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Hometown (Birthplace): Millersburg, Ohio
Current Residence: Millersburg,Ohio
Date of Birth: 7/30/84
2009 Team: Yamaha
2009 Machine: Yamaha, GT, YMZR 450
2009 Mechanic: Myself and my dad is the pit man.
2009 Sponsors (as of January 2009): Yamaha, GYT-R, GT Thunder, Maxxis, Fly Racing gear, Fasst Company, Precision Stabilizers, Tire Balls, Klotz, Ohlins Suspension, Powermadd, Pro Graphics, Wiseco Pistons, Scott Goggles
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150 (but that varies)
Marital Status: Single
Children (names): Not knowingly
Other Professional or Amateur Championships?: Four GNCC Amateur and Pro-Am Championships
Favorite GNCC track: Ironman
Favorite type of terrain: Fast dirt and no rocks
Siblings:1 sister, Angie
Role Model: I'd have to say my dad and Bill Balance.
Hobbies: No, I don't. There are things I like to do.
Pets: Nope
How did you get started racing? When I was younger I used to ride 3 wheelers a little bit. Growing up I rode dirt bikes, my dad wanted me to try. First time I did it I love it and wanted to do it.
How/When did you first hear about GNCC Racing? My dad runs a shop, and he had some customers who raced GNCC. He thought it was a good business opportunity for him, and soon the entire family was into it.
Part of the next generation of GNCC ATV talent, Brandon Sommers has climbed through the ranks in a much different manner than the GNCC stars of a decade ago. Brandon's father Laz runs GT Thunder, an ATV performance shop in Ohio that provides suspension and engine assistance to many top racers. Thanks to his dad's knowledge, Brandon started right, racing a Honda 400EX to a C class Championship, and then winning a B Title, then an A crown, before capturing the 2007 GNCC Pro-Am Title in dominant fashion. He rode consistently during his rookie XC1 Pro season in 2008, helped by taking all of the right steps in training, mental preparation, and machine set-up. Yesterday's ATV racers used to just show up and race. Sommers treats testing and training and practicing as a full-time job, and that work ethic could carry him to a GNCC Overall Championship in the future.
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