KidXtreme: Extreme Sports

Who Says You Can't Go Big On a 110?

2011-01-22T20:24:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday To Me!

2011-01-22T09:59:00.000-08:00

I was surprised this morning when I woke up. I was so tired I could hardly see, but everyone surprise!, and I got to go out and see my dirt bike early! Seeing my dirt bike made me wake up! It's really nice, it has inverted forks, aluminum swingarm, dunlop tires, manual clutch, and sick stickers and plastic!! I rode today and it was sweet. It sounds like a big bike and now looks like one too. The clutch is really fun and gives a bit more zip, I almost use to it, but it still hard to start out. Check out these pictures!

Scroll down to see how it use to look

Little Moab Feb 2010 Pics and Video

2010-03-01T21:32:00.001-08:00

Our New Game, Dirt 2 For PS3!!

2009-11-19T23:13:00.000-08:00

Dirt 2 by Codemasters is a great new off road game for the PS3 and other game consoles that really has us hooked right now. It focuses on rally cars, but you'll also find trophy trucks and open wheel buggies.One of the first things to stand out to us when we got the game going was the in cab view. There are other views, as you'll find with almost any game of this type, but this has to be one of the more realistic and involved in cab views we've seen. I normally don't like playing on this camera view, but found it fun to play around with for once. Having a view of the drivers arms fighting the wheel, and shifting gears adds to the feeling, as does the view of the dash and partial side window. The game lets you win different dash "toys" to personalize your cockpit as well. We also noticed right off that it had Utah listed as one of the track destinations. This was very exciting since we do most of our off roading in Utah. We were further excited to find out the locations were ones that we have enjoyed before such as "Hurrah Pass" and "Kane Springs Canyon". Of course these areas may be a bit embellished on the game, but it was really weird to be driving along and know exactly the area or even the turn in the road that the game was trying to portray! Check out this screen shot of this shelf road in Kane Springs Canyon!

This game was produced with some of the stars of the sport, mainly Ken Block, a star of the rally car world and owner/founder of DC shoes. The game lets you choose your own identity, but also lets you become friends and race against Ken, Travis Pastrana, Dave Mirra and others. The tracks range from wide open cross country rally races to the new tight and technical rally cross races found at x-games combining stadium dirt and jumps with pavement. You can go from watching one of these events on tv to playing the game and hardly miss a beat. It's also quite a rush to drive some of the same roads we've been on in real life as a family, but at a MUCH faster pace with no penalty for screwing up. Of course it's not as good as the real thing, but games like this get you close enough to at least feel some of that adrenaline while putting you virtually in some of the worlds most amazing places...sort of.

As with other games we enjoy, this one has no magical "boost" button or the like. It leans more towards reality, which is a good thing, having basic controls such as brakes, a hand brake, steering, and optional shifting with the manual transmission menu choice. Learning to master these controls will speed you up dramatically around the tracks and reward you with wins. It gets addicting trying to shave seconds off and match up against Pastrana or Block on their court while being called out on the radio to "show me what you got". I still might rate "baja edge of control" a better game, but just barely. This one is actually more on the addicting side racing some of the tight tracks, but edge of control has larger environments with much longer races, and you can "freeride". Basically this one focuses on Rally instead of baja, and leans towards the tighter, shorter, technical environments and competitive racing.

Unless you're totally lame, you will enjoy this game. It's a bit on the pricey side right now at around $50, but it's been our experience that you get what you pay for most of the time to a certain degree. The $30 games are worth $30 and the $50 games are worth...more than $30. The price may go down, but if your like us and can't wait it's available now, and it's a great way to kill some time while you're wishing you were actually in the dirt this winter!

Little Moab Trip Report, June 2009

2009-06-22T14:06:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went to Little Moab to ride dirt bikes. I really like it here because it has a lot of places to ride, hike, play or whatever. We got a good rain storm on Saturday while we were out riding. Because of the a flat tire on my mom's buggy she had to stay behind while we went to get air for the tire. She built a really cool shelter to stay dry. When we went back to the location we sat in it and then came back to camp and made our own. We also went into an old mine and explored a little. The opening was really small! My mom and dad could barely slide in, but then it got bigger inside. It was a really fun trip. I really like camping with my family and I can't wait to go again.

Summer Swimming, Finally Here!

2009-05-16T19:28:00.000-07:00

It warmed up this weekend and we are so glad! The pool water has been heating up a little throughout the week with the pool heater and today it finally made it up to a fairly nice 80 degrees. My dad still won't get in until it's over 82, but he did float a bit on the air chair. The water felt great to me and I can't wait for more fun days in the pool.

