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6-year-old Iowan wins BMX race

6-year-old Iowan wins BMX race
AGAINST IRAN. A SIX YEAR OLD IOWAN MADE HISTORY OVER THE WEEKEND. YES, YOU HEARD ME. THIS BOY RIGHT HERE. LOOK HOW CUTE IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD. HIS NAME ASHER KING. ASHER REPRESENTED HIS HOMETOWN OF CARLISLE IN WHAT IS CALLED THE GREATEST RACE IN THE WORLD. THE INVITE ONLY RACE REPRESENTS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD FIGHTING FOR A NUMBER ONE PLACE. YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE FRONT OF THE BMX BIKES. ASHER WON IOWA AND MISSOURI’S BMX RACE AND PUNCHED A TICKET TO THE RACE OF CHAMPS IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THEY’RE THE ROOKIES, STARTING WITH PLATE NUMBER 279, WHICH IS A LOW RANKING PLATE AND MADE HIS WAY ACTUALLY INTO FIRST PLACE, WHICH EARNED HIM A NUMBER ONE PLATE IN THE HIGHEST RANK. IF YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE LISTEN TO THIS, ONLY 128 OF THESE NUMBER ONE RED PLATES AND NO WORLD WERE HANDED OUT. AND ASHER, WHO STARTED RACING IN JULY A FEW MONTHS AGO, WON THE HONOR. ASHER, HIS MOM, TOLD ME HE’S TAKING SOME TIME OFF FOR WRESTLING, BUT HE’LL BE BA
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6-year-old Iowan wins BMX race
A 6-year-old Iowan made history over the weekend.Asher King represented his hometown of Carlisle in what is called the "Greatest Race on Earth."The invite-only race represents people from all over the world fighting for a #1 plate.Asher won Iowa and Missouri's BMX race and punched a ticket to the race of champs in Tulsa, Oklahoma.In Tulsa, the rookie started with plate number 279, which is a low ranking, and got his way into first place!Only 128 #1 plates in the world were handed out. Asher, who just started racing in July, won the honor.Asher's mother told KCCI that he is taking some time off for wrestling but will be back out on the track in January.

A 6-year-old Iowan made history over the weekend.

Asher King represented his hometown of Carlisle in what is called the "Greatest Race on Earth."

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The invite-only race represents people from all over the world fighting for a #1 plate.

Asher won Iowa and Missouri's BMX race and punched a ticket to the race of champs in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

In Tulsa, the rookie started with plate number 279, which is a low ranking, and got his way into first place!

Only 128 #1 plates in the world were handed out. Asher, who just started racing in July, won the honor.

Asher's mother told KCCI that he is taking some time off for wrestling but will be back out on the track in January.