In case you’re someone wondering if you’re too old to get into BMX, let the oldest U.S. Female BMX Racer change your mind. In this 2018 interview with Kittie Weston-Knauer and her son Max Knauer, they talk about BMX racing in this NPR article. Listen below and read more here.
On Mother’s Day 1988, Kittie, then 40, entered her first race. “I borrowed your gloves. I borrowed your helmet,” she tells Max. “And I rode your bike. I was hanging on for dear life. I didn’t exactly tear up the track either.”
