Photo Report | 2024 Riverglade MX National – Round 6

Photo report from Round 6 of the 2024 Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals at Riverglade in Moncton, NB.

By Billy Rainford

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We were at historic Riverglade Motocross Park for Round 6 of the 2024 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals this past weekend. The track that has been hosting professional motocross races since 1977 had a few changes to slow riders down and it turned into a difficult mixture of dust, ruts, and braking bumps.

The number of riders was down from other rounds, with 47 trying to qualify in the 250 class and only 28 in the 450 class.

The weather was perfect and a lot of spectators came through the gate to watch the racing. Here’s a look at how it all went down.

250 Pro Am

They do this in cycle racing so I bring it over to MX. #171 Nathan Fraser was the last place finishing rider who is scored finishing both motos. That gives him what is known as the Lanterne Rouge for this round. 37-38 put him 38th on the day. He’s not big on social media and I never got the chance to talk to him this week.

#181 Alex Gatt from Penticton, BC is just racing this season to get back at it. His goal is to just finish every race and get ready for next year. 25-37 put him 37th.

#34 Devyn Smith had a rough day in Moncton. He was on the ground in the first turn and then I had people asking if he was OK from another incident they saw. He says he’s fine and looking forward to Deschambault. 22-33 put him 33rd.

#550 is Kaes Knights from Bewdley, ON. He was a consistent 26-26 for 26th overall.

#975 Corentin Dietz is racing himself back into it after an injury kept him away. He’s happy to be back on the track and will focus on 2025. He finished 25th (24-25).

#86 Bryce Wadge is here from Manitoba. It sounds like he’s gaining the confidence he needs to keep moving up the ranks. 21-23 put him 23rd.

#55 Hayden Jameson will need better starts to get better results. He was in some battles good and finished 22nd (20-22).

#208 Logan Leitzel was back and running a New England Patriots helmet. He figured this was as close as were were going to get to Boston so he went for it as a tribute to a friend who plays on the team. He just missed the top 20 after being forced out on lap 5 of moto 1 then coming back for 16th in moto 2.

#63 Kyle Murdoch from Massachusetts has done the entire series. He cracked the top 20 with 17-18. motos.

#32 Clayton Schmucki has been fun to watch race this season. I know he should be further up the results sheet but he hasn’t had that breakout ride or good luck yet this season. 19-14 put him 17th.

#640 is Aaron Zielfelder. I didn’t recognize the number but he had a good day with 16-15 motos for 16th.

#19 Dylan Rempel did not have a good day. He had a bike let go in moto 1 and then found himself on the ground and in last place in turn 2 in moto 2. He came back to 10th, which was a very good ride. He was 15th.

#12 Sebastien Racine had a day he’d like to forget. He was way back early in moto 1 and came back to 10th and then found himself in last place on lap 2 in moto 2. He’s still got that sore foot but managed to get up to 19th for 14th overall.

#29 Blake Davies is racing himself back into fitness after his injury at Round 2. The 6’4″ rider from Mission, BC finished 12th (15-12).

#143 Tiger Wood held 2nd place for over half the race in moto 1 and finished 8th. He went down in turn 2 in moto 2 and had to fight his way up to 17th for 11th.

#25 Tanner Scott had another solid day. He had a nice battle with Stice in moto 1 and came back to take 8th in moto 2. 13-8 put him 10th.

It’s great to see #57 Josh Clark back racing in Canada and taking advantage of the 250 2-stroke rule. He got 2 decent starts and finished 11-9 for 9th.

#462 Luke Fauser was in that heated battle in moto 1 and finished 6th in it. In moto 2, he was way back and could only muster a 13th for 8th overall.

#316 Evan Stice from Idaho has been a great addition to our series and is enjoying his time under the GDR tent. He was good in moto 1 and then got a great start in moto 2 to finish 9-7 for 7th.

#14 Quinn Amyotte found himself in the mix in both motos. He finished 5-5 for 6th.

#59 Wyatt Kerr almost nipped Medaglia at the line for 3rd in moto 1 after Tyler hit the grown. He had 2 good starts and finished 4-6 for 5th.

