Shadow Valley Raceway
Morden MB
June 27/June28 2009
Gates Open at 5:00pm Friday!
Get directions at http://www.manitobamotocross.com/index.php?p=track
Manitoba National Amateur Day presented by Royal Distributing and
motovan.com
Saturday Night Post Race Trophy Presentation on the National Stage!!
Supermini Support Class On Sunday---And it is FREE!!!!
Gate Admission
Weekend
$40.00 Adults
$25.00 Under 12
Pre-schoolers free
Saturday
$40.00 Adults ($15 refund if leaving by 6pm)
$25.00 Under 12 ($10 refund if leaving by 6pm)
Pre-schoolers free
Sunday
$25.00 Adults
$15.00 Kids
Amateur Sign In
Friday 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday 6:30am – 8:00am
Pro Sign In
Friday 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Saturday 8:00am – 10:30am
As the Monster Energy Motocross Nationals head to Shadow Valley
Raceway in Morden, Manitoba for the final round of the western leg of
the tour this weekend, race fans can anticipate another slugfest
between series leaders Colton Facciotti, Dusty Klatt, and Paul
Carpenter.
A hotly contested Round 3 in Edmonton, which saw ’06 MX1 Champion
Klatt and ’07 Champion Carpenter pick up their first moto wins of
the season, is evidence enough that defending champion Colton
Facciotti is not going to cakewalk his way to the title. Monster
Cernic’s Kawasaki’s Carpenter finished the day with the overall
win on the strength of 3-1 results while Toyota Blackfoot Red Bull Fox
Racing’s Klatt snared second, thanks to 1-3 results. Although Toyota
Blackfoot’s Facciotti recorded 2-2 motos to claim third overall, his
rivals managed to put a dent in his points lead. Facciotti currently
has 144 points on the scoreboard followed by Klatt with 127 and
Carpenter with 123.
Multi-time champion and motocross/snowcross legend Blair Morgan, who
has been confined to a wheelchair since his tragic crash at last
year’s Montreal Supercross, attended Round 3 in Edmonton and said
the MX1 series is pretty well unfolding as he had expected.
“I don’t think there have been any real surprises so far, with
Colt taking charge of the points lead and Dusty and Paul chasing him
down. They’re all great champions and worthy opponents to say the
least. I think we’re in for a great battle that’s going to go down
to the last round,” said Morgan. “Both motos were awesome to
watch, something I’m going to have to get used to as a spectator.
But it was really good to be at the event. It was the first time I was
at a national without any kind of pressure on me, not having to think
about racing, or worrying about how much ground I lose because of an
injury. So that was a nice feeling and everybody made me feel really
welcome.”
With fourth place in the current rankings Bobby Kiniry trailing his
teammate Paul Carpenter by 35 points, it looks like the competition
will be explosive for the remaining top five positions as the series
rolls on. With 88 points to his credit, only 29 points separate Kiniry
from tenth place Jack Carpenter, who rounds out Team Monster
Cernic’s Kawasaki.
“I think you can bet that you’re going to see a lot of positions
swapping over the remaining six rounds. You can’t rule anything
out,” said CMRC President Mark Stallybrass. “All it takes is one
DNF in the top ten to dramatically alter the rankings. And with the
chase group trailing the top three having nothing to lose and
everything to gain, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a fresh face up
on the podium somewhere down the road.”
Will he or won’t he? – MX2 rumours abound about Wilson
Although Dean Wilson originally said he was only planning to campaign
the first three MX2 Nationals, there were rumours aplenty in Edmonton
that he may race in Morden. Although he has commitments south of the
border, the Alberta native, buoyed by his three consecutive clean
sweeps, seems to be rethinking his position in the series.
The 17-year-old whiz kid would neither deny nor confirm the rumours,
but the possibility exists that he may race any of the remaining
rounds that don’t conflict with his U.S. schedule. According to a
source close to Wilson a lot depends on whether he can drum up the
necessary sponsorship, as he only had a three-race deal with Canidae
Motorsport Monster Energy Kawasaki. One would think it’s a
no-brainer to extend Wilson’s ride so he can stay in the mix.
With 150 points to his credit, Wilson currently leads the title hunt
by a 30 point margin over Leading Edge Kawasaki/Vanquish MX’s Teddy
Maier. Maier in turn, holds a 15 point advantage over Royal
Distributing KTM’s Eric Nye. After recording second overall with 3-2
motos at the opening round, the defending champ appeared a bit
tentative at Round 2 with 11-6 motos. Nye bounced back in Edmonton
carding third overall on the strength of 4-3 motos. He counts an 11
point margin over his teammate Kyle McGlynn, who currently ranks
fourth in the standings.
As in MX1, expect to see a shuffling in the top ten MX2 positions as
the series progresses. Depending on what happens with Wilson, it looks
like the battle for the title will go down between the Americans Maier
and Nye and Alberta’s McGlynn.
Although Toyota Blackfoot Red Bull Fox Racing’s Aron Harvey –
currently sixth with 78 points – still has plenty of time to make a
bid for the title, he needs to start winning motos and consistently
finish top three. Meanwhile, his teammate Kyle Beaton, runner-up in
2008, can pretty well forget finishing in the top. In Edmonton the BC
native suffered yet another crash and is not expected to be in shape
to attend Morden.
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