How can a 14yr old make his way to the top?

[FROSTY:Me]

If you are I can offer you advise as to what you need to do now and down the track to get to a certain level.
I'm not being negative here young fella but I've heard it all before and when push came to shove they weren't prepared to do what needed doing.
Ohh and for the record I'm one of the they-I made the mistake of noticing the opposite sex.
Say you are really serious

[Coyote]

I'm willing to put a lot of effort and sacrifice into achieving in Road Racing. Already most weekends are taken up on bike maintenance. We have to change the tyres on our KX from dirt to road each time, as it’s not just me using it in motard, but my brother also uses it at the Masterton MX track. This takes up a lot of time and I’m hopefully getting my own bike to get my riders licence and so we don’t have to constantly change the tyres. Just got to find the right bike.
By the way, if anyones got any info on a good Road legal MX performance enduro bike i.e RMX250, let me know.

[James Deuce]

If you want to get to the top then a huge amount of self-promotion is necessary. You have to convince people that you will be worth the money they spend on you. To this end you need a press kit, listing your achievements and goals and you must, repeat must present the kind of personality that is outgoing and friendly, but also has the "killer" edge to it. You can't sit back and let results speak for themselves, even in top level international racing.You have to be promoting yourself to the media, to team managers, and once you get into a team, within the team itself. Contacy Kiwi Rider and BRM, see if they are interested in printing a promotional press kit. It will cost you money. If your parents are supporting you then they are going to be re-mortgaging the house a couple of times in the next decade. There's no use moaning about how much money it takes, because it is just the way things are. Valentino Rossi's Dad split from his wife and lived in his car to help things along.

A"lot" of effort isn't enough. It has to be all consuming.

[Two Smoker]

Well, starting off in buckets is awesome.... But to get into road racing, you need to see about getting into SS150 (using a RG150 or KR-R150) or 125GP's/F3 class..... No one can just go out and start racing in F2/F1 because you have to be certifiably nuts to do those speeds straight away.....

Best bet is to go out and start racing.. to do this first you need to be in a Motorcycle club (not sure of the one in wellington, but PM svs as he will know) you then apply for a licence... But due to you racing in buckets im sure you have done this... next step is to get a bike.... try riding a SS150 bike as these a capable of actual speeds of about 160-165kmh (gets you into feeling speed) then see about a 125GP bike, insane cornering speeds, but a top speed pf about 200-210kmh next step is the F3 bike (ZXR and VFR are the popular types) which is a GREAT class, due to the racing being so close and great battles occuring.....

F2 and F1 requires alot of money....LOTS OF MONEY....... think $500 just for tyres per race meeting...

Get out there and start racing. get some results, then start promoting yourself to bikeshops or any company you can, to get the $$$....

Fuck this is what i should be doing WHERE THE HELL IS ME F3 BIKE!!!!!?????

[Coyote]

Is ther any Bucket Racers that you can buy that are road legal?

[SPORK]

Blakamin, me and Alarumba were at tawa last time, where were you situated?
We were quite near the far end (away from the sausage sizzle and such) Alarumba is the one with long hair. Hopefully I will be going with them next time and I will keep an eye out for you!

[FROSTY:Me]

Shit loads of road bikes would make good bucket racers.The benchmark has become the trusty cb125 twin. The little RG50 is probably going to be a good starter bike for you.
What you want to do right away is start a log book.
What track,what bike, weather conditions, finishing position,if possible lap times.
It gives you something concrete to work with when you are looking to improve your performance

[Coyote]

I'll start keeping a log book from now on. Thanks for the tip.

Everyone interested into going to the next wellington bucket races, its at the General Motors Carpark in Upper Hutt from what I know.

[svs]

In Wellington, join Victoria Motorcycle Club. You'll need that for you race license. Also they run special sessions to get guys like you up to speed. I can't remember the name of the guy who is running the training for juniors on the buckets, but I'll get it to you.

At 14 you can race SS150 at Manfield - there are a few out there at the club meets every time. (Can't race anything bigger till you're 15)

If you can possibly make it - come up to the Vic Club races on the 25th at Manfeild - there's heaps of people to talk to.

There's plenty of people who travel up from wellington, so I'm sure there'll be someone who can give you a lift up.

Hang in there, but make sure you ENJOY yourself more than anything.