MOTO DADS (OFFICIAL SERIES) EP:2

4 Families, One dream: Win Loretta Lynns Amateur National Championship!
Jaydin Smart , Reagan Heighton , Maverick Gresham-Lewis , & Kenzie Watteyne Fight through an entire year of battles to get a chance to be 1/42 riders showcased in American Motocrosses biggest race of the year!
Will the pressure become too much? Who will become victorious! Find out of this 5 day 5 Episode release of the 2023 Road to Lorettas Season!
Shot/Edit by : Christian Roche
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#amateurracing

[@YoungRacing709]

Only 1.5 episodes in and I’m hooked. Love the series and seeing the different family’s share their takes on the sport and how much work goes into something for such young kids.

[@trendellracing]

That first dad is a real piece of work.

[@IvaHeirigs13]

Yea I’m not too sure abt him any more

[@rmrracing]

what why? fill me in

[@trendellracing]

Yelling at your kid the way he did isn’t productive. My dad was a hard ass on me and I felt a bit of resentment at times, let the kid develop and push them when the time is right or they will just be another rider with wasted potential

[@JW23551]

Just wait for the next episode....

[@IvaHeirigs13]

@@JW23551 yea, honestly I like the dad a lot more now

[@FifthGearAdventures]

I've been following Reagan for just over 2 years now, I knew right away she's got something special. Not to mention Reagan is one bad mama-jama. The best part....THAT FLYING PONYTAIL!! In a sport notably populated with male riders, young or old, girls/female riders are proving they can and will ride peg-to-peg with the best. I'd suggest everyone pay close attention to Reagan, JaseyRae Jones, and Raycin Kyler. Those three ladies will take the female moto world by storm, considering of course parents keep a keen eye on possible burnout.

[@DisasterTheoryX]

11:37 Come on man, This is exactly why i hate being around public tracks. If your kid doesn't feel comfortable you can't show anger. This guy is trying to live his dream through his little girl and that's wrong. You got to let them develop on their own or they will hate it and you along with it.

[@Gpx111]

Just to clarify we not all like this from the UK .

[@brandonbloomquist3267]

Yeah, my three year old was up here for that bit and I had to explain that I will never yell at kids. We're here to have fun. What's wrong with just fun?

[@CMoeJr.]

​@@brandonbloomquist3267great parenting my guy and there's absolutely nothing wrong with having fun that is what dirt bikes are about.

[@CMoeJr.]

When she's a teenager she will do everything in her power to piss her dad off. She'll probably become a punk rocker which is awesome 😎

[@louisehunt09]

If you've never been a moto parent you can't really say how it's supposed to go. Kids wanna quit everything. They think putting the dishes away is too hard. The parents are just pushing the kids to not quit. And FR the kids are always happy to come back. Don't act like the parents make them do any of this. Moto kids who are good are a totally different breed. Not raised on playing video games and a tablet all day. Keep paying for your wifi to babysit your kids. We will keep ours at a race track. ❤️ to all the moto families.

[@Dyna-mite154]

That’s a weak cop out. Big difference between positive critique and abuse, the girls dad at the track was straight out abuse. I find it funny that dads like that ask their kids to do stuff on a moto that they could never do.

[@spferguson1981]

Kids needs to be pushed a little past their limits. They don’t know yet that they can achieve things. Best thing my dad did was get me into riding. When my bike stalled half way up a huge hill he didn’t come get me and bail me out. He made me figure it out. Great job Lewis Fam!

