No Losers
A Family Adventure Through the First Year of Motocross Racing
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About the Book
What happens when you mix high-energy kids with high-powered, two-wheeled, racing machines? Pain--injuries--death--As a mother and a family doctor, that is the answer that would have come to my mind a year ago. But now I have a new perspective on this high-risk sport for kids. What do you do when your ten year old asks for a motorcycle for Christmas? Is racing as dangerous as it looks? Is it as expensive as you’ve heard? Do you have to be a mechanic to even consider getting your children involved in motocross racing? No Losers is a book that answers these questions and more. It is a "how to" book that gives the outsider a chance to see motocross racing from the inside. Told in story format, with pictures and exciting, moment-by-moment race commentaries, this book is both fun to read and full of information. How the sport works in general – the scoring, the starts, the flags, the finishes, the rules (including some surprising unwritten rules); things you need to know about your bike, general motocross vocabulary – all these and more are described within the story content, avoiding the usual (boring) dictionary-like format of an ordinary manual. This book is for parents who want a clear idea of the risks and benefits the sport presents for their children, and for kids who want to see what motocross racing is really like at the beginner level. Do you really want to get involved in motocross racing? Read this book to find out!
About the Author
Kim Fairley is a forty-year-old family doctor, divorced and remarried, mother of two sons, aged eight and twelve years old. She has a walk-in health clinic, based in her home, which is geared toward families who do not have health insurance. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Colorado in Boulder, with a BA in distributed studies – Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Chemistry; and Sociology – Kim went on to medical school, receiving her MD degree from University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. Kim has written for many years. Currently on line is a book proposal for her recently completed book on religion, entitled, The Sunday Evening Pot Luck Worship Service For Losers, a self-help book for spiritual people recovering from perceived moral failure. The sequel, More Pot Luck Worship, is nearly completed as well. Also in progress is a novel based on a woman's difficulty in balancing professional success with a feminine identity, currently entitled, A Three Hour Tour. Kim races BMX, has a brown belt in Chinese Kempo Karate, runs competitively, and has recently been training with her sons in motocross racing on a Kawasaki KX125, which she got for her fortieth birthday. Of note, she is currently collecting data for a book on motocross racing as a geriatric woman beginner...