Out of the Blue: Emily Cole By Jeff McConkey Name: Emily Cole Birth Date: September 21 1987 Hometown: Torbay, Newfoundland Occupation: Childcare/ Horseback riding instructor Number: 487 Bike: 2012 crf250 Classes: Ladies How did you get started in racing? I always loved to watch Supercross on TV and my brother rode dirt bikes growing up. I rode horses so I didn’t have time for bikes. When I was 22, I
Out of the Blue: Jessie King By Jeff McConkey Name: Jessie King Birth Date: June 28, 1987 Hometown: Toronto, Ontario School & Grade or Occupation: Just finished a sports marketing program at UCLA and now pursuing marketing opportunities in the action and motorsports industry. Number: 187/741 Bike: 2014 RMZ 250 Race Club: MMRS Classes: Ladies B How did you get started in racing? It was something I’ve always wanted to
Out of the Blue: Porsche Reynolds By Jeff McConkey Name: Porsche Reynolds Birth Date: November 1st, 1998 Hometown: Egbert, ON School & Grade or Occupation: Banting Memorial High school Grade 12. 2 part-time jobs at the Alliston Circle Theatre and Sport Chek Number: 957 Bike: Yamaha 125 and KTM 105 Race Club: Off-Road Ontario and World Enduro Canada Classes: Ladies A How did you get started in racing? My dad used to ride when he was
Out of the Blue: Sandra Renaud By Jeff McConkey Name: Sandra Renaud Birth Date: April 15 1995 Hometown: Blainville, Quebec School & Grade or Occupation: Sales Rep for Nedco Number: 415 Bike: 2012 Suzuki RMZ250 Classes: Women How did you get started in racing? I was supposed to start my first complete season of racing this year, but unfortunately tore my ACL and got operated on in July. I had
5 Lap Sprint – Leah Clarke, Danika White, Dominique Daffé, Claudie Lapointe, Sarah King, Eve Brodeur, and Jamie Munro By Jeff McConkey Jeff talks with 7 women racers and asks them all the same 5 questions in this installment of ‘5 Lap Sprint.’ 1. What was the best National of 2015, and why? Leah Clarke I wasn’t at all the rounds last year, but I think the best national I
Out of the Blue: Élizabeth Lavoie By Jeff McConkey Name: Élizabeth Lavoie Birth Date: 12 Oct, 1995 Hometown: Sherrington, Qc School Grade or Occupation: Electrical Engineering, Sherbrooke University Number: 223 Bike: KTM 250 2012 Race Club: AMXQ, CMRC Classes: Femme Junior How did you get started in racing? When I was young I started with a CRF 70 in my backyard and started riding in the woods with my family
Out of the Blue: Nelly Dufour By Jeff McConkey Name: Nelly Dufour Birth Date: August, 10th, 1986 Hometown: Quebec city School & Grade or Occupation: Interior design & photography, but for now I’m working in restauration at Cosmos, QC Number: 77 Bike: KTM 150 SX How did you get started in racing? One of the most important people in my life was doing motocross for years. One day, he rented
Out of the Blue: Kelcey Jones By Jeff McConkey Name: Kelcey Jones Birthday: October 16, 1998 Hometown: Peterborough, ON School & Grade or Occupation: Crestwood SS – Grade 12 Number: 381 Bike: KTM 125, 2012 Race Club: Maguires Motocross Racing Series Classes: Ladies A, Youth C, 250 C How did you get started in racing? One day, my dad came home with a PW50 for my brother and me to
Out of the Blue: Zoey Shamley By Jeff McConkey Name: Zoey Shamley Birthday: August 19, 1996 Hometown: Lytton, British Columbia School & Grade or Occupation: I finished the EMR Program earlier this year and I recently got accepted to the Justice Institute of British Columbia for the PCP Program, but I decided it was in my best interest to decline for now and just focus on racing. So I just
Out of the Blue: Jessica Diarra By Jeff McConkey Name: Jessica Diarra Birthday: April 18, 1993 Hometown: Carignan, Quebec School & Grade or Occupation: Mechanical Engineering in St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu College Number: 27 Bike: 2009 KTM 250sxF Race Club: AMXQ Class: Women B How did you get started in racing? Since the age of 11, I followed my stepfather to his races. I always wanted to try, but my parents didn’t wanted to because I was a girl. I