Monday Morning Coffee

Grab another cup on this holiday long weekend for Monday Morning Coffee where we talk about Motocross and usually lots more

By Billy Rainford

I hope everyone is enjoying the May Two-Four Weekend. To most, it marks the beginning of the summer season. Unfortunately, we’re not always guaranteed great weather in Ontario and we’re being reminded we live in Canada this go around.

With a high projected to be a mere…oh wait…the forecast has improved since I last looked at it yesterday! The sun is supposed to come out soon and we’ll hit 16 Celsius. Definitely better than the 11C and intermittent rain we dealt with yesterday. I’ll take it!

I wish I was at Sand Del Lee for Round 3 of the AMO Ontario Provincial Championships (OPC) Sunday because we had a mini National break out. Obviously, this was the MX101 FXR Yamaha team’s home race, so they were all out and on the track for some final testing and preparations before they head out to Alberta for the start of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals.

I would have been there except for the fact that…wait for it…I’m still looking for a new van. I’ve at least decided on the actual van I want, so that’s a start. I’m going for a Ford Transit 250 mid-roof. The problem is finding one that ticks all the boxes.

Worst case scenario, you see me in the DMX Van one more time out in Alberta. No, I can’t believe I just said that either. But enough about me and my van dilemma, let’s talk about what, if anything, we learned from the racing.

Here’s a look at the Pro Am results:

PRO-AM – Overall Finish Positions

Overall	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2	Points Earned
1st #1	JESS PETTIS PRINCE GEORGE, BC	1st	1st	50
2nd #8	PRESTON KILROY St George, UT	2nd	2nd	44
3rd #14	QUINN AMYOTTE Blackstock, ON	5th	3rd	36
4th #24	DYLAN REMPEL BRESLAU, ON	4th	4th	36
5th #12	SEBASTIEN RACINE Casselman, ON	3rd	5th	36
6th #90	IZACK GUADAGNO LAC-BROME, QC	7th	6th	29
7th #111	GAVIN FORSBREY Whitby, ON	8th	7th	27
8th #40	ZACH UFIMZEFF Lake Country, BC	9th	8th	25
9th #107X	LARS VANBERKEL Veghel, HOLLAND	6th	14th	22
10th #211	WILLIAM COTE STANSTEAD, QC	12th	9th	21
11th #126	AYRTON POMEROY Shelburne, ON	11th	10th	21
12th #187	LEITH NESS Blackwater, ON	10th	11th	21
13th #781	ZACK ZAGER Melbourne, ON	13th	12th	17
14th #405	RYLAN FOSTER Picton, ON	15th	13th	14
15th #225	TRISTAN DARES Rockwood, ON	14th	15th	13

Jess Pettis at Ulverton. | Bigwave photo

First off, Jess Pettis was like a Swiss watch and clicked off some of the most consistent lap times you’re ever going to see! He’s a great starter and led every lap of both 12-lap motos for the convincing win.

In moto 1, he finished with a 30-second lead over his 250 teammate Preston Kilroy. In moto 2, the lead was up close to that again before he shut it down to cross the line with a 21-second lead, again over Kilroy on his 250.

Preston Kilroy at Gopher Dunes. | Bigwave photo

Preston had to work his way around a few riders in the first moto to get himself up to 2nd. He had a better start in Moto 2 and was 2nd the entire time.

Sebastien Racine at Deschambault. | Bigwave photo

#12 Sebastien Racine and #24 Dylan Rempel on his Red Bull KTM had a couple nice battles, so I’m looking forward to seeing which of our younger fast guys finishes ahead of the other this summer.

Ryder McNabb at Gopher Dunes. | Bigwave photo

After seeing #6 Ryder McNabb at Gopher Dunes, everyone is going to have to level up to run with him in the 250 class, I’d say. Kilroy has had some good rides in the class in the AMA Pro Motocross Championship, so he may be the closest.

Lars Van Berkel at Gopher Dunes. | Bigwave photo

#107 Lars Van Berkel made another appearance here in Canada on his Guaranteed Comfort Hanover Honda 450. He had a good start in the first moto but got passed a few times and dropped from 2nd to 6th at the flag.

