On the Radar: Sam Gaynor By Jeff McConkey Name: Sam Gaynor Age: 15 Hometown: Erin, Ontario, Canada School and Grade: Erin District High School and I’m in grade 10 Number: 28 Bike: Last season I rode YZ 85’s and this upcoming year I plan on riding YZ 125’s Race Club: CMRC, AMO, and MMRS Classes: Last year I rode in the 85 (12-16), Supermini and Schoolboy 1 class and this upcoming season I plan
On the Radar: Blair Nauta By Jeff McConkey Name: Blair Nauta Age: 14 Hometown: Wainfleet, Ontario School and Grade: EL Crossley in Grade 9 Number: 91 Bike: 2015 Yamaha YZF 250 and I just got a 2016 KTM SXF 250 Race Club: WNYRacing and AMA Classes: 250 Novice and 450 Open Novice How did you get started in racing? My dad used to race and had me riding a Suzuki
On the Radar: Malcolm Farris By Jeff McConkey Name: Malcolm George Farris Age: 9 Hometown: Shubenacadie, NS School and Grade: Newbridge Academy grade 4 Number: 906 Bike: KTM 50 and 65 Race Club: CMRC Classes: This past year I raced the 50cc (7-8) and 65cc (7-9) How did you get started in racing? My dad got me my first bike for my first Christmas when I was 8 weeks old.
On the Radar: Jake MacDonald By Jeff McConkey Name: Jake MacDonald Age: 6 Hometown: Grafton, Ontario School and Grade: Grafton Public School, grade 1 Number: 361 Bike: 2011 KTM Mini Race Club: MMRS, CMRC, AMO, MX101 Classes: 50 (4-6), 50 GP How did you get started in racing? I have been riding a PW 50 since I was 3 and going to the races every weekend to watch my brother.
On the Radar – Jamieson MacDonald By Jeff McConkey Name: Jamieson MacDonald Age: 7 Hometown: Grafton, Ontario School and Grade: Grafton Public School, Grade 3 Number: 161 Bike: 2015 KTM 50 SXS Classes: 50 (7-8), 50 GP and 65 (7-9) Race Club: MMRS, CMRC, AMO, MX 101, WNYRacing How did you get started in racing? My dad got me into it. He used to ride Motocross and Ice Race.
On the Radar: Leith Ness By Jeff McConkey Name: Leith Ness Age: 10 Hometown: Blackwater, ON School & Grade: Uxbridge Public School – Grade 5 French Immersion Number: 18 Bike: KTM 65 SX and hopefully by the end of the year an 85 KTM too (hint hint mom and dad) Race Club: MMRS, WNYR, AMA, AMO, CMRC Classes: 65 (7-9), 65 GP, 85 (7-11) How did you get started in
On the Radar: Hunter Scott By Jeff McConkey Name: Hunter Scott Age: 11 Hometown: Oro-Medonte, Ontario School and Grade: East Oro Public School Grade 6 Number: 22 Bike: Ktm 65, 85, 105 Race Club: AMA M.M.R.S. CMRC Classes: Supermini, 65 (10-11), 85 (7-11) How did you get started in racing? I got started racing on my dad’s snowcross track when I was 3 or 4. What is your favourite track
On the Radar: JC Bujold By Jeff McConkey Foreword by Billy Rainford Jean-Christophe Bujold is a young Quebec rider who had an amazing summer. He was most-often the top-finishing yellow-plated rider in the MX2 Pro/Am class at the eastern rounds of the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals. His best finish was a 12th overall in Ulverton. He raced all 6 of the eastern rounds and finished: 24-20-21-17-12-18. Although this interview was
On the Radar: Shayne Mercieca By Jeff McConkey Name: Shayne Mercieca Age: 15 Hometown: Whitby, Ontario Occupation: High School Student Number: 107 Bike: 2014 Honda CRF150R and 2014 Honda CRF250R Race Club: OCMC, MMRS, CMRC, AMO Classes: Supermini, Schoolboy 1 (soon to be Schoolboy 2) How did you get started in racing? My sister was involved in a horse show at the Lindsay Fairgrounds which I had also gone to
On the Radar: Simon Taillefer By Jeff McConkey Name: Simon Taillefer Age: 23 Hometown: Laval , QC Occupation: Technician at Speedomax Intl. Number: 121 Bike: 2015 KTM 250 sx , 2014 KTM 250 sx Race Club: CMRC, MMRS, AMA Classes: Junior mx2, mx1, mx3 (C class) Youth C-D How did you get started in racing? My dad was a snowmobile rider so when we were young my brother and I used