Monday Morning Coffee

By Billy Rainford

Good morning. I have to come clean – I’m actually drinking tea for this week’s Monday Morning Coffee. I don’t think it should have much affect on the content of the column, but we’ll see.

I want to start with a short story (Ya, right, Rainford!) that took place Saturday night here in London, Ontario. There’s an old Canadian punk rock band called the Forgotten Rebels that I have seen more times than all other bands combined…easily! I have literally been going to see these crazy weirdos since the mid-1980’s (The lead singer goes by the name ‘Mickey DeSadist‘ to give you an idea).

Well, they were in town at a club called Call the Office this past Saturday night. Although a big group of my friends and I have seen them, literally, over 100 times, we keep going to see them do the same set list they’ve been doing since…forever, simply because we keep wondering if it will be the last time we’ll get the chance – punk rockers can’t live forever, can they?!

The lead singer, Mickey, is famous for his mid-set rants, stories, and terrible joke telling. This night, he makes a point of noticing a couple people wearing Fox T-shirts, as well as a guy in a Yamaha hat. I knew there were rumours that he was a fairly avid mountain bike rider in the Hamilton area but that was as far as I thought his off-road knowledge and interest went. It turns out I was wrong!

Next thing I knew, he was off on a tangent telling stories about the time he went to a Grand Prix at Copetown in 1973. I couldn’t believe it! The whole time I’d been listening to these guys, he was as into motocross as I was? He started throwing names around like Jan Eric Sallqvist and Brad Lackey. I was floored!

From then on, the music sounded a little better and I had a new-found appreciation for this crazy front-man. You just never know who’s a moto fan!

You just never know who’s a moto fan. Mickey DeSadist from the Forgotten Rebels is!

Tyler Medaglia at the GNCC

Parts Canada Thor Husqvarna Canada rider Tyler Medaglia headed to Pennsylvania to compete in another round of the Amsoil GNCC at Mountain Ridge in Central City. After running with the top dogs at Unadilla a couple weeks ago before having some issues that were out of his control, Tyler was looking forward to lining up again to give these guys a run for their money.

I didn’t have a chance to watch the race (which is shown live online), but I see now that he only made it 3 laps on Sunday. Fellow Canadian, Phillippe Chaine also made the trip, along with a bunch of others from north of the border. Here’s a look at some of the results. Full results can be found HERE.

We’ve got a call in to Tyler, so check back later and we’ll have an update on what exactly happened to him. At this point, all we know is what he posted up on Twitter:

Round 12 of the series takes place Sunday, October 18th in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Here are the highlights from last week at Undailla:

Future West Canadian Arenacross Championships

Rounds 1 and 2 of the Future West Canadian Arenacross Championships took place out in Armstrong, BC this past Friday and Saturday night. Clayton Racicot made the drive from Vancouver to check out all the action and was sending over podium photos and short video clips from both nights as they happened. Watch for a few of his best shots later here on the site. For now, here’s a look at the results:

Round 1 – Friday

Pro Am Lites

1. 1 Ross Johnson HON

2. 18 Brad Nauditt YAM

3. 153 Riley Gallup KTM

4. 474 Jake Anstett KTM

5. 24 Kyle Swanson SUZ

6. 101 Ryan Lockhart KAW

7. 51 Brock Leitner KAW

8. 39 Jess Pettis YAM

Open Pro

1. 1 Ross Johnson HON

2. 101 Ryan Lockhart KAW

3. 18 Brad Nauditt YAM

4. 153 Riley Gallup KTM

5. 24 Kyle Swanson SUZ

6. 39 Jess Pettis YAM

7. 474 Jake Anstett KTM

8. 51 Brock Leitner KAW

9. 176 Colby Wellings HSK

10 692 TJ Dillman

Round 2 – Saturday

Pro Am Lites

1. 1 Ross Johnson HON

2. 474 Jake Anstett KTM

3. 101 Ryan Lockhart KAW

4. 18 Brad Nauditt YAM

5. 24 Kyle Swanson SUZ

6. 39 Jess Pettis YAM

7. 51 Brock Leitner KAW

Open Pro

1. 18 Brad Nauditt YAM

2. 1 Ross Johnson HON

3. 39 Jess Pettis YAM

4. 101 Ryan Lockhart KAW

5. 474 Jake Anstett KTM

6. 51 Brock Leitner KAW

7. 24 Kyle Swanson SUZ

8. 176 Colby Wellings HSK

DNF 692 TJ Dillman SUZ

And here are all of them!