Things got worse for him in Moto 2 as he was in 5th place early but then had some troubles and only got 7 laps in.

We’ll talk to him to get his thoughts as soon as we can.

Quinn Amyotte at Aurburn Hills MX. | Bigwave photo

#14 Quinn Amyotte rode well, like usual, but still needs to find a way to get consistent starts in the 450 class. He got caught by a flinch and got stuck in the gate in moto 1 and had to come from last. He had a nice battle trying to get around Rempel late in this one.

He nailed a better start in Moto 2 and headed out in 2nd place with Pettis, but was passed by Kilroy and then had Rempel closing on him to the flag.

Gavin Forsbrey at Auburn Hills MX. | Bigwave photo

The top Intermediate rider in the group was #111 Gavin Forsbrey from Whitby, ON. I got to see him ride at Auburn Hills MX a couple weeks ago and he looked fast and smooth. He was in some nice battles with #161 Jamieson MacDonald and #61 Ben Mistelbacher there, but neither of them were at Round 3 this past weekend.

Gavin finished a very respectable 7th place with only Pro riders ahead of him.

Zach Ufimzeff at Auburn Hills MX. | Bigwave photo

#40 Zach Ufimzeff is Van Berkel’s 250 teammate and is still trying to get im through this energy-sapping situation he’s been dealing with. It looks like he was able to put in some consistent laps, but his speed just isn’t quite there yet. Hopefully, he can keep making progress and we see him show up at Round 1 ready to put in 2 hard motos.

Out west, the Future West Moto MX series made its way to Revelstoke, BC for Round 3. Not many Pro riders made the trek, but there were a few fast riders keeping things interesting up front.

Interesting to see #44 Noah Porter go undefeated over #18 Parker Eales in the Pro Am class. Noah showed some good speed last season and really stood out at the WCAN in Alberta last summer.

Pro Am – Overall Finish Positions

Overall	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2	Moto 3	Points Earned
1st #44	NOAH PORTER WILLIAMS LAKE, BC	1st	1st	1st	75
2nd #18	PARKER EALES MAPLE RIDGE, BC	2nd	2nd	2nd	66
3rd #74	ALEX GATT PENTICTON, BC	3rd	3rd	5th	56
4th #58	LIAM DODDS REVELSTOKE, BC	4th	5th	3rd	54
5th #187	LAYNE NUYENS LAKE COUNTRY, BC	5th	4th	4th	52
6th #28	HARRY PEARCE SQUAMISH, BC	6th	DNF	DNF	15
7th #819	DAWSON GRAVELLE LOUIS CREEK, BC	7th	DNF	DNF	14

Ladies – Overall Finish Positions

Overall	Name	Moto 1	Moto 3	Points Earned
1st #3	KAYLIE KAYER SAVONA, BC	1st	1st	50
2nd #391	JESS FOSTER CASTLEGAR, BC	4th	4th	36
3rd #634	SHELBY GOODHEW CHILLIWACK, BC	3rd	6th	35
4th #23	MIRANDA KOZAK KAMLOOPS, BC	5th	5th	32
5th #25	KENZEE MCKIBBON ABBOTSFORD, BC	2nd	12th	31
6th #131	DENALI FORSYTH SALMON ARM, BC	11th	3rd	30
7th #16	HAILEY JOLLYMOUR SAVONA, BC	8th	7th	27
8th #811	JENNIFER HORNER ABBOTSFORD, BC	9th	9th	24
9th #601	EMMA PORTER WILLIAMS LAKE, BC	DNF	2nd	22
10th #59	AROHA TAIATINI-SENECHAL REVELSTOKE, BC	12th	8th	22
11th #111	HANNA CURRIE WEST KELOWNA, BC	10th	10th	22
12th #8	KATE WOODWARD NELSON, BC	15th	11th	16
13th #23x	SAMMI LYNN VERNON, BC	6th	DNF	15
14th #61	MILA RUECKER KELOWNA, BC	7th	DNF	14
15th #24	YANA RONEY WINLAW, BC	13th	DNF	8
16th #15	DAPHNE DODD CLEARWATER, BC	14th	DNF	7
17th #288	GABRIELLA FORDE SAVONA, BC	DNF	DNF	0
18th #19	BROOKLYNN GIBNEY MISSION, BC	DNF	DNF	0

Kaylie Kayer at Gopher Dunes. | Bigwave photo

#3 Kaylie Kayer finished 1:09 ahead of 2nd place in Moto 1! She’s poised to take over where Eve Brodeur left off on her Triumph.

