Motocross Performance Magazine Canadian Motocross news leader
This past weekend the race in Ulverton marked the second to last round of the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals. This series has had loads of excitement at each and every round from coast to coast, and round 9 was no different. Whether it was Jeremy Medaglia’s thrilling victory in the second MX2 moto, or Colton Facciotti’s moto sweep in the MX1 class, the race in Ulverton had a little bit of everything. As he’s been all season long, James Lissimore was in Ulverton to capture it all for this weeks Behind The Lens.
After sitting out last weekend to recover from a practice crash. Dylan Wright came back strong in Ulverton and finished a very impressive third overall.
The Ulverton track is one of the most beautiful in the Country. This is the view looking down to the straight after the first turn.
Few riders have dominated a season the way Kaven Benoit has in 2015. After some early series resistance from Jimmy Decotis, and recent battles with Jeremy Medaglia. Benoit has hung tough and on Sunday he clinched the 2015 MX2 title.
The second moto battle between Jeremy Medaglia and Kaven Benoit was one of the best of the summer. In the end, it was the Honda mounted Medaglia who took home the win.
Even though Medaglia won the second moto battle, Benoit wound end up winning the MX2 series war in front of his faithful hometown fans.
Although he doesn’t smile very often at the track, the usually serious Jeremy Medaglia was all smiles after his hard fought second moto win in Ulverton.
Since his almost second moto win at round 5 in Gopher Dunes, Jimmy Decotis hasn’t been the same rider. We’re not sure what it is, but hopefully Jimmy gets it all sorted out this weekend at the final round in Walton.
Nothing like a little goon whip after a great moto win!
Here it is, the second MX2 moto freight train as they start their climb back up the long start straight.
After the long uphill race to the first turn, the riders get a quick break before they grab another handful of throttle and race back down the hill towards turn 2.
For the second time this season, Iron Mike Treadwell made a trek North to race on Canadian soil. Mike was rewarded with a very strong 13th in moto 2 of the MX2 class.
How is this for a start shot? After charging all the way up the long uphill start straight, the riders fight for position in the Ulverton first turn.
The legend John Dowd made his third appearance of the series in Ulverton and rode very well to finish a very impressive 8th overall.
Michael DaSilva was admittedly a little anxious when he holeshotted the first MX1 moto. However, when he took to the podium to collect his cheque from Royal Distributing, he seemed a little more relaxed.
Bobby Kiniry, Matt Goerke and Brett Metcalfe take flight through the Quebec sky as they battle in the MX1 class.
A great family shot of the Facciotti’s moments after Daddy Colton’s big win.
After taking a round off last weekend to regroup, Seth Rarick showed up in Ulverton and raced the MX1 class. Seth was fast all day and could’ve had two top ten finishes if he just had a little luck.
After a very impressive second overall last weekend in Moncton, Cole Thompson was again battling for the lead at round 9. Cole would go on to finish to finish 4th overall in Ulverton.
Our 2013 MX1 Champion Brett Metcalfe must be very frustrated with his season so far. If you factor in the points he’s lost due to his two DNF’s this summer, he would be your MX1 points leader heading into the final round.
One of the cool things about the track in Ulverton is that the fans are able to get nice and close to the action.
It’s amazing what a little confidence would do to an athlete. Colton started out small at Gopher Dunes with a holeshot, then grabbed a few first moto wins at the next three rounds. In Ulverton, he was on a different level and went 1-1 to take the dominate win.