2015 Arenacross
Points Standings

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New Kid Beginner
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	21		Mason Van Dyck		42
2.	77		Trace Martin		33
3.	117		Koen Klatt		31
4.	222		Tristen Bennett		29
	44		Jared Heine		29
	101		Winter Davies		29
7.	9		Annalyse Lopushinsky		25
	1		Jed Siddons		25
9.	17		Sebastian Van Dyck		24
10.	413		Jes Taverner		22
11.	314		Evan Schultz		21
12.	368		Hunter Bennett		20
13.	x		Bobby Joe Siddons		14
14.	07		Lily Halliburton		12
	532		Liam Gunderson		12
16.	75		Lucas Murrin		8

50cc (4 – 6 Yrs)
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	55		Tyler Bruvold		25
2.	31		Kash Jones		22
3.	93		Nathan Kingston		20

50cc (7 – 8 Yrs)
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	58		Blake Davies		47
2.	19		Owen Hopewell		45
3.	11		Levi Neufeld		40
4.	26		Kayla Welsh		38
5.	77		Kai Martin		32
6.	701		Kash Enns		29
7.	88		Sylas Murphy		26
8.	613		Lane Schultz		25
9.	716		Lincoln Urbas		24
10.	21		Graeme Laybourn		22
11.	111		Cruz Richardson		14

50cc Open
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	11		Levi Neufeld		47
	58		Blake Davies		47
3.	19		Owen Hopewell		38
4.	77		Kai Martin		36
5.	613		Lane Schultz		34
6.	26		Kayla Welsh		29
7.	55		Tyler Bruvold		26
	701		Kash Enns		26
9.	21		Graeme Laybourn		24
10.	716		Lincoln Urbas		21
11.	88		Sylas Murphy		19
12.	31		Kash Jones		17
13.	111		Cruz Richardson		14

65cc (7 – 9 Yrs)
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	151		Travis Gibbs		50
2.	125		Cody Oliver		42
3.	39		Ryan Kernested		38
	722		Jake Maddicks		38
5.	24		Seby Sulyok		34
6.	58		Blake Davies		30

65cc (10 – 11 Yrs)
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	551		Mitchell Bradbury		50
2.	30		Devyn Smith		38
3.	15		Tyson Dubuc		37
4.	962		Brian Dobrowney		36
	12		Luke Svensson		36
6.	13		Colton Fleming		35

85cc (7 – 11 Yrs)
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	170		Julien Benek		50
2.	41x		Marcus Deausy		42
	551		Mitchell Bradbury		42
4.	202		Corbin Coombs		33
5.	15		Tyson Dubuc		32
6.	61		Aiden Hougen		30
7.	962		Brian Dobrowney		28
8.	30		Devyn Smith		24
9.	13		Colton Fleming		22
10.	722		Jake Maddicks		20
11.	60		Torsten Blodgett		17
12.	187		Layne Nuyens		16
13.	12		Luke Svensson		12
14.	114		Rowen Williamson		8

85cc (12 – 16 Yrs)
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	46		Tyler Gibbs		50
2.	47		Garrett Horsman		44
3.	555		Dale Kostiuk		38
4.	32		Kaelan Greenhalgh		35
5.	38		Daniel Kingston		34
6.	11		Tony Barbera		29
7.	54		Madison Welch		16

Supermini
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	46		Tyler Gibbs		50
2.	170		Julien Benek		44
3.	505		Seth Chevrier		38
4.	41x		Marcus Deausy		34
5.	551		Mitchell Bradbury		31
6.	47		Garrett Horsman		27
7.	6		Kyle Marshall		26
8.	60		Torsten Blodgett		23
9.	202		Corbin Coombs		16
10.	187		Layne Nuyens		15
	32		Kaelan Greenhalgh		15
12.	38		Daniel Kingston		13

Ladies
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	37		Zoey Shamley		47
2.	19		Kiana Sache		40
3.	441		Summer Knowles		39
4.	54		Madison Welch		36
5.	141		Jacey Mcqueen		35
6.	84		Payton Bruvold		33
7.	18		Shaylis Johnson		16

Open Beginner
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	38		Timothy Kingston		47
2.	783		Kyle Holstein		42
3.	100		Brent Ediger		34
4.	85		Drew Mac Donald		30
	441		Summer Knowles		30
6.	37		Zoey Shamley		27
7.	468		Shannon Black		26
8.	415		Paul Hayward		25
9.	43		Devin Archer		24
10.	699		Duke Gunderson		20
11.	91		Andrew Vershuur		16
12.	97		Alex Blodgett		11

Junior Mx2
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	545		Rhys Derksen		47
2.	55		Tron Cathcart		43
3.	214		Kyle Quesnel		42
4.	51		Ryan Harkin		36
5.	505		Seth Chevrier		30
6.	161		Dixon Black		29
7.	104		Devon Small		28
	313		Reece Black		28
9.	24		John Shamley		24
10.	274		Chris Svensson		22
11.	25		Carson King		21
12.	215		Deegan Nuyens		17
13.	419		Jarrodd Greenhough		11

Junior Mx3
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	545		Rhys Derksen		40
2.	505		Seth Chevrier		37
3.	214		Kyle Quesnel		33
4.	51		Ryan Harkin		32
	104		Devon Small		32
6.	128		David Zucker		25
	161		Dixon Black		25
	419		Jarrodd Greenhough		25
9.	55		Tron Cathcart		22
10.	215		Deegan Nuyens		20
	154		Mike Pilgrim		20
12.	274		Chris Svensson		18
13.	24		John Shamley		16
14.	16		Seth Dessau		11
15.	155		Mike Pilgrim		10
	313		Reece Black		10

