Out of the Blue: Myriam Bouchard By Jeff McConkey Name: Myriam Bouchard Birthday: November 21, 1997 Hometown: Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec School & Grade: Full-time student in Natural Sciences at CECC College Number: 93 Bike: 2012 KTM SXF-250 Race Club: Challenge Quebec Classes: Women’s A How did you get started in racing? I was watching the races at my local track and I asked my dad to buy me a dirt bike.
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: 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
Out of the Blue: Stéphanie Proulx By Jeff McConkey Name: Stéphanie Proulx Birthday: July 7th, 1995 Hometown: Pointe-Claire, Quebec School & Grade or Occupation: O’Sullivan College Paralegal Technologies Number: 721 Bike: KTM, 150sx 2013 Classes: Women How did you get started in racing? I started racing this year, but I only participated in 4 race, I wasn’t sure about racing in enduro or MX, so I participated in 2 Endurocross races and 2 mx races and then
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Out of the Blue: Danielle Bechard By Jeff McConkey Name: Danielle Bechard Birthday: November 18, 1994 Hometown: Chatham, ON School & Grade or Occupation: Going to college in 2016 for firefighting Number: 18 Bike: CR 125 Race Club: CMRC, AMA, TVR Classes: Ladies, Junior B How did you get started in racing? My brother and I used to have an XR70 we would ride around at our grandparents’. In 2007,
Women’s East – Report Card By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford The Women’s East Nationals ran a 3-round series again in 2015 with rounds at Gopher Dunes, Sand Del Lee and Ulverton. Quebec rider, Eve Brodeur, defended her title in dominant fashion and the only blemish on her results sheet came when one of the best female motocrossers to ever ride a bike, Jessica ‘JP$’ Patterson, came up to race
Out of the Blue: Meagan Donahue By Jeff McConkey Name: Meagan Donahue Birthday: October 27, 1989 Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta School & Grade or Occupation: Work at Terrapro Number: 24 Bike: RMZ-250 Race Club: ADRA,CMRC, AOTMX, BCMA Classes: Junior B, Ladies GP, Ladies A. How did you get started in racing? I started racing about 5 years ago. I had ridden bikes a couple times growing up and always loved
Out of the Blue: Alexandra Raymond By Jeff McConkey Name: Alexandra Raymond Birthday: August 7th, 1993 Hometown: Granby, Quebec Occupation: I currently have my own business where I do nails and fake lashes. Although, I would like to go back to school to become an elementary teacher. Number: Ever since I have started motocross my number has always been 15, but this year I race in nationals with #5. Bike:
Catching Up with…Jessica Patterson By Jeff McConkey When word got to us that 5-time WMX champion, Jessica Patterson, was possibly coming to Ulverton to compete in the third and final round of the 2015 CMRC Women’s East Nationals, we were pretty excited. Having won the American WMX title in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and then again in 2010, we knew we would be in for a treat when and if