Faces at the Races|Deschambault National

By Billy Rainford

Photos by Jeff McConkey and Bigwave

Here’s our weekly look at the riders under the helmets and the people around the fences in the Deschambault National edition of ‘Faces at the Races.’

 

20160806- Vanessa Paquette

Vanessa Paquette set for round 3.

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There are always lots of nervous smiles before a big race.

20160806 Shannon Fleming

Shannon Fleming heading to the line.

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Putting in the mouth guard.

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Justin Roney rolling Kassie Boone’s bike to the gate.

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Jessica Diarra with a pre-race smile.

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Liz Burke’s bike heading for a moto.

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Say cheese!

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Does Eve Brodeur even get nervous at these things anymore?

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Krista Casselman with Dylan Wright in her corner.

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Taylor Grills with Duncan MacLeod.

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Sylvain Brodeur gets his champ ready.

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Sarcastic smile from Cade Clason.

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The Women’s podium.

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At this point, Ryeley Gallup had two functional hands…

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Tyla Rattray made an appearance in Deschambault.

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Kibby having a good time.

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Tommy Dallaire was back in action after his crash in Pleasant Valley.

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Man, it’s hard to get good help…

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Jeff getting used to the wide angle setting on the camera with Davey Fraser.

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Alexandra Raymond will be back in the saddle soon.

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Steve Simms TCB.

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Tim Tremblay won’t be applying his own graphics this weekend.

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Close-up, Shawn Maffenbeier.

20160806 Chloe Metcalfe

Chloe Metcalfe having some fun.

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Shannon and Eve.

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Madi Watt gets the Hard Charger Award.

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Kim Normandin with a Rekluse Clutch GC.

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Eve gives Brittany Gagne a champagne shower.

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It’s OK, she didn’t inhale…

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Tyler Medaglia in the pits.

20160806- Cale Foster

You know who hates getting his photo taken? Cale Foster.

20160806-Brittany Gagne

Classic.

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Peek-a-boo.

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Hanging out at the swag table.

20160806- Kim Normandin

Kim hamming it up…or playing snooker??? It used to be a thing.

20160806- Kevin Tyler

A sneak attack on Kevin Tyler.

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Samuel Lavoie is a fast Intermediate.

20160806 Brandon Gourlay

Brandon Gourlay had a good day on Saturday. Unfortunately, he kinda got knocked silly on Sunday.

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JC Bujold remembers his yellow plate days, fondly.

20160806- Dave Snider

Hey look, it’s Dave Snider. He loves it when I do this…

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Villeneuve on her little bike Saturday.

20160806 Brittany Gagne

“Go that way as fast as you can and then go left…”

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“Are you going to give me any earth-shattering advice like that or what?”

20160806 Shannon Fleming

Shannon Fleming will be looking to finish strong in Barrie this week.

20160806- Burke

Game face time.

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Kassie getting set to go.

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Yep, Jeff gets this reaction from a lot of people.

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Waiting their turn to rip up the track.

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Sure, he may be getting some great footage, but there’s just no way I’m doing that all day!

20160806- Kassie Boone

Kassie Boone.

20160806 Eve Brodeur.

Busted!

20160806- Dylan Wright

The heads of the Dylan Wright Fan Club.

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Daryl checks the line as Brock Leitner gets set to raise the board.

20160806- Brittany Gagne

Brittany Gagne.

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Sneaking a little R & R on race day.

20160806 Chris DaSilva

Chris DaSilva had a good day Saturday.

20160806 Michael DaSilva

His brother, Michael, working that cast arm.

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The new Shot gear showing up at Motovan.

20160806 Cade Clason

Try to hide your enthusiasm, Cade.

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Jeff ‘Wiebing’ Chloe Metcalfe.

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Eve racking up the awards.

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Deschambault women’s podium.

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Keith had had about enough of his cast so he took matters into his own hands.

20160806- Jonah Brittons

Jonah Brittons took an Intermediate win.

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There was lots of action on the pee wee track too.

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A Honda CR500 2-stroke sighting! Oh, that sound!

20160806- Brock Leitner

Brock raced, and won, the Youth class during the week.

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Marc Antoine Genereux still has the speed and style.

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Fast young rider meeting.

20160807 Shawn Robinson

Shawn Robinson.

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It was great to see Jerome at the races.

20160807- Jess Pettis

Peace to you too, Jess Pettis.

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Tommy heading to the line.

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Tim will ride Brett Metcalfe’s bike this week in Barrie.

20160807- Jay Burke

Jay Burke.

20160807-Cade Clason

Cade gets himself ready for action.

20160807 Davi Millsaps

Davi Millsaps gets set for battle.

20160807- Riley Brough

Riley Brough.

20160807- Morgan Burger

Morgan Burger.

20160807 Mike Haist

Mike Haist was on site with his two girls.

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Trying to keep Ryeley in the game.

20160807-Matt Goerke

Matt Goerke.

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Mike Alessi’s slick Alpinestars.

20160807-I Keylan Meston

Keylan Meston having some fun.

20160807- Eric Jeffery

Eric Jeffery gets himself ready.

20160807-Dusty Humphries

Dusty Humphries took a hard fall Sunday in the same place that bit a lot of riders.

