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Rough riding in Kamloops

South Cariboo racers mix it up at motocross event

Motocross racers from the 100 Mile House area were among the dozens of riders making noise at the Whispering Pines Raceway in Kamloops during a two-day British Columbia Motocross Association event Aug. 31-Sept 1.

Tyler Glover, 14, of 70 Mile House found success early on Aug. 31, finishing number 1 and then number 3 in the first two races in the Junior B division. However, in the last race on Sept. 1, Glover only found the dirt. Riding in second place during the second lap, he looked to pass the leader as they approached a jump, but he was cut off at the top of it and the bikes touched and that was the end of Glover’s racing that day.

“It almost knocked me out,” Glover says of the crash.

“Before I hit the ground, my helmet came off. The bike stood up and the foot peg ripped off and I hit the ground face-first with no helmet on.

“I had to go to the medical thing there. I busted the front of my helmet. I bit through my lip and did some nose damage.

“The medic guy wouldn't let me go. So, I couldn't finish.”

However, Glover finished in fifth place overall.

It's not bad,” he says of his standing.

“I wasn't too happy with the crash.”

Brandon Watrich also raced in the Junior B division. Watrich, a former South Cariboo resident who now resides in Kamloops, finished third overall, earning third-, fifth- and sixth-place finishes.

Brad Perron of Lac la Hache and Patrick Griffin of 100 Mile House raced in the Schoolboy division. Perron finished seventh overall (14 racers), going ninth, fifth and 12th. Griffin finished 12th overall.

Brad Inglis, 30, of 108 Mile Ranch finished fourth overall in the Plus 25 division and seventh in Pro MX-1. After taking most of the season off, Inglis says it was a difficult weekend.

“I crashed [in the MX-1] in pretty much every [race]. I kept [losing traction] in the front tire out on corners.

Inglis says he is looking forward to the next BCMA event in Williams Lake on Sept. 14-15.

“I'm starting to race again pretty much every second weekend. I was a little bit out of shape. It's hard to get back in it.”

Despite the wipe-out and shot to the head, Glover says he is purchasing some new equipment and looking forward to Williams Lake, too.

“I'm definitely going to be there.”