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Salmon Arm dirtbike racer takes first at Big Kahuna Harescramble

Travis Koprowsky tops the podium in Jr. Over 15 category
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Travis Koprowsky took first place on the podium in the Jr. over 15 category at the 2018 Big Kahuna Harescramble motorbike race in Kamloops held on April 21-22. Travis rode hard to beat out the other 25 competitors to take home the 1st Place Medal. (Image credit: Tyson Ambler Photography)

Travis Koprowsky took first place on the podium in the Junior Over 15 category at the 2018 Big Kahuna Harescramble motorbike race in Kamloops on April 21-22 at the WestSyde Motocross Track. Travis rode hard to beat out the other 25 competitors to take home the first place medal in the race which combines elements of offroad riding and motocross track racing.

Riders must navigate over a section of large boulders, a section of logs, big tractor tire stacks, through a motorcross section consisting of hills and jumps, through a forest, zig-zag through a field and then back to repeat the track over and over for an entire 1.5 hour race. The race is designed to challenge a rider’s skills at navigating changing terrain, similar to the experience of cross-country or offroad dirtbike riding.

The Big Kahuna Harescramble is round 1 of the Canadian Cross-Country Championship - West, with round 2 set to be held June 2 at the Panorama Resort in Panorama, B.C., along with two more events in Livinsgton, Alta Aug. 26 and Vernon, B.C. Sept. 23. Those who place well in the western and eastern divisions of the Canadian Cross-Country Championships will compete against each other in the NAtional Cross-Country Championship, sponsored by World Enduro Canada.

Submitted by Cindy Byers


 

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