In his first year on the ovals of Norther California Noyes blazed from novice to expert filling the living room with trophies and having a little more fun at every race. By the end of his second season, in 1997, Kenny was definitely up to speed running third in the “Lodi Cycle Bowl 100 National” behind the late Toby Jorgensen and dirt track legend, Chris Carr.  Proving that had learned his lessons well, Noyes was ready to move up to the 600 class.

Stepping up to the 600 class directly from the small XR 100 Kenny quickly worked his way up from amateur to “pro-am” winning races at local events and keeping the “pros” honest in the West Coast Flat Track Series.