Frid’Eh Update #48 | Blair Nauta | Presented by Ryno Power Canada

Frid’Eh Update | Blair Nauta | Presented by Ryno Power Canada

By Billy Rainford

Welcome to Week #48 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Ryno Power Canada. We’re closing in on the final few Update Interviews of the year. This week, Blair Nauta makes the cut for the first time in his short Pro career.

Blair is the friendly racer who grew up close to the Ontario/New York border in the small town of Wainfleet, which is near Niagara Falls. He spent his amateur racing days across that border in the USA. I remember Randy Wiebe talking about this fast kid who grew up racing over there but was about to head home to Canada for his Pro racing. That happened in 2019.

Blair raced the entire Canadian Triple Crown MX series in 2021. He came close to cracking the top 10 overall in the competitive 450 class but will have to wait until 2022 to make that happen.

Here’s a look at his 2021 series:

Here’s what he had to say when we spoke with him this week:

Direct Motocross: Hey, Blair. This is our first time with a Frid’Eh Update Interview with you so we’re going to have to start from the beginning. Can you tell us how old you are, where you’re from, and how you go into MX in the first place?

Blair Nauta: Hey, Billy. Yes, this is my first time being on Frid’Eh update interview, but I am sooo stoked to be on here. I am 20 years old, actually just turned 20 this month. I’m from a small farm town called Wainfleet about 20 minutes from Niagara Falls.

My dad used to race way back in the day and as soon as I was born my dad was taking me for rides on his bike and letting me do the throttle. I didn’t even watch any kid shows, I just wanted to watch Crusty Demons! Then, when I was 2 he got me my first bike and he couldn’t get me off it. I wanted to ride all day and night!

What was your first race number and how did you choose it?

So, before I started racing, my parents let me choose my number and it was 691 and it’s actually still on my first helmet, but when I started racing I choose 91 because that was my dad’s number from when he raced. I used that number all the way up until my first national, then I had to get a 3-digit number and thought it would be pretty cool to get to run my first number that I choose when I was 2!

I know you grew up racing mostly across the border. Why was that?

I grew up racing in American because I live so close to the border and there are 6 good tracks within an hour from me. Also, back then our dollar was way better so it was cheaper to go there.

Who did you come up through the ranks battling down there?

I grew up battling with mostly American kids: Zack Dobbs, Trevor Schmidt, and Blaze Cremaldi.

Did you hit any of the big US Amateur Nationals back then? And, if so, what was your best/favourite?

I tried for the Loretta’s every year but just bad luck with one of 3 motos, either I’d crash, have bike problems or I folded under the pressure in the last moto, but towards the end of my amateur career I was able to go to the Loretta Lynn’s and my best finish there was a 5th. I have ridden most of the east coast national tracks in America. I do have to say Red Bud is my favourite track over there. In Canada, I would definitely say Deschambault is my favourite.

But now we’ve been seeing you in Canada a lot. Why the change?

I switched to racing in Canada because I started going down to Club MX to train in the winters and I became friends with a bunch of guys who raced the Canadian nationals and told me how sick the tracks are here (before racing the nationals I’d only ridden one track in Canada which was Gopher Dunes), so I talked to my dad about it and he said, “Well, let’s give it a shot.” Now, here we are! I’m glad I made the decision to come here.

What year did you turn Pro?

I turned Pro in 2019 and raced the MX2 class for one year. I only did the east coast rounds. Then, after that in 2020 I raced the MX1 class, same with this year. And I will be doing so again in 2022.

Looking at 2021 results, you raced the entire MX series and almost cracked the top 10 in a couple. How did your season go? What was your best race?

There was definitely a lot ups and downs this year. My best overall finish was a 13th and best moto finish was a 10th, which was at Deschambault. The next day for round 2, I ended up qualifying P9 and was hoping to get that single-digit finish but that ended real quick with a big first turn pile-up and my bike went flying into the trees and if I’m not mistaken almost hit you! My bad.

It was the 250 moto where I almost got hit. I moved across the track for the second motos and got that photo of you in the trees. But then we didn’t see you for Supercross. Why not?

I made the decision to not race Supercross but instead go get a job and save up so money before I head down south. If everything goes to plan for 2022 and I get the results I want, I would love to give Supercross a try!

What is it you do for work and what have you been doing since the series ended?

