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www.MOSTmag.com || FITNESS MAG A ZINE || 69still able to be around horses. I also have a soft spot for helping little kids so Courtney Cares is perfect for me. FMM: Kristin you are also a mother to your young son Bentley, how do you balance being a full-time mother as well as a full-time racer? Kristin: Since I don%u2019t race every weekend it is easy. He comes to work with me at my parent%u2019s performance shop, Bumbera%u2019s Performance Associates, while he isn%u2019t in school. He loves the cars and racing. I am a little worried I might have to find a small race car for him to race when I got started again.FMM: Not every race is going to be a winner, how do you deal with not placing how you intended?Kristin: We were brought up to be good sports. We don%u2019t get upset %u2013 just more determined and work on how to get better.Kendall: Our parents taught us that no matter if we win or we lose, we do it with class. No one will tell you that it feels good to lose, so instead of getting upset we just use that feeling as our motivation to do better next time. FMM: If you could give MOST readers one tip on reaching their goals, what would it be?Kristin: NEVER EVER give up on them, do not ever sacrifice your morals in order to reach them, and remember to have fun along the way. You don%u2019t want to reach your goal, look back and say you wished you would have done something different. There will be people along the way, guaranteed, that will try to persuade you to do what they want or what they say is the industry %u201cnorm%u201d, but if you aren%u2019t comfortable doing it then don%u2019t. Even if that means you will not reach your goal. I personally had to experience this very difficult decision and I prayed to God and asked him to make me at peace with the decision and even though it meant >>>