Christian educator Clive Gibbes at Ridgecrest Christian Education and Convention Centre near Lake Burrendong said that is what has driven his community to help children in the central west.

His team constructed a motocross track for teenagers but the sport is just part of a mentoring program. Mentors and coaches are giving boys messages for life.

Three Parkes Shire boys – Mitchell Moss, Albert Wykes and Jess Magill – were among the recent participants to head to Lake Burrendong for the camp-style program.

“For​ ​most​ of​ ​our​ ​lives in​ ​our​ ​teenage​ ​years​ ​we​ ​can​ ​make​ ​big mistakes, the​ ​hormones​ ​are​ ​starting​ ​to​ ​kick​ ​in. The​ ​company​ ​we​ ​keep can​ ​lead​ us ​astray​ so ​we​ ​try and​ ​be​ ​role models​, ​ethical​ ​principles​ ​when​ ​they​ ​make​ ​decisions that affect their future,’’ he said.

Mr Gibbes says chaplains are brought into sport these days to help give guidance to even the biggest stars and he thinks a little Christian faith can help guide teenagers to make the right choices.

Dubbo’s Thomas Taylor was among the teenagers who said he enjoyed riding the circuit and the experience had been great.

Australian coach Nik Sullivan said the riders from Parkes, Peak Hill, Molong, Trundle and Dubbo had the potential to use the camp as a challenge to their personal development but also could be future stars at the sport.

“Its a race against the elements, it doesn’t matter what they throw at us we have to compete, they have built a track here and it's a whole lot of fun, very challenging and a lot of fun. The central west has produced some big names in this sport and with the guidance of these guys they will leave with level heads and a the right hand up for the future.’’ he said.

PICTURED: From left to right Thomas Taylor (Dubbo), Mitchell Moss (Parkes), Jake Green, Albert Wykes (Peak Hill), Mitchell, Liam Gascoigne and Jess Magill (Parkes).