It was a dusty day at the motocross races Sunday.
In the third round of the 10-race Peace Motocross Association schedule, hundreds of riders flocked to the hilly, twisty and forested area just off the Alaska Highway.
Tim Doll of Fort St. John took second in the moto2-125 Int/Ep#1 with six laps in 14 minutes 41.128 seconds and said it was a great day of competition at the Fort St. John Motocross Track.
"I had battles in all my races, the whole race from start to finish, lots of people to race with," he said.
Doll hopes to race not only in the Peace Region this summer, but also in the Alberta provincial series. He will be in Raymond, Alta. for amateur nationals July 1 to 4.
High winds and dry conditions made the track tough to race on Sunday. Doll said he was probably about four seconds slower in his motos than on a good race day.
Dave Mouat won the junior vet category Sunday and only raced in the one category due to the difficult conditions, especially in the morning.
"Going up to jump you can't see whether there's somebody down, it's just a dust cloud and you do the jump through the dust," he said.
Clouds of dust not only swirled around the track, but frequently covered the crowd of spectators as racers continued their jumps and heavy landings.
Originally from Vancouver Island, this was Mouat's first PMA race and he said he found the dry and hard conditions of the track very similar to what he's used to in Nanaimo.
"I find I'm not used to the wind and on the jumps the wind bothered me, but it wasn't too bad today. It's definitely challenging, it's smooth, it flows good. I find I'm always turning, the lanes always are turning so it's hard on me, it's a good workout."
The smallest racers of the day competed in the 50cc. Seven-year-old Rain Odd competed in the category and said she had fun, "I jumped once," she said excitedly after picking up her participation trophy.
Check out the top three results from each moto on A5's scoreboard.
PMA racing will continue in Dawson Creek on June 20 and finish in Beaverlodge on September 12. For more information on PMA racing, visit out www.pma.ab.ca.
Fort St. John Motocross
Top three results, number of laps and total times from round three of the Peace Motocross Association
June 6
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Moto1 125Int/Exp
1. Tim Doll, eight laps, 18 minutes 51.619 seconds; 2. Aaron Hommy, eight, 19:27.070; 3. Darion Poisson, eight, 19:57.745
Moto 2 125Int/Exp
1. Aaron Hommy, six, 14:40.371; 2. Tim Doll, six, 14:41.128; 3. Matthew Davenport, six,15:24.939
Moto 1 250 Nov/Jr.
1. Calvin Maple, seven, 17:23.198; 2. Eric Anderson, seven,17:24.164; 3. Erik Natterquist, seven, 17:35.056
Moto 2 250 Nov/Jr.
1. Landy Lubeck, five, 12:27.392; 2. Christopher Mytopher, five, 12:34.599; 3. Garret Reber, five, 12:43.417
Moto1 Ladies A&B
1. Ashley Warnock, six, 15:48.943; 2. Kayleigh Simpson, six, 16:36.363; 3. Britnee Severson, six, 16:40.858
Moto2 Ladies A&B
1. Ashley Warnock, three, 10:28.852; 2. Kayleigh Simpson, three, 11:05.497; 3. Britnee Severson, three, 11:06.473
Moto 1 80cc (7-11) (12-6)
1. Brock Leitner, seven, 16:47.132; 2. Logan Fulcher, seven, 17:02.500; 3. Wyatt Yates, seven, 17:44.950
Moto 2 80cc (7-11) (12-6)
1. Brock Leitner, five,12:01.941; 2. Wyatt Yates, five, 12:30.710; 3. Jeremy Franklin, five, 12:42.144
Moto 1 25+ Vet Master/Vet Jr. #5
1. Lee Mundt, seven, 14:46.554; 2. Drew Clegg, seven, 14:47.898; 2. Aaron Hommy, seven, 15:14.939
Moto 2 25+ Vet Master/Vet Jr. #5
1. Drew Clegg, six, 12:17.739; 2. Lee Mundt, six, 12:25.500; 3. Darian Armstrong, six, 12:44.647
Moto 1 50cc (7-9) #6
1. Cole Sorenson, five, 14:21.883; 2. Seth Joyce, five, 14:29.278; 3. Reed Merrick, five, 14:36.181
Moto 2 50cc (7-9) #6
1.Cole Sorenson, four, 10:51.225; 2. Jeremy Bisson, four, 10:56.434; 3. Reed Merrick, four, 11:10.092
Moto 1 Youth #7
1. Erik Harvey, seven,14:57.485; 2. Tim Doll, seven, 15:01.152; 3. Mitchell Krystan, seven, 15:28.299
Moto 2 Youth #7
1. Erik Harvey, six, 12:48.571; 2. Mitchell Krystan, six, 12:55.117; 3. Tim Doll, six, 13:04.851
Moto 1 65cc #8
1. Tanner Merrick, six, 16:33.273; 2. Sam Dooley, six, 16:39.110; 3. Carter Nadkrynechny, six, 18:20.879
Moto 2 65cc
1. Tanner Merrick, four, 10:10.359; 2. Sam Dooley, four, 10:11.514; 3. Carter Nadkrynechny, four, 11:24.126
Moto 1 125 Nov/Jr.
1. Tyrell Steiner, seven, 16:09.613; 2. Jake Bussemakers, seven, 16:23.249; 3. Todd Malanowich, seven, 16:51.354
Moto 2 125 Nov/Jr.
1. Tyrell Steiner, five, 11:02.912; 2. Todd Malanowich, five, 11:08.157; 3. Jake Bussemakers, five,11:27.424
Moto 1 250 Int.
1. Pascal Filian, four, 11:55.269; 2. Simon Jean, four, 12:02.365; 3. Darin Graw, four, 12:02.698
Moto 1 250 Exp
1. Lee Mundt, five, 12:24.911; 2. Drew Clegg, five,12:27.078; 3. Darian Armstrong, five,13:03.919
Moto 2 250 Int./Exp
1. Drew Clegg, six, 12:36.842; 2. Lee Mundt, six, 13:00.454; 3. Erik Harvey, six, 13:09.329
Moto 1 Super Mini
1. Brock Leitner, six, 14:08.470; 2. Logan Fulcher, six, 14:43.818; 3. Wyatt Yates, six, 15:19.083
Moto 2 Super Mini
1. Brock Leitner, five, 11:50.873; 2. Jeremy Franklin, five, 12:37.576; 3. Bradyn Rouble, five, 13:09.599
Moto 1 Quads
1. Calvin Yanishewski, six, 14:10.901; 2. Simon Jean, six, 14:29.061; 3. Trevor Kaczmarck, six, 15:18.164
Moto 2 Quads
1. Calvin Yanishewski, five, 14:11.069; 2. Ryan Davis, five, 14:33.010; 3. Simon Jean, five, 14:35.540
