Clinton Township youth Travis Bartley has won the PAMX motocross championship this season and qualified to compete in a national junior race during a Monster Energy Supercross event in Utah.

CLINTON TWP — He's taken home trophies that stand taller than he does.

But Clinton Township youngster Travis Bartley isn't all about winning — though he does it a lot.

“I just like to go fast,” the 8-year-old said.

A dirtbike rider since age 3, Travis has been doing competitive motocross events since he was 6. He made his racing debut at Switchback.

His father, Brian Bartley, did some dirtbike racing in his younger days.

“There wasn't much available for kids in the sport back then,” Bartley said. “I did some woods racing and that was about it. Now it's all over the place.”

And Travis has been all over the place.

He was top point-getter in the PAMX series this season, a set of seven motocross races across the Pennsylvania region, in the 50cc riders ages 7-8 division. He won three of those events.

Travis also qualified to race in the KTM Junior Racing Program May 1 at the 2021 Monster Energy Supercross Championship race in Salt Lake City, Utah. Youth riders apply online for those KTM Junior Racing events.

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