Getting involved in motocross is not something you would do overnight, unless you have a lot of money, or a lot of sponsors. That is the thing the Brennan family had to discuss in depth when their son, Chase, started showing an interest in the sport almost eight years ago. He was three years old then.
Actually, it may have started before then as a story told to the media years ago by the Brennan family states that when he was a one-year-old, he would always say “vroom vroom” anytime he saw a motorcycle, and according to his mom, Alissa, he was obsessed with his dad’s [motorcycle] at that time.
When he got his first little dirt bike, no training wheels were needed. It was then that his parents knew he was just a natural.
Now, at age 11, Chase is your typical middle-school aged kid who likes to play Fortnite and hangout with his family and friends, when not racing motocross. By age 7 he was already a stud motocross rider when he clinched the Loretta Lynn regional qualifier at Pala Raceway in his age division (4- to 6-year-olds), which then qualified him for a national championship event in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. That event is the same one he has qualified for, four years in a row.
The Brennan’s are privateers in the moto world, which means they do not have any sponsors or financial help. They recently took to Facebook, where Chase asked for help and support, and the community response was huge.
“We did a raffle and got enough money to pay for gas from the community,” says Alissa. “Chase has had four broken bones, and this is his fourth year making it to the largest National motor cross race. He won first place at Mammoth MX in June, so we knew he has what it takes, we just needed to get him there.”
The youngster from Winchester went out to the first round of the 2022 West Coast Open and did some damage aboard his KTM 65SX and left LACR with four more moto wins to his name and the series points lead in both of his classes.
On Tuesday, Aug. 2, Chase Brennan took seventh overall in the 65cc class (7-9) at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship in Hurricane Mills, TN. Temecula’s Hawkins Campbell also rode in the event placing 23rd overall.
JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.