#300 Drew Adams didn’t look like he enjoyed himself in Moncton. He was down and dead last on lap 1 of moto 1 and then got caught up in the first turn and was almost last again in moto 2. He found it a little more difficult to charge through the field this week and finished 7-3 for 4th, just 1 point ahead of Kerr.

#5 Tyler Medaglia moved his way up to 3rd in moto 1 and then ran 3rd most of moto 2 until Adams got by him with 3 laps to go. 3-4 put Tyler on the box in 3rd.

#26 Kaven Benoit had to come from outside the to p 20 early in moto 1. He managed to get all the way to 2nd by the time the flag waved. He got out in 3rd place in moto 2 and then got behind Linville out front and the 2 had an epic full-moto battle to the end. 2-2 put Kaven 2nd but he takes back the red plate!

#402 Gage Linville needed this one after a couple tough weekends. The rider from Georgia led every lap of the day for a 1-1 win. He’s tied with Wyatt Kerr for 3rd in points.

250 podium: Gage Linville (1-1), Kaven Benoit (2-2), Tyler Medaglia (3-4).

250 PRO / AM – Overall Finish Positions

Overall	Nbr	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2	Points Earned
1st	#402	GAGE LINVILLE Lakepark, GE	1st	1st	50
2nd	#26	KAVEN BENOIT ste-perpetue, QC	2nd	2nd	44
3rd	#5	TYLER MEDAGLIA Brookfield, ON	3rd	4th	38
4th	#300	DREW ADAMS CHATTANOOGA, TN	7th	3rd	34
5th	#59	WYATT KERR CAMBRIDGE, ON	4th	6th	33
6th	#14	QUINN AMYOTTE Blackstock, ON	5th	5th	32
7th	#316	EVAN STICE Carmen, ID	9th	7th	26
8th	#462	LUKE FAUSER Midland, PE	6th	13th	23
9th	#57	JOSH CLARK Uncasville, CT	11th	9th	22
10th	#25	TANNER SCOTT Oromedonte, ON	13th	8th	21
11th	#143	TIGER WOOD Barrie, ON	8th	17th	17
12th	#29	BLAKE DAVIES Mission, BC	15th	12th	15
13th	#30	AUSTIN JONES Perth, ON	18th	11th	13
14th	#12	SEBASTIEN RACINE Casselman, ON	10th	19th	13
15th	#19	DYLAN REMPEL Aylmer, ON	40th	10th	11
16th	#640	AARON ZIELFELDER Farmington, NB	16th	15th	11
17th	#32	CLAYTON SCHMUCKI RedDeerCounty, AB	19th	14th	9
18th	#33	TYLER YATES Duncan, BC	12th	21st	9
19th	#237	NATHAN GERMAIN Stoneham, QC	14th	20th	8
20th	#63	KYLE MURDOCH Winchendon, MA	17th	18th	7
21st	#208	LOGAN LEITZEL PENSYLVANIA,	38th	16th	5
22nd	#55	HAYDEN JAMESON Woodstock, ON	20th	22nd	1
23rd	#86	BRYCE WADGE Stonewall, MB	21st	23rd	0
24th	#120	JACOB FREDERICKSON Reddeercounty, AB	31st	24th	0
25th	#975	CORENTIN DIETZ Hudson, QC	24th	25th	0
26th	#550	KAES KNIGHTS Bewdley, ON	26th	26th	0
27th	#79	DAWSON GRAVELLE Mission, Br	30th	27th	0
28th	#831	REED MERRICK Dawson Creek, BC	32nd	28th	0
29th	#241	CAMERON DUFAULT Pelham, NH	29th	29th	0
30th	#118	CHRISTOPHER DA SILVA SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHE, QC	28th	30th	0
31st	#120	ALEX TREMBLAY Stnazairelacstjean, QC	27th	31st	0
32nd	#165	LOGAN BURNS SaultSteMarie, ON	36th	32nd	0
33rd	#34	DEVYN SMITH Mission, BC	22nd	33rd	0
34th	#155	SPENCER DELEYE , ON	33rd	34th	0
35th	#910	MARCUS DUREEN Rothesay, NB	35th	35th	0
36th	#138	ADAM GAUTHIER Chapleau, ON	34th	36th	0
37th	#181	ALEX GATT Penticton, BC	25th	37th	0
38th	#171	NATHAN FRASER HammondsPlains, NS	37th	38th	0
39th	#424	NOLAN DICKINSON CherryValley, IL	23rd	DNF	0
40th	#888	JOHNSON BOYD Truro, NS	39th	DNF	0

