My Experience With Racing

Racing has always been in my veins. My uncle distributes Honda and Kawasaki for the country i live in. This has facilitated my chances of racing and made it easier to continue doing it. Racing started in my uncle's son called Juan Carlos Salvatierra or ''Chavo''. His son came to be the greatest motocross racer Bolivia has had and will. He has a total of 8 national championships and many international race wins. He is my motivation and my desire to be the next champion, to continue the family racing. Right now, Chavo is racing the biggest Rally in the world called, ''Dakar''. 2014 will be his 4th time in this race and his best finish until now is a top 20. The top 20 riders in this race are considered to be heroes and most have them have industry sponsors which Chavo doesnt have. I will be talking more about him and his racing in another entry.

        Unfortunately I started my career as a motocross racer a little too old. I started with 13 years old but due to my harsh routine Chavo gave me I was able to reach the top guys level quickly. I used to race in the 85MX category one year ago. I finished 2nd in the overall national championship which i was comfortable with since it was my third year of racing. This year I stepped up to the 250 category which i struggled a little bit at first. The bike was too big for me but i grew about 10 cm throughout a short amount of time and got hold of it. My debut in this category was on the first start of the season. I had to say it was splendid after finishing 3rd overall. This gave me a small boost to train even harder. I am currently standing 3rd in the local championship which i defintely wasn't expecting. I am looking to become a national championship before I leave to study in the US. There is still a long road ahead but I am aware of the hard work that is needed in order to accomplish this goal of mine.