track!
With over 200 vintage races run in Arizona
alone by the AVDRA, VMX racing is still going
strong. Our next VMX race on Nov 17th will also
be held at another new track for VMX. Motoland
in Casa Grande will host the AVDRA’s “Racing
Through Time” VMX series finals.
AVDRA was originally a VMX club and has
grown into a family of motorcycle lovers of all
ages and sizes and shapes. We now offer classes
for Mini riders just getting going to modern guys
who have had enough of the modern track layouts.
Our race track favors a 60+ rider on a pre-75
motorcycle. AVDRA offers 100% awards to all
finishers at each event. We have had Observed
Trials events, Cross Country events and even Flat
Track races, all run by the crew of the AVDRA club
members, wives and friends. Thanks to all of them!
Each year we see more new riders and their friends
& family getting involved with the same look in
their eyes that I had in 1990 . . . EXCITED!
It has been a lot of work keeping this going for
more than 20 years, but I am never happier than
when Vintage bikes are racing. Even watching them
makes me very happy and I can’t help but smile
just seeing the machines.
AVDRA welcomes anyone to call us at 602540-0055 to ask about racing or coming out to
watch a VMX race. Get that old bike out and come
ride with us. AVDRA races about 10 races a year
in Arizona and about eight more in Colorado, New
Mexico, Utah, California, Nevada and more. You
can go to our website to read more and check our
schedule at www.avdra.com
Special mention should be made of the sponsors
that have helped keep this dream alive like Bill
& Gussey Ramsey’s “Motorcycle Accessory
Shop;” Dave & Nancy’s “AMS Racing.com;” Paul
Varda’s “ Valley Dental;” Barry McBride’s “Sun
Cornerstone Investment Group;” “2 Guys Graffics”
and “Motocenter” for keeping our track tools in
shape. Thank you all very Much!
You will never find a better group
of people to hang out with or do
business with than our AVDRA
Members. Please support
them as they have been
behind the VMX movement
for many years!
By Dave Boydstun
Photos Courtesy of Stephanie Coons
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T
he old saying that you’re never too old to learn
something new is actually true! On October 17th,
some good friends of mine and me embarked on
our annual “guy trip.” Our “guy trip” actually
started some years ago when we decided to go to Las Vegas
for the final round of Supercross, which we did year after
year until a couple of years ago when it was changed to
October instead of early May, thus enabling us to now attend
the Monster Energy Cup instead of Supercross.
What does this have to do with learning you ask? Well,
I have learned many things on these trips but the most
important is that I learned that I love riding motorcycles. As
a lot of you know, I ride a motorcycle for a living, so most
would assume that I would get tired of riding after being on
a bike day in and day out, hot or cold ( and extremes of both
for the most part!!!) but I never actually tire of riding. And
every year for our trip we ride motorcycles up to Las Vegas
and back. Now a lot of you are probably thinking “big deal,
I make that trip all the time and it’s nothing” and for the
most part that would be true except we actually make a trip
out of it and log quite a few miles on the bikes in doing so.
The trips originated when one of the guys (Bill) that I
have rode and raced Motocross with over the years wanted
to get the group (the other guys that we rode and raced with)
together and go to Vegas for the race. Bill had since moved
to Texas as his job took him there, and Ray had moved
to San Diego where he is doing Real Estate. I, Rich, and
Colin are still here in the Valley so this became the meeting
point and Bill and Ray decided to fly here and we’d go.
I think Rich was the one that decided that we should ride
motorcycles up and I immediately told him he was crazy
because that trip is one very boring drive in a car and even
more boring on a bike, but he insisted, so the first year (and
almost every year since) Ray and Bill flew in and rented
PANHEAD by Gary Bohannon
Harley’s and the rest of us had our own
bikes to ride. Back then we left on Friday
morning and took the main Highways and
Freeway to Vegas, checked into the hotel
and went to the Orleans Center for the
Mini-cross where we watched some cool
racing on pit bikes but the only problem
was, I could look down the row of our seats
and at any given time most, if not all of us,
were asleep in our seats due to being tired
out from a long hot day of riding. The next
day we would get up (some of us after a
long night of gambling) and go to Sam
Boyd Stadium for the race, go back to the
Hotel (for another night of gambling) and
then get up early Sunday morning and have
another long day of hot riding to get home.
