Are your kids up to the ATV challenge?

Getting involved with youth ATV racing

Are your kids constantly looking for a new adventure and it’s always up to you to plan for their next exciting weekend? Why not try introducing them to youth ATV racing? It’s a great family event because watching the sport from the sidelines is almost as exciting as watching your youngster handling the 4 wheeler around the tracks and over trails. An ATV outing can easily become a family weekend where you can saddle up on your own 4 wheeler and do some dusty trail riding side by side while junior perfects his or her turns, breaking maneuvers, and jumping agility.

Entering a local motocross race isn’t for the novice young rider. Prior to Youth ATV racing you’ll first want to make sure that your junior racer has logged plenty of dust on his quad riding chaps and is already trail savvy. When readying a high-mile racer and his or her machine for their first racing event, you’ll want to first do a little preparation work on both the machine and the driver. Even very young avid quadsters who’ve been on 4 wheels for more than a year or at least 20 to 50 percent of their lives if 12 or under need to exercise caution when breaking into youth ATV racing. Often the younger the rider, the more daredevil racer they also might be. As kids age they begin to exercise a bit more caution, and even become more methodical and careful in their 4 wheeling maneuvers. But no matter what their age, they will require their own specialized guidance in their respective ATV racing endeavors.

Advanced Preparation Key for Safe Youth ATV Racing

Before you sign up for your first local youth ATV racing challenge, be sure that your young rider has had plenty of opportunity to practice in a race-type setting – not on the local trails or in the back yard but at an actual ATV race track. Many race tracks will offer open practice times so that junior can get the feel of what race day will be all about. Practicing at an actual motocross track will provide not only the excitement and track layout of an actual race day, but you’ll be able to watch, coach and give the thumbs up from the sidelines to build their self-assurance to do the real thing. With practice at an actual track, gradually speed, agility and confidence will develop.  

Ship your Quad Ahead to your next Youth ATV Racing Challenge

Unless as a parent you’re already involved in the sport of adult motorcycle racing, you’re probably not too familiar with the in’s and out’s of Youth ATV Racing and finding some organized competition may take some doing. One good place to start is your local ATV or motorcycle dealerships. Another is the All Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA), whose online site is at www.atvaonline.com. Another great source is www.ATV4KIDS.com. ATV4KIDS.com is a great place to find out about youth ATV accessories, on-line forums where you can ask other kids the same age about the sport, and locations for the next Youth ATV Racing challenge in your state.  Once you’ve selected your next Youth ATV Racing destination, next select an expert like Haul Bikes. Haul Bikes is an expert at loading and hauling just one or multiple 4-wheelers! And unlike most shipping companies, Haul Bikes doesn’t charge extra to ship your standard-sized ATV. Haul Bikes only charges an extra fee of $195 for ATVs that don’t fit a standard 4’ x 9’ space on their shipping truck - wider than 48” and/or longer than 108”.

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