Although he doesn't know it yet, midwestmotocross.com Bike Test Consultant Noah Holter will be moving up to the mini senior class on the below steed, a clean 2001 Polini X3. The bike, acquired through our Ohio connection (Thanks, Dad!), will be delivered to Noah's Illinois doorstep in mid-December, just in time for his seventh birthday.

Making the leap from one class to another is never easy, but with the support of friends and family, Noah (and fellow Bike Test Consultant Mikey Keefe) are planning a trouble-free ascention in 2002.

Now, if only their dads could do the same...