Born in Traverse Citiy, MI on St. Patricks Day of 1983 - 26 year old Erek Kudla has become a top contender in the desert as a 2-TIME U.S. Desert Racing Champion and finishing 2nd in the District 37 250 Desert Series in 2009. Now he has bumped up to a KX450f to take back the USDR title for 2010.

 photo by Matt McGowen

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 Erek is an active participant in the racing community; the Race Referee for the Ventura County MC which puts on 2 District 37 events - The Hungry Valley Quali-FIRE Enduro and the Midnight Cattle Drive Night Team Desert Scramble, Maintain Gold Hill Trail and Tejon Trail in the Angeles National forrest with the VCMC, Hold riding clinics with his brother which benefit Rescue 3 and IRRC, maintains an active role in the District 37 committee's.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

2009

-AMA NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND SERIES - 5th 250 A

-DISTRICT 37 DESERT SERIES - 2nd 250 EX - 12th OVERALL

-U.S. DESERT RACING SERIES - 2nd OPEN EX

SCORE BAJA 1000 - 2nd 450 PRO - 8th O/A

100s NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND - 3rd 250 A - 17th O/A

100s NIGHT TEAM DESERT SCRAMBLE - 4th O/A

ROVERS DUAL DESERT SCRAMBLE - 250 EX 2-Day O/A

DIRT DIGGERS DESERT SCRAMBLE - 2nd 250 EX - 6th O/A

2008

-AMA NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND SERIES - 5th 250 A

-DISTRICT 37 DESERT SERIES - 4th 250 EX - 7th OVERALL

-U.S. DESERT RACING SERIES - OPEN CHAMPION

100s NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND - 12th O/A

TWMC ENDURO - 4th O/A

24 HOURS OF GLENN HELEN - 1st 250 EX TEAM - 10th O/A

SHAMROCKS DESERT SCRAMBLE - 1st 250 Ex - 3rd O/A

USDR ROUND 5 - 1st OPEN EX - 3rd O/A

100s NIGHT RACE - 1st 250 EX - 3rd IRONMAN - 6th O/A

2007

-AMA NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND SERIES - 2nd 250 B

-DISTRICT 37 DESERT SERIES - 5th 250 EX

-U.S. DESERT RACING SERIES - OPEN CHAMION

-DISTRICT 37 BEST IN THE WEST - 250 B CHAMPION

-AMA SO CAL MOTOCROSS SERIES - 250/450 JUNIOR CHAMPION