The St Lucia Moto X Club Association celebrated St Lucia’s 30th Independence in exciting fashion with a Super-moto exhibition at Beausejour, an island ride and a motor cross race Monday at their new track at Cul de Sac.

About 14 riders from Martinique, St Vincent and the host country competed on the dirt race track that gave riders fits all afternoon. Senior cyclist Daren Rosemond was one of the casualties. He took a spill and sustained a shoulder injury which may keep him out the rest of the season.

Mekel Emmons of St Vincent also had his afternoon come to an abrupt end. After clearing a monster jump along side another rider, the two collided on the track and were thrown off their bikes. Emmons got the worst of it. An ambulance was called to the scene and he was taken to Victoria Hospital for observation then released.

Riders from Martinique who seem to thrive on St Lucian soil dominated the A Class. Julien Cherubin took top spot followed by Randy Grocravis. Third place went to Rio O’Brian of St Lucia. The home team captured all three spots in the “B” class. Crowd favorite Dexter Felix who defied gravity on every jump finished first. Olson Francois placed second followed by Karan Rosemond.

It was a thrilling afternoon for spectators who came out in large numbers, to witness these dare devils perform acrobatic feats. Special guests included District Representative, Guy Joseph. President of the St Lucia Moto X club, Terroll Compton, although pleased with the way things went, admitted that the track tits toil took its toil on riders. “It’s a new site which proved very ticklish and challenging for  the riders,” he said. “We were running behind and because of that practice time was limited.”

As a result, two riders who felt they were not track ready did not  compete. It was indeed risky business for everyone on the track, that delivered its share of spills and thrills on this Independence Day afternoon. A number of bikers clad in their symbolic orange t-shirts took part in the island ride held under the theme “Change.”  From the north of the island, bikers made their way to the east coast and then back to Castries. They were accompanied by cars, vans and cyclists.