THEY aren’t much bigger than their PW50 motorbike and yet Dexter and Jasper Luckes already have their sights set on racing stardom.
Dexter and Jasper, from Lawn, are already riding at just three and four years old, respectively, following in the footsteps of big sister Maddie, 11, Max, 13 and dad Alex, 44.
But it is the simple pleasures of the sport that keep the pint-sized pair hooked.
“When I drive fast all the water splashes up and I get muddy,” said Dexter, who rode his first mini-moto at just two years old.
“It is really fun and I really like it.”
Jasper, who hopes to race big brother Max one day, added: “We love getting dirty.”
Maddie, who started riding at five years old and has competed in the Girls’ British Motocross Championships, said she was stunned when she saw the tots ride for the first time.
She said: “They are both just so tiny.
They don’t seem big enough to ride but they love it – and they look so cute in all their gear and helmets.”
But the young bikers still have a way to go before they catch up with Max. The teenager has breathed racing since he first rode aged three and was spotted by race-wear company Lazer when he competed in the Western Beach Race on the Weston-super-Mare shoreline in 2007.
He plans to race alongside his dad at this year’s beach race on October 11.
“It would be great to ride all together one day,” said Max, who rides a Honda 250cc.
“But that doesn’t mean I’ll let the boys beat me. I want to be the champion in this family.”
Mum Sally, 41, believes the boys are among the youngest riders in the country.
She said: “They look like little aliens with their helmets on. They are adorable when they are all kitted up and they don’t half keep me busy with their muddy gear.
“But there was no stopping them when they finally picked up on the fact that Max, Maddie and Alex all raced.
“I think if you cut them in half they’d bleed motocross but it is nice that it is something we can all do as a family.”
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