[@keepingupwiththelewises]

@@spferguson1981 fact

[@patriotmusclelabs2831]

I raced all of my childhood, atv motocross. My dad yelled a good amount when i went pro am. It didnt bither me because i knew it was out of love. He put his life/marriage in hold and spent every oenny he had to take me racing, tje man was stressed out. If i was slacking off he gave me shit. He was giving me 100% to rsce the highest level of my ability and he expected equal effort on my part. He always said if its not what i want tell him and we csn go back to riding nkt racing. Ive seen some parents be really hard on their kids. Really hard. Its nit out of anger or hste. Alot of these oarents are so far in debt for their kids its scsry,and nit alm parents ha dle it well or equally. You really cant judge this from the outside. You gotta live in it to understand the emotions that are in this sport. Its a dangerous sport as well. Alot of my dads yelling was for the better and i understood it usually the next day. My best memories are at the trsck or trsveling to the rsces with my father. I woukd change the good and bad times for nothing. Thankfully my kids arent into racing, i say that because i dont envy the money parents,my fsther spent for me to go racing.

[@kylebeach2316]

When my brother tried out for LL my dad was the only one not yelling his lungs out lmao and my brother still did better then half of the other riders where their parents were red and blue screaming at their kids 😂 if your kid isn't fast enough then just race local tracks and let them have fun it's not hard too see that a kid doesn't have the skills nor the mindset too become pro

[@racer715]

Such a great series. Seems like most parents don't get it. Raegan is a beast. The entire series is great and on a different level.

[@Tmoney423]

I love the raw emotions out of the Lewis family. Great show so far!

[@coltermorrison4979]

Kinda sad seeing the fun literally sucked out of riding for these kids, while also remembering the fact that am titles mean absolutely squat in the big picture. Take it down a notch and let them have fun, please....

[@Itspapas09]

You obviously have never played a sport . You can both be having fun and be disciplined to perfect your craft .

[@Dyna-mite154]

@@Itspapas09 I agree. But yelling at your daughter/ son like that is gross, I find it funny that most parents like this that yell instructions like that at their kids cannot do what they asking their child to do on a bike.

[@louisehunt09]

These kids have all the fun. Even if they had a bad race and lose. They've spent the weekend with friends. Raced their hardest and ultimately did it because they wanted to. A kid don't listen to their parents when we say GOOOO FASTER. They hit that throttle when they want to. And they just love being a moto kid

[@sunnywells]

I’m Maverick’s Grandma and trust me , these kids are having loads of fun!! You really have no idea what the moto racing world is like if you think these parents are doing it for themselves. The amount of time and money they have to invest is insane! My daughter spent 3 months single parenting it in Oklahoma in an RV so that Maverick could train. There are plenty of other sports that they could do, but Maverick wants to race. It’s literally in his blood.

[@LexiD267]

They have to yell because the bikes are so damn loud 🤣

[@greg042]

As a dad of 2 boys who's children raced from 2000 to 2019, a son of a dad that pushed me from 1976, I can say that these parents need to all race like I still do. I have never stopped. Then they don't have to live through their kids. I've seen it with almost every parent. Most parents are dillusional I find it very sad that these children are pushed so hard with all the dangers thinking there going to make a living at MX. Biggest pipe dream of ALL sports. Making money at MX. 😂

[@socaljimmyd]

I’ve seen moto dads way way way worse than any of these dads, I’ve seen dads screaming at their kids, yanking them off their bikes by the helmet for not passing a faster kid in front of them. I’ve seen em praise their kid for a blatant take out, I e seen moto dad come to blows with another moto dad over the dumbest things. Some parents are way to into this sport when their kid isn’t. My parents wouldn’t let me race, but we spent lots of time at the races watching my friends race. Here were my friends ripping on their two stroke 80’s as I sit at the fence on my XR 75 slow as hell four stroke. I loved riding tracks and ripping around the natural tracks we made around our house. Just couldn’t convince them that I wanted to race so bad. My dad hated two strokes, he said they were too loud. So I got to race BMX instead. I’m still a huge SX and MX fan. Those friends I watched as a kid became pros and did very well. Mike Keidrowski, Willie Surratt, Mike “Mouse” McCoy were all my good friends growing up. Only if my dad would have seen you could make a career out of racing. Well maybe not a great career back then because they all had to get real jobs after racing. But these days you can retire in style if you win races and championships

[@adammclean7918]

Absolutely 💯… Some moto dads are that bad, they should be removed from the track🤦‍♂️

[@mikep47]

If you ever wanted to see parents living through there children watch some of these parents (Not All) But I love your guys videos it definitely has the potential to be a top Moto channel especially the great amateur footage.