Caineville Pics, April 2009

2009-05-02T18:45:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from our trip to Caineville last week. I had a great time riding with my family through all the terrain in Swingarm City. The shirt on my head is there because my helmet makes my head itch if I don't have something between my head and helmet. Some of my favorite memories from the trip is gathering around the campfire and telling stories. Sometimes we would trade and sometimes dad would just tell scary stories. My favorite one was "The Ghost Of Caineville" We started the story on the first night and continued the story every night after that until we went home. The scenery is so awesome out there! I can't wait till next time! Go to my Dad's blog for even more pictures and video. Blazeofgloryoffroad.com

Swingarm City Dirt Biking, April 2009

2009-04-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

Caineville is probably my favorite place to ride! We just got back from a 5 day trip down there and had a blast. We were able to launch my new rocket a few times too. We put some footage of a launch that I took at the beginning of this video. The rest of the video is me riding my dirt bike. We rode all around this time with the whole family and saw much more of the area than I had seen before. There are so many trails and hills and whatever you could dream of to ride on except maybe rocks and mud, and there are no trees. I really had fun in a wash that my dad took us on. I rode the whole trail and only needed help up one part! My bike is a 2004 Suzuki DRZ 110.

My New 2-Stage Rocket For Caineville

2009-04-17T23:36:00.000-07:00

When I was at Grandma and Grandpa's house this week, we went to the hobby store and picked out this rocket that my dad and I could build. It's a 2-stage rocket that runs on 2 big D size engines. It is suppose to fly 1700 feet in the air. We are really excited to see it fly when we take it down to Caineville next week. I wanted to post it up so everyone could see how it turned out. Thanks Grandpa!

Homemade Halfpipe

2009-04-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

This weekend we listened to conference and built a halfpipe in our back yard. We found the plans on the internet to build the mini skateboard ramp and basically stuck to the plans. We bought all the materials at Lowe's for under $250 Saturday morning and had it almost complete by Sunday afternoon. Materials included 45 2x4's, 3 sheets of 3/4" plywood, 6 sheets of 3/8" plywood, 6 sheets of Masonite, and a box of screws. The video says it's 6 feet wide, but it's actually 8 feet wide, 24 feet long and 3.5 feet tall. We still need to build platforms on both ends and we are going to remove the railing on part of the deck so we can hop off the deck and right into the pipe. The plans recommended skatelite instead of Masonite, but it's much more expensive. We will paint the Masonite with a spar urethane to make it more resistant to damage and cover it whenever it might rain. We are still learning how to ride our razor scooters and skateboards in the pipe, but here are a few pics of us building it and of what we have done so far! Xtreme skater is a good place to find plans.

Little Moab, 2-28-09, Dirt Bikes

2009-03-14T21:50:00.000-07:00

Little Moab is one of my favorite places to ride. It has trails right around camp that are really good for kids to ride on. We built up a small jump right by camp that I really liked and got some pretty good air on. We also shot BB-guns and launched rockets. We also had a good time sitting by the fire, playing playstation, and going on hikes.

Tech Deck Dudes Video

2009-02-22T13:11:00.000-08:00

Snowmobile Double Backflip, X-Games

2009-01-31T20:14:00.000-08:00

For those that may have missed it on winter x-games, or if you just want to watch it again, this is Levi Lavallee nearly landing the worlds first double backflip on a snowmobile. It's amazing how high he gets on this, and he nearly lands it!! He deserves more credit for this than what the judges gave him, but rules are rules.

Maddo Step Up Game!

2009-01-01T12:46:00.000-08:00

(Click To Play!!)

Not Good! Funny Picture

2008-12-23T06:55:00.000-08:00

We came across this picture on Mr. Motorcycle Blog and thought it was funny. I wonder what is going through his head right now?

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!, Video

2008-12-19T17:31:00.000-08:00

Another Cool Video

2008-12-13T15:41:00.000-08:00

The Ultimate Go Kart?

2008-12-12T11:27:00.001-08:00

Daaaang!

2008-11-12T21:09:00.000-08:00

Caineville Trip

2008-10-27T20:22:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple pictures and a video from our latest trip. Caineville is my favorite place to ride. I love my bike and it worked great all weekend long. Next time we are going to try to jump higher and go higher on the berms!

Baja Buggies!!

2008-10-11T11:23:00.000-07:00

I found this video on YouTube and had to post it up!
It is the MDR plaster city "DASH" 2007. Some of these rigs have some HORSEPOWER!

Ragdoll Bush Game

2008-10-04T10:17:00.000-07:00

I love this Game!
If he gets stuck, use your mouse(left click) to throw him around or pull him through.

Cool Go Kart

2008-09-21T13:58:00.001-07:00

I think this is a cool go kart. It helps me decide how to build mine.

