JANUARY 24, 2006
Report and photos by James Lissimore
This past weekend saw rounds three and four of the West Coast Arenacross series return to the familiar confines of the Chilliwack Heritage Park in Chilliwack, BC. Despite having a large contingent of the regular contenders down in California racing the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross series, the fans still packed the house to watch Kyle Beaton sweep the weekend’s racing. Fans also rooted for young up-and-comers like Kris Foster, Broc Hoyer and Tyler Faulk, who had just come off the injured list.
Here are a few photos from the weekend’s action:
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Tyler Faulk gets the jump on the AX2 class during Friday’s racing. After being out for the last six months due to a broken collarbone and a broken wrist, his return began as a successful one. He ran second to Kyle Beaton for the first six laps until losing his rhythm and fading back. Unfortunately Tyler’s luck would run out in the Open main where he crashed in the whoops and re-broke his collarbone. Here’s to a speedy recovery for Tyler! |
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Tyler Faulk, post collarbone break. He’ll be back. |
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Kyle Beaton was a perfect four-for-four this weekend. Despite the lack of his usual indoor rivals, it didn’t stop Kyle from deploying his signature wide open, go for broke style. Beaton was tearing up the track and left no doubt who was the fastest rider during the course of the weekend. |
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Colton Facciotti? I thought he was in California? After blowing up a motor in his ‘06 KX250F during Thursday practice, Justin Waite was forced ride an ‘05 bike complete with Colt’s familiar number 14 during Friday’s race. On Saturday, he would be back to running his usual 799. |
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M2R’s Rob Goth demonstrates his professional technique for keeping his team riders’ helmets looking clean and well detailed. He calls it the “Hoodie Buff” and demonstrates it here on Kyle Beaton. |
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Broc Hoyer has come a long way in the past year. The up-and-coming Honda rider used the knowledge gained during the Canadian Arenacross rounds and the Vancouver World Supercross this winter to land on the podium in all four main events. |
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Kawasaki rider Kris Foster was on the gas all weekend, putting himself on the podium in three out of four main events. (The only race he didn’t podium was due to a crash) Kris and Broc Hoyer provided most of the action in the pro events as they frequently found themselves battling for the number two spot. |
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Kris Foster and Broc Hoyer exchange high fives after another great battle. |
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Some of the loudest cheers of the night occurred Saturday during the supermini race as Suzuki rider Clinton Wall consistently cleared the big triple on his RM80. Keep an eye on this kid; he hauls the mail indoors. |
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Yep, there’s a class for everything. Here a youngster airs out his mini quad. |
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Like I said, there’s a class for everything, including your WR450 enduro bike with the bike model as the number. Hockey elbow pads are optional. |
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Trae Franklin doubles through the back rhythm section. Everyone from the 60’s on up were doubling or tripling the rhythm section. |
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Jamie Cecchin took the intermediate class win on Saturday night. |
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2018 Supercross Champ? |
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