I'm Tyler “Ty” Parks, 10 years old, I am #925 and I ride a KTM 65 and I just got started on a KTM 85. I have been riding for 3 years and racing for 2.

I have two actually. Ricky Bobby (I wanna go fast. You're either first or you're last!). I am pretty competitive on the track and I want to be #1. I have a huge desire to win every single time I race. My mom calls me Mouth. You'd have to ask her about it.., but I believe it's because I get pretty excited on race weekends and I will talk endlessly to who ever will listen!

​I am currently in the 4th grade at Burlington Elementary School in Burlington, Ks. My favorite subject is history and my favorite teacher is Mrs. Kuhlmann. She just gets me, ya know?!

A pro motocross racer... duh!

Because you get to go fast and hit fatty jumps!

I really love going fishing!

 I had ridden 4-wheelers since I was three and on my seventh birthday I asked for a dirt bike. My parents got me a Honda CRF70 to ride around the house, At the time that's all my dad figured I would do with it.; but after a few months of tearing up the yard, I asked if we could go to the track that we always drove by on the way to Topeka (Dragoon Creek). After a couple of times practicing the track owner told my dad that we should come to the next race and see how it goes. I was on my trail bike and they put in the 65cc class and.... I won! I was pretty much hooked from that point on. I did 1 more race that year and then my parents got me a used KTM 65 for Christmas and I’ve been racing ever since.

Hitting big jumps & Hanging out with my buddies at the track. It’s a bonus if there is fishing at the track too!

I did my first Loretta Lynn Qualifier this year at Bar 2 Bar MX, It's an awesome track and one of my favorites to ride, but it also kicks my tail every time I go there. I was so pumped and confident going into it. I knew in my mind that I could do it, Then it all just kind of fell apart and I made a lot of mistakes that I usually don't make. Everything went good on practice day and then on race day, in Moto 1, I smoked my clutch at the gate and watched it all go away. I was devastated to say the least. I finished dead last. In Moto 2 I got a great start, I got out fourth and then in the back sand section I swapped out and went over the bars, I think I finished like 14th overall. Day 2 was about the same. I had a descent first moto and then moto two I slid out in the mud at the start. Not how I had dreamed my weekend would go, but it was an incredible learning experience for me. I plan on going to all the training I can this year. I want to make a real effort to qualify for Loretta's next year.

Scott Gebken, of course! He has given me great advice and really given me the confidence to get better. All of the guys who whip me on a regular basis too. You can actually learn a lot, by being behind and watching riders who are just ahead of you.

Possum Hallow is my favorite. I have only been once, but I had a lot of family come and watch me. The track has fun jumps and it stayed tacky all day.

CIRCLES!!!! I know it's what I need the most though. 

Riding with all of the other Innovative MX riders. It's great to practice with riders that are on bigger bikes and faster doing sprints. It pushes me to try and keep up with them.

I ​think it would be awesome to see Innovative MX have their own facility. I am pretty sure Scott and Calli want me to move in and
train full time! Lol!

Confidence! I feel as though I am capable of being 1 st every time we line up! I am able to relate the obstacles on the track to the
training that Scott has put me through.

Mom & Dad. My sister, Abi is starting to enjoy it a little more and I appreciate her support. My sponsors are B's MotoLab. Brandon is the best. He's always making sure I have everything I need when it comes to bike work, suspension, tires, and trackside service. You name it and he can do it! Dunlop Tires, Illusive gloves, Scott Goggles, Factory Backing , Acerbis, BTO Sports and Matrix Concepts.