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Wymore flies just like Superman, exchanging his dirt bike for a four-wheeler and loving every minute of it
by tyler kirk
His dad got him started when he was six years old. His older brothers gave him some hand-me-downs. Even his mom taught him a thing or two.
She told him the same thing before every race. “Do your best,” she would tell her son. “Go get out there.”
After hearing his mom’s familiar words, sophomore Cody Wymore put on the proper attire – a helmet, goggles and gloves – and took off.
Despite the countless hours on the tracks, he never once hurt himself in an accident. It was obvious he was doing his best, just as his mom told him to. He placed first and second numerous times.
“I bought him his first bike and he was really good,” Wymore’s dad said. “He never got hurt or anything. He was quite the natural.”
Although he was impervious on the tracks, he still dealt with the effects of turning sixteen.
After racing dirt bikes for ten years, Wymore wanted to sell his bikes for a pickup truck.
He wanted to buy a pickup truck, until his 16-year-old desire took over again, and he decided to purchase a new four-wheeler. This time, he kept his eyes on the prize.
“I love the feeling of a four-wheeler,” Wymore said. “It’s much easier to ride and a lot more fun.”
Wymore does most of his racing at St. Joe’s State Park in Bonne Terre, Missouri’s third largest state park. Recently, however, St. Joe’s was shut down because it contained traces of lead, which can be harmful to the riders.
Because of the closing, Wymore had to find a new place to kick up some dirt. He found such a place about seven miles away in Flat River, Mo.
“I just fly through the woods,” Wymore said. “Sand flying up in your face is just awesome.”
And although he loves the feeling of riding, Wymore said he wouldn’t be able to turn it into a career.
“I’ve thought about [becoming a professional], but it would be way too expensive,” he said.
Since he can’t ride forever, Wymore drives his pickup truck – the one he finally bought after his other four-wheeler purchase – to Flat River where he can ride for what seems like forever.
But before he leaves, his mom tells him the same thing she always does.
“Do your best. Go get out there.”