It’s great to see #391 Jess Foster back at the races. I think the new WMX Vet class at the TransCan at Walton Raceway may bring a few of out top racers from years past…hopefully.

Shelby Turner 4th at GNCC

Always a popular race, The Hoosier at Ironman MX took place this weekend for Round 7 of the GNCC Series. Canadian Shelby Turner took 4th place and sits 4th in points.

The Hoosier Crawfordsville, IN – Round 7
18. WXC – Bike – Class Results
Place	Nbr	Name	Hometown	Brand	Laps	Elapsed
1	001	RACHAEL ARCHER	TE AWAMUTU, NA	KAW	5	02:02:16.918
2	444	KORIE STEEDE	BELOIT, OH	HQV	5	02:02:56.949
3	412	DANIELLE MCDONALD	PARKES, NA	YAM	5	02:04:30.260
4	550	SHELBY A TURNER	BARONS, AB	GAS	5	02:06:09.795
5	525	ADDISON HARRIS	SMITHFIELD, RI	KTM	5	02:13:27.038
6	482	CARLY LEE	MILLVILLE, NJ	KTM	5	02:13:37.259
7	879	KAITLYN LINDSEY	BEAVER DAM, KY	HQV	5	02:16:04.737
8	513	EMMA HASBELL	SPARKS, OK	BET	5	02:16:09.312
9	924	ADDISON J ELLIOTT	LASCASSAS, TN	KAW	5	02:17:35.196
10	713	TAYLA JONES	CHESTER, SC	HON	1	00:21:36.570

WXC – Bike – Class Points				RND 1	RND 2	RND 3	RND 4	RND 5	RND 6	RND 7
Place	Make	Nbr	Name	Finish	Finish	Finish	Finish	Finish	Finish	Finish	Total Points
1	KAW	001	RACHAEL ARCHER	1	4	1	2	3	1	1	164
2	HQV	444	KORIE STEEDE	3	3	2	1	1	7	2	154
3	HON	713	TAYLA JONES	5	2	3	10	2	3	10	127
4	GAS	550	SHELBY A TURNER	2	DNF	6	4	4	2	4	118
5	KTM	482	CARLY LEE	10	6	11	5	7	8	6	94
6	KAW	924	ADDISON J ELLIOTT	6	9	8	9	10	6	9	90
7	KTM	594	ADDISON HARRIS	9	7		6	6	11	5	82
8	YAM	412	DANIELLE MCDONALD			10	3	8	4	3	81
9	KTM	198	BRANDY RICHARDS	4	1	4	11				75
10	YAM	215	ELLIE WINLAND	7	8	12	7	9			62

XC1 Open Pro – Bike – Class Results
Place	Nbr	Name	Hometown	Brand	Laps	Elapsed
1	530	BENJAMIN M KELLEY	HARWINTON, CT	KTM	7	02:44:05.599
2	198	LIAM DRAPER	New Zealand, //	YAM	7	02:45:39.390
3	008	MICHAEL WITKOWSKI	CATAWBA, NC	HON	7	02:46:05.759
4	007	JOSH V STRANG	Australia, //	BET	7	02:46:19.692
5	003	JORDAN P ASHBURN	LIVINGSTON, TN	GAS	7	02:46:28.810
6	342	CRAIG B DELONG	WAYNESBURG, PA	HQV	7	02:46:29.982
7	557	KAILUB K RUSSELL	BOONVILLE, NC	YAM	7	02:46:41.458
8	212	RICKY A RUSSELL	DUVALL, WA	TRI	7	02:47:06.560
9	178	LYNDON SNODGRASS	AUSTRALIA, //	HQV	7	02:48:58.599
10	989	THADDEUS DUVALL	WILLIAMSTOWN, WV	KTM	7	02:49:20.219
11	314	GRANT R BAYLOR	HONEA PATH, SC	KAW	7	02:51:48.099
12	913	BRANDON GREGOIRE	MONSON, MA	YAM	7	02:52:27.379
13	328	JESSE W ANSLEY	MYAKKA CITY, FL	KAW	7	02:54:20.259
14	514	STEWARD BAYLOR JR	HODGES, SC	KAW	5	01:58:17.731
15	336	RYDER LAFFERTY	ELKIN, NC	HON	4	01:41:09.933
16	347	EVAN C SMITH	JEFFERSON, GA	YAM	3	01:09:50.890

