Name: Cory Texter
Birthday: August 18
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 125lbs
Hometown: Willow Street, PA
Family: Randy Texter (Father), Kim Mitch (Mother), Shayna Texter
(Sister), Hunter Mitch (Brother), Keeley Mitch (Sister)
Hobbies: Trail-riding, Training, Playing Ping-Pong
Year Started Riding: 1991
Year Started Racing: 2003
Favorite Track: Springfield Mile
Least Favorite Track: Ones that aren't fun
Favorite Restaurant: Macaroni Grill
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Beverage: Cytomax or Water
Favorite Music: Anything that sounds good
Career Highlight: Stay tuned
Racing Heroes: Ricky Graham, Scott Parker, Chris Carr, Kevin Varnes,
Glenn Fitzcharles (Grandfather) and Randy Texter (Father)
The best advice for a younger racer coming up: Never give up. Train hard and always keep your mind open to advice. Outsmart your competitors and learn every race you go to.

Past Amateur Accomplishments: 2003-2007

2-Time AMA Amateur National Grand Champion
3-Time AMA Winter National Amateur Champion
5-Time Northeast Amateur National Champion
1-Time South Central Amateur National Champion
7-Time District 6 Champion
5-Time District 7 Champion
9-Time Path Valley Speedway Champion

Professional Career: 2007-
 
2007: AMA Expert Twins-4th Place overall
           AMA Expert Twins Tucson, AZ Winner
           AMA Expert Twins Podium Finishes (Maryland, Michigan, New York)
 
2008: Earned Grand National Number 65
           AMA GNC Twins-35th Overall
           AMA Overall Points-47th Overall
           AMA Hot Shoe Singles-20th Overall
           AMA Hot Shoe Twins-18th Overall


Cory started riding motorcycles when he was about 4 years old. It was hard for him to start racing because his dad was still competing regularly at a professional level. A few times a year, they would make it to some of the local races. In 2003, Randy and Cory decided to start competiting at the local level. They purchased a new CRF 450 with the initial intentention of doing it as a "hobby".
 
In 2003, Cory got faster at every race he attended, in which he competed in the amateur local "B" division. Competing at the many local racetracks, Cory's natural talent was brought to the forefront and enabled him to do quite well.

When 2004 rolled around, Randy wanted to take Cory to Daytona to see how he would fair against some of the best in the business. Cory was able to hold his own with a couple of good finishes. In just his second full year of racing, his dad decided it was time for him to compete at the Amateur Grand Nationals in Springfield, Illinois that year. Cory had some impressive finishes before breaking his wrist on the TT event that year. Cory toughed it out and finished the series with a broken wrist. He came home, where his wrist was casted. A week later he was out racing, cast on arm, dominating the local "B" class. Cory won a bunch of District 6 and District 7 Championships that year in the amateur divison, but he was ready for the next challenge.
 
For the 2005 season, Randy and Cory felt it was time for him to jump into the local expert divison and also to compete once again at the Amateur Grand Nationals in Springfield, Illinois. Cory started turning heads as he was up front at every local expert race he contended, racing some of the east coast's top-ranked professionals. Racing at this high level of competition helped him get ready for competition at the amateur nationals. Right before the amateur nationals, Cory was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Even with this being in a debilitating stage of the disease and before treatments kicked in, it didn't stop Cory. At Springfield a couple weeks later, he won two overall grand national championships with 8 podium finishes total. He also won the District 6 and 7 Open Expert championship, his first year as an local expert! Yet again, he wanted more.
 
The Pro-Sport ranks were next for Cory in 2006. At this time, he felt he could compete at the next level with the top ranked pro-sports in the country. He had a couple podium finishes in the AMA National Hot Shoe Series and finished the series as the country's 6th ranked pro-sport in spite of missing 2 out of the 10 race series due to a sickness. Cory also found time in his first year as a professional to win another District 6 Expert championship. In 2007, he was ready for an even bigger challenge. He now knew what he wanted to do with his career. He wanted to be a professional motorcycle racer.
 
2007 came around and Cory was ready for his Pro Expert debut! At his very first AMA National Hot Shoe race in Savannah, Georgia, Cory beat many of the professional national winners to make his first main event as a Pro Expert. He also jumped on a XR 750 for the first time and showed his ability of adapting to changes quickly. He showed he could hold his own against some of the best flattrackers the world had to offer. An injury set-back in Oklahoma, which required ankle surgery, caused Cory to miss 3 months during the busiest part of the race year. Returning to racing while enduring some pain, Cory showed he still had the speed and agility to run with the big boys at the highest level in the sport. At the last Junior 750 race of the year in Tucson Arizona, Cory finally came through and won his first Pro Expert final. He also podiumed at 3 additional races in this series in Maryland, Michigan, and New York.
 
Cory set out in 2008 with his GNC license and ready to race against the best in the world. Cory struggled early on adapting to the new ranks. With blows to his confidence, he didn't give up. He consistently came close to making GNC finals on all different forms of race tracks, even ones he struggled on as an amateur. With experience through-out the season and a "never give up" attitude, he came through and made his first GNC final at the famed Indy Mile in September. It couldn't of came at a better time, as it was the biggest race of the season. Cory finished off the year strong and learned 10 years worth of experience in one season. Not only does he expect to make these GNC finals now, but he sets out to be a top 10 rider every weekend and continue that trend to the top of the sport. He achieved his national number in his first year as a GNC rider, one of 47 in the world for the 2009 season. Knowing he can run with the big boys now, he has laid out his goals for next season and can't wait to see what 2009 awaits. With many changes to the sport awaiting him and his fellow riders for next season, Cory is focusing hard on the task at hand no matter what the series holds.