Tanner Reidman 737

How I got started

When I was 4, my parents got me an old Yamaha 50 for Christmas and I started racing when I was 5.

I rode the 50-cc class until I was 8 years old. I started riding in the 65-cc class and rode that until I was 10 years old. At 10, I got on a CR-85 and it was so awesome. I didn`t want to ride my 65 anymore; I rode a CR-85 for 3 years. 2003 was my first full year on big bikes, but with all my injuries I unfortunately missed most of that year.

Goals for the Future

In 2007 my main goal is to stay healthy and train really hard. I will attend a few arenacross races during the winter, and I plan on racing several Pro Nationals this summer. I will also race the west coast Canadian Pro Nationals.  I rode in California this winter to stay in shape. I feel that has helped in a big way. I am working on getting my supercross license this year. I have to attend Pro-Am qualifiers to do so. I need 100 points to be eligible for supercross.

Some Personal Information About Me:

I am 20 years old and live in Bismarck, North Dakota. I attended Century High School and graduated in January of 2006. I am a Christian and like to share my faith with other riders and found that through Him all things are possible. I have been a Suzuki Good Scholar for four years in a row. I plan on attending college in next fall taking online courses, so I can focus more on racing. During the winters I usually go south to Southern California. I ride all winter to stay in shape for the summer. 

I have 5 North Dakota State Championships in my 12 years of racing. I travel out of state a lot, so I don`t race all of the ND points races. I decided to start traveling to out of state races since North Dakota state championships may not bring me to the next level.

I was voted "Rider of the Year" by my peers in 1995, 2002, and 2004 through 2006.  

In 2002, I qualified for Loretta Lynn Nationals, being the first North Dakotan to ever qualify. I finished 21st out of 42 in the 85-cc 12-13 stock class.

2003 was a year I used to help younger riders by teaching schools while I was laid up due to an injury.

In 2004, I was an alternate and ended up qualifying for Loretta Lynn Nationals in the 250-B Mod class. I finished 18th in my first moto and 13th in my second moto. I was in 15th going into my 3rd moto; after the gate dropped I went to shift and my left footpeg was gone, but the pin was still in the hole. I got a DNF for my third moto and ended up 22nd overall, but wish I could have done better.

In 2005, I qualified for Loretta Lynn`s in the 125 and 250 Pro Sport Classes. Three weeks before Loretta Lynn`s, I was racing & broke my wrist and bruised a lung which set me back a bit. With the approval of my doctor along with a lot of tape and a special brace, I was able to race at Loretta Lynn`s. I didn`t do as well as I wanted to due to my injury, but it was great just to be there.

The weekend after Loretta`s, my family and I traveled to Millville, Minnesota for my first attempt at a Pro National. I was concerned with my injury and didn`t know if I would make it in, but I qualified in the 125 class. That was the most exciting time in my career. In the first moto, I got collected in the first corner pileup and ended up finishing 31^st.  I ended up finishing 27th in the 2nd moto ending with  32nd overall.

2006 I concentrated on racing CMRC west coast nationals. I ended up 17th over all in the mx2 class. My best finish was 9th overall in Morden. I also qualified for an AMA pro national in Millville MN. I ended up 29th overall.

Results

Biggest Accomplishment:  Qualifying on my first attempt at a Pro National in Millville, Minnesota. Finishing 9th overall in a cmrc pro national in the mx2 class, and also being Voted Rider of the Year in ND multiple times, and qualifying for Loretta’s three times. 

References

Lewis Long

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