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Pettis tops motocross podium

Jesse Pettis kept up his hot streak over the weekend at the CMRC Western Canadian motocross championships.

Jesse Pettis kept up his hot streak over the weekend at the CMRC Western Canadian motocross championships.

The 13-year-old Prince George rider was unbeatable in winning two racing classes in the three-day event which wrapped up Sunday in Raymond, Alta.

Pettis won all three of his motos in the super-mini class and was equally dominant behind the bars of his Kawasaki in the 85cc 12-16-year-old class. He topped the list of 38 riders in super-mini and was the best of 28 riders in the 85cc event, successfully defending the titles he won last year.

"He rode fantastically, he never crashed once," said Pettis's father Doug. "We're very proud of him. He got himself a couple of five-foot trophies and $150 worth of race fuel."

Pettis will now turn his sights to the CMRC Eastern Canadian championships in Walton, Ont.,Aug. 12-15. He'll and several other local riders will be back racing this weekend at an Interior Motorcycle Association event at Williams Lake.

In other Prince George results from Raymond, fifteen-year-old Leland Bernier wrapped up a second-place overall finish in the junior A event and was fourth in the junior grand prix class.

Nolan DaSilva of Fort Fraser placed 10th in the intermediate grand prix and intermediate MX-2 classes.

Landon Nelson wrapped up eighth place in the 85cc 7-11-year-old event and was 10th in super-mini. Jake Jose was fifth super-mini B, 15th in 65cc B, and 24th in the 85cc 7-11-year-old class.

Sara King was sixth in the ladies A event and 18th in super-mini.