After last year’s race season in 2020, I got a job controlling traffic for the rest of the summer/fall. Then I was planning on heading down south but COVID kinda wrecked that, so then I stayed with the company D&D and started cutting concrete all winter long and spring. They were kind enough to let me take some time off to go race the nationals and as soon as they finished I started working for them again, cutting concrete and controlling traffic.

On some weekends my brother-in-law started his own business installing garage doors, so I go help him when I can. That’s all that I have being doing since nationals, pretty much. I try to get out on my dirt bike once or twice a week if I can.

What are your winter plans?

I am heading down to Florida with my girlfriend (Malia Garant) December 14th to go ride some tracks down there and go to the beach and maybe some amusement park‘s. Then, January 1st I will be heading to Club MX to train there for 5 months before the nationals start.

What are your racing plans for 2022?

I plan on doing the west and east coast Canadian National in the MX1 class and maybe trying some American nationals, Red Bud, High Point and maybe Unadilla!

Awesome! OK, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Good luck and who would you like to thank?

Marry Christmas to you as well, and thank you for having me on here! I would like to thank my mom and dad, Just Revive It, Titan Racing, Ryno Power, Gary Micheal, Bell Helmets, FXR, Guts Racing, Scott goggles, Mobius, Twin Air, Mika Metals, Dunlop, Odi, Mission Cycle, and Royal Distributing.

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I made it back from a trip south to the 50th Annual Mini O’s at Gotorback Cycle Park in Newberry, Florida, earlier this week. Things sure have changed down there since I raced that track back in the winter of…1985. You heard me.

We pulled a borrowed 3-rail trailer down behind our then state of the art Chrysler minivan (they came out in 1984 and changed the soccer mom game). They were available with the smaller 2.2 litre 4-cylinder engines, and that’s the one we had. Truthfully, that’s also what I’d buy now if I had the chance! We blasted down there at 80mph with no troubles, burning half the gas. And we had 3 people in the van and two bikes on the trailer.

That’s also the trip that when I was driving solo down the strip with Canada flags on the sides of the van, a group of people at a red light said, “Hey, a Canadian!” and helped themselves to a lift.

I took them to a house party in Ormond Beach, north of the city. I walked in and some dude came up, introduced himself, gulped down a live goldfish, and walked away. I was young and didn’t stay but I’ll never forget that.

My key takeaway from this photo is that it appears I’m either mounting or dismounting the bike from or to the right side. I don’t remember ever doing this! I’d almost rather think of this as a photo of me falling to the right. And the Castrol “graphic” (we only had stickers back then) on the rad shroud looks to be angled the wrong way – a major pet peeve, just like fork graphics.

The track was blue groove concrete back then. Seriously, if we’d had Supermoto tires, I think they would have been the rubber of choice. I did not enjoy the track or the bike I was still stuck riding, but, as they said in Fables of the Green Forest, “that’s another story...”

For the 50th anniversary event this year, there was another record-setting number of entries with over 5700. It was crazy. Here’s a look at how our Canadians did:

Photo Report | Canadian Results from the 50th Annual Mini O’s at Gatorback

Here’s a look at the results of our Canadian competitors at the 50th Annual Mini O’s at Gatorback Cycle Park in Newberry, Florida.

RYDER SNELGROVE
ESSEX, ON

Sponsors
OGs Optics, D&D Moto Products, HMX Moto Co

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand			Moto 1	Class Finish
65CC (7-9)	#128	HSK			22nd
65CC (7-9) LIMITED	#128	HSK			21st
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand			Moto 1	Class Finish
65CC (7-9)	#128	HSK			19th
65CC (7-9) LIMITED	#128	HSK			26th

NATHAN SNELGROVE
ESSEX, ON

Sponsors
OGs Optics, Hudson Motorcycles, D&D Moto Products, Hall Race Fuel, Superior Suspension Settings, Motovate Lifestyle, HMX Moto Co., MD Distributions, Laporte Designs, Team PRMX

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
85CC (9-11)	#158	KTM		11th	31st	30th
85CC (9-11) LIMITED	#158	KTM		12th	40th	39th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
85CC (9-11)	#158	KTM		13th	37th	37th
85CC (9-11) LIMITED	#158	KTM		8th	24th	24th

