On the Future West Moto arenacross circuit, fire shoots from the finish line when the first-place rider completes his last lap.
Nanaimo motocross racer Sebastian Sulyok shot for the flames and he was successful, capping a season-long hot streak with a championship in 2016.
Now, a new season has begun and the youngster hasn’t cooled off. He’s picked up two wins already in Kamloops and Kelowna and is riding high as brand-new member of the KTM Canada-Spunky’s Factory Elite Travel Race Team.
The extra support is appreciated, as Sebastian’s racing schedule has intensified now that he’s competing in his familiar 65cc division and also in the 85cc class.
“Although he’s racing against older boys and on bigger bikes, he’s definitely holding his own and still bringing home the hardware,” said Steve Sulyok, Seby’s father.
Back at the end of arenacross season, Sebastian swept the sixth and seventh rounds of the series Dec. 2-3 in Chilliwack to secure the 65cc 10-11-year-old division title.
“Win, lose or draw, we’re always smiling, but it sure is nice, after all the hard work and dedication and training and the coaching, it’s nice to bring home the title like that, especially in such a heavily contested battlefield,” said Steve.
Sebastian’s strong 2016 season started with a training camp in California. He went on to participate in the eight-stop B.C. Motocross Championships series, placing second at the Nanaimo event and second overall, and also took first at the Portland International Raceway Invitational.
Seby’s results on the indoor series put him in prime position going into the final races. He went into the Chilliwack weekend with the slimmest of margins, a one-point lead in the standings.
“We kind of left that off to the side…” Steve said. “Really, we don’t race for points, we don’t race for accolades; we race for us, for the good times.”
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