The next year or maybe the year after, I told Rich that I
was not going to do that boring ride again. He didn’t think
it was bad because he and most of the others don’t get to
ride a whole lot during the year but me being the buzz-kill,
let him know that I ride every day and that ride sucks!! I
then told him that I would ride, but we had to start leaving
on Thursday morning and actually make a day of it and see
some different back-roads, etc. Then we could just relax on
Friday and do whatever, instead of being all burned out like
we were in the past. He and the others agreed and since then
that has been the routine and we have seen some awesome
terrain.
The first couple of years I made the trip on my 2001
Harley Davidson Road King, which was a rolling couch and
so very comfortable. I ride a Honda ST 1300 at work and
there is no comparison between the two as far as comfort
goes, the Harley is a clear cut winner! Other bikes I have
ridden on the trip since then are a 1996 Harley Low Rider,
a 2013 Harley Street Glide, and this year I rode my newest
project up, a 1948 Harley Davidson Panhead !!!!! Believe
it or not, the Panhead was an amazingly comfortable ride,
considering the fact that it is a rigid frame and only a 4
speed transmission, so she doesn’t like to get over 70 mph.
She cruises exceptionally well at 60 to 65 but once you get
over 68 she doesn’t like it so much. Bear in mind that she
is an older model so I don’t have hardly any of the modern
conveniences. She is kick-start only, has no blinkers, no gas
gauge, stereo, or cruise control but boy oh boy is she fun to
ride! I have also traded off on some of the trips and ridden
Richs’ Honda VTX Cruiser and this year I did two legs of
the trip on a beautiful Bourget Chopper. The Bourget was
extremely cool looking, very fast, and sounded awesome
but was not a very comfortable ride, especially on a long
trip. That bike is definitely a “bar hopper” and was in my
mind meant for a point “A” to point “B” ride only, but
nevertheless a good experience to ride.
Our ride began in the Surprise area then
went to Wickenburg, to Yarnell (where we
stopped for breakfast), to Prescott via Hwy
89A, over Mingus Mountain to Jerome via
89A, into Cottonwood, to Sedona, up Oak
Creek Canyon on 89A and into Flagstaff.
From Flagstaff we took Interstate 40 to
Kingman, and then dropped down into
Laughlin where we stayed the night. This
is the first time we have stayed in Laughlin
and not gone on to Vegas, but it seemed to
work out very well so we plan to do it every
year from now on. On Friday morning we got
up and went through Searchlight and on into
Vegas that way. On past trips we have taken
Old Route 66 from Seligman to Kingman,
to Oatman, into Bullhead City, Laughlin and
into Vegas. Next year we will probably plan
out some other route, but even if we don’t I’m
ok with it because what we have been doing
so far is some really great riding anyways.
So what have I learned? I have learned that
I love to RIDE. I love having a great time
with my buds. 750 miles over two days on
a Panhead is an awesome ride. Vegas is way
too expensive. And last but not least, if you
haven’t traveled some of our AZ roads on a
motorcycle then you are really missing out!!
I’ll see you at the races!
Gary Bohannon
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Meet Mixie . . .
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TIME by Tom Frantz
A
s time passes, it seems that some
smarty pants got their grubby little
finger on the fast forward button
of life. The days and nights seem to blend
into one, big, never-ending, blurry moment
and the moments are all the same: work,
eat, sleep and repeat. Even the cherished
weekends are a blur of the same routine.
I personally have experienced how
fleeting time is. Thirty-five years ago I
applied for the job that I still get out of
bed early for, and dodge the crazy people
on the 51 every morning so that I can
spend more time at work than I do at home
on a daily basis. It seems like yesterday
that I was a twenty-two year old who
knew everything about being a mechanic;
needless to say, I got schooled in a hurry.
Even though thirty-five years is a long
time, I have, for the most part, enjoyed the
journey.
As we get older, I think we need to find
life’s pause button more often . . . so that
we can slow the march of time and savor
the odd moments that are not a blur. Some
of the things that come to mind are simple
but important, to not only be thankful for,
but to relish: spend time with your spouse
just talking and enjoying every minute of
some rare alone time, walk the dogs, have
dinner with friends, be with your family,
attend church together on Sunday. It isn’t
how long you do something, but how
much you love doing it.