TYLER KIRBY
HAWKESBURY, ON

Sponsors
KTM Canada, Mathias Sport, Fox Canada

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
85CC (9-11)	#667	KTM		7th	29th	27th
85CC (9-11) LIMITED	#667	KTM			23rd
85CC (9-13)	#667	KTM		16th	30th	30th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand			Moto 1	Class Finish
85CC (9-11)	#667	KTM			28th
85CC (9-11) LIMITED	#667	KTM			24th

ETHAN DARRACH
MONCTON, NB

Sponsors
Rallye Motoplex

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
85CC (12-13)	#626	YAM		16th	12th	16th
85CC (9-13)	#626	YAM			DNS
MINI SR 1 (12-14)	#626	YAM		8th	DNS	41st
MINI SR 2 (13-15)	#626	YAM		DNF	9th	25th
SUPERMINI 1 (12-15)	#626	YAM			40th
SUPERMINI 2 (13-16)	#626	YAM		15th	DNS	41st
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand			Moto 1	Class Finish
85CC (12-13)	#626	YAM			DNS
85CC (9-13)	#626	YAM			DNS
MINI SR 1 (12-14)	#626	YAM		7th	DNF	DNF
MINI SR 2 (13-15)	#626	YAM		14th	DNS	DNS
SUPERMINI 1 (12-15)	#626	YAM		14th	32nd	32nd
SUPERMINI 2 (13-16)	#626	YAM		18th	DNS	DNS

HANNAH COLE
COOKS BROOK, NS

Sponsors
Pro Cycle, Factory Connection, FMF, Hinson Clutch, Atlas Brace, GNS Equipment Rentals

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
GIRLS (11-16)	#18	KTM		8th	9th	8th
SUPERMINI 1 (12-15)	#18	KTM			52nd
WOMEN 12+	#18	KTM		11th	20th	20th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
GIRLS (11-16)	#18	KTM		10th	7th	7th
WOMEN 12+	#18	KTM		25th	24th	24th

MALIA GARANT
BEAUMONT, QC

Sponsors

Partzilla, PRMX, Oneal

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
GIRLS (11-16)	#3	KTM		18th	DNS	36th
WOMEN 12+	#3	KTM		8th	12th	11th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
GIRLS (11-16)	#3	KTM		8th	6th	6th
WOMEN 12+	#3	KTM		16th	12th	12th

EVAN STEWART
HOLLAND LANDING, ON

Sponsors
Shift MX, Fox Racing, ODI Grips, Mobius Braces

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 C	#95	HSK		2nd	3rd	3rd
250 C JR (12-17)	#95	HSK		1st	3rd	3rd
250 C LIMITED	#95	HSK		2nd	DNS	40th
450 C LIMITED	#95	HSK		1st	1st	1st
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 C	#95	HSK		1st	1st	1st
250 C JR (12-17)	#95	HSK		2nd	1st	1st
250 C LIMITED	#95	HSK		2nd	2nd	2nd
450 C LIMITED	#95	HSK		1st	2nd	2nd

JUSTIN BURGE
SALT SPRINGS, NS

Sponsors
Callus Moto. Cobequid Mountain Sports

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 C	#161	GAS		11th	25th	26th
250 C LIMITED	#161	GAS		6th	12th	13th
450 C	#161	GAS		9th	7th	8th
450 C LIMITED	#161	GAS		9th	8th	9th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand			Moto 1	Class Finish
250 C	#161	UNK			DNS
250 C LIMITED	#161	GAS		8th	31st	31st
450 C	#161	GAS		7th	4th	4th
450 C LIMITED	#161	GAS		4th	5th	5th

BRENNAN SCHOFIELD
FALMOUTH, NS

Sponsors
Rallye Motoplex, Factory Connection, FMF, motoseat, Acerbis, 100%, Seven, Bike Graphix, Twin Air, Dunlop, Racelace wheels, HP racing development, Works Connection

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 C	#409	YAM		1st	1st	1st
250 C JR (12-17)	#409	YAM		6th	6th	7th
250 C LIMITED	#409	YAM		1st	1st	1st
450 C	#409	YAM		1st	1st	1st
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 C	#409	YAM		1st	34th	34th
250 C JR (12-17)	#409	YAM		3rd	2nd	2nd
250 C LIMITED	#409	YAM		4th	9th	9th

