As dozens of kids in head-to-toe protective gear dexterously maneuvered their mini-motorcycles through the race course, tearing around sandy curves and catching air as they crested dirt mounds, one pretty blonde ponytail dangled from beneath the helmet of 9-year-old Morgan Best of Richford, N.Y., the only girl on the track, as she muscled for rank among the top racers in her 50cc class.

At the finish, where Morgan was greeted and congratulated by mom Vicki, dad Paulie Sr.