The sounds of motors revving, two wheels spinning, big air jumps, and high speeds could be nothing other than the exciting sport of motocross.
Racers will be flocking on Saturday, June 1st to the Bowan Rekken Memorial Moto-X Track in Carlyle that will be host to a Southeast Corner Racing Circuit (SCRC) event.
Expecting to have between 150 to 200 entrants, the event is sure to be exciting. All classes of racing are open including young riders who are just beginning to veteran riders who are able to clear the table top jump at the north end of the course.
Registration will begin at 7 a.m. with practice races happening at 9 a.m. The main action will then begin at 10 a.m.
Entry is free for youth 12-year-old and under, while anyone over 12 will be expected to pay a $5 entry fee.
There will be a number of local riders to cheer on as well as experienced riders from across the southeast.
There will be a concession available and the grandstands allow a far reaching line of sight to watch the racers fight for first around the track.
This will be the first of two events held in Carlyle this year in association with the SCRC. The second will be on Sept. 21st, the same weekend as Homespun.
This will be the ninth year of the bi-annual event, which began in 2005 a year after the track was built. Since they were first approached by Randy Franke of Estevan, Carlyle has held two races in conjunction with the SCRC each year.
In November of 2003, Kelly and Susan Rekken lost their son, Bowan. In memory of him they set to work establishing the Bowan Rekken Memorial Moto-X Track with the help of many locals.
"The next summer, the local guys pushed for it. They helped and we built the track," Kelly explained.
The track was built in 2004 and a family racing day was held to honour Bowan.
Shortly after the Rekken's were approached about hosting SCRC races, which the family was happy to do.
Holding onto the memory of their son and the family oriented atmosphere of the track that started it all has been something that the Rekken's have stayed true to.
"We try to keep it family oriented, while still drawing enough pros to make it exciting for everyone," Kelly said.
"It's been successful every race so far."
