With Pocatello lit up behind them on Tuesday night, motocross riders zipped around corners and flew over the jumps at the Pocatello MotoCross Park (PMXP) while fans at the grandstands hollered and cheered as the racers accelerated past them.

This night at the PMXP had extra flare for those in attendance as two professional level riders showed their speed at the Tuesday night races, called the Pro Challenge Race, part of the Power Sports Race Series.

Cole Siebler of Boise and Donnie Vawser, a Kimberly, ID native, competed in races that night. The grandstand area would become packed with fans as they watched the two pros that compete nationally in the AMA Supercross Circuit whip around the course.

“It’s great to have guys like them here,” said Rick Morrisson, owner of PMXP. “They make my track more legit. Siebler and Vawser have been coming year after year and the races get better and better every time. It’s cool.”

“This is a fun backyard track,” said Siebler after the Pro race, the main event of the night. “It is a good track for (Vawser and me) to go real fast.”

Fast may be an understatement. Siebler and Vawser separated themselves from the pack early on from the race, blazing their own trail around tough corners and powering over the moguls and other jumps on the track.

Vawser added: “The fun part about races like this is meeting people. Racers in the Pro class are a close-knit group; we see the same guys a lot at races so we become close buddies.”

The friendly competiveness is evident. In one particular Junior Lite race, a close one-two finish between two riders ended in a show of sportsmanship with a fist bump.

Both Siebler and Vawser grew up in the sport from an early age. As they got older, they competed and began winning local, regional and amateur level events until they made it to the top level circuit of Supercross racing.

“It’s awesome to watch guys you see on TV all the time race here,” said one enthusiast at PMXP.

Earlier this year, Siebler won the 2012 ADAC Supercross Cup in Dortmund, Germany, dubbing him the Konig von Dortmund (King of Dortmund).

A total of 34 races went on Tuesday night, which would leave a lot of wear and tear on the course. The track held up the entire night, and Morrisson credits his staff for it.

“The staff that I have is unreal,” he said.

He specifically mentioned the Covert family. Joey Sr., Morrisson said, runs the whole show behind the scenes without pay, showing his love for the sport and the track.

“We love doing this,” Joey Sr. said. “We want to have a great local track to enjoy and we help in any way we can.”

Motocross is a family sport for the Coverts. Joey Jr. races and daughter Ashlie waves the assortment of racing flags at the finish line. Joey Sr. pulls double duty in tending to the track and helping promote the races for advertisers.

Siebler will be hosting his second annual Idaho Supercross event at the Century Link Arena in Boise. Scheduled for Aug. 3-4, the event will feature classes ranging from amateur to pro in an Arenacross style track. The winning purse is $20,000.