PRESS RELEASE (Vaughan, ON –June 12, 2012)
Strong ride in Kamloops nets third overall for Kiniry After a rain soaked opening round in Nanaimo, BC, Round 2 of the CMRC Motocross Nationals were greeted by sunny skies at Whispering Pines Raceway in Kamloops, BC on Saturday, June 9th. It was the first time a pro national was run on a Saturday instead of a Sunday, a formula that will also be used at Round 5 at Gopher Dunes later this season, when the series kicks off the eastern rounds in Courtland, ON. Although the west coast was beleaguered with rain most of the week before the event, the weather gods cooperated by turning off their sprinkler system. And officials and staff at Whispering Pines ensured the track was in optimal condition for the races. “We were all concerned that we were going to have another mud race, but fortunately that was not the case,” said Rockstar Energy/OTSFF/Yamaha team owner Andre Laurin. In the first MX1 moto, Bobby Kiniry launched himself into a top-five start aboard his YZ450F rocket, dicing with the frontrunners for position until finally installing himself in third place. He settled into a comfortable groove and defended that position successfully all the way to the checkered flag.
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