Moto Social Night – Flat Track Canada awards ceremony

Hosted by Flat Track Canada and World Enduro Canada

Mark your calendars folks!

You are invited Saturday February 15, 2014 at the Mowhawk Inn near Milton, Ontario conveniently located just off the 401.

Flat Track Canada and World Enduro Canada invite all of our friends to join us for a fun night out to socialize, enjoy some music and watch the Supercross!

No tickets or reservations required, just a $5 cover charge at the door. Everyone is welcome to come, bring your friends & family. Food and Drinks available (cost based on order) at 6:30pm, followed by a short Flat Track Canada awards ceremony. After the brief awards will be a live music from local hot shots “Ernie and the Alternators”. There will be no need to rush home after this as we’ll all watch the Supercross on the big screen live from Arlington, Texas. Cool announcements from World Enduro Canada and Flat Track Canada will be made regarding the exciting 2014 race season.

For those that want to make a late night of it can book a room at Mowhawk and enjoy all the festivities until the wee hours.

Come early and have a great dinner in the restaurant or come later for socializing and refreshments.

This all takes place at the Mohawk Inn, 9230 Guelph Line Campbellville, ON, Canada L0P 1B0.

For more information;

www.mohawkinn.com
www.worldendurocanada.com
www.flattrackcanada.com

or you can contact
Aaron Hesmer
226.755.2208

Flat Track Canada attended the Motorcycle Supershow at the International Centre in Toronto this past weekend. It was a very successful event, with many attendees showing a strong interest in the booth and in the sport of flat track. There were 2,500 season schedules printed for the show, and we will definitely need to print more for next year as we were starting to run low mid-day Sunday! A huge thanks goes out to Kim, Todd and Braden Vallee, Matty Ward, Shane Corbeil, Bob Howard, George Kennedy, Mallory Fischer, Josh Fenton, Mike Zelaska, Joe Hesmer, and Katalin Hesmer for helping with the booth and teaching others about Flat Track Canada.

Ever wondered about the history of flat track racing? The AMA introduced the sport in the early 1930′s. Since then, it has always been considered a truly American sport. In the 1970′s and into the 1980′s, the Grand National Championship proved to be a fertile training ground for world champion road racers, as AMA dirt track racers, such as Kenny Roberts,  Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey all went on to win the 500cc road racing world championship. In recent years, Nicky Hayden won a MotoGP world championship, and he comes from a flat track background. Many riders worldwide are recognizing the value of training in flat track racing. Only recently, in 2011, was flat track racing recognized by the FIM. Regardless, flat track racing’s entertainment value cannot go on without notice. World competitors are taking interest in the sport and it’s creating a buzz. Valentino Rossi posts videos on YouTube of himself and his buddies racing flat track on a regular basis at his home ranch.This weekend, January 11th, will see a huge event in Barcelona, Spain. Spain’s top competitors, such as Pol Espargaro, Marc Marquez, and Maverick Vinales, will be racing in the Superprestigio Dirt Track race, which is basically DTX-style flat track racing. The interesting thing is that they’ve invited 2013 AMA Grand National Champion, Brad ‘The Bullet’ Baker, as well as  Xavier Galindo, Fabrizio Vesprini, and Francesc Cucharrera, to join them. Next weekend, January 18th, will have a very impressive world rider field at the annual Troy Bayliss Classic in Taree, Australia, which includes Troy Bayliss, Jason Crump, Karl Muggeridge, Chris Vermeulen, Shayne King, Jeff Leisk, Robbie Phillis, Henry Wiles, Masatoshi Ohmori, Chris Watson, Darcy Ward, Stephen Gall, Matt Davies, Phil Lovett, Jack Miller, Cam Donald, Toby Price, Dave Armstrong, Barry Cockle, Damian Cudlin, Vaughn Style, Mick Kirkness, Anthony Gunter, Sammy Halbert, Gary McCoy, Alex Cudlin, Troy Herfoss, Jamie Stauffer, Sean Giles, Chris Hollis, Paul Caslick, Wayne Maxwell, and Josh Waters. Why are we excited about this? Never before has the world been this interested in flat track racing! This is amazing! The industry hasn’t given flat track too much credibility in the past, but now it’s our time to shine! Flat track racing has a very strong grass roots foundation that is similar to motocross, therefore it’s easy, affordable and sustainable. Because of this, flat track racing around the world is starting to grow, and Canada could potentially see a world event! Only time will tell, but with the continued hard work of Flat Track Canada, there’s definitely a possibility.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our family to yours at this special time of year! We look forward to seeing you all in 2014 for an amazing race season!