Youth
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	50		Skyller Archer		50
2.	222		Seth Weintz		42
3.	692		T J Dillman		22
4.	182		Colton Shepherd		20
5.	75		Justin Backus		18

Plus 30
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	124		Ben Waneck		50
2.	76		Clint Martin		40
	783		Kyle Holstein		40
4.	85		Drew Mac Donald		34
5.	415		Paul Hayward		22
6.	699		Duke Gunderson		16
7.	100		Brent Ediger		15
8.	468		Shannon Black		14

Pro Am Lights
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	1		Ross Johnson		50
2.	474		Jake Anstett		40
	620		Brad Nauditt		40
4.	101		Ryan Lockhart		35
5.	24		Kyle Swanson		32
6.	39		Jess Pettis		28
	51		Brock Leitner		28
8.	153		Ryeley Gallup		20

Dash For Cash
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	101		Ryan Lockhart		25
	24		Kyle Swanson		25

Intermediate Mx2
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	177		Carson Mcqueen		50
2.	281		Tanner Merrick		40
3.	75		Justin Backus		36
4.	526		Parker Eales		34
5.	182		Colton Shepherd		31
6.	222		Seth Weintz		27
7.	129		Devin Sache		22
8.	737		Parker Engel		18
9.	799		Justin Waite		13

Intermediate Mx3
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	50		Skyller Archer		50
2.	177		Carson Mcqueen		44
3.	281		Tanner Merrick		40
4.	75		Justin Backus		34
	799		Justin Waite		34
6.	222		Seth Weintz		28
	526		Parker Eales		28
8.	737		Parker Engel		15
9.	182		Colton Shepherd		12
10.	129		Devin Sache		11

Open Pro
Pos.	#		Name		Points
1.	1		Ross Johnson		47
2.	620		Brad Nauditt		45
3.	101		Ryan Lockhart		40
4.	39		Jess Pettis		35
5.	474		Jake Anstett		30
	24		Kyle Swanson		30
7.	51		Brock Leitner		28
8.	176		Colby Wellings		25
9.	153		Ryeley Gallup		18
10.	692		T J Dillman		11
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Sandstorm 2015

After a late night Saturday, Emily and I slowly meandered our way over to Gopher Dunes for Sandstorm 2015. I remember the first year of this event and it’s great way to close the season out at Canada’s toughest sand track. We pulled in just as the ‘Red Bull Best Whip Contest’ wrapped up. I heard young Austin Watling took a pretty scary crash in qualifying but was OK. The win went to #818 Davin Grose. Actually, you can see the whips in this video Derek Schuster put together from the day:

Aren’t cell phones amazing nowadays??!! Nice one, Derek.

Here are just a couple photos from Sunday. Watch for more photos up on the site later this afternoon.

#46 Marco Cannella’s dominance in the ‘next class is Pro’ races continued Sunday at Gopher Dunes. – Bigwave photo

#527 Jake Tricco was tops in the Supermini class and stressed out the riders on the bigger bikes in the Schoolboy class too. – Bigwave photo

I found myself really enjoying the Vintage bike races yesterday too. Fortunately, none of them could spin the rear wheel enough to make a mess of the DMX van! – Bigwave photo

Speaking of vintage, how about this classic ‘cross up’ by top Pro rider of the day, #43 Jay Burke. Seriously, this was the extent of our ‘freestyle’ back in my day. – Bigwave photo

Another rider whose progress is going to be fun to track is #424 Austin Watling. He has great style and seems to improve every time I see him ride. He was the one to beat this season in the Junior classes. – Bigwave photo

Racing on the Pee Wee track was top notch Sunday too. – Bigwave photo

There were 275 entries and the biggest class of the day was the Vet class…easily! It’s great to see so many aged riders not afraid to throw down on such a tough track.

Also, AMO’s Ryan Gauld mentioned that they were extending free day passes to new riders which meant, between him and Frank Schuster, they threw $1480 at the CMRC out of their own pockets! Nice gesture, guys. I guess the drinks are on us this weekend in Sarnia, eh?

OK, I’m done my tea and need to go out for a coffee now. I’m weird: I drink tea at home but get my coffee on the outside. It’s just always been that way for me. Also, Emily is almost finished mowing both lawns, so it’s safe to lift my head from my laptop…Don’t forget to do the trimming!

This coming weekend, we’ll be over in Sarnia, Ontario, for rounds 3 and 4 of the Canadian National Arenacross Tour presented by Royal Distributing. Once again, we’ll be going live online so you can watch all the action as it takes place.

Check out the animated track map for this week in Sarnia:

Also, the 2nd Red Bull Straight Rhythm takes place Saturday, Oct 10 out in Pomona, California. You can watch 3 hours of it all live HERE from 12:30-3:30pm Pacific Time. Have a great week, everyone.

If you’ve ever wondered how Dave ‘Airtime’ Bell manages to mess up all those names from so far away? Wonder no more. See you at the races… – Bigwave photo