Heading for the finish line
As the CMRC Fall Series came to a close, there was no shortage of action
Devoted Racers: Chelsea Masters is chased by Port Alberni Ladies Class rider Kayla Peffers during the afternoon moto. — photo by Ed Masters
The Vancouver Island CMRC Fall Series came to an end this weekend in Victoria at the Westshore MX Park on October 17 and 18. Saturday’s race was held under a torrential downpour. Many of the riders that were down Island for the races chose not to ride, as the track was just a huge mud puddle. Sunday’s race was held under very different conditions however, as the weather broke and the sun came out. Other than a few slick spots and one area that had to be closed off, as the mud was just too deep, the track held up well. It was great to see former Campbell River pro rider Derek Monk show up and check on some of the up and coming Island riders this weekend. On Saturday it was Saltspring Island rider Cameron Bradley that was brave enough to go on the track and give it his all, and he was rewarded with first place overall while Drake Richmond of Port Alberni took home second. These two riders ventured out to the slick on Sunday along with Campbell River rider Ryder Roth. They had a little trouble out there but it wasn’t bad for the smaller bikes. It was Bradley who took the win over Richmond, and Roth that went home in third overall. h3. Enduring the conditions In the 85cc 12-16 class on Saturday, Eli Titus of Duncan did the best on the soggy track and took the overall win for the day. Jason Abernathy of Port McNeil did well on the sodden track also. He returned home with second overall while Errington rider Kyle Knorr took home third overall for the day. Sunday saw Cory Cardinal of Crofton show up for race day and roar out to an early lead without looking back. He rode well enough to take home top place over Abernathy who finished the day in second overall. Third place for the day went home with Titus. In the younger 7-11 class of the 85cc, it was Saltspring Island rider Harrison Bradley who braved the downpour and finished the moto in first place on Saturday. He out-rode Cody Sutherland who took home second place while Victoria rider Steven Galey finished the day in third place overall. On Sunday, top-seated Island rider Blain Morrow of Black Creek showed up and put together two fantastic motos on the slick track and was rewarded with two first place finishes for top place overall. Second overall for the day went home with Sutherland while third stayed with home track rider Bryce Currie of Victoria. h3. Heated competition There was some super riding in the Supermini class this weekend as well. Lloyd Hills took home first overall on Saturday while Abernathy placed second. Sutherland finished the day in third place. On Sunday, Morrow and Sutherland were going bar-to-bar, wheel-to-wheel throughout both motos as Morrow crossed the finish line in moto one ahead of Sutherland. In the afternoon race it was a replay of the morning moto but with a slightly different ending. This time it was Sutherland who crossed the finish line first, ahead of Morrow. With that finish it gave Sutherland the overall win for the day, leaving Morrow with second place. Currie took home third place overall for the day. Great motocross racing for Garrett Egli of Mill Bay this weekend. He rode to first place overall on Saturday while Lloyd Hills of Nanaimo took home second place. Campbell River rider Brendon Fear went down to Victoria for the weekend and returned home with third place overall for Saturday. On Sunday, Peter Swanwick and Daniel Vanderbasch (both of Victoria) were out there roaring around their home track and were trying hard to out-ride each other. When the checkered flag came out it was Swanwick that would get it first and the overall win of the day over Vanderbasch. Egli rode to third overall. Egli and Fear were out there going at it in the GP Junior along with Zack Mix of Nanaimo. After a long hard ride through the water and mud it was Egli that took home first while Fear took home second place and Mix third for Saturday. On Sunday in the GP Junior it was Vanderbasch out giving it his all on his home track. He rode well enough to take first place overall away from Campbell River rider Kyle Harrison, while third place went to Swanwick. h3. Dedicated to the sport Port McNeil rider Mark Ellis made the most of his trip to Victoria for the weekend. He rode two great days on the West Shore motocross track. On Saturday he finished second overall behind Nanaimo rider Tracy Morlock. On Sunday a few more riders showed up and Ellis had to work a little harder to make the podium. He rode hard enough to finish the day off in third place overall while Morlock finished in second place. Grant Peet of Duncan went to Victoria to try his luck on the track and went home with first overall for the day. In the MX2 Beginner class it was Dustin Dennis of Nanaimo that took home first place. Second place went to Port McNeil rider Kyle Klaric for braving the weather and putting a good ride together. Third overall went to Tamara Hills of Nanaimo. On Sunday Dennis was also up against Chelsea Masters of Campbell River, who had opted out of riding on Saturday but did ride on Sunday. What a ride she had in the morning moto! She went through the hole shot in second place, but by the halfway point around the track she had gained first place and held Dennis off. He made several attempts to pass and at a few points in the race they were side-by-side over table tops and down straightaways. Masters did finish the moto in first place while Dennis took second. Third overall went to Hills. There was a rocky start for both Hills and Masters as they banged bars right from the drop of the gate in the afternoon race. A short time later Masters got tangled up with Parksville rider Jesse Jenkins. Both riders took a mud sample home with them. They remounted and mounted a charge but ran out of time. Dennis finished the moto in first place while Klaric finished the moto in second, with Hills finished in third. Overall for the day went to Dennis for his second and first place finishes, while Masters took home second overall for her first and fourth place finishes. Klaric ended the day in third, and fourth went to Hills. Jenkins finished the day in fifth overall. h3. Ladies and gentlemen alike Even some of the ladies decided to roar around the track in the rain on Saturday. Top three finishers for the day were all from Port Alberni. It was Amy Aspell that took home first overall while Paige Hansen finished the day in second place. Third place went across the Island with Kayla Peffers. In Sunday’s race it was a great day for all the ladies as a few more were on hand to mix things up a little. In the morning Hansen and Aspell were going full-on all the way. Aspell crossed the finish line ahead of Hansen while Peffers took third. In the afternoon moto, two Campbell River lady riders were up there in the mix hoping to make the podium. Lindsey McLean and Chelsea Masters were right in the top three all throughout the race. Bad luck hit Masters two corners from the finish line while she was being pressured by Peffers. She hit a rock, knocking her down and leaving an opening for Peffers to cross the finish line ahead of her. Aspell took the overall win for the day while Peffers took home second. McLean took home third and Masters fourth. Hansen left the afternoon moto with bike trouble. In the Youth class for the Saturday race it was a battle between Conner Barnes of Shawnigan Lake and Courtenay rider Nick Bell. Throw in Sean Poire of Sannichton and you have one heck of a race. Lots of mud and water flying, with each racer not wanting give an inch of track to the other. When the checkered flag came out it was Barnes who took the win, and Bell finished in second place while Poire placed third. h3. High-speed riding and sliding Sunday’s motos were much the same as the day before, only it was just a little muddier. When the day ended it was Ross Sherman of Sannichton that took top place. Barnes finished the day in second place while Poire once again had to settle for third overall. In the GP Pro class it was Kurt Nelson of Lake Cowichan that sloshed his way to first overall while Sherman finished the day in second place. On Sunday it was Sherman riding the better motos and taking home first place. Nelson finished the day in second. Courtenay rider Colton McLean was also on hand for the races but was only able to do the morning moto. He finished the morning in first but was unable to compete in the afternoon. He finished the day in third overall.
Masters’ Motocross Corner key contacts
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