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Walton Raceway
Walton Raceway is an off road vehicle motorsport park located just outside the hamlet of Walton, Ontario, Walton, part of the Huron East, Ontario, Municipality of Huron East in Huron County, Ontario, Huron County Ontario, Canada. It is on a 200-acre site which includes several ponds, wetlands, reforested areas, hardwood forest, rolling hills and an agricultural acreage owned by the Lee family since 1965. The race track began operating in the early 1970s as the home track for the Maitland Dirt Riders club. During that period, Canadian Motorcycle Association, CMA sanctioned motocross events were organized and were held at the track in the early 1990s. In 1992, the concept of a multi day Grand National Championship was implemented for the first time. It was modeled after the Loretta Lynn US national championship held annually in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. It is currently called the TransCan Grand National Championship. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Walton may refer to: People * Walton (given name) * Walton (surname) * Susana, Lady Walton (1926–2010), Argentine writer Places Canada * Walton, Nova Scotia, a community **Walton River (Nova Scotia) *Walton, Ontario, a hamlet United Kingdom *Walton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire * Walton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, a hamlet *Walton, Peterborough, a residential area and electoral ward of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire *Walton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish * Walton, Cumbria, a village and civil parish * Walton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a suburb of Chesterfield *Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire * Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, a seafront town informally called "Walton" *Walton, Leicestershire, a village *Walton, Leeds, a village and civil parish *Walton, Liverpool, an area of Liverpool * Walton Street, London * East Walton, Norfolk * West Walton, Norfolk *Walton, North East Derbyshire, a village in the civil parish of Holymoorside and Walton *Walto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Mercer Report
''Rick Mercer Report'' (also called the ''Mercer Report'' or ''RMR'') is a Canadian television comedy series which aired on CBC Television from 2004 to 2018. Launched in 2004, as ''Rick Mercer's Monday Report'', or simply ''Monday Report'', by comedian Rick Mercer, the weekly half-hour show combined news parody, sketch comedy, visits to interesting places across Canada, and satirical editorials, often involving Canadian politics. The show's format was similar in some respects to satirical news shows like Mercer's prior series, ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. The first two seasons aired on Monday nights, and aired its remaining seasons Tuesday nights at 8:00 p.m. on CBC. The program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, Ontario, except for the on-location and rant segments. These segments were shown to the studio audience during taping, with their reactions recorded for broadcast. In September 2017, Mercer announced that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Jones (motocross Rider)
Michael Jones (born February 28, 1966) is an American freestyle motocross competitor with over 35 years of professional rider experience. He started his motorcycle racing career in 1972 aged six. Continuing to race up until his last Fastcross in Italy 2000, he became increasingly involved in the emerging sport of Freestyle Motocross, performing half-time jump shows at football games as early as 1987. He is attributed as being "one of the founding fathers of the sport of freestyle motocross" and became known as "Mad" Mike Jones after an Italian promoter described his stunts as "Mad" and "the name stuck". He has appeared in numerous movies, including ''Crusty Demons'' and '' Eight Legged Freaks'', and also goes around North American schools to share about his experience. Early life Jones was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 28, 1966. Career highlights "Mad" Mike is the 1998 World Freestyle Motocross Champion. In 2001, he was the first ever to win the Red Bull X-Fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motocross World Championship
FIM Motocross World Championship is the premier championship of motocross racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), divided into two distinct classes: MXGP and MX2. Race duration is 30 minutes plus two laps per race. The series runs 18 events with two races per class at each round. History The FIM Motocross World Championship is a worldwide motocross series sanctioned by the F.I.M. It was inaugurated in 1957 using a 500 cc engine displacement formula. In 1962 a 250cc class was added and in 1975, a 125cc class was introduced. Prior to 1957, the championship was known as the European Championship. In 2004, the F.I.M. changed the displacement formulas to reflect the changes in engine technology and as a move towards environmentally friendlier four-stroke engines. The new MX1 class became the premier class, allowing two-stroke engines of up to 250cc and four-stroke engines of up to 450cc. The MX2 class allowed two-stroke engines of up to 125cc an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dowd (motocross)
John Dowd, also known as "The Junk yard Dog", (born August 10, 1965) is an American former professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1987 to 2013. Motocross racing career Originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts, Dowd entered his first motocross (MX) race at age 20, considered old for prospective professional motocross riders. Dowd progressed quickly in the sport and was soon beating riders with many years more experience of motocross than himself and was able to turn professional by age 21. With his relatively late start, Dowd has achieved the best results of his career later in life, which is unusual compared to his typical competitors. He holds many AMA records, including being the oldest rider to win an AMA National (Southwick 125cc, 1998), oldest rider to win a Supercross championship (125cc West, 1998), oldest rider to win a National moto (Mt. Morris, 2000), and oldest rider to finish on the podium in an AMA National (Southwick 250cc, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lawrence