Vega Kart Tires

2008-09-21T13:57:00.000-07:00

I have thinking a lot lately about building a go kart. I saw these tires on the internet and I really like them. I think they look like fast tires.

Devil's Swimming Pool

2008-09-21T13:56:00.000-07:00

My Dad showed me these pictures In Zimbabwe, Africa. I thought they were pretty amazing so I thought I would share. These are the Victoria Falls at a height of 128 m. The location is known as "The Devil's Swimming Pool". During the months of September and December, people can swim as close as possible to the edge of the falls without falling over! These falls are becoming well known amongst the "radical tourist" industry as more and more people search for the ultimate experience.

Pinewood Derby, 1st Place!

2008-09-21T13:55:00.000-07:00

This was my very first pinewood derby and it was definitely fun! We were very happy to get first place since we worked so hard on the car. It didn't lose a single race! The finish was really dramatic since the two fastest cars never met each other until the final round, so once all the rounds were done, they raced the two unbeaten cars 3 times switching lanes each time. My car won each time. The video shows every race that my car was in, in sequence up to the final rounds.

Pinewood Derby Car Finished

2008-09-21T13:54:00.000-07:00

It's finished and ready for the big day! I hope we do well. If we don't, at least it was fun making it and it looks good!

We started by cutting the shape of the car on the side opposite of the already cut axle slots so we could cut our own. It's a good idea to relocate your axles further towards the front and rear of the car to get a longer wheelbase and make it track straighter. We also try to get the weight as far back as possible as this gives the car more potential energy. The car was too heavy, so we used the router to take some weight off. We decided to do it this way to keep the weight to the rear. It probably won't make much of a difference, but we thought it would be cool, and every little bit helps. As you can see, the car only rides on three wheels. This makes it even more important to have the weight to the rear so that the two rear wheels are always touching along with the front one that we chose. To get it to track straight, we bent the axle slightly on the front wheel that touches and grind a slot in the head so that it can be turned with a screwdriver once installed. We let it rolled down a piece of glass with a line, then turn the axle and adjust the alignment until it goes perfectly straight. Oh, and of course we sanded the wheels and polished the axles. So, here it is. We will let you know how it does!

Paper Rockets

2008-09-21T13:53:00.002-07:00

We have been playing a lot lately with paper rockets trying to get some better designs etc. for the Skyline trip. Here is our latest design. Basically you just want a lightweight, aerodynamic design that will hold enough air pressure to get it up as high as you can. The launcher is just a 110 volt sprinker valve plumed for air with a switch and a length of pvc. We have the pressure set at about 150 psi. The rockets need to fit tight enough to allow pressure to build, but not so tight that it won't come off the pvc or just blow it to bits. This one has hot glue in the nose and a seal around the top end of the rocket so the pressure only has to be held in the nose to get lift off. The whole thing is covered in packing tape to protect it and make it more durable and able to hold the air pressure. The hang time we are getting with no chute is a little over 8 seconds. They go high enough that you sometimes lose sight of them, so they go high enough. It's really fun for the kids to try to come up with new designs etc. Anything will fly, so even small kids can build something and stick it on to launch...they just won't go as high with a bad design. Sorry you can't see much on the video, they really go fast!

Pinewood Derby Progress

2008-09-21T13:53:00.001-07:00

My cub scout pinewood derby is on June 17th. So far we have the body done with a killer paint job. I think it will make some of the cub moms scared! What do you think?

Next we need to polish the axles and sand the tires. Then we will make it ride on only 3 wheels and align it so it tracks straight.

Crash Vids

2008-09-21T13:52:00.001-07:00

This kid is only 8 and he jumps far.

Fun Vids of Kids on Bikes

2008-09-21T13:51:00.001-07:00

Cool Enduro Video

2008-09-21T13:50:00.001-07:00

David Knight Pics

2008-09-21T13:48:00.002-07:00

We watched "the last man standing" on tv. David Knight won the race. I really like this kind of racing now and I wanted to put some pictures of David Knight on my blog. His size, at 6' 4", 207 pounds, and trials bike background make him perfect for this type of racing. Check out some of these pics I dug up on the internet. When we watched him on tv he was on a 300 ktm 2-stroke, but he rides a variety of bikes.

Monster Truck Game

2008-09-21T13:48:00.001-07:00

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OHV Class

2008-09-21T13:47:00.001-07:00

Brayden wanted me to post this on his blog for him, so here it goes.
He turned 8 in February so we signed him up for the first class we could get him in to. He wanted to ride his KTM for the test but the piston went bad on our last outing and we haven't had a chance to fix it yet. Luckily he had a chance to ride his new bike over our Easter trip so he was able to have some confidence on the bike. There was a written test and a riding test that he had to pass. He got 92% on the written test! And on the riding test he did everything perfect! He had to do a series of starts and stops, some laps, tight turns, logs, side hills, figure 8's...The teacher was applauding him at the figure 8 section because he was the only one to do it right. The hill was optional for the class, but he did it easily as well. There were many older than him in the class, so we were very pleased that he did so well, and we are very proud of him.

