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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe try to be prepared as best as we can be for race day, so there is very <\/p>\n\n\n\n
little to do on race day. With all the time we had you would think we could <\/p>\n\n\n\n
be ready, but that was not the case. We had been waiting on our time slot <\/p>\n\n\n\n
for the race cage to get built since the first week of December and our slot <\/p>\n\n\n\n
was the week of Feb 22. My dad dropped my Honda Talon off Monday <\/p>\n\n\n\n
morning when ABF Fabrication opened to give them the most time. The<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cage was one of the things we really felt we needed completed. My dad<\/p>\n\n\n\n
spec\u2019ed the cage to be built to the new 2021 GAS racing series rules as <\/p>\n\n\n\n
they are using the Lucas Oil Rules and they were the most stringent out<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of all the series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Friday Morning, we left the house at 4:00am. So thankful I got to sleep in <\/p>\n\n\n\n the backseat of the truck while my dad drove. We were headed to pick the <\/p>\n\n\n\n Talon up and then head to Texplex to get some testing in. We got to ABF <\/p>\n\n\n\n to pick the car up when they opened. The cage looks great and they got it <\/p>\n\n\n\n about 90% complete. They were going to have to get us the rock guard at <\/p>\n\n\n\n a later date. My dad installed the numbers on the roof and the sick new <\/p>\n\n\n\n number plates that ABF made for us. We went to load the car and notice <\/p>\n\n\n\n the steering had jumped and was way off. My dad called Quinn at <\/p>\n\n\n\n Progressive Powersports and he said he would bring a computer to the <\/p>\n\n\n\n track and everything needed to fix it. The Progressive Guys are <\/p>\n\n\n\n AWESOME! While my dad was pulling the suspension to get it to George at <\/p>\n\n\n\n Double E Racing to re-spring, Quinn was reprogramming the steering rack <\/p>\n\n\n\n on my Talon and found a connection that was not plugged back in after <\/p>\n\n\n\n welding on the cage. Everything was back together and it was time to hit <\/p>\n\n\n\n the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I got two good sessions in and was going to go back out and test one more<\/p>\n\n\n\n thing. I was on the last lap and they had started to put water down with the <\/p>\n\n\n\n water truck. I came into a corner they had just watered. I turned the wheel <\/p>\n\n\n\n and just continued to go straight. I got stopped and back up to get back on <\/p>\n\n\n\n the track. I hit something and it popped my left rear tire, so I limped it back <\/p>\n\n\n\n to the pit area. My dad prepped the car and started installing the New <\/p>\n\n\n\n Maxxis tires for race day and he noticed I had bent the upper rear arm. We <\/p>\n\n\n\n had the parts, but they were at home, a 3-\u00bd hour drive each way. My mom <\/p>\n\n\n\n threw the parts in her car and started driving to meet us. We packed up and <\/p>\n\n\n\n headed to check Jeff into our hotel room as he had over jumped Mt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Midlothian and hurt his back. We met my mom and got the parts. So <\/p>\n\n\n\n thankful for her meeting us and saving us some driving. We started <\/p>\n\n\n\n driving again back to the track. We got to the track and my dad started to <\/p>\n\n\n\n fix it and I again was sleeping in the backseat of the truck. My dad got it all <\/p>\n\n\n\n back together and we headed to the hotel to check on Jeff and get some <\/p>\n\n\n\n sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Its Race Day: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The event was huge with 205 entries from all over the USA and <\/p>\n\n\n\n thousands of spectators\/ fans. They had a huge vender row and pro <\/p>\n\n\n\n parking area leading into the main pits. It was a pretty cool setup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I went out and did about 4 laps just to check the car out and make sure it <\/p>\n\n\n\n was right. It felt great and we were ready. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My first Moto was race 5 of the day for the 12+ 1000 NA STK class. I had <\/p>\n\n\n\n first gate pick and picked about 4 gates over from the inside. No one lined <\/p>\n\n\n\n up inside of me and I pulled the holeshot. From there I just put down <\/p>\n\n\n\n consistent laps and tried to push to improve my lap times. I was blessed<\/p>\n\n\n\n with the win in the first race and all the hard work was paying off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Moto 2 I again lined up first and pulled into the same spot. This time I had a<\/p>\n\n\n\n competitor to the inside of me. I got a great jump, but was not far enough <\/p>\n\n\n\n ahead to cut over. I had two options chop the throttle and try to cut up <\/p>\n\n\n\n under him or take the long way around. The next corner was a left hander <\/p>\n\n\n\n so the long way around would put me to the inside. I kept into the gas and <\/p>\n\n\n\n we both charged into the second turn side by side and drag raced to the <\/p>\n\n\n\n next jump. I got caught outside again in the corner after the jump and filed <\/p>\n\n\n\n in behind him to watch his lines. I knew they had shortened the race by a <\/p>\n\n\n\n lap, so I needed to pass quick to get into the lead. He was doing a great job <\/p>\n\n\n\n of protecting the inside line, so in a fast left hand sweeper I made the pass <\/p>\n\n\n\n on the outside taking the long way around and just did not let up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After getting by, I put my head down and ran my fastest lap of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I had so much fun and going 1-1 for the day was just a huge bonus. I even <\/p>\n\n\n\n got interviewed by Courtney Prost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Can\u2019t wait for round 2 of the TexPlex race series coming up this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank You to all my sponsors for making this possible. You guys are <\/p>\n\n\n\n awesome for getting behind a kid who has never raced a SXS before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n GOD, Progressive Powersports, PPEI, Jsportsxs, FOX Suspension, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Maxxis Tires, Method Wheels, \u200bKartek Off Road, Bell Racing,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tagger Designs, Axcel Sport, SSI Decals, HMF, PCI Radio’s, Sparco <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ABF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo Credits to Halen Foley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Levi De Keyrel #53<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2021 Honda Talon 1000R <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Age 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Montgomery TX <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Instagram: LeviTripp53, De_Keyrel_Racing <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n www.DeKeyrelRacing.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Have an AMAZING day and GOD Bless<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The hype was built. The weather was perfect and the time was finally here for Texplex Round 1 of the 2021 season. 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