250 PRO / AM POINTS

Place – Name Number – Hometown	6/2/2024 Finish	6/8/2024 Finish	6/9/2024 Finish	6/16/2024 Finish	7/7/2024 Finish	7/14/2024 Finish	7/19/2024 Finish	Total Points
1st – KAVEN BENOIT #26 – ste-perpetue, Qu	1st		1st	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	260
2nd – DREW ADAMS #300 – CHATTANOOGA, TN	2nd		8th	1st	1st	1st	4th	252 (-8)
3rd – WYATT KERR #59 – CAMBRIDGE, ON	9th		4th	6th	7th	4th	5th	184 (-76)
3rd – GAGE LINVILLE #402 – Lakepark, Ge	3rd		3rd	2nd		14th	1st	184 (-76)
5th – SEBASTIEN RACINE #12 – Casselman, On	4th		10th	3rd	4th	5th	14th	176 (-84)
6th – QUINN AMYOTTE #14 – Blackstock, ON	12th		2nd	7th	8th	7th	6th	165 (-95)
7th – TIGER WOOD #143 – Barrie, ON	7th		6th	10th	10th	16th	11th	124 (-136)
8th – EVAN STICE #316 – Carmen, Id	5th		5th		12th	11th	7th	120 (-140)
9th – TANNER SCOTT #25 – Oromedonte, On	10th		12th	8th	15th	10th	10th	117 (-143)
10th – TYLER MEDAGLIA #5 – Brookfield, On					3rd	3rd	3rd	114 (-146)
11th – DYLAN REMPEL #19 – Aylmer, On			15th	13th	6th	6th	15th	96 (-164)
12th – TYLER YATES #33 – Duncan, BC	17th		9th	9th	11th	13th	18th	93 (-167)
13th – AUSTIN JONES #30 – Perth, On	14th		7th	5th		17th	13th	90 (-170)
14th – CLAYTON SCHMUCKI #32 – RedDeerCounty, Al	11th		13th	15th	24th	19th	17th	68 (-192)
15th – ZACH UFIMZEFF #24 – WETASKIWIN, AB	8th		14th	11th	21st	23rd		66 (-194)
16th – JOSH CLARK #57 – Uncasville, Co					14th	9th	9th	56 (-204)
17th – NOAH PORTER #66 – WilliamsLake, BC	13th		11th	12th				55 (-205)
18th – BLAKE DAVIES #29 – Mission, Br	6th		18th				12th	53 (-207)
19th – LUKE FAUSER #462 – Midland, Pe						8th	8th	49 (-211)
20th – KYLE MURDOCH #63 – Winchendon, Ma					9th	12th	20th	46 (-214)

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450 Class

#315 Jordan Melanson, or “El Anso” as I will forever call him, hurt his leg and didn’t race but he was the choice for the Brian House trophy this year. Congratulations, Jordan.

#909 Ashton Vickers from Nova Scotia took home the Lanterne Rouge in the 450 class with 26-27 motos for 27th overall. But don’t feel bad for him because he also took home the GasGas bike in the raffle done by TJ Martin!

#700 was local rider David Strang from Moncton. 23-24 put him 24th.

#61 Brett Young was the top-finishing local rider this year, finishing just ahead of Strang. 21-23 put the rider from the surf town of Lawrencetown, NS in 23rd.

#192 Ethan Ouellette is all the way from one coast to the other. He lives in Campbelle River in BC. 22-22 put him 22nd.

I’m still waiting for a patented #51 Seth Hughes holeshot this summer. He’s coming back from a scary injury so we’ll give him another week. He finished 20-17 to crack the top 20 in 20th.

#44 Max Filipek was consistent with 18-18 for 18th. He also hung out here at the Halstead’s place so it was nice to spend some time with him and his dad out here.

