Motocross Performance Magazine Canadian Motocross news leader
It’s hard to believe that summer is already coming to an end. Everyone’s race season will be wrapping up soon and another season will be put in the books. This was my first year in about 20 years that I haven’t been able to spend my summer on my bike. As hard as it was to just sit back and watch everyone race this year, I must say that I’ve learned a lot. I have learned to shoot archery, had a couple weekends at the lake to relax, plenty of time to work on our house, and with both Camille and I injured this year we put together a great west series and showed everyone in Canada what Women’s MX is all about.
As we all know aging is a part of life and unfortunately motocross is a young sport. In reality most people will retire at the National level by the age of 30. For years you could be the best of the best in your Province, be on top of the world winning championships, but sooner or later there is always going to be that young up and coming rider, who you might remember babysitting at one point in your life, come by on an 85cc and smoke you. Now this will not only crush your self esteem, but make you feel very old. It can be a mix of emotions. On one hand you’re frustrated that you can’t keep up to this young punk and on the other you’re beyond proud of the talent they have and how far they have come in such a short amount of time. We see this all the time at the National level, up and coming amateur riders who have stepped up the level of racing to a point that has put them in with the fastest racers in Canada.
Now, because I live in Saskatchewan, it’s hard to believe that we could have any type of talent in the motocross world with the type of dirt we have here to ride on, but some way or another there have been successful racers that have come out of here. Blair Morgan was the one that we all looked up to when I was growing up. He was a true inspiration to everyone who raced the Saskatchewan Series. He showed that it doesn’t matter where you’re from, it’s how hard you work to get to where you want to be. From that came Shawn Maffenbeier. I grew up with Shawn at the track and was teammates with him for a few years. He is like a brother to me and I know how hard he has worked to get to where he is today. I am beyond happy for him to get his first overall at Walton this year and can’t wait to see where he ends up next year. Zack Deiana has been another great Saskatchewan rider who put his name out there last year after earning his #29 as an Intermediate rider. Although this year hasn’t been the greatest for him with never ending bike issues and some plain old bad luck, we all know what he is capable of and will be back next year at the top of the pack!
There seems to be more and more talent coming out of Saskatchewan each year and this year is no different with up and coming riders such as Kyle Biro, Jarret Biro, Kennedy Lutz, Noah Duerkson and Josh Duerkson making a name for themselves in the motocross world. We all need to be on the lookout because these young guns are coming out swinging and by next year a few of them will be up in the National pack. It’s great to see local riders having so much success! Proud to be from Saskatchewan where true heart shines in this sport.
Denaye Giroux
