WALTON, ONT (June 30, 2010) – The Alpinestars Bronze Boot Award is recognized as the most prestigious award handed out at the Canadian Amateur Nationals. This year one Alpinestars Bronze Boot awarded at each of the CMRC Amateur Nationals. The Western Amateur National finals are on July 3rd in Raymond, Alberta, and the Parts Canada TransCan Grand National Championship at Walton Raceway finals are on August 14th in Walton, Ontario.
The Alpinestars Bronze Boot will be awarded to the rider that earns the most points during the week in either the Junior, Intermediate, or 85 / Supermini / Schoolboy classes. This is the second year that a definitive winner will be chosen based on points earned. (No winner can win the award twice)
“We are very excited to be involved with the presentation of the The Alpinestars Bronze Boot award. Winning races is obviously what racers strive for, but the Alpinestars Bronze Boot award is a prestigious and respected award at Raymond and Walton, coveted by the amateurs making their move up to the pro levels of motocross. It’s one more reason the racers put it all on the line to compete at Raymond and Walton and one more opportunity for Parts Canada to continue to “support the sport”.
“Following racers points over the duration of nine motos has become a race within itself”, stated Walton Raceway’s Marketing Director Mark Perrin. “It`s an exciting thrill to see riders keeping track of where they stand within the overall event points, as takes being consistent in every race to win the Alpinestars Bronze Boot award”.
Many past winners have successfully moved on to become some of Canada’s top factory riders, like Colton Facciotti, Tyler Medaglia, Kyle Beaton, Dylan Kaelin and Justin Thompson and others.
For additional information on Walton Raceway visit: www.waltonraceway.ca. and for The Parts Canada TransCan see www.waltontranscan.ca. For all questions, please contact Mark Perrin mark@motocrosscanada.ca or 519-384-1067.
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In the first MX-1 moto, Dusty Klatt grabbed the holeshot on the new fuel injected YZ450 with Colton Facciotti a few positions back. In a matter of a few corners Colt swapped back and forth with Kiniry to move into second and start his attack on Klatt. At the 9 minute mark Facciotti moved past Klatt to take the lead. Halfway through the moto Colt had a 4 second lead over Klatt who enjoyed a 23 second lead over Suzuki mounted Kiniry. Diaster struck at the 21 minute mark when Facciotti cross rutted in a section and went down violently which caused a red flag. The officials called it a race, while medical staff stabilized Colt and transported him to the hospital.
The MX-2 title chase is offering some of the best racing the series has experienced, and this weekend was no exception. In the morning qualifier, Tyler Medaglia was on top of the leader board, closely followed by Teddy Maier and Jeremy Medaglia. Everyone knew that the ensuing races would be competitive and close.
The start of the second moto was almost a carbon copy of the first with the same trio of riders, Rife, Maier and Medaglia running close to each other by the 5-minute mark. Only 11 minutes into the race, Rife went down handing the lead over to Maier with Medaglia in tow. Both riders put on a great battle for the fans, running a torrid pace until Medaglia stuck a pass on Maier to take the lead. This was short lived as Tyler found himself on the ground in a corner, handing the lead back to Maier. Running 5 seconds behind the leader Tyler put his head down to try and make up the time and re-gain the lead, however, this time it was Maier’s turn to find himself on the ground allowing Medaglia to take over the lead, take the win and the overall for the day.
