JUNE 5, 2007
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Photos by James Lissimore |
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Ontario legend Chuck 'the Chopper' Mesley made the MX1 podium with 2-7 motos for second overall for the day.
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The Mez was a huge hit with the Gopher Dunes crowd. It was awesome to see another local hero on the box at the Dunes.
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Carpenter went 1-1 after JSR's first moto misfortune. |
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Carpenter celebrates his third moto win of the series ... and his MX1 points lead. |
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Colton Facciotti lead the early laps of the second MX1 moto. |
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Blackfoot struggled with fuel issues all day, leaving JSR on the
infield with half a lap to go, after building a sizeable lead over
Carpenter in the first moto. |
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Chad Charbonneau gave up a sweet first moto start after the race
was red flagged. He made up for it with a third place finish in the
second moto. |
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RXC's Danny Brault qualified for his first pro MX1 national. |
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Chris Pugrab (183) edges out Michael Willard (11) and Tim Tremblay (27) for the MX2 moto one start. |
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KTM Canada's Tim Tremblay (27) won the first MX2 moto and |
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OTSFF Suzuki's Tyler Medaglia came back from a first corner crash
to finish eighth in the first moto. In the second moto, he held off
Tremblay for most of the moto, giving up third place in the last few
laps. He was one of six riders docked five positions for jumping on a
yellow flag in the second moto. |
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The younger Medaglia, Jeremy turned some heads at the Dunes. He
finished fourth in the first MX2 moto and followed that up with a sixth
in the second moto for fourth overall. Just wait til his home track at Sand Del Lee. |
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Our Ignition Racing/ Racer X Canada Factory Rider for a
Day, 14-year-old Kyle Stephens qualified for his very first pro race.
He scored three points in the second moto, going DNF-18 for 23rd
overall. |
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Your MX2 overall podium: Tim Tremblay, Michael Willard and Chris Pugrab. |
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Sarah Whitmore showed up to give the Canadian women a run for
their money. She went 1-2 for second overall, after a second moto fall. |
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Heidi Cooke took the top spot in the women's class with Sarah Whitmore in second and Jolene VanVugt in third. |



























