Rick Stiebel/B次元官网网址 Staff
Riley Lejeune is on track to keep the familyB次元官网网址檚 racing legacy alive.
The nine-year-old Colwood resident recently picked up a pile of trophies, including the Dirt Cup, by accumulated the most points overall in the novice class during the two-day event on June 21 and 22 at the Skagit Speedway in Burlington, Washington. The win marked LejeuneB次元官网网址檚 first checkered flag in the five events heB次元官网网址檚 competed in since he took up racing in 2018.
B次元官网网址淩iley was born into a racing family,B次元官网网址� explained his mother, Jessica Lejeune, a teacher at Westmont Montessori School in Metchosin where Riley will start Grade 5 in September. B次元官网网址淗e was born a week after his father, Richard Lejuene won the Wilroc Lite Series at Western Speedway in 2009.B次元官网网址�
RileyB次元官网网址檚 grandfather, Rolly Lejeune, has a strong connection to the local racing scene that dates back to when he started building engines when he was 14. Rolly and his younger brother, brother, Russell, were familiar faces at tracks on Vancouver Island and in Seattle in the 1960s and B次元官网网址�70s. Russell opened Lejeune Performance Shop in Esquimalt in the 1970s, and RileyB次元官网网址檚 father, Richard, started working there in 1999. Although Richard sold his car and retired from racing in 2016, he keeps his hands in the game working as RileyB次元官网网址檚 pit crew chief.
B次元官网网址淗aving my dad as pit crew chief is pretty cool,B次元官网网址� Riley noted.
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B次元官网网址淚 really like competing and the thrill of winning,B次元官网网址� he said when asked what he most enjoys about racing. In addition to playing lacrosse with the Juan de Fuca Whalers, RileyB次元官网网址檚 other interests include custom painting racing vehicles. B次元官网网址淚 just started that recently and really enjoy it.B次元官网网址� His favourite subjects in school are physical education and mathematics.
His mother said thereB次元官网网址檚 a lot of travel involved because all of the races Riley can compete in are held in the United States. The family is grateful that the owners of RileyB次元官网网址檚 car, Gary Isacson and Randy Price, are friends of the family. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e fortunate that WayneB次元官网网址檚 Trucking sponsored RileyB次元官网网址檚 helmet,B次元官网网址� she noted. B次元官网网址淵ou need a professional grade helmet to race.B次元官网网址�
Riley hopes to get in at least two more races at Skagit this summer. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檇 like to get a winning streak going.B次元官网网址�
rick.stiebel@goldstreamgazette.com
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