 DJ
was honored at the Ultimate series last Saturday night for bringing back
a National Championship to his local District 6 he still runs. He was
proud to get his first plaque with a picture of his DRR on it!!! |
 DJ
seems to have caught the mechanic bug early just like his dad. He helps
work on his brother's DRR to get it race ready for the season. |
 Tri-State of
Champions
DJ brings home his second 1st place finish at the Tri-State of Champions. The weather would not cooperate, but that did not stop DJ. He grabbed both holeshots and passed all but one 90 in both motos on his Hetrick 70. |
 2009
AMA ATV Motocross Championship
ATV Banquet
DJ finally allowed Erin to interview him at the
banquet in front of hundreds of people. I think the podium during the
season would have been less uncomfortable for DJ, but I guess when your
ready your ready!!! |
Wantage tyke a national champ
at 7
When a child knows his passion, a family works with him, By Pat Morris
Wantage — Some people spend the better part of a lifetime discovering their
passion; some never do. For one youngster, however, that passion emerged when he
was
4 years old.
And it turns out, it’s his talent, too.
read entire article .... |
 NEATV at Walden Motocross Track
Well
we were supposed to have a weekend off, but it was hard to resist going
to our closest track where DJ started it all.
This weekend the best of NEATV (New England ATV series) came back to Walden for their fall race
of the season.
DJ was on fire and lit them up this weekend!! He had not
seen his New England
friends since the banquet last January.
Although we were second
to last gate pick as usual, it did not matter. He shot out of the gate
into the first turn and never gave up his spot.
With some really tough
competition on his heels he pulled off a first in his first moto. He
was confident he could come out with a win again
later that day. We had
the usual issue with his engine bogging at the gate. He came out almost
dead last in the first turn, but by the second
turn he had passed nearly
half over the first double. Although his engine wasn't running right,
as long as he kept it wound up it seemed to have
gotten better. Lap by
lap he picked off one, and then another. On the fourth lap he took the
lead and never looked back!! Back to back wins
against the best in the
northeast - way to go DJ!!!! |
 District
6 at Evansville
DJ was back at his second D6 race at
Evansville this weekend. I didn't let on, but I was nervous about this
one. He had never been on this track before, and it has probably the
wildest down hills he's had to face all season. Obviously, I had
nothing to worry about according to his results. He got the holeshot in
the first moto and rode his butt off to win his first 70cvt class of the
season.
The second moto his spring went again on the gate, only being
able to come up with a fourth. What a weekend it was for DJ - he is
full of confidence and looking REALLY comfortable on his machine now!!
(photo by
www.go-go-photo.com)
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District 6 at Hurricane Hills
DJ was back at the district level, happy
to see all of his friends. Hurricane Hills has always been a track he
loves - wide open - high speed. He woke up the morning of the race and
said to me something he has never said about racing his 70 before. He
said "Mom, I think I can win!" That's a tall order to beat the #31, but
he gave it his best shot that day. He came out of the holeshot first
and led Travis for 3 laps. That itself was impressive, but what was
more impressive is that he never let him out of his sights. Moto 2 he
was pumped!!He came out with the holeshot again and his lead was short
lived. The #31 got him not even half way into the first lap, but DJ did
not give up. He came back at him on the last lap leaving only a bus
length between them when he crossed the
finish line. Win
he did not, but close he did come!!!
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 50cc
Limited
National Champion
Well we ended the season just like we
started the season. A few mechanical problems and then an injury. DJ
was last gate pick in the 50 class, but somehow came out second in the holeshot during the first moto.
It didn't take him long to get the
lead, but the lead was very short lived. Half way into the first moto
his engine took in a reed pedal and ruined the piston so he DNFed. The
second moto on Sunday was his toughest race of the season. He had last
gate pick again, and came out dead last in the freshly tilled up holeshot. The leaders were so far gone that it
took him until the end of
the third lap to pass all 17 quads and make the pass for the lead. It
was business as usual after that until he landed off a jump with a tank
slap coming to a complete stop with an injured thumb, arm and ribs. He
regrouped himself to come out with a second, and we are thankful
that nothing was broken. The 70 class I believe had the largest turn
out of the season with yet again a set of qualifiers. He got the holeshot in the first moto and came out with a fifth. He was confident
the next day that he would win the holeshot award, but his engine bogged
at the line leaving him stuck behind the wreck in the first turn. While
he was detained from starting the race again, the entire field just took
off. Starting dead last after the pile up he worked his way up to
eleventh. What a week of fun and excitement the kids had. We just want
to say that we are so very proud of DJ for winning his first National
Championship!!!
We want to thank all of his sponsors for helping make
this possible!! Thanks also goes out to DJ's first grade teacher, Mrs. Whitcroft, for supporting his talent and dreams!!!!!
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8 August 09 ...Red Bud National, Buchanan, MI
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out Brandon after his first career race!! The smile says it all!!!It was
a different format this past weekend at
Red Bud. They ran  DJ's
50 classes back to back on their mini track, and then he had to race
immediately over to staging for the 70's on the big track for Saturday. We
thought 24 laps back to back would have got the best of him, but his results
showed he had energy in his reserves for some outstanding finishes. He went
out and got both holeshots in the 50 class and took first in both moto's.