XC2 250 Pro – Bike – Class Results
Place	Nbr	Name	Hometown	Brand	Laps	Elapsed
1	922	GRANT W DAVIS	MESHOPPEN, PA	KTM	7	02:42:58.739
2	035	ANGUS J RIORDAN	AUSTRALIA, //	KTM	7	02:44:10.010
3	990	CODY J BARNES	STERLING, IL	HON	7	02:44:14.390
4	206	JOSHUA M TOTH	HICKORY, NC	KAW	7	02:47:49.050
5	235	BRODY JOHNSON	LANDRUM, SC	HON	7	02:50:38.159
6	213	TOBY D CLEVELAND	ERIN, NY	HQV	7	02:50:51.198
7	246	NICHOLAS DEFEO	MYRTLE BEACH, SC	KAW	7	02:53:49.330
8	719	JHAK WALKER	MORRISONVILLE, IL	BET	7	02:58:39.933
9	441	MICHAEL DELOSA	GILLETT, PA	YAM	6	02:36:22.851
10	293	HUNTER D BUSH	SCIOTA, PA	KAW	6	02:49:05.857
11	526	DAKODA DEVORE	UHRICHSVILLE, OH	HQV	3	01:16:56.939

Dylan Slusser Memorial Pro AM PAMX Spring Championship Round – 5/16/2025
Seward, PA

250 Pro Am – Overall Finish Positions

Points for this class

Overall	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2	Points Earned
1st #46	LUKE FAUSER MIDLAND, PA	1st	1st	25
2nd #437	VINCENT LUHOVEY JR GREENSBURG, PA	2nd	3rd	22
3rd #734	REECE WHEATON IRWIN, PA	5th	2nd	20
4th #800	PRESTON MASCIANGELO WATERFORD, ON	3rd	4th	18
5th #22	JONATHAN GETZ OLD TOWN, FL	4th	6th	16
6th #731	STEVE ROMAN JR EXPORT, PA	7th	5th	15
7th #711	TREVOR MALEY NORTH CANTON, OH	9th	7th	14
8th #47	ROBERT THOMAS READING, PA	10th	10th	13
9th #1	TJ SQUIB DERRY, PA	13th	8th	12
10th #65	TREVOR HAZLETT HAMBURG, NY	11th	11th	11
11th #103	CONNER MOWRY CATTARAUGUS, NY	14th	9th	10
12th #323	MICAH GRUBBS CHARDON, OH	12th	16th	9
13th #114	CASEY CLARK BERNVILLE, PA	15th	14th	8
14th #320	COOPER GEPPERT GRANTVILLE, PA	18th	12th	7
15th #959	AXEL NEFF SLIPPERY ROCK, PA	16th	15th	6
16th #218	JARED JENNINGS MILFORD, PA	17th	18th	5
17th #89	CHRISTOPHER SCHROEDER BARODA, MI	23rd	13th	4
18th #57	LOGAN FORWARD BOUCKVILLE, NY	25th	17th	3
19th #740	SEBASTIAN BALBUENA BROOKLYN, NY	6th	DNF	2
20th #71	ELY GROSS STATESVILLE, NC	8th	DNF	1
21st #271	LUCAS REILLY APALACHIN, NY	26th	20th	0
22nd #330	TREVOR PAINE BERLIN CENTER, OH	22nd	24th	0
23rd #63	TALON THOMPSON MERCER, PA	19th	27th	0
24th #77	JACOB STEVENS OTEGO, NY	24th	23rd	0
25th #444	TYLER BRANIFF TERRA ALTA, WV	29th	19th	0
26th #35	COLE BADER QUAKERTOWN, PA	27th	22nd	0
27th #469	JAMIE ASTUDILLO GILBERTSVILLE, PA	28th	26th	0
28th #108	BRAYDEN KARPULK POTTSVILLE, PA	30th	25th	0
29th #630	MATTHEW JACKSON COLUMBIA CROSS ROADS, PA	20th	DNF	0
30th #313	TRAVIS BEAM CHAMBERSBURG, PA	DNF	21st	0
31st #524	TY LEPICIER LANESBOROUGH, MA	21st	DNF	0
32nd #257	BRADLEY NOWAKOWSKI ERIE, PA	32nd	28th	0
33rd #211	ADAM HAEN PEMBROKE, MA	31st	DNS	0

