A full contingent of racers showed up in Yorkton last Saturday for the final round of the Saskatchewan Championship Motocross series. Clear skies and a top notch track that was carefully constructed for the large Saskatchewan Championship finale greeted the more than 270 entries that came from the three prairie-provinces. The hundreds of people who came through the gates were not disappointed as they were treated to outstanding racing with many locals having breakout performances to close out the provincial motocross season for 2013.
In the kids classes new Yorkton racers Josh and Noah Duerksen came out on top with Josh grabbing three 1st place trophies and his younger brother Noah pulling in a 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall in an impressive weekend for the Deurksen clan. Another notable performer was the former Yorkton racer Jarrett Biro who left with a 1st and 2nd place finish to return to his former hometown with some season ending hardware for his trophy case. First time racer Joshua Kulcsar of Yorkton finished 6th in the 50cc 4 to 6 year old class as he starts out in motocross racing for the first time.
The Beginner GP class full-size bikes category was stacked with returning and new entries from the Yorkton area. Bryce Newton owned the class on a borrowed bike from another rider but notable rides came from the less experience racers such as Carson Reese and Craig Spokowski who showed promise in their first go at competitive GP motocross racing. Yorkton riders Nathan Gordon, Andrew Dingle and Colton Reese all suffered from a crash or two which put them back further than they wanted on the day.
Junior MX-2 was one of the more anticipated classes of the day and once again Yorkton riders took the spotlight. 15 year old Haylen Langelier of Yorkton has been battling at the top of this class the last half of the season and he didn't disappoint with a win in moto 1 followed closely by fellow Yorkton rider Kennedy Lutz in 2nd place for a double podium finish for the hometown crew. The 2nd moto saw 13 year old Kennedy put all of her USA racing experience to use and come out of the turn one in 1st place after a second place finish in the first moto of the Junior MX event. After Langelier suffered a bike problem on the 2nd lap while chasing her she pulled away from the other 30 competitors for a decisive victory on total points in the moto, her first against the guys on a big bike. Junior MX-1 saw area racers Brett Newton and Chad Greziuk claim 1st and 3rd respectively.
Yorkton saw the Intermediate MX-2 debut of former Yorkton racer Kyle Biro who is one of the hottest young racers in Western Canada. After dominating the Junior class provincially as well as at the Western Canadian Nationals the Biro family requested that Kyle be allowed to race with the semi-pro level riders in the Intermediate class for the last event of the Saskatchewan motocross season. The thirteen year old then demonstrated why he is one of the hottest up and coming young riders in the country by taking commanding wins in both MX-2 race motos to show the poise in competing with even older riders that makes him a hot commodity in Canada's motocross circuit. Biro also held his own with the Pro riders by finishing 4th in the Pro-Am GP, a great start to a promising riding career for Biro who is barely a teenager and is already amongst the best riders in the province. Yorkton racer Zach Hudy returned from school in Vancouver to pull off a 4th in the Intermediate MX-2 in his only race this season after being one of the top intermediate riders in 2012.
Haylen Langelier had an impressive race with a first overall in the Youth 13 to 25 class. Kennedy had another podium with a third overall finish to top off her awesome day (she also took an easy 1st in the Ladies class) and Brett Newton challenged her to come home with a fourth overall place for Youth
The Yorkton Motorcycle Club invites all new riders to join for 2014. The club currently operates Millstone Raceway as an off-road and motocross riding area. The site is open for use by all club members. Information, memberships or day passes are available by contacting any club executive or at Schrader Honda Yamaha located across the highway from the track.