[@CMoeJr.]

Especially the little girl's father.... What a psycho.

[@mikep47]

@@CMoeJr. i agree but if you’ll read the comments he’s getting defended by quite a few . Just crazy to talk to your own child that way in my opinion .

[@CMoeJr.]

@@mikep47 yeah I know I've seen the defensive comments. I just leave those people alone because you aren't going to change their mind. They are in their own little worlds.

[@idunno1684]

The lewis's need to learn to let eachother finish a sentence !!

[@keepingupwiththelewises]

We’re like that in real life too 😂😂

[@Itspapas09]

Here comes the sentence police 👮 nobody asked for 🤣

[@idunno1684]

​@Itspapas09 not hating. They are both very passionate to tell their part of story

[@doglover136_]

@@keepingupwiththelewisesi love your guys channel

[@louisehunt09]

The Lewis family sacrifices a lot of relationship time for their son to race. I'm sure they were just overly excited to share their story.

[@jasony9950]

We’ve all been frustrated at our kids at some point or another but it sucks to get the bad points on camera. The first dad seems very proud of his daughter but just has to remember it’s all for fun. The Lewis family both love story telling, it’s just too much over each other. Less story time for them next episode, please.

[@Booglordmxb]

Reagans dad is such a tool. He’s sitting there saying its likely she has no future in pro motocross and continues to blow up and belittle her trackside, for what?. I think she has huge potential to go pro and ride with the big dawgs when she is older but he will probably burn her out on it by the time she is 16. I loved how when she’s on the gate and he’s yelling in her ear what to do she revs the bike to shut him up😂 dude needs to smoke a joint

[@CMoeJr.]

I see her doing everything in her power when she's older to piss her dad off and she will become a punk rocker which is awesome 😅

[@Keyboardwarrior226]

Love this keep it coming

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

My son was 8 when I got him a kx60 and took him to Hollister. For a year he rode there, I had no intention of racing, I just wanted him to be able to ride with me in vast deserts of S.E Utah. After a year I-we took a chance.... up to then I thought kids racing MX was dangerous and parents must be whack jobs. I was right. David took off, wheelied and fell, got up 15 seconds behind 15 kids. And then chased 1st place across the finish line. 2nd place from last. I was hooked. He did the same thing in the 2nd moto. I said to him "Good news and bad news:: You know how to race. And because of your finish you are without excuse". This was 1995. Ten years later, 200+ races, and 85% were 1st-3rd!. Almost all GFI/AMP, some CMA, Hangtown AMA , Glen Helen once a year. I didn't do much coaching:: "You do this, do that" because he was faster then me when he was 10. He would have made a first rate pro but he gets armpump and still does at age 38 but he's Very Fast, still goes to the track but Rarely races. And we raced ALL the fast Calif Kids. And many turned pro and had good results. And he doesn't crash, not often. Not crashing was worth a small fortune! Crashing hurts. He had some close calls, when the crash was happening I thought it was The End.... And in The End, most fast kids don't turn pro. and some stop riding. You must go with the flow, and there'a a Lot Flowing! For the fun, When he was 13 I put him on my Yamaha 250, bored to 305. He was racing 80 int. His 250 laps were fast enough for 4-6th in the Nov class so I put him in the 250 Beg.... Oatfield Ca. He waxed the class. I don't think he left 2nd gear. And because I never intended to race MX, the arm pump thing was not a big deal. He didn't want to try the surgery cures and I don't blame him. He had a rally nice amateur career and that's OK. enjoy the sun when the sun shines.