#76 Kevin Sullivan from Ontario has been quietly going about his work this summer. He had his best finish so far with a 16th this week (19-15).

#40 Brendan Sipple is still up here from Austin, Texas. He also had his best showing this week with 15-13 motos for 14th.

Another long-distance traveler is #67 Tanner Merrick from Dawson Creek, BC. 13th is his best finish of the season, too (16-12).

You weren’t alone if you were wondering who the stylish rider on the #694 was this week. Nick Inman is here from Illinois. He raced Sand Del Lee too and finished 10-14 for 12th this week, 2 better than last week.

#117 Michael DaSilva was back in action after being away recovering from breaking 6 vertebra. He was all 1’s this week with 11-11 for 11th overall. Watch for him to crack the top 10 net week at Deschambault.

I would say the most impressive performance of the day was #418 Ethan Stevenson with his 12-10 10th place showing. It was enough for us to give him our Ryno Power Canada “Privateer Performance of the Week” for the 450 class.

When #377 Daniel Elmore wasn’t alone on the track, he was fighting with Eales. They were bar to bar late in moto 1 and Natzke got between them in the last corner for the checkered but slowed to let Eales back by so they could sort it out one more lap. Daniel finished just behind parker. 9-9 put him 9th.

#18 Parker Eales is enjoying a good summer at the races. He found himself up in the mix in both motos and was a very solid 8-8 for 8th.

This was #17 Julien Benek’s first race back after his bad crash at Gopher Dunes. He’s back up to speed and looked good fighting the top riders this week. 7-6 put him 7th and watch for him again this week.

#84 Tanner Ward wasn’t happy with his day, but, man, was he strong late in the motos! He closed in on 4th and 5th late in moto 1 and then sort of ended up on his own in moto 2 for 6th (6-5).

#245 Matti Jorgensen came up to ride TJ Martin’s 450 with help from Brennan Schofield. He was a factor right away and his fight with Tanti was a good one. 4-7you put him 5th.

#109 Aaron Tanti applied pressure to Kilroy and forced a mistake on the last lap to take 2nd from him in moto 2. He was up and then down in moto 1 and finished 4th overall (5-2).

#808 Preston Kilroy has been a good hire for the MX101 team. He’s really getting comfortable and looks to be the next fastest rider after the 2 KTM riders. 3-3 put him 3rd.

#23 Josiah Natzke led all 16 laps for the win in moto 1. He had a scary crash after turn 2 in moto 2 and knocked the wind out of himself. It looked like he may also lose his seat but it stayed on. He charged all the way up to 4th place by the flag to ensure he didn’t lose too many points to his teammate.

Chalk up another win for #15 Jess Pettis. He chased Natzke all of moto 1 and then led every lap of moto 2. It’s down to the two teammates for this title and Jess now has an 8-point cushion with 2 rounds remaining.

450 podium: Jess Pettis (2-1), Josiah Natzke (1-4), Preston Kilroy (3-3).

