Tag "On the Radar"

On the Radar | Hunter Tse

On the Radar | Hunter Tse By Jeff McConkey Name:  Hunter Tse Age: 12 Hometown: West Kelowna, BC School and Grade: 7 Glenrosa Middle School Number: 25 Bike: Honda CR85 Race Club: Future West Moto, CMRC, CMA Classes: 85cc (12-16)   How did you get started in racing? My older siblings gave me the chance and gave me all the gear I needed to start riding and my friends at the track all started riding

On the Radar | Damon Tse | Presented by Blade

On the Radar | Damon Tse | Presented by Blade By Jeff McConkey Name: Damon Tse Age: 19 Hometown: Calgary, Alberta Occupation: Landscaping Number: 125 Bike: 2017 Yamaha YZ 250-F Race Club: CMRC, Future West Moto, MCQMX Classes: Intermediate/Pro, MX2 Lites How did you get started in racing? My dad bought me my first bike when I was 9 years old and I started riding trails in the back country. In 2009, I came

On the Radar | Cody Bint | Presented by Blade

On the Radar | Cody Bint | Presented by Blade By Jeff McConkey Name:  Cody Bint Age: 21 Hometown: Simcoe, ON Occupation: Toyota Plastics Line Worker Number: 95 Bike: 2017 YZ250F Race Club: TVR, AMO, AMA Classes: MX2 and MX3 Intermediate, 250B How did you get started in racing? I got started racing because our family friends raced CMRC, so we decided that I should give TVR a shot. I

On the Radar| Seth McDowall | Presented by Blade

On the Radar | Seth McDowall | Presented by Blade By Jef McConkey Name: Seth McDowall                Age: 16 Hometown: Delhi, Ontario School and Grade: Grade 11, DDSS Number: 672 Bike: 2016 Honda CRF250r Race Club: AMO, CMRC, TVR Classes: Schoolboy, Junior, Schoolboy How did you get started in racing? My dad bought me a bike at a young age. I rode trails for a couple years then, at

On the Radar | Keegan Frederikse

On the Radar | Keegan Frederikse By Jeff McConkey Name:  Keegan Frederikse Age: 16 Hometown: Toronto, Ontario School and Grade: Richview Collegiate, Grade 11 Number: 295 Bike: 2012 KTM 150xc, 2016 KTM 250 sx-f Race Club: MMRS, Off Road Ontario, OCMC Classes: MMRS: Open and 250 Junior, Off Road Ontario: Intermediate, OCMC: Intermediate  How did you get started in racing? Well, it definitely took a while before I started getting into racing. When

On the Radar | Kobi Cox

On the Radar | Kobi Cox By Jeff McConkey Name: Kobi Cox Age: 14 Hometown: Brantford, Ontario School & Grade: Last year I was home schooled for grade 8 because I spent the year living and training full-time at JWTF – Jimmy Weinert Training Facility in Maysville, North Carolina. This year I started grade 9 at Assumption College School in Brantford. Number: 81 and it has been my number since I started racing at five years old.

On the Radar | Seth Hughes

On the Radar | Seth Hughes By Jeff McConkey Name: Seth Hughes Age: 15 Hometown: Kitchener, ON School and Grade: Huron Heights Secondary School, Grade 10 Number: 32 Bike: 2016 Yamaha YZ125 Race Club: AMO Classes: MX2 Junior, Schoolboy 1 How did you get started in racing? I got started racing like most kids — my dad had a bike and he raced and as soon as I understood what

On the Radar | Ben Kongmany

On the Radar | Ben Kongmany By Jeff McConkey Name: Ben “Prince Kong” Kongmany Age: 8 Hometown: Bond Head, Ontario School and Grade: Sir William Osler / Grade 3 Number: 76 Bike: 2016 KTM 50 SXS, 2016 KTM 50 SXS, 2015 KTM 65 SX Race Club: AMO Classes: 50cc (7-8), 50cc, 50 GP and 65cc (7-9) How did you get started in racing? I rode an ATV at 3 years

On the Radar | Kyle Sheppard | Presented by Gamma Powersports

On the Radar | Kyle Sheppard | Presented by Gamma Powersports By Jeff McConkey Name: Kyle Sheppard Age: 27 Hometown: Copetown, Ontario Occupation: 
Flat Track Canada Employee and Owner of Outlaw Productions (action sports video and photography) Number: 69 Bike: 2005 KBR Built Honda 450cc Race Club: Flat Track Canada Classes: Intermediate DTX (Dirt Track Cross) and Open Intermediate How did you get started in racing? 
 Well, it really all started in

On the Radar | Kyle Brown | Two Wheel Motorsport

On the Radar | Kyle Brown | Two Wheel Motorsport By Jeff McConkey Name: Kyle Brown Age: 17 Hometown: Carlisle, Ontario School and Grade: Waterdown District High School – Grade 12 Number: 14 Bike: Yamaha YZ 250F Race Club: AMO, MMRS, TVR, WNY Racing Classes: 250 Int., Open Int., 250 Amateur (U.S.A.) How did you get started in racing? My first bike was an XR80 that I got when I