Several Coal Hills BMX racers joined hundreds of other racers to compete in the ABA Island National Racing series Fri July 19-21 in Victoria, BC. Top rider of the weekend was Jacob Wiebe who edged out Kelowna rider Colten Stowell to take first in the 14 Intermediate category. Keeping the winning streak in the family, sister Aleasha Wiebe raced to a third place finish in 12 Girls action.
It was Quinn Webber’s day as battled it out on the track. He was on fire during Saturday racing where he took second place garnering him a trophy that was bigger than he was. In Novice 7 action, newcomer Hayden Fieret showed what he was made of. Out of a full 7 rider heat he captured third place during Saturday racing and fourth during Sunday’s race.
In the Expert 7 division, sponsored by Diablos racing, Aidan Webber came out in fifth position on Saturday and raced even harder on Sunday to take third in a very competitive category. In Intermediate 8 action, Cumberland’s Zak Toovey battled it out and placed 7th on Sat. and 6th during Sunday racing.
In the Intermediate 10 division, Coal Hills riders Yuriah Kaska and Dayton Raps both placed in the top finishers. Raps who is a new rider and has moved up very quickly through the ranks, placed 6th on Sat. and 4th on Sun. Kaska placed 7th on Sat. had an even better day of racing on Sun. where he finished up in 3rd place.
Other BMXers who competed include: Zak Fieret, Scott MacDonald, and Ethan Woodland. Overall, Coal Hills had a great showing considering the caliber of competition at this years National Event.
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