Which brings me to Motocross, and
since this is a Motocross paper, I guess I
should actually write about that subject
also. I started racing Motocross in the early
seventies and since then, I have raced just
about every kind of event there is, and
nearly five decades and the change of a
century later, I still have a passion for the
sport. I honestly can’t wait for race day.
Although I am not as fast as I used to be
nor do I race as aggressively as in years’
past, I still feel very fortunate that I am
still able to get a little out on the track and
make myself smile. I truly believe that the
most important aspect of the time I have
spent racing motorcycles is the friendships
that have been forged through a common
love of the sport. I am forever thankful
that I have had the opportunity to meet and
know so many people through Motocross.
Some have been close friends for the past
thirty years.
Fast forward, as we speed head-long into
the holiday season this year, let’s try and
hit the pause button every once in a while,
forget about the craziness of the season,
and enjoy the odd moment that isn’t going
by at one hundred miles an hour. And
remember, as long as we can ride AND
be with family and friends, we are very
blessed.
See ya at the races. Tom
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AMX Interviews by Roberta Davis
Jeremy
Garcia,
#20
Kamron Hiltunen, #34
Name: Kamron Lane Hiltunen
Age: 14
Class: 250 Novice/Schoolboy
Number: 34
Bike: KX 125
What is your favorite place to ride or
event to race? ACP
What are your Riding specialties or
favorite style of riding? Go for it.
Your top racing accomplishment. I’ve mainly
just done small things so far.
What is your most recent racing
highlight? Making the main at Faircross.
What are your racing goals for the
upcoming year? Lorettas.
What is your favorite rider of all time?
Ryan Dungey.
What is your favorite trick? Lazyboy.
How many times do you ride each week?
About once a month.
What is the worst injury you have had? I
haven’t had one, my dad says I’m bulletproof . . . knock on
wood!
What is your best riding advice for young
riders? Don’t overthink it, just GO!
Who are your main sponsors and biggest
supporters? My parents.
Do you any traditions before every race?
I don’t have any.
Describe your feelings when that gate
goes down. Usually a little Nervous, but have my eye
on the holeshot.
Favorite Cereal and fun fact. Cinnamon Life
with sugar. I’m a comedian.
Kaden Hiltunen, #118
Name: Kaden Hiltunen
Class: 250 Int.
Number: 118
Bike: YZ 250
event to race? Ponca
favorite style of riding? Aggressive & Smart
What is your top racing accomplishment?
Winning the WORCS Nationals 2012 Amateur Open
highlight? Amateur Open @ACP, and in the last ET
Series I got 5 holeshots.
upcoming year? Lorettas
Ryan Villopoto
What is your favorite trick? I don’t do tricks, I
don’t take my hands of the bars.
Once every other week.
What is the worst injury you have had?
Collapsed lung and compressed discs.
riders? Stay in control, don’t go beyond your limits
supporters? My parents and Jeff and Conrad
Schneider
What do you do before every race? Left
glove on first
goes down. Focus
Favorite Cereal and fun fact. Cinnamon Toast
Crunch. My nickname is Kater Potater.
Name: Jeremy Garcia
Age: 8
Class: 50cc Beginner B & 50cc Open
Number: 20
Bike: KTM 50 SX
event to race? I like to race at MotoGrande MX
Track.
favorite style of riding? I like the start the best
and getting the holeshot is my specialty.
Your top racing accomplishment. I finished
my 1st year of racing 4th overall in the 50cc beginner class
(started racing at 6yrs old).
highlight? Finished in 1st place at MotoGrande MX
Track.
upcoming year? I want to get 1st place in my class
and race in the KTM Jr. SX challenge.
Ryan Dungey.
What is your favorite trick? I like to watch the
free style guys do Whips.
Two times a week
What is the worst injury you have had? I
had surgery on my left hand this year. I had to miss two
races.
riders? Give it more Gas!
supporters? Mom & Dad, Papa & Grandma, Kaotic
Motorsports, Fly Racing, O’Neal, Leatt, Smith, Pro Taper
What do you do before every race? I pray
with my dad before every moto and I also listen to “Boom”
by P.O.D to get me pumped up.
goes down. I am nervous but excited to try to get 1st
place.
Favorite Cereal and fun fact. Cocoa Puffs and
I am really good at playing my PS3.
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