To me my sister is a Champion in a lot of ways... 

Yes, she is a dirt and asphalt champion but she is also a good sister.  She cracks me up and keeps me laughing.  She supports me and includes me in her life, even though she doesn't have to.   She takes me cruising in her car and she lets me listen to my music nice and loud!

 

Last summer when I would go out to the asphalt track to watch her race, I always loved knowing that it was my sister that was winning out there.      People would say to me, "Where did you get that Mackena Bell T-shirt?"   I would say, "from my sister."   As the season went by and Mackena got more and more fans, it felt cool to hear them cheering for her like I did.   I knew that I didn't have to tell everyone she was my sister.  If they were watching and listening to me, they'd know we had a connection.

 

When my Dad decided to paint our karts the same color, I really liked the idea.  I wanted my kart to be just like hers and I wanted the other drivers to know that we were a team.  Me and her, her and me.    When the two of us started winning races and giving the boys a race to the finish line, it was fun to watch the video's that night and laugh about how much fun it had been, or not.  She is always on the video's cheering for me and always full of advice.  Even when I don't want it.

 

When I watch Mackena race I'm more nervous for her than when I'm racing myself.  I know how competitive and crazy it gets in Red Bluff.  I also know how fast she is going at Shasta Raceway and I think it's the coolest that she is the only girl there.    Everyone knows that she had a bad flip last year but I know that a lot of great things could have changed that night.  I'm so glad they didn't.   She loves to race and I hope that she ends up being a professional driver someday.  She deserves the chance and I know she'll be great at it.