It felt absolutely incredible to be back in the rider’s seat when we took our bracket bike to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma last weekend.

On my first pass down the track, the bike ran a 7.65 at 173 mph which is the quickest that bike has ever been. I was so happy to be back on a bike that all I could do was smile when I got to the end of the track. There were 23 bikes that made it out for the race and all of the rest of the riders were men. I told my dad that it was a good thing that we were there to mix things up!

I managed to win the first round on a holeshot. Then, in the second round I had the advantage off the starting line, but I just couldn’t hit my dial-in. We struggled a little, mostly because we had a little too much horsepower for the cool track.  The bike wanted to skate around a little bit which makes it actually fun to ride but no so good for bracket racing. 

All things considered, I was stoked just to have made it to round two. It was just my dad, Charlie, and I at the track this time, so It was also great to be able to spend some time with him. I was also able to see a lot of friends I had not seen for a while. One of my friends, Clayton Nickles, even took home a win in the Sportsman class. Congratulations to Clayton! All in all, it was an amazing day at the track.

Everything else is still going full throttle around here. My bossdad and I have been planning, planning, planning, for the first three Pro Stock races in Gainesville, Charlotte, and Houston. It has been a lot of work trying to put together our own program, but I am loving every minute of it. Working with my dad is a blast. I’m pretty lucky that he shares my passion for racing. I totally blame him for this addiction. 

I also just adopted the cutest kitty on the planet. I have been thinking about adopting a cat for a while now and I recently went to the shelter, “just to look.” Well I quickly fell in love with a little black cat. He was the first cat in the shelter that I picked up. The lady asked me if I was ready to adopt or if I needed time to think about it. I left with the adoption papers signed.

When I first brought him home, all he did was purr. I had a hard time picking out a name for him and when my friend Chad suggested the name “Torque,” I knew it was perfect. Torque has been living with me for almost a week now. I am thrilled to have him here. He has become just like a dog. The little trooper goes almost everywhere with me.  He rides in the car and walks on a leash with out complaint. Torque fits right into my life, and I am completely in love with the little guy. Along with Torque I still have my hermit crab, Tony Stewart. Tony is doing well too.

I plan to leave here in the next couple weeks to fly to North Carolina. We are going to do some testing in Valdosta before my team heads to Gainesville. I am super stoked to go to Valdosta because they are having an AMA race the weekend before we test. This will be my first time at an AMA race! Life is so exciting right now; big adventures are headed my way soon! Talk to everyone soon!