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He was also the great-grandson of the messenger god Hermes, through his mother's side. Jason appeared in various literary works in the classical world of Greece and Rome, including the epic poem ''Argonautica'' and the tragedy ''Medea''. In the modern world, Jason has emerged as a character in various adaptations of his myths, such as the 1963 film '' Jason and the Argonauts'' and the 2000 TV miniseries of the same name. Persecution by Pelias Pelias (Aeson's half-brother) was power-hungry and sought to gain dominion over all of Thessaly. Pelias was the progeny of a union between their shared mother, Tyro ("high born Tyro"), the daughter of Salmoneus, and the sea god Poseidon. In a bitter feud, he overthrew Aeson (the rightful king), k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dusty Klatt
Dustin Klatt (born February 8, 1985), is a Canadian former professional motocross racer from Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. Motocross career Klatt first gained national attention in 1999 when he travelled to Walton Raceway in Walton, Ontario to compete at the TransCan Grand National Championship and subsequently secured a national amateur title in the 250 Intermediate class. He went on to be a two-time MX2 CMRC Western Canadian Champion (2004 & 2005) and two time MX1 CMRC Canadian champion (2006 & 2010) with the Blackfoot team based out of Calgary, Alberta. Klatt raced the 2007 AMA Supercross/Motocross season in the United States. He rode in the "Lites" class aboard a Yamaha YZ250F for Star Racing. In March, 2007, Klatt won both Pro classes at Round #1 of The Western 4-Stroke National Motocross Series in the 250F Pro and Premier Pro classes, taking home $1550 for his efforts. For the 2008 AMA Supercross season in the United States, Klatt raced for Cernics Kawasaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Sebastien Roy
Jean Sebastien Roy, also known as JSR, is a Canadian professional motocross rider and has won five CMRC Canadian National Motocrass Championships dating from 2001-2005. He was born and raised in Acton Vale, Quebec. Roy competed in the USA as a privateer for a number of years, where he raced both the AMA Motocross and Supercross classes. His strongest AMA season was 1998, where he finished 9th overall for the season as a full privateer Kawasaki rider. Unfortunately, Roy was unable to secure a full factory ride after that, and switched between several private Honda teams. In 2001, after having a lackluster season in the US, he decided to become fully dedicated to the Canadian National Series (CMRC CMRC (Canadian Motorsport Racing Club) was Canada's largest motocross racing organization and a league for the top riders of the country, until its purchase by Jetwerx International Inc in 2017. Motocross in Canada would continue with Jetwerx under ...). Since his return to Canada, JSR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Morgan
Blair Morgan (Born October 9, 1975) is a multi-time CMRC Canadian National championship-winning motocross racer who was racing for Ski-Doo Racing. He is also a multi-time World Snocross snowmobile champion and a 5-time X-Games gold medalist. He has made several comebacks from devastating injuries and is credited with pioneering the modern snocross riding style. Blair Morgan won 89 National events and 13 points in championships. In 2013, he was inducted into the Snowmobile Hall of Fame, which credited him with popularizing "the stand-up style of racing that revolutionized both snocross and the entire sport." Motocross Morgan started racing in his early teens in his home province of Saskatchewan. He progressed through to the ranks of Pro, and made his debut on the Canadian National scene in 1993 at Walton Raceway's TransCan GNC. In 1997 he competed in the Nationals as a member of Two Wheel Kawasaki. He won the 250 title the next year but lost the overall crown to Dube. He would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Pastrana
Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983) is an American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several disciplines, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called ''Nitro Circus'' and the rallycross racing series Nitro Rallycross. Pastrana has also driven in NASCAR, most recently competing part-time in the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 40 and the No. 45 for Niece Motorsports. He drove for two years in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, running a part-time season in 2012 and a full season in 2013. He is a four-time Rally America champion and has also raced in the Global RallyCross Championship, Monster Jam, and Race of Champions. Early life Pastrana was born on October 8, 1983. He is of Puerto Rican descent by his grandparents from his father's family. His uncle, Alan Pastrana, played as a quarterback from 1965 to 1968 at the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolene Van Vugt
Jolene Van Vugt (born September 17, 1980) is a Canadian motocross rider. She is the first CMRC Women's Canadian Motocross National Champion, first woman to backflip a full-sized dirt bike, holder of multiple Guinness World Records, and co-star of many motocross/stunt videos.Biography jolenevanvugt.com Retrieved:2010-03-02 She also appeared in the television show '' Nitro Circus''. Biography Born in London, Ontario to Dutch immigrant parents Bill and Tina Van Vugt, the youngest of three children, Van Vugt grew up heavily influenced by her father, a young at heart avid motocross racer, while her mother wanted her to become a figure skater or ballerina ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Alessi
Mike Alessi (born May 19, 1988), sometimes known as “Mr. Holeshot”, is an American former professional motocross and supercross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 2004 to 2019. Amateur career Alessi began riding motorcycles at the age of three and became a professional racer at age sixteen. His rise through the amateur ranks began at age six when he won his first national championship at Loretta Lynn's in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. After ten years, Alessi had tied James Stewart Jr.'s all-time Amateur National championships with eleven. Mike Alessi's talent has been overshadowed by his family ever since. Professional debut When Alessi first turned pro in 2004, he made an appearance in two races in the 250/450cc class. His first race was at Spring Creek Motocross Park in Millville, Minnesota. He failed to score any points and was 30th overall. Three weeks later, at Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pennsylvania, Alessi proved that he could compete at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