I’d like to invite everyone to join us Sunday December 8^th @ 1pm for our AGM at the Paris Fairgrounds (the EX centre hall). We would love to see a great turnout of riders to help us shape the Flat Track Canada race program and structure for the 2014 season.

Meeting agenda will include the following topics:

-insight on developments for 2014 season

-class structure

-event scheduling

-transponders

-website/ rider database

Everyone will have the opportunity to provide feedback and have the chance to vote on specific changes.

Thank you and hope to see you all there!!

Aaron Hesmer, President

Flat Track Canada Inc.

226.755.2208

info@flattrackcanada.com

FLAT TRACK CANADA ANNOUNCES CLASS CHAMPIONS

The racing series might have been new, but by the time it was over there were a lot of familiar faces leading their respective classes. With a schedule that included seven races over five very different tracks, the inaugural season wrapped up with a Friday The 13^th matinee in Simcoe.

Despite not grabbing the victory in Simcoe, Canadian flat track legend Don Taylor picked up enough points in the finale to earn the first ever Open Expert title in the series. With one victory during the season, Taylor was consistent all year long on his way to adding to his impressive list of Canadian championships.

Other class champions include: Open Amateur-Sean Hoy, Open ATV-Brett Noble, Speedway-Terry Rideout, 85cc-Tyler Brown, VET-Rick Gunby, 250 Novice-Martene Kehoe, ATV YOUTH-Tamara Noble, 65cc-Hunter Bauer, 50cc Chain-Boyd Deadman, 50cc Shaft-Maguire Scott, Expert Twins-Doug Lawrence.

Series promoter Aaron Hesmer as well as series sponsors Amsoil/Leeson Synthetics, Grand River Powersports, DEL Equipment Limited, Inside Motorcycles, Outlaw Productions, Defiance Graphics & Clothing and Golden Tyre, congratulate all the champions and applaud their efforts throughout the season.

Friday the 13^th saw the return of bikers to Port Dover and also saw some fast racing action at the fairgrounds in Simcoe courtesy of Flat Track Canada.

Open Expert saw eleven riders show up to compete in the first ever race held at the Norfolk County Fairgrounds. Early in the day it looked like the battle for the checkers could come down to Tyler Seguin or Don Taylor. These two riders waged an epic battle in one heat race which saw Seguin clip three hay bales on the front straight but never lift off the throttle. Sadly the battle ended sooner than expected as Taylor slid out exiting a corner leaving Seguin all by himself for the win.

As the final lined up it was Seguin on the front row joined by Doug Beattie, Dale Thompson and Nick Wenzler who had all had great heat races on their way to the main event. Due to his DNF, Taylor was lined up in row two but expecting to charge to the front once the green light flashed. Once again Wenzler was hit by bad luck as moments before the race started his bike died and could not be started again. When the race got underway, Seguin charged to the front while Taylor made his way up to second. As the race progressed it was all Seguin as he stretched out a lead of over half a track by the time the checkers flew. Class champion Taylor managed to hold on to second while Beattie rounded out the top three.

Open Amateur action looked like it could belong to points leader Sean Hoy but Kristy Dulaj was out to prove something different. After a great battle between the two in heat racing action, the duel carried over to the main event. With a great start, Dulaj grabbed the early lead with Hoy nipping at her back wheel lap after lap. The race continued this way until Hoy made a mistake and took a dirt sample while exciting turn two. This allowed Dulaj to coast to an easy win over Josh Dolan in second and Kyle Sheppard in third.

The speedway division was all Kyle Legault as he was alone out front in every race. Legault did his best to delight the crowd as all day long he wheelied the length front straight, dropping his front wheel as he entered turn one. In the vet division it was the ageless Rick Gunby grabbing the checkers over Waterloo native Steve Ball and Brad Kitto.

ATV racing saw a bit of a surprise when the checkers flew in the final. In a series that has been dominated by riders named Stys and Noble, it was newcomer Phillip Wilson taking the win. ATV Youth action saw Braden Kelloway taking the victory while points champion Tamara Noble finished second.

Youth racing action once again saw some familiar names at the front of the pack. 50cc chain action saw Boyd Deadman take the win aboard his KTM which made him unbeaten on that bike for the season. Maguire Scott pulled double duty as usual and he finished first in the 50cc shaft class. In the 65cc division, once again it was all Hunter Bauer as he ran away from the pack up front. As well as ripping through the corners, Bauer was picked up on the radar gun travelling an impressive 68 mph on the front straight.

The Simcoe race was the final race in Flat Track Canada’s debut season. Flat Track Canada would like to thank all the riders, fans and volunteers and we look forward to bigger and better for next year.

Show Starts at 4pm – $15 per an adult – 172 South Drive, Simcoe (Norfolk County Fairgrounds)