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Tassie Thunder BMX racing at St Leonards, with BMX coach Hayden Fletcher. Video by Phillip Biggs

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00:00Hey, I'm Hayden Fletcher. I'm originally from Mount Voola, Victoria. I travel Australia

00:04coaching kids and racing BMX. I travel to different tracks around Australia

00:15helping local communities build the skills needed to be able to get around

00:20these technical tracks. I work with kids as young as three years old up to 60

00:25plus. It's very challenging working with all these ages and being able to

00:30communicate with people of all different backgrounds. However, I do love the

00:35challenge. I love meeting new people.

00:42I've been racing since I was four years old. Ever since I was young I was just

00:47addicted to riding my bike. Even before I could really walk properly I was on

00:52one of those little balance bikes, yeah, running amok.

00:58Yeah, so I love the Launceston track. I actually led the elite national final

01:03from the start all the way to the last corner until I was passed back in 2012.

01:07Sorry, 2022. The following day I ended up crashing and completely ruining my

01:14shoulder and visiting the local hospital for a few days. But I still love coming

01:19back here. The track's super challenging and it's a great facility. I'd love to

01:23see it grow even more over the next couple years.