Personal History
My name is Eric Van Heel, and I race in the 14-24 C class and Open C. I am 15 years old and have one brother. My hobbies are motocross, hunting, fishing and trapshooting. I started riding motocross when I was 4 years old. I first raced when I was 5 and I have been racing more and more now that iI'm getting older. I ride because it's challenging and there is always somewhere to improve on the track. This year I want to make the top 3 overall in the season championship. Next year, I am planning on trying to qualify for Loretta Lynn and ride at least once a week.
Riding Goals
Some of my goals for racing this year is improving my lap times by 15 seconds from the start of the year to the end. So far I have improved 10 seconds. Another goal is trying to catch up to my brother riding. A goal that is helping me a lot this year is getting faster in the corners, so by doing that I practice on a track with mainly corners. Another goal is getting better at starts, and I have got a lot faster in these areas this year from practicing them more and more.
Competitive Highlights
My competitive highlights are that when I raced 65 and 85, I got two season championships and multiple first place trophies. I also improved my place up some from the beginning of the year. I am currently in first place for 14-24 C for the Motocity Raceway Championship.