Tag "Deschambault"

Kaven Benoit to Race FXR PreMix at MX Deschambault

Kaven Benoit to Race FXR PreMix at MX Deschambault By Billy Rainford We’d heard from a reliable source last week that two-time 250 Canadian Motocross champion Kaven Benoit was thinking about lining up to race the FXR PreMix class at Motocross Deschambault this coming weekend, but now we can confirm the rumours were true. The 2015-2016 champ will line up on his Yamaha YZ125 to go up against defending champ

MX Deschambault | Round 5 Schedule

MX Deschambault | Round 5 Schedule From Daniel Thibault: Hi everyone, Jacob Thibault and I put a lot of effort to receive you on the 5 and 6 of September on our beautiful site for the National Rockstar Energy, despite the current situation with the COVID-19! This year, we had an awesome program for the ECAN. The event will be back for 2021.  The gate will open on Tuesday at

Statement from MX Deschambault Owner, Daniel Thibault

Statement from MX Deschambault Owner, Daniel Thibault From: Courrier de Portneuf Motocross Deschambault near the small town of Deschambault, QC that sits just west of Quebec City is the host to many motocross races, including the Eastern Canadian Amateur National (ECAN). Track owner, Daniel Thibault, made a statement about what the plans for the track are this upcoming season. Translated by Google Translate: Deschambault motocross track owner Daniel Thibault is

Dave Blanchet Injury Update

Dave Blanchet Injury Update By Billy Rainford When we heard how hard #727 Dave Blachet had crashed Saturday at Motocross Deschambault, we figured we’d give him a few days to start feeling a little better before we got in touch with him – it was a nasty crash! Dave was racing the final Youth moto of the Motovan Amateur Motocross Championships when the crash happened. It was just a few

McThoughts|Deschambault National|MX1 Class

McThoughts|Deschambault National|MX1 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford The second-to-last round was a good one. Early on, it looked like it was going to be Mike Alessi‘s day as he threw down a heater in qualifying that was a full second faster than anyone. Unfortunately, Mike had a fuel pump issue in moto 1, then proceeded to hit the dirt hard twice in moto 2. Davi Millsaps was

McThoughts|Deschambault National|MX2 Class

McThoughts|Deschambault National|MX2 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford Round 9 went off this past Sunday and we crowned our 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals MX2 champion a round early. Cole Thompson was the heavy favourite all season long, for good reason. He was simply the best guy and earned himself a championship. No disrespect to the others, it’s just that Cole was better this year. I don’t

Video: Kaven Benoit Wins Deschambault

Video: Kaven Benoit Wins Deschambault This video takes you through #11 KTM Canada Thor Racing rider Kaven Benoit‘s day as he goes on to win his first-ever MX1 moto and overall at round 9 of the 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals in Deschambault, Quebec.