AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch<\/a> in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, earned him a spot at this upcoming race. Scouts for the upcoming Las Vegas competition were in the audience at the Loretta Lynn Ranch.<\/p>\n\u201cThe people that invite kids for this race (Monster Energy Cup Supermini) watch there and see who does well and who they want to invite,\u201d Vestal said.<\/p>\n
Vestal is excited to ride in front of a larger audience.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my first time going to that race,\u201d Vestal said. \u201cIt will be really cool getting to go in front of all those fans and stuff, just get to see what it is like.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fifteen-year-old Vestal has been racing since he was 10.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the beginning, it was just kind of something we did for fun,\u201d Vestal said. \u201cThen probably in the last two years, I started taking it really serious and working hard at it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Competition drives Vestal, and he likes comparing himself with other top riders and seeing if he can beat them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am pretty smooth compared to most riders, I don\u2019t crash that often,\u201d Vestal said. \u201cJumps were always just something I was good at, but now after practicing I have gotten better at turns.\u201d<\/p>\n
At home, Alex\u2019s father, John is his mechanic. According to Alex\u2019s mother, Sandra, Alex is his own mechanic on the road.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a Kawasaki 100, it is called a supermini dirt bike,\u201d Vestal said. \u201cIt is a two-stroke, and Pro-Circuit does all of my motors, so we send my motor to them and they repolish it and make it quite a bit faster.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vestal has a few sponsors now and hope to gain more and make motocross and arena cross his career path.<\/p>\n
The Monster Energy Cup is a daylong event, starting with a pit party at noon. The Monster Energy Cup gets under way at 6 p.m. with an Amateur All-Stars race and the Supermini race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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