The Make-A-Wish Foundation asks kids if you could go anywhere where would you go, and if you could be anyone who would you want to be?

Austin Lindberg, 16, wanted to be a Bismarck High School junior with 20-inch Ultra Goliath tires on his 2001 Chevy 2500 truck.

"This one is definitely a different one, to give him a set of tires for his truck," one of Austin's wish granters, Heather Nelson, said.

His wish - the 25th wish to be granted this year - was granted Tuesday when his truck was decked out with a brand new set of wheels. He saw the perfect opportunity to get the set of tires he has been looking forward to.

"It has been a while, but it is worth waiting for, for sure," Austin said.

Austin walked into Capital City Motorworx to see a red bow adorning his new tires piled up before him.

"Capital City Motorworx has been very generous by providing us a reduced cost," Tammy Langerad, another wish granter, said.

When Austin was 24 months old, he was diagnosed with an aortic deficiency. At 8 years old, he had open heart surgery to repair a defective valve.

Eventually, Austin will have to have another surgery to repair the artificial valve that helps his heart operate properly.

"It is something he will have to live with for the rest of his life," Austin's mother, Lisa Lindberg, said.

Because of Austin's heart defect, he is limited to non-contact sports. However, Austin races motocross. His Chevy truck helps him pack up his motorcycle and head to his races.

"How can you control him and not allow him to do what he loves to do?" Lisa Lindberg said. "We treat him like a normal kid."

Austin's doctor recommended him to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

"We really were hesitant, because we always thought it was for more terminally ill," his mother said.

When Austin was first asked what he would wish for, he wanted to meet motocross superstar Travis Pastrana.

"We've bounced around a few different ideas," Lisa Lindberg said.

While a new set of tires was not Austin's first choice, he was just as beaming to finally have his truck boosted up on 20-inch rims.

"It feels good, really good," Austin said while standing next to his wheels shortly before he helped his older brother -who works at Capital City Motorworx - install them.

For Austin's wish team -Nelson and Langerad - Austin's wish is a unique one.

"This one is a little bit different, because there is nothing we can physically give him or see him off at the airport," Nelson said.

While some wish for computers and shopping sprees, nearly 80 percent of wishes granted in North Dakota involve air travel, according to Langerad.

"The most popular wish is Disney World," Langerad said.

The average wish costs $6,000, but essentially there are no limits on the wishes.

"It is never in a box," Nelson said. "It is always up to their imagination."

(Reporter Kay Kemmet can be reached at 250-8260 or kay.kemmet@;bismarcktribune.com.)