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“Oh, you gotta see this…a kitty cat falls out of a window!”

20160807-Michael Fowler

Michael Fowler flashes the horns.

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Mike Smith mounts a fresh sand tire.

20160807 Robbie Feder

Robbie Feder is all smiles these days. Weird…

20160807 Jason Hughes Scott

Jason Hughes checks out the all new Scott Prospect goggles.

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That is a wide roll off strip!

20160807- Brad nauditt

Brad Nauditt was pretty lonely in the big GDR pit last weekend.

20160807- Hayden Halstead

“Look kid, I’m just trying to enjoy my 4th plate of breakfast in peace up here on the roof.”

20160807- Derek Ouimet

Derek Ouimet with his broken thumb on the mend.

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Derek Medaglia is one of the most Canadian guys you’ll ever meet.

20160807-Megan Brodeur

Megan Brodeur.

20160807- Guy Giroux

Guy Giroux with his new addition at the races.

20160807- Eric Grondahl

That’s Eric Grondahl.

20160807 Kyle Springman

If Eric and Conan O’Brien had a kid, it might be Kyle Springman.

20160807 Cole Thompson

Cole Thompson at the line.

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Dylan and Daryl.

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Brad and Mark Worth picking their gates.

20160807-Guillaume St Cyr

Guillaume St Cyr.

20160807- McCoy Brough

McCoy Brough finishing out a very busy week of racing and travel.

20160807 Mike Alessi

Mike Alessi helping out at the MX2 line.

20160807 Shawn Maffenbeier

Maff.

20160807 Davey Fraser

Davey ‘Fist Pump’ Fraser.

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Royal Distributing Holeshat Award.

20160807- Jesse Wentland

Jesse Wentland would have been on the GDR 450 if he didn’t break his collarbone.

20160807-Johnny Grant

Johnny Grant.

20160807- Cade Clason

Cade Clason gets set to tie his best overall finish – 4th.

20160807 Davi Millsaps

Davi.

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Frenchie with Mike’s fresh Scott Prospects ready.

20160807 Kaven Benoit

Kaven Benoit takes the stage as the winner.

20160807-Davi Millsaps

Davi won the first moto, but it was close.

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Cade and Shawn working on goggles?

20160807- Eric Jeffery

The result of a rock in the eye last week for Eric Jeffery.

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There was some tension after the second moto between Dylan and Cole.

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And it sort of boiled over.

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Then JSR had to force a smile on Cole’s face on the stage.

20160807- Mike Alessi

Mike heading to the line.

20160807 Tim Tremblay

Tim Tremblay.

20160807- Matt Goerke

Matt was quick to congratulate Kaven on his first overall 450 win.

20160807- Kaven Benoit

Kaven and Matthieu at the finish line.

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Focus camera, focus!

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It starts to sink in.

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The moment wasn’t lost on Kaven’s dad.

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Just think about all the weekends these two have put into getting to this place!

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A hug from his mom.

20160807- Tyla Rattray

Tyla checking things out.

20160807- Westen Wrozyna

Westen Wrozyna

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Zack Zager couldn’t get past this truck. Luckily, the window was open so I put it in neutral and solved the problem.

20160807- Ryan Batman Robin Hutchinson

You knew it was just a matter of time. Batman and Robin. Boom!

20160807- Brett Metcalfe

Get well soon, Brett.

20160807- Tim Tremblay

“Is that a fly on my right gun?”

20160807- Broc Loftus

Broc Loftus at riders meeting.

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Those eyes look a little shiny, Dave Hewitson.

20160807-Eric Jeffery

Another close up of Eric’s eye.

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Motivation in the Redemption Racing pit.

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Artsy pipe.

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There’s something very sexy about a brand new tire.

20160807- John John Pauk

JJ Pauk’s pit this week.

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Getting the ConX2Share vehicle cleaned up.

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Kevin Thompson trying to find a photo in the Legends set up.

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In memory of young Jesse Masterpool.

20160807- Alex Jeffery

Alex Jeffery reading to hit the track.

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Heading to move something heavy…or stealing a hand cart.

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Team ‘Bald is Beautiful.’

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There were lots of these horns at the track. It sounded like Europe.

20160807- Josh Snider

Josh keeping the social media wheels turning.

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Dylan Wright fans.

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That is a future champion on the right, no doubt about it.

20160807 Cade Clason

Cade in the zone.

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That’s how you get the Rockstar goodness in quickly.

20160807- DAvi Millsaps

Davi heading to the office with Paul Delaurier.

20160807- Jess Pettis

Jess in his 2017 FXR gear.

20160807-Logan Karnow

Logan Karnow moved to his Honda for Deschambault but things didn’t get better for him, unfortunately.

20160807- Davey Fraser

Fist bump for the fist pump.

20160807- Dakota Alix

Getting Dakota Alix ready for a holeshot.

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After the holeshot.

20160807- Taylor Ciampichini

Thanks for the sweet parking spot on Saturday, Taylor Ciampichini.

20160807- Cade Clason

Artsy moment.

20160807 Donk

Donk at the line.

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Kaven’s pit board.

20160807- JC Bujold

The Bujold pits are pretty safe. See you at the races…