NOAH LARKIN
INNISFIL, ON

Sponsors
FXR Moto, OGs optics, The Renting Guide

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand			Moto 1	Class Finish
250 C	#716	HSK			29th
250 C JR (12-17)	#716	HSK			20th
250 C LIMITED	#716	HSK			24th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand			Moto 1	Class Finish
250 C	#716	HSK			22nd
250 C JR (12-17)	#716	HSK			17th
250 C LIMITED	#716	HSK			17th

SEBASTIEN RACINE
CASSELMAN, ON

Sponsors
KTM Canada, Orange Brigade, Thor, AlpineStar, Oakley, FMF, Mobius Brace, FMF, M7 Designs, FitQuest

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 A	#212	KTM		26th	DNS	35th
250 PRO SPORT	#212	KTM		14th	DNS	41st
450 PRO SPORT	#212	KTM		11th	DNS	33rd
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 A	#212	KTM		11th	19th	19th
250 PRO SPORT	#212	KTM			27th

JEREMY MCKIE
BELOEIL, QC

Sponsors
SMX Motocross, ECJM Ltee, Fox Racing Canada, Oakley, Mathias Sports, MD Distributions, Esticky Graphics, Atlas Brace, CTI Knee Braces, Dirt Care, Ford Canada, Seco Seat Cover

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 A	#20	KTM		18th	DNF	28th
250 PRO SPORT	#20	KTM		12th	15th	14th
COLLEGEBOY (16-24)	#20	KTM		5th	17th	13th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 A	#20	KTM		21st	27th	27th
250 PRO SPORT	#20	KTM		6th	27th	27th
COLLEGEBOY (16-24)	#20	KTM		13th	11th	11th

TANNER SCOTT
ORO MEDONTE, ON

Sponsors
Brentwood Roofing, Fly, Gamma, Barefoot Cobra

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 B	#46	HSK		9th	16th	16th
450 B LIMITED	#46	HSK		7th	14th	14th
SCHOOLBOY 1 (12-17) B/C	#461	HSK		5th	15th	15th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 B	#46	HSK		10th	13th	13th
450 B LIMITED	#46	HSK		10th	3rd	3rd
SCHOOLBOY 1 (12-17) B/C	#461	HSK		9th	17th	17th

PAYTON MORNINGSTAR
SHERKSTON, ON

Sponsors
Thor Kawasaki Pro Circuit, Team Green, McKee Racing, Gaerne, Matrix, Ryno Power, Hinson

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 B	#292	KAW		11th	26th	23rd
450 B	#292	KAW		8th	19th	16th
SCHOOLBOY 2 (12-17) B/C	#292	KAW			20th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 B	#292	KAW		11th	30th	30th
SCHOOLBOY 2 (12-17) B/C	#292	KAW		15th	25th	25th

KAI SAARELA
VICTORIA HARBOUR, ON

Sponsors
St Onge Recreation, FMF, Mika Metals, Bondi engines, Atlas Brace, 100%, MPA

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
250 C	#14	YAM		9th	28th	30th
250 C JR (12-17)	#14	YAM		12th	32nd	32nd
250 C LIMITED	#14	YAM		11th	23rd	24th
450 C	#14	YAM		12th	13th	16th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand			Moto 1	Class Finish
250 C	#14	YAM			19th
250 C JR (12-17)	#14	YAM		13th	21st	21st
250 C LIMITED	#14	YAM		14th	24th	24th
450 C LIMITED	#14	YAM		20th	16th	16th

ANTOINE POIRIER
NOTRE-DAME DU MONT-C, QC

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
450 C	#198	KAW		10th	30th	24th
SCHOOLBOY 2 (12-17) B/C	#198	KAW			27th

TRAVIS BARRETTE
BELLE RIVER, ON

Sponsors
Hudson Motorcycles, HMX Moto Co., OGs Optics

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
JUNIOR 25+	#182	HON		26th	28th	26th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
JUNIOR 25+	#82	HON		27th	24th	24th

MARIO BOISVERT
BLAINVILLE, QC

Sponsors
Pro Circuit, Mario Boisvert Coaching

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
MASTERS 50+	#111	KAW		7th	9th	9th
SENIOR 45+	#111	KAW		DNS	16th	31st

CHRIS BRUNO
MEAFORD, ON

2021 MINI O’S – MX – 11/23/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
MASTERS 50+	#557	KTM		DNS	DNS	DNS
MASTERS 55+	#557	KTM		DNS	DNS	DNS
MASTERS 60+	#557	KTM		13th	DNS	15th
2021 MINI O’S – SX – 11/20/2021 – GATORBACK
Class	Number	Brand		Moto 1	Moto 2	Class Finish
MASTERS 50+	#557	KTM		19th	18th	18th
MASTERS 55+	#557	KTM		14th	14th	14th
SENIOR 45+	#557	KTM		29th	25th	25th

#12 Matthew Cemovic was also there but injured his wrist before I could even get a photo of him. I hope he’s doing well.