Be sure to check out Brayden's other recent posts in the side bar as well as the other kid's on their blogs if you have not done so.

Biggest Ever?

2008-09-21T13:46:00.001-07:00

Transworld magazine claims that this is the biggest whip that they have ever caught on film!

Here is a pic of Brian Deegan's new foam pit at the new mulisha compound. It should allow FMX riders in the mulisha to practice even harder tricks without getting injured.

Little Moab, March 2008

2008-09-21T13:45:00.001-07:00

We went out to Nutty Putty last weekend and it was one of my favorite trips ever! I got to ride my new bike. At first I was a little scared of it because it's bigger, but after a while I got use to it and the way the power was and I had a blast! I rode more on this trip than any other trip! I really like this spot at nutty putty because it has a track and some really neat gulleys right by camp. We didn't even see anybody else on this track all weekend until Saturday when it was a bit busier and then there were a few other kids riding there for a little while, but I didn't mind too much. We still had the whole spot to ourself because everyone else stayed on the other side of the hills. I even learned a new trick! I started to turn my head in the air and practiced it until I could do it every time. In this first picture I turned my head almost all the way around. Here is a video of me jumping and some pictures of jumping and hunting for easter eggs. I got a new nerf long range gun for easter too and a guitar stand for my guitar.

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Sweet Off Road Video

2008-09-21T13:44:00.001-07:00

This video is so cool! Monster trucks, dirt bikes, trophy trucks..all at the same time!

White Wash Sand Dunes

2008-09-21T13:43:00.001-07:00

Sand Hill jumping is the best!So is Sand Castle building.
I had to ride my old bike a couple of times as well as try out my new one.

A boy, his brother, his dog, and hills to climb and look off what more could a kid want.

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Brayden's Birthday

2008-09-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Braydens birthday, he got everything he wanted and had a great time.
He decorated his own cake. I wish we could have gotten a picture of his face when he saw the electric guitar, he was pretty excited.

Introducing Deegan

2008-09-21T13:41:00.000-07:00

Here is Deegan our new puppy. He is very cute and soft.I have been playing with him all day we are becoming best friends.
Isn't he cute?
Mandy even likes him.
For other pictures check out my brother and sisters blogs.

http://www.blazeoglory.blogspot.com/

http://www.barbieblaze.blogspot.com/

Winter X games 12, Snocross

2008-09-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

We saw two events while watching winter x games this year that sparked our interest.

The first one was on Thursday night. It's called Speed and Style and it is kind of a mix of

FMX style tricks on a snowmobile combined with a race. 2 people do 2 laps around the track.

There are two distinct lines around the track and they switch lines so they each do one lap of

each line, allot like the rally car events. The picture below is of the winner of the 2008 Speed and

Style, Levi LaVallee from Longville, Minn. The scores are based on a combination of tricks and time.

The second event we saw that we really liked is called "Snocross" and it's just like it sounds, it's basically motocross on a sled. They do heats of 8 laps and take the top two of each heat to compete in the finals. This year the finals were 25 laps while last year it was just 18. Tucker Hibbert from Centerville MS repeated his dominance and took gold again this year.

Travis Pastrana

2008-09-21T13:39:00.000-07:00

DOB: October 8th, 1983

BORN: Davidsonville, MD

LIVES: Annapolis, MD

HEIGHT: 6' 2"

WEIGHT: 205

Here is Travis doing the double backflip at the x-games. As far as I know, he is still the only one to ever do this in competition.

This is so Cool! I dream about a garage just like this!

If you want to see more, you can check out the Official Website

I love to ride dirt bikes!!

2008-09-21T13:36:00.000-07:00

I saw thes pics on MetalMulisha.com and it definitely made me jealous! It must be nice

go out and hit DIRT in January! I have never been there, but these were taken on

a "mid week" trip, just this week at Ocotillo Wells in Southern California. I am also jealous

that I can't ride like these guys! Check out these pics of Deegan, Twitch, Maddo, Lusk...

Derek garland "overjumped" in the pic above. The goal is to land on the downhill.

Lusk goin’ big on the "spine."

Twitch and Lusk look on as Maddo pays homage to Evil Knievel with Evil’s patented "boner air!"

Deegan with an "old school flatty one legger"

"Nobody hits this jump like Twitch!"