Behind The Lens Presented By Kimpex Canada- Round 2 At Whispering Pines
After a hard-packed and slippery track at the 2023 Triple Crown Series opening round, the riders faced the exact opposite at Round 2. After some light rain on Saturday evening, the Whispering Pines track was primed and ready for racing. Throughout the day, the track got rougher and rougher, and the temperatures got warmer and warmer until the conditions were extremely challenging. In the 250 class, KTM rider Ryder McNabb dominated both motos and took both the overall win and the points lead and red plates. The battle for the lead in the 450 class was a little more exciting as Dylan Wright, Tyler Medaglia, and Shawn Maffenbeier took turns at the front of the pack as each rider could take the overall win. However, in the end, Dylan Wright held on and used a 3-1 moto score to win his second race of the year. Thankfully, James Lissimore was there and sent us these incredible photos.
The riders await the first moto of the day at Round 2!So far in 2023 Quinn Amyotte has been very fast and at Round 2 he almost podiumed in moto one. New for last weekend was the “Speed Trap” located on the main straight. Even though he didn’t win Round 2, Benoit was still fast and smooth all day long. All week long Shawn Maffenbeier had the Whispering Pines track figured out. Daniel Elmore rode to a very consistent 5-5 finish at Round 2. Mitchell Harrison and Kaven Benoit had an epic battle in the second half of moto two. After two rounds Hunter Schlosser sits 5th overall in points. With the WCAN going on last week JSR made the trip out from Quebec to check the KTM Amateur riders. During the motos on Sunday the track develop multiple lines in every corner. Maff was riding very well on Sunday and almost won the final moto of the day. Although Jeremy Mckie has had a slow start to the 450 series look for him to be much better in the east. Ryder McNabb dominated both 250 motos in Kamloops and will take the red plates to Round 3. Jyrie Mitchell has been fast so far in the 250 class and currently sits 8th in points. Tyler Medaglia gave his Team Manager a big birthday present by winning the opening 450 moto. This was your 250 class podium from Whispering Pines. The TLD/GASGAS/SSR Team have had these cool new bicycles on display at the opening rounds. Getting the holeshot at Whispering Pines takes courage and full commitment. The hardest working man in Canadian moto Kyle Thompson. Although Dylan Wright didn’t quite have his A Game in Kamloops he was still able to take the overall win. Tyler Medaglia had some great battles all day with Dylan Wright and Shawn Maffenbeier.
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