Kicking Up Dirt by Ashley Fiolek & Caroline Ryder

Author:Ashley Fiolek & Caroline Ryder
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

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First Love

I met fellow racer Trey Canard in January of 2006. What can I say…he was definitely a cute boy, a cute boy who would become my first boyfriend. Trey is from Elk City, Oklahoma, about five foot seven with reddish hair and pale skin. I was fifteen when we started dating. Trey was always sweet to me—the only times we argued were when our competitive natures clashed. Both of us wanted to win, both of us wanted to be pros, which led to a little friendly competition and ribbing. Whenever my father compared my riding to Trey’s, for example, there’d be fireworks. I hated that. And for a while in interviews, when anyone asked me what my goals were, I would say, “My goal is to beat Trey Canard.”

For me, winning was about identity—it was a way I could express myself and break free of any stereotypes about what it meant to be deaf or be a girl. For Trey, winning was about something else. His father had introduced him to motorcycles, and Trey wanted to make him proud. But before Trey had a chance to make it as a pro, his dad died, on a tractor. The accident happened about two years before we got together. For Trey, winning was about fulfilling his dad’s dreams as well as his own. Trey’s mom was an inspiration to us all—after Trey’s dad died, she didn’t miss a beat. She got her son back on the road with a mechanic, and in his rookie year as a pro, 2007, Trey won the national supercross championship. Which tells you a lot about the Canards.

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