Cruising through Kamloops, Quesnel

Motocross season revving up with weekend racing events

Brad Perron, right, of Lac la Hache, hit the track along with a number of local riders at the Whispering Pines Raceway in Kamloops on April 27.

Brad Perron, right, of Lac la Hache, hit the track along with a number of local riders at the Whispering Pines Raceway in Kamloops on April 27.

Local riders Tyler Glover and Brad Perron raced in a recent British Columbia Motocross Association event hosted by the Quesnel Dirt Riders Association.

The boys raced in relatively large fields in Quesnel of between nine and 20 riders.

On May 3 in the Junior MX-2 division, Perron, of Lac la Hache, finished 10th overall. In Junior MX-3, Perron went second overall. In Schoolboy, he went third overall.

He “popped out his knee” during a race and did not ride on Sunday.

Glover, of 70 Mile House, finished 11th overall on May 3 in Junior MX-2 and third in Junior MX-3.

On May 4, Glover came in eighth in Junior MX-3 and sixth in Junior MX-2.

BCMA riders descended on the Whispering Pines Raceway in Kamloops on April 27.

In Junior MX-3, Perron finished third overall, while Patrick Griffin finished sixth and Glover 11th.

Perron moved up a notch in Junior MX-2 to second. Griffin went sixth and Glover 11th overall.

Clayton Wride went fifth in Intermediate MX-3. In Intermediate MX-2, he finished seventh overall.

Perron was the only local rider out for a rip in Schoolboy. The Lac la Hache racer finished third overall.

Next up on the BCMA calendar are races in Quesnel on May 10-11 and in Prince George on May 31-June 1.

 

 

 

 

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