Moses Lake BMX continuing strong with a rise in new riders this summer

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Hunter Schlager and Kaleb Gonzalez hang neck-and-neck as they head into the final turn of the BMX Track in Moses Lake at the single-point race event hosted by Moses Lake BMX on Saturday.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Paislee Moore, 5, from Spokane, in a Wonder Woman outfit made her way around the BMX Track in Moses Lake on Saturday.

Dylan Hopkins-Drew, 9, floats above the dirt as he comes off the ramp at the BMX Track in Moses Lake on Saturday afternoon.
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Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Jaxon Reese, 9, front, chases down the first-place rider on Saturday. Reese and his father came down to check out the event, before eventually deciding to give it a shot, finishing second.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Matteo Garcia, 8, leads by a narrow margin as he and Jacob Reese, 9, pedal around the BMX track in Moses Lake on Saturday.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Benjamin Denton, 2, looks up at his older sister, as they signal they’re ready before he heads out for his “strider series” race at the BMX track on Saturday afternoon.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Left to right, Airick Wright, Kenneth Scott, and Tyson Drew head down the pavement from the start gate at the BMX track in Moses Lake during their heat of the single-point race event on Saturday.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Maximus Moore, 7, powers out of the second turn on the BMX track in Moses Lake on Saturday during the single-point race event hosted by Moses Lake BMX.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald John Nelson, 23, rides out of a ramp during a heat at the single-point race event in Moses Lake on Saturday with Shane Hughes, 22, left, coming up in pursuit.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald John Nelson, 23, soars above the BMX Track in Moses Lake early Saturday afternoon as riders came out for the single-point race event hosted by Moses Lake BMX.