He was feeling real confident on the 70 this past weekend. He came out second
in the holeshot after he hit a
big hole in the track - was racing in third when he went off the berm
and then raced his way from sixth back up to fourth by the end of the moto.
On Sunday with only one moto to run he came out and got the holeshot and
then gave up two spots while he cautiously checked the track out on the
first lap and then he passed his way up to second for a third overall for
the weekend.
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17 July 09 ... Suzuki Summer Nationals at Pleasure
Valley Raceway, Armagh, PA
It was a little bit of everything this past weekend. A little cool, a
little rain, and a little sunshine. But a lot of great racing!! It was
DJ's second year back at Pleasure Valley. A track he proves to love.
He
let it all out in both classes this weekend. He rode his butt off in the 50
class to take both victories. While in the 70 class he got the holeshot
in his qualifier and lead for about a quarter lap. The next two laps he
held onto an impressive second before giving up another position to come in
third. The second moto he came out about fourth in the holeshot and turned
out some great lap times to come in fifth. He left that day with an
surprising overall fourth. Just want to give a shout out to Jim from Motowoz for really getting DJ's shocks dialed in!! |
27 June 2009 ... Scott
Southern ATV National at Muddy Creek , Blountville, TN
DJ was back at it in Tennessee in the 50 class. It was a
clean sweep in both motos. Unfortunately, our bad luck was back, having
mechanical problems in the 70 CVT class. He
was holding onto a steady fourth place finish after he got the holeshot and
fell back quickly on the last lap after his water pump came off. Due to it
being an odd round, as his races are very close together, he came out of the holeshot on fire in the second moto, but the heat and exhaustion quickly
caught up to him as he finished in the back. Hopefully, we left the
heat back at Muddy Creek and PA will
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15 June 2009...
CAN-AM
NORTHEASTERN ATV NATIONALS, Unadilla MX, New Berlin, NY
It was a beautiful weekend and the weather
held out for both our races. DJ went 1-1 in the 50 limited class. The
first moto he came out second but took the lead before gravity cavity
which took him to the first win of the day. The second moto he came
out with the holeshot and kept his lead to his second win of the
weekend.
Unfortunately, we had what seems to be our usual of ups and
downs in the 70 class. He came out with an impressive holeshot in his
qualifier and held onto a fourth place finish. The second moto of the
weekend was not so impressive.
He came out of the holeshot second and
gave up several positions immediately as his seat started to come off
right before the gravity cavity. He had no choice to stand for the rest
of the entire race in which he finished in the back of the race order.
At least all we have to do for Muddy Creek is make sure our seat is
fastened!!!!
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28 April 2009 ... ATVA MX, ATV Stampede at Steel
City
DJ won both his 50 stock limited classes. He had to overcome the gate
not going down
in the first moto and survive the mud the next day in the second moto. He
had to qualify for the 70CVT class. He got a 4th in his qualifier which
we
were very proud of, but the best was yet to come. On Sunday he got the holeshot by quite a large margin and rode his butt off to take an impressive
second on the second moto. His overall finish was a third. Although he
refused to go to the podium once again, it was great to see his confidence
back - let's hope it sticks for the rest of the season!!
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April 2009 ... Round 3 of
the 2009 ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship at
Birch Creek, VA. He won both holeshots in the 50 class and went 1 and 1.
He got the holeshot in his qualifier for the 70 class and placed a 5th. He
finished 15th in the second moto because of engine trouble. It was a
beautiful weekend and we had a great time!!!
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April 2009 ...
Round 2 of
the 2009 ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship at Ballance MX,
Bowling Green, KY saw DJ get back on track with a win in the
50 Limited Jr (4-6) class and 7th in the
70 CVT (6-11) class.
Way to go DJ!!!!
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23 March 2009 ...
DJ
raced Round 1 of the
2009 ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship last
weekend
at Millcreek Raceway, Pell City, AL. He finished with a 7th in
the 70 CVT (6-11) and 12th in the 50 Limited Jr (4-6) class. |
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15 March 2009 ...
DJ was the focus of a great article in
ATV Racin' Extra.
Look for the article on page 24 with the following title.
DJ BASSANI -- SO YOUNG -- SO FAST -- SO SOON
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10 March 2009 ...
Bassani Power Racing is going to run the
ATVA Amateur Nationals and District 6. DJ Bassani will run 2 classes at the
Nationals (50cc stock limited & 70cc CVT) and 2 classes at
District 6 (50cc production and 70cc CVT).
Round 1 of the ATVA Nationals is 21-22 March at
Milcreek Raceway in Pell City, AL.
The District 6 Ultimate Series
start 5 April at
Evansville MX
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8 March 2009 ...
Welcome to Bassani Power
Racing, home of 2008 District 6 50cc Limited
Champion and
50cc Production
Champion. The race season is ready to begin so
check back often to follow DJ's 2009 Championship run! |
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