When Logan McGrane of Gap was not yet 4 years old, he started riding motorcycles. By the time he was 4, he was racing motorcycles. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 26 through 29, 2020, the 15-year-old Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) freshman smoked the competition during three days of racing in Travelers Rest, S.C. "He won three national championships," said Logan's grandfather Thomas McGrane. Logan is the son of Thomas McGrane Jr. of Gap and Laurie Wilson of Honey Brook.

Logan bested all the other racers in five of the nine main events at Travelers Rest, and he placed second or third in the other four. Logan's winnings included the College Boy National Championship for young men ages 14 to 29. McGrane also won the Open Amateur National Championship, where riders must be 12 or older on a 250 to 450 cc (cubic centimeter) bike, and the 450 Amateur National Championship, where racers must be 14. He also raced short track and half-mile events, along with the TT (Tours Trophy) race, which features a jump and a right-hand corner.

Off the track, Logan plays basketball for PVHS, and he was the only freshman to start with the PVHS football team in the fall of 2020, earning his varsity letter. Logan said that racing has not interfered with schoolwork or school activities.

Racing motorcycles runs in Logan's blood. "It's what we do," noted his grandfather, adding that Logan uses the motorcycles that were ridden by his late uncle Kyle McGrane, a champion racer in the Ice Racing Series, and a multi-Amateur National Champion, among other titles. Kyle was killed while racing in Santa Rosa, Calif., in 2016 at the age of 17. Logan's father was also a national champion, and his uncle Warren Diem was a world champion.

Asked what he enjoys most about racing, Logan cited "going fast" and "winning," but noted that traveling is fun as well. He said that he has visited Florida, Georgia, both North and South Carolina, and Tennessee and has traveled up the East Coast as well. Heading west, he has been to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, South Dakota, and Colorado. "I just got back from Jacksonville, Fla.," said Logan in mid-January. While in Florida, he finished third in the Winter Throwdown races held Jan. 8 and 9.

Logan looks forward to turning professional as soon as he celebrates his 16th birthday in September, but he noted that will depend on the racing schedule. "If there are only one or two races after my birthday, I might wait until 2022," he said. "This is what I want to do," he added, grinning.