450 PRO – Overall Finish Positions

Overall	Nbr	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2	Points Earned
1st	#15	JESS PETTIS Saint-Alphonse-de-gr, QC	2nd	1st	47
2nd	#23	JOSIAH NATZKE MountMaunganui, NZ	1st	4th	43
3rd	#808	PRESTON KILROY Afton, WY	3rd	3rd	40
4th	#109	AARON TANTI EdensLanding, AUS	5th	2nd	38
5th	#245	MATTI JORGENSEN HILLEROD, DEN	4th	7th	32
6th	#84	TANNER WARD Woodstock, ON	6th	5th	31
7th	#17	JULIEN BENEK Mission, BC	7th	6th	29
8th	#18	PARKER EALES MapleRidge, BC	8th	8th	26
9th	#377	DANIEL ELMORE Telkwa, BC	9th	9th	24
10th	#418	ETHAN STEVENSON Oshawa, ON	12th	10th	20
11th	#117	MICHAEL DA SILVA SAINT JEAN SUR RICHE, QC	11th	11th	20
12th	#694	NICHOLAS INMAN Chillicothe, IL	10th	14th	18
13th	#67	TANNER MERRICK DawsonCreek, ON	16th	12th	14
14th	#40	BRENDAN SIPPLE AUSTIN, TX	15th	13th	14
15th	#58	TOMMY DALLAIRE LATERRIERE, QC	13th	16th	13
16th	#76	KEVIN SULLIVAN SuttonWest, ON	19th	15th	8
17th	#52	ANTHONY SPADACCINI Cumberland, ON	14th	21st	7
18th	#44	MAX FILIPEK Grimsby, ON	18th	18th	6
19th	#41	RYAN DERRY Thornhill, ON	17th	19th	6
20th	#51	SETH HUGHES , ON	20th	17th	5
21st	#168	CALE KUCHNICKI Eatonrapids, MI	24th	20th	1
22nd	#192	ETHAN OUELLETTE Campbellriver, BC	22nd	22nd	0
23rd	#61	BRETT YOUNG LAWRENCETOWN, NS	21st	23rd	0
24th	#700	DAVID STRANG Moncton, NB	23rd	24th	0
25th	#125	JUSTIN SPARKS Lebanon, CO	25th	25th	0
26th	#715	LUKE PENNEY WESTVILLE,	27th	26th	0
27th	#909	ASHTON VICKERS grovespoint, NS	26th	27th	0
28th	#489	TREVOR DOIRON Rothesay, NB	28th	DNF	0

450 PRO POINTS

Place – Name Number – Hometown	6/2/2024 Finish	6/8/2024 Finish	6/9/2024 Finish	6/16/2024 Finish	7/7/2024 Finish	7/14/2024 Finish	7/19/2024 Finish	Total Points
1st – JESS PETTIS #15 – Saint-Alphonse-de-gr, Qu	1st		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	266
2nd – JOSIAH NATZKE #23 – MountMaunganui, Ba	4th		2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	258 (-8)
3rd – PRESTON KILROY #808 – Afton, Wy	6th		4th	4th	5th	3rd	3rd	220 (-46)
4th – AARON TANTI #109 – EdensLanding, Qu	7th		3rd	3rd	6th	4th	4th	209 (-57)
5th – TANNER WARD #84 – Woodstock, ON	5th		7th	6th	10th	5th	6th	174 (-92)
6th – PARKER EALES #18 – MapleRidge, Br	10th		10th	10th	9th	7th	8th	143 (-123)
7th – DANIEL ELMORE #377 – Telkwa, Br	12th		12th	8th	8th	11th	9th	137 (-129)
8th – DYLAN WRIGHT #1 – Drummondville, QC	2nd		8th	7th	4th			133 (-133)
9th – JULIEN BENEK #17 – Mission, BC	11th		6th	5th	17th		7th	120 (-146)
10th – MITCHELL HARRISON #8 – Leesburg, Fl	3rd		5th	12th	7th			117 (-149)
11th – GAVIN BROUGH #670 – Mesquite, Ne	8th		13th	9th	15th			75 (-191)
12th – TRISTAN LANE #97 – PortOrange, Fl					2nd	6th		68 (-198)
13th – KEYLAN MESTON #10 – RockyViewCounty, AB	9th		9th	13th				62 (-204)
14th – CRAYDEN DILLON #50 – Zephyr, On	16th		16th	14th	18th			42 (-224)
15th – JERRY LORENZ #47 – Morrice, Mi					11th	9th		41 (-225)
16th – PAYTON MORNINGSTAR #292 – Sherkston, On					14th	8th		37 (-229)
16th – EVAN SMITH #347 – Jefferson, Ge					13th	10th		37 (-229)
18th – BENJAMIN NELKO #723 – Aliquippa, Pe					12th	12th		36 (-230)
19th – TEREN GERBER #482 – Eckville, AB	13th		11th					34 (-232)
20th – MATTI JORGENSEN #245 – HILLEROD ,							5th	32 (-234)
20th – BRENDAN SIPPLE #40 – AUSTIN, TX	19th		20th	19th	21st	23rd	14th	32 (-234)

Next Round:

Motocross Deschambault – Round 7 of 8

Sunday, July 28, 2024

No matter what Josiah tries to do, we’ll “*See you at the races…*“

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Photo Report | 2024 Riverglade MX National – Round 6