The 6th round of the CRMC National Series took place last weekend at Ste-Thècle, Quebec. I was looking forward to this weekend because I am very familiar with the track and I was performing for my fans in Quebec. However, Mother Nature was not on our side. Since 6 AM, heavy rain had been falling on the Ste-Thècle Race Track, making the track almost impossible to race on. As I…
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On July 17th I was racing the Arenacross of Montmagny. This race was a part of the Supercross Quebec Series.  Once again, the great organization of the event gave me the chance to put on a good show for the 1800 spectators in attendance.  I won my 2nd heat. Last week end, I was in St‐Thècle for the 6th race of the Canadian National. Unfortunately the weather was not on our…
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This past weekend was the sixth round of the national series, held at a new location in Ste. Thecle, Quebec. The weather forecast had predicted thunderstorms beginning at 5 a.m. and almost at that exact minute the skies opened and rain came down hard. It was almost comical because Chad, our mechanic since round 1, has been getting excited about having a mud race at any chance of precipitation. …
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Name: Cindy Trudel Class(es): Women's Serie(s): CMRC Provincial and FMSQ Provincial championships Event Date : July 25-26 2009 Location: Sainte-Thècle & La Tuque Results: Saturday, CMRC Motocross : First moto : 2nd,          Second moto: 2nd        Overall: 2nd    Sunday : 1st…
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After the cancellation of the national event at Niagara Motorcycle Raceway in Welland on July 11th due to rain, the Canadian Dirt Track Championship tour continued with a double-header weekend on July 18/19 in Leamington and Wheatley respectively. For Kawasaki Race Team’s John Parker, it proved to be a stellar weekend at both of the Southwestern Ontario venues. Parker and his crew had…
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Name: Zach McKee Class Competed In: MX 2 Junior Series Name: PRO Nationals Event Date: July 18, 2009 Event Location: Gopher Dunes Results: 17th Overall, crashed twice due to track conditions.  Great start bad finish. Goals for the next race: To do better next time, after I received a few tips. Special thanks to: Canadian Kawasaki Motors, McKee Sports and my family.
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I finished 8th at the qualifying event taking place in Gopher Dunes. The sandy track is known to be the most difficult of the circuit. During the first moto, I was 20th out of the first turn, and reached the top 10 after 2 laps. I gave it all I had until the end and even made a spectacular passing move on Brock Hoyer of Leading Edge Kawasaki in the last lap. I finished 6th. The second moto…
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Name: Félix Lessard Class(es):  85 cc (12-13 yrs old) et Elite Motovan (12-15 yrs old) Serie(s): Challenge Quebec Event date: July 18 2009 Location: Baie-Saint-Paul Results Elite:    First moto: 9th,             Second moto: 9th           …
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Name: Cindy Trudel Class(es): Women's Serie(s): CMRC National Event date: July 18 & 19 2009 Location: Gopher Dunes Results Saturday:         First moto: 11th,           Second moto: 9th                    Overall:…
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After a 3 week break in the series, everyone returned to racing this weekend, in Southern Ontario for the Gopher Dunes National. With Gopher Dunes being a local track to my hometown, it was great to have many friends that I don’t get to see very often, at the race and supporting Team Faith. Gopher Dunes is considered to be the toughest track in Canada. It consists of bottomless sand that…
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Name: Jean-Sébastien Doucet, #121 Class(es): Vet (25+) & Inter 250 Serie(s): CMRC Provincial Event date: July 11 & 12 2009 Location: Trois-Rivières Results Inter 250cc:                 First moto: 6e,             Second moto:…
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Last weekend I went to Trois‐Riviere for a Provincial round. I went out only on Sunday because there was a lot of rain and thunderstorms on Saturday. I competed in 3 classes, the Vet Master (in which I won all motos), MX2 and MX1. In MX2 I had some great races. I finished 2nd in both races behind Kevin Benoit. There was not much missing for the victory, only a real sand paddle tire. I did not…
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Invincible on 250! The third round of the Provincial Championship CMRC took place at the MX Cité racetrack, in Trois-Rivières. This was a national level competition, with 5 times Canadian champion Jean-Sébastien Roy, Simons Homans, Marco Dubé, Marc-Antoine Généreux, etc. In the first race of the 250 Class, Kaven was unlucky and had quite an ordinary…
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Name: Stanly Clair Class(es): 85 cm3, Supermini and Écolier 12-16 years old Series Name: CMRC Race Date: July 11-12, 2009 Race Location: Trois-Rivières 85 cm3                         Moto1 : 2        Moto…
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Name: Chase Van Buuren Class(es) Competed In: Intermediate MX1 and MX2 Series Name: CMRC BC Mainland Spring Series Event Date: July 11 & 12, 2009 Event Location: Williams Lake, BC Results: Sat July 11: Intermediate MX1 Moto 1 - 1st, Moto 2 - 1st. …
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Name: Chase Van Buuren Class(es) Competed In: Intermediate MX1, MX2 and GP Series Name: CMRC Amatuer Nationals Event Date: July 2 - 4, 2009 Event Location: Temple Hill, Raymond Alberta Results: Thur July 2: Int MX1 - 9th, MX2 - 11th, GP - 15th                Fri July 3: Int MX1 - DNR, MX2 - 14th, GP -…
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Sunday, the track was well prepped and ready to be raced on. MX3 Intermediate Moto 1 - Into the narrow first corner, I came out in sixth place. Choosing different lines throughout the track trying to pass riders, I finished the race in fourth place. Moto 2 - I had another strong race for the first four laps. On the final lap going through the whoop…
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Name: Cindy Trudel Classe(s): Women Serie(s): CMRC Quebec Event date: June 27th & 28th 2009 Location: Trois-Rivières Results: Saturday:         1st moto: 2nd, 2nd moto: 2nd, Overall: 2nd    Sunday:           1st moto: 3nd, 2nd moto: 5nd, Overall: 5nd    Highlights:  On…
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Name: Jordan Drolet Houle Class(es): Junior 250, GP Junior, Youth (14-24 yrs old) Serie(s) : CMRC Québec Event date: July 27 & 28 2009 Location: Trois-Rivières (Mx cité) Results : GP Junior:                      1st moto : 1st,   2nd moto: 2nd …
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Name: Kaven Benoît Class(es): Open Serie(s): Challenge Québec Event date: Le 5 juillet 2009 Location: Tring-Jonction, Qc First moto: 2nd, Second moto: 1st, Third moto: 1st Highlights: I got the holeshot in the first moto but my bike suddenly choked.  When I re-started, I was dead last but I managed to come back and secured a 2nd position finish. Objective for the next…
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