Ready for round four
The Cherry Creek motocross track in Port Alberni was primed and ready for motocross racers
Hard racing: The riders at Cherry Creek track gave it their all — Photo courtesy of Ed Masters
It was a great day of racing on April 18 at the Cherry Creek motocross track in Port Alberni. The track was in fair shape considering the amount of rain the area got the previous day. The track started the day with a lot of very wet and soggy sections but by the time the lunch hour rolled around the track was in much nicer shape. This made for some fantastic racing in the afternoon. Local Port Alberni riders Paige Hansen and Amy Aspell had home track advantage in the ladies class until they both had some problems on the track. Hansen, who was leading the charge to the finish line, stalled the big Honda four stroke while Aspell went down and got an up close look at the mud on the track. This left the door open for Campbell River rider Lindsey McLean who took full advantage of the opportunity in their morning moto. Aspell came back to finish the moto in second place while Nanaimo rider Tamara Hills finished the moto in third. With the drier track in the afternoon it was a little more interesting as the bikes were not slipping and sliding around in the morning moto. McLean was right up there charging the leaders Aspell and Hansen in the afternoon moto. Aspell finished in first place while Hansen took second. McLean crossed the finish line in third. A good ride in the afternoon for Aspel was enough to give her the top spot overall for the day. McLean took home second place while Hills placed third. Hansen finished the day in fourth place overall. h3. Tough track Ryder Roth of Campbell rider was over in Port Alberni this weekend navigating the through the corners and roaring over the table tops. He was once again up against Cameron Bradley of Saltspring Island and also on hand was Drake Richmond of Port Alberni. Tough track for these little bikes but they were doing the best they could out there. Even the deep ruts and soggy spots could not keep these little guys from giving all they had. In the end it was Bradley that took the checkered flag first while Richmond placed second overall. Roth came home with third place. Damon Riesach of Ladysmith was on a tear this weekend in Port Alberni. He was riding in three classes on Sunday. He was leading the way in all three of them. Riesach took home the top spot in the 85cc 12-16 class while Port McNeill rider Jason Abernethy had a good ride and took home second place overall. Third place went home with Cory Sutherland of Westholme. Riesach took home first in the Supermini class while Eli Titus of Duncan took home second place. Crofton rider Tanner Cardinal finished the day in third over all in the class. The MX 2 junior class had a near full gate this weekend. That made for some interesting rides for all. The first rider through the hole-shot was Riesach who lead the way for all riders to the finish line. Riesach took first overall while Port Alberni rider Andrew Madeo kept second place in his home town. Third place overall went over to Powell River with Erick Forrest. h3. Chasing down the competition Kari Mielty of Courtenay was the rider to chase down in the 40-plus class this weekend as he took home first place overall. Home track favourite Jeff Stites finished the day in second overall while third place went home with Dan Nikirk of Shawnigan Lake. Matt Kerrigan of Saltspring Island made the most of his trip over to Port Alberni. He led the way to the finish line first overall in the vet junior class. Nikirk followed him for second place while third place went Nathan Barlow. It was good to see Paul Gallagher of Victoria out for the first time this year. He was riding in the vet masters class and showed no sign of the log lay off from the track. He roared through the hole-shot and went unchallenged to the finish line. He took first while Stites took second. David Cottle of Ladysmith finished the day in third place. Some great riding and home track advantage paid off for Port Alberni rider Geoff Manson as he took first overall in the MX1 junior class this weekend. Second place went to Port Hardy rider Tanner Smithson who made the long drive down for the event. Third place went to Campbell River rider Trevor Devlin. Cory Cardinal was twisting the throttle hard this weekend and it paid off for him in the youth class. He was flying around the Cherry Creek track. He had bike problems earlier in the day but was able to overcome them. He placed first in the class while second place went to Connor Barnes of Shawnigan Lake. Third place went to Victoria rider Daniel Vanderbasch. h3. Intermediate riders show their skills These three riders were out in MX2 intermediate class as well. They were racing full throttle for the whole race. In the end Cardinal took first while Barnes took second. Third place once again went to Vanderbasch Be fast on the throttle for a good start paid off for Qualicum Beach rider Tyler Pedersen in the MX1 intermediate class as roared to an early lead. He crossed the finish line first in both his motos to take first over all for the day. Second over all went to Courtenay rider Nick Bell. Third for the day went to Duncan rider Justin Lundstrom. Nick Syrotuck of Nanoose Bay was riding great in the Pro class this weekend. He was railing the burms and throwing a roost as he roared around the track. He finished the day in first place over all while Gallagher finished the day in second place. Saanichton rider Ross Sherman finished the day in third place over all. Kawasaki Canada presented Aspell with a $1,500 credit towards the purchase of a new bike for winning the overall in the ladies class. Kawasaki Canada also presented a Pit Kit worth over $800 to Gallagher for being the top overall points rider for the day.
Masters’ Motocross Corner key contacts
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Big River, SK
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