Hittin' The Dirt: Angier Teen Wins National ATV Championship
December 15, 2006
One Angier teen is using speed, endurance and nerve to rack up an impressive string of victories and a national championship in his favorite sport - four-wheeler racing.
Shy and quiet, 16-year-old Justin Lawson's demeanor doesn't give away his aggressive and competitive nature. Neither does his small stature give away his ability to control a sliding all-terrain vehicle. However, his skill and ability have landed him in the national spotlight.
"I've always been competitive," the Harnett Central High School sophomore said. "I'd say the speed is the best part."
Justin races four-wheelers in dirt track TT races, which is a cross between flat-track racing and moto-cross. The ATVs, or "bikes" as Justin usually calls them, jump small hills, take sharp curves and reach speeds upwards of 70 mph.
Justin and a crew which includes his dad, Shawn, mom, Tabetha, and two younger brothers, Chris and Taylor, recently returned from Ohio where Justin celebrated winning the 2006 Extreme Dirt Track ATVA National Championship, in only his second year of competitive racing.
The championship win came in 265-C class, which refers to the size and engine displacement of the ATV Justin races. The class is sanctioned by the American Motorcycle Association, the leader in that genre of racing.
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One Angier teen is using speed, endurance and nerve to rack up an impressive string of victories and a national championship in his favorite sport - four-wheeler racing.
Shy and quiet, 16-year-old Justin Lawson's demeanor doesn't give away his aggressive and competitive nature. Neither does his small stature give away his ability to control a sliding all-terrain vehicle. However, his skill and ability have landed him in the national spotlight.
"I've always been competitive," the Harnett Central High School sophomore said. "I'd say the speed is the best part."
Justin races four-wheelers in dirt track TT races, which is a cross between flat-track racing and moto-cross. The ATVs, or "bikes" as Justin usually calls them, jump small hills, take sharp curves and reach speeds upwards of 70 mph.
Justin and a crew which includes his dad, Shawn, mom, Tabetha, and two younger brothers, Chris and Taylor, recently returned from Ohio where Justin celebrated winning the 2006 Extreme Dirt Track ATVA National Championship, in only his second year of competitive racing.
The championship win came in 265-C class, which refers to the size and engine displacement of the ATV Justin races. The class is sanctioned by the American Motorcycle Association, the leader in that genre of racing.
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