Athletes from throughout the province were in Williams Lake during the weekend for the MCQMX Championship Series at the Williams Lake Dirt Riders Association Track.
And Williams Lake and area riders were among the top in their respective divisions, which ranged from four to six year olds riding 50cc bikes to a professional open class.
WLDRA director Brock Hoyer — who also happens to be the inaugural 2017 X Games snowbike gold medalist — said it was a great weekend of racing.
“It went really well,” he told the Tribune. “It’s been a mud pit up there the past couple of years we’ve hosted this so it was a welcome change.”
He said another race being held in the province cut down the number of riders this year, however, noted it was still a strong showing.
“Our local guys really showed up,” he said. “Worked out really well and there were no really bad crashes and everyone made it home safe and sound.”
One of the top local competitors was 13-year-old Marcus Deausy, who placed first in every class he competed in — Junior MX-2, Junior MX-3 and Schoolboy.
Hoyer’s protégé, he said Deausy is a “chip off the old block.”
“It’s great to see a rider I’ve been mentoring like that,” he said. “He’s really coming along and he’s going to do really well in the sport.”
Hoyer, meanwhile, said it was his first time racing on a track this year and he managed to pick up first place in the Open Pro Am division and the Under 30 division.
He’s planning on attending the upcoming Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals series event at Whispering Pines Raceway in Kamloops Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4.
“We’ll see what happens,” he said. “I’d like to say I’m going to the pro race Sunday but I’m not sure yet. I’m focused on the winter (and snowbiking) and don’t want to get hurt so I might just race on the Saturday in the amateur race, but if you do that you can’t race on Sunday in the pro event.”
He added a special shout out to WLDRA president TJ Frizzi for all his hard work helping organize the event, and to all the sponsors who helped support it.
The MCQMX Championship Series will return to Williams Lake Saturday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 6 for the North versus South Round 7.
50cc 4-6
3.) Hayden Shewchuk (WL) - moto one: third, moto two: third
50cc 7-8
10.) Jonas Frizzi (WL) - moto one, DNF, moto two: 6th
50cc open
6.) Travis Real (150) - moto one: fourth, moto two: 7th
7.) Jonas Frizzi (WL) - moto one: seventh, moto two: 6th
8.) Grave Porter (WL) - moto one: eighth, moto two: eighth
11.) Hayden Shewchuk (WL) - moto one: 11th, moto two: 11th
65cc (7-9)
1.) Noah Porter (WL) - moto one: first, moto two: first
4.) Jonas Frizzi (WL) - moto one: fourth, moto two: fourth
6.) Travis Real (150 Mile House) - moto one: sixth, moto two: DNS
85cc 12-16
7.) Ryan Arnold (WL) - moto one: seventh, moto two: seventh
9.) Parker Sokolan (WL) - moto one: 10th, moto two: ninth
85cc 7-11
1.) Noah Porter (WL) - moto one: first, moto two: first
Junior MX-2
1.) Marcus Deausy (150 Mile) - moto one: first, moto two: first
11.) Cody Bailey (WL) - moto one: 11th, moto two: 11th
Junior MX-3
1.) Marcus Deausy (150 Mile) - moto one: first, moto two: first
2.) Mike Pilgrim (WL) - moto one: second, moto two: third
5.) Thomas Kaiser (WL) - moto one: third, moto two: seventh
New Kid Beginner
4.) Ryder Oldershaw (WL) - moto one: fourth, moto two: sixth
5.) Emma Porter (WL) - moto one: sixth, moto two: fifth
7.) Hayden Shewchuk (WL) - moto one: seventh, moto two: eighth
8.) Ashton Frizzi (WL) - moto one: eighth, moto two: 10th
11.) Rylan Peterson (WL) - moto one: ninth, moto two: DNF
Open Beginner
6.) Justin Grinder (WL) - moto one: eighth, moto two: fifth
8.) Scott Girvin (WL) - moto one: sixth, moto two: eighth
Open Pro Am
1.) Brock Hoyer (WL) - moto one: first, moto two: first
Schoolboy
1.) Marcus Deausy (150 Mile) - moto one: first, moto two: first
2.) Thomas Kaiser (WL) - moto one: first, moto two: second
10.) Cody Bailey (WL) - moto one: 10th, moto two: 10th
Supermini
8.) Noah Porter (WL) - moto one: seventh, moto two: ninth
13.) Ryan Arnold (WL) - moto one: 14th, moto two: 11th
16.) Parker Sokolan (WL) - moto one: 16th, moto two: 16th
Under 30
1.) Brock Hoyer (WL) - moto one: first, moto two: first
4.) Mike Pilgrin (WL) - moto one: fourth, moto two: fourth
Vet Junior
2.) TJ Frizzi (WL) - moto one: second, moto two: fourth
Vet Master
3.) Matt Real (150 Mile) - moto one: third, moto two: DNF
4.) Glen Oosting (WL) - moto one: fourth, moto two: DNF