Full results HERE

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PODCAST | Dylan Wright Talks about the 2021 Paris Supercross

We talk with Dylan Wright about racing the 2021 Paris Supercross. We also discuss what he may have planned for the 2022 season.
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Keylan Meston Is at a Crossroads…

In what became an inside joke last summer, #10 Keylan Meston finds himself at a crossroads of sorts. Parker Eales mentioned he felt like he was at a crossroads in his career and the group sort of jumped on it and ran.

It’s no secret that motocross in Canada and, in fact, around the world is a tough business. Riders work their entire young lives to get to the point where they actually get paid to do what they love. Unfortunately, compensation even at the top level can leave riders questioning life choices and their futures.

Racing the Canadian national series is a dream for almost every rider who throws a leg over a dirt bike as a child. Once the pro level is reached, riders look forward to racing new tracks across the country that they grew up looking at photos of in magazines and on websites.

Sometimes, reality doesn’t represent the dream.

Keylan has been a staple on the circuit for many years. He’s career #10 and is a respected rider on and off the track. He’s coming off a very difficulty year that saw him contract COVID-19 in the fall and then struggle with an unknown illness that was draining him of stamina and focus. He pulled out of the series early due to this problem.

He raced for Kevin Tyler on the MX101 Yamaha team with backing from Brent Carlson at Carlson Racing MX. Keylan is 30 now and is finding himself wondering where he fits in the racing scene, moving forward.

He’s not alone in this as his buddy, #3 Shawn Maffenbeier, is also considering life after moto. Shawn is driving a rock truck out in BC this off season, but he’s another story and we’ll focus on Keylan here.

Keylan is in the fortunate and enviable situation where his family owns a trucking business. He’s been driving rigs hauling cattle for the family but is also learning the behind-the-scenes aspects of the business. He has a place to go.

In what began as a simple phone call to ask Keylan if we’re going to see him racing the 2022 Canadian Triple Crown Series tangented into a philosophical and lengthy conversation on the entire sport itself.

I really liked what he had to say about how the industry could really do something to promote development of riders and their futures. He mentioned academic scholarships that would see companies offering riders educational incentives that would help set them up in a post-racing life. You know, the life all racers inevitably face.

When it came to the bottom line as to whether or not we’ll see him competing across the country again, he doesn’t really have an answer. And perhaps that’s all the answer we need.

He’s expressing an interest in hitting some AMA Nationals south of the border as well as some off-road competition, like the Red Bull Outliers event near his hometown of Calgary, Alberta. He’s definitely not over riding dirt bikes, that’s for sure.

On the topic of his health, he’s happy to be getting some answers that point to why he felt the way he did last summer. The term CIRS (Chronic Immuno-Response Syndrome) is their best guess, at this point.

Speaking with Keylan makes me realize there’s a side of the sport we don’t really talk about much — the viability of actually racing!

At the start of a rider’s Pro career, travelling the country with your family and seeing everything Canada has to offer is a fun and powerful influence. Fast forward a few years and, without full support of a team and the industry, riders are left with the same difficult question Keylan finds himself asking, “Is this worth it and what do I do next?“

Not everyone is in the position to step into a solid role in the family business. What are they going to do next?

It’s a difficult question to answer for many of our Pro riders, but one that should be addressed early and often by the riders and the industry itself.

So, will we see Keylan at Round 1 in Kamloops next season? We’ll have to wait and see what the next few months have in store for him.

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2022 Canadian Triple Crown Series Schedule

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Canadians Training Down South Interviews

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Enjoy your weekend, everyone. For me, it’s going to be nice to be at home and get some things done around here that need to be done before the snow flies. Oh, and the first Christmas party of the season!