[@ErikaBeteran]

an outgoing, educated English man

[@BeckhamRose-k4s]

THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT

[@Ndjdue77]

Wow that first dad 😬

[@mikep47]

I crashed dad my bikes Bogging. Because you're blipping the F ing throttle. Way to go Dad teach them young . What you should have said was ok son well check it out and make sure the bike is ok so you don't get injured or killed. He automatically assumes the kid wasn't twisting the throttle enough. Id like to see him get out there and make a lap around GH. Rant over

[@74STUDIOS]

Definitely not a dad ^ lol

[@keithh1380]

​@@74STUDIOS That pissed me off more than anything else. Dad doesn't even ride and is blaming his kid the bike is bogging? The bike shouldn't be bogging no matter what and it's certainly unsafe to be riding it on the track.

[@74STUDIOS]

@@keithh1380 a race 50/65 is always fighting the bog. Part of it 😱

[@keithh1380]

@@74STUDIOS No dude. Adjust the bike if it has a bog. It shouldn't be doing that no matter the size

[@74STUDIOS]

@@keithh1380 looks like in the next scene he does just that… I’m just a viewer😊

[@kennethzangl9412]

They should have interviewed the mom & dad separately. Probably the first dad in this series that's not destroying the child's experience be4 your eyes and most of his statements would've came across way more uplifting if the mom wasn't rite there correcting or contradicting most of the things he was talking about.😢

[@camworkx]

Thank you for your feedback:)

[@uncleyetti9553]

I remember watching that one haha she killed it!

[@Dyna-mite154]

Imagine talking to your daughter like that.

[@CMoeJr.]

Yelling at her and cussing at her to go away because he's on camera like who cares. She's not interrupting him. He's the type that should NOT be a parent.

[@uncleyetti9553]

Jumps for chicks, corners for checks!

[@adammclean7918]

Jumps for show…. Corners for doe….

[@uncleyetti9553]

@@adammclean7918 i could not for the life of me remember that one, I sat with the other one typed up trying to recall ha

[@Nate1688]

Love it!!!! Can’t wait for more!!

[@richardpalacios3282]

Thes parents are traumatizing their kids do to their ego. These parents need to listen instead of push them to breaking. Develop them and not force something onto them.

[@neilrowe119]

I don't think that pom was as gnarly with hus daughter as people making out. He's walking the thin line but she's loving it and hes respectful tho passionate. I can tell if she hated it he'd back off

[@dillonjewison596]

Wow

[@richardyoung2917]

It’s wild people think there was any abuse in this video. Pushing your kids to do better isn’t abuse. There are abusive dads in moto but this isn’t it.

[@shaneWARs1]

There's two types of riders ones that have been down ones that will go down.

[@Ndjdue77]

0:00 here in the uk waiting for it to come out 😅

[@camworkx]

It will be worth the wait!!

[@keepingupwiththelewises]

You didn’t not spell my name wrong 😅😂

[@user-lv3py5vm6i]

Too much to soon for kids. I doubt they last in the sport. They should be focusing on riding technique and being a kid. They will peak early and fizzle out. Hopefully they have a happy, functioning family after it runs it course.

[@ShorelineHomeschool]

Yelling at our kids when they’re in the track doesn’t work. That’s how you burn them out. Ask me how we know.😂 we all know racing can be frustrating and intense though.

[@shmirdonkin]

What track is that? 1:11

[@maverick241e6]

Hangtown

[@qsmiffofficial]

Mavericks dad should talk over and keep interrupting her some more

[@richardbrauer5950]

Poor Jordan...his wife is insufferable.

[@wesweber1524]

mavs mom is cooked

[@pranramsamooj8187]

Yelling at your kid while on camera, is not good for our sport or any other for that matter. I understand as parents we want our children to succeed in their (sometimes our) chosen endeavours but we must bear in mind they are children and our frustrations easily add to their own. A nine year old child training and racing is commendable and a positive step away from this generation's lack of outdoor activity, just bear in mind the line between good parenting and abuse. With that said I go back now to figuring out how to finance my kid's first bike.

[@papaw_wheelie]

I find your use of profanity around and towards the children abhorrent. You're obviously living vicariously through forcing your children into doing what you wish you could have done. Sad.