A young Abbotsford BMX athlete has captured the attention of .

Rex Johnson and his father Jules Johnson strapped one of the action cameras to his bike helmet and hit the jumps and bumps at the .

The result was 90 seconds of running commentary, funny faces and general observations from inside the mind of an eight-year-old.

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Jules then edited the video and sent it off to GoPro for consideration in the , which was created by the company to celebrate its many content creators. He said it was a goal of his son to win one of the awards and be featured on the GoPro website and YouTube channel.

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Jules said there was no real plan, and RexB次元官网网址檚 play-by-play just happened.

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Unlike other GoPro videos, the Johnsons set up the camera facing RexB次元官网网址檚 face so that viewers get to watch his reaction to his time on the bike.

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Jules said his son, who is a member of the Abbotsford BMX Club and is a Grade 2 student at , is thrilled to be chosen by GoPro.

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The Johnsons will now be featured on the GoPro social media channels, and could be eligible to win GoPro gear and cash rewards. The video will be officially released today (Friday) at 9 a.m. on GoProB次元官网网址檚 YouTube page.

For more information on the contest, visit gopro.com/awards.