450 Pro Am – Overall Finish Positions

Points for this class

Overall	Name	Heat	Semi	Moto 1	Moto 2	Points Earned
1st #88	DEVIN SIMONSON LAURINBURG, NC	1st Heat 1	–	1st	1st	25
2nd #46	LUKE FAUSER MIDLAND, PA	1st Heat 2	–	3rd	2nd	22
3rd #314	TYLER STEPEK MOUNT AIRY, MD	3rd Heat 2	–	5th	4th	20
4th #437	VINCENT LUHOVEY JR GREENSBURG, PA	3rd Heat 1	–	4th	6th	18
5th #85	JUSTIN RODBELL PRINCE FREDERICK, MD	2nd Heat 1	–	7th	5th	16
6th #483	BRYTON CARROLL VINELAND, NJ	8th Heat 1	–	10th	3rd	15
7th #734	REECE WHEATON IRWIN, PA	6th Heat 1	–	6th	11th	14
8th #727	BRADLEY ESPER BUTLER, PA	4th Heat 1	–	9th	9th	13
9th #71	ELY GROSS STATESVILLE, NC	8th Heat 2	–	11th	8th	12
10th #315	CODY GROVES PASADENA, MD	7th Heat 1	–	8th	16th	11
11th #22	JONATHAN GETZ OLD TOWN, FL	5th Heat 1	–	13th	13th	10
12th #7	RONALD JOHNSON ELIZABETH, PA	10th Heat 1	–	20th	7th	9
13th #711	TREVOR MALEY NORTH CANTON, OH	12th Heat 1	–	14th	17th	8
14th #107	JORDAN RENFRO LAKE PARK, GA	13th Heat 1	–	18th	14th	7
15th #103	CONNER MOWRY CATTARAUGUS, NY	9th Heat 1	–	17th	15th	6
16th #740	SEBASTIAN BALBUENA BROOKLYN, NY	7th Heat 2	–	21st	12th	5
17th #731	STEVE ROMAN JR EXPORT, PA	6th Heat 2	–	12th	21st	4
18th #193	RYAN DIEZIC STREETSBORO, OH	11th Heat 1	–	15th	19th	3
19th #323	MICAH GRUBBS CHARDON, OH	14th Heat 1	–	16th	22nd	2
20th #47	ROBERT THOMAS READING, PA	10th Heat 2	–	23rd	18th	1
21st #327	ALEX PANZARELLA PARDEESVILLE, PA	14th Heat 2	–	22nd	20th	0
22nd #800	PRESTON MASCIANGELO WATERFORD, ON	5th Heat 2	–	2nd	DNF	0
23rd #320	COOPER GEPPERT GRANTVILLE, PA	19th Heat 2	3rd Semi 1	21st	25th	0
24th #218	JARED JENNINGS MILFORD, PA	19th Heat 1	2nd Semi 1	20th	28th	0
25th #477	JOHNATHAN WELLS DAYTON, PA	9th Heat 2	–	DNF	10th	0
26th #89	CHRISTOPHER SCHROEDER BARODA, MI	15th Heat 2	–	28th	23rd	0
27th #218x	NOAH GEYER FREDERICKSBURG, VA	13th Heat 2	–	27th	26th	0
28th #367	CHRISTIAN MCCAULEY MORGANTOWN, WV	22nd Heat 1	5th Semi 1	22nd	31st	0
29th #63	TALON THOMPSON MERCER, PA	16th Heat 2	–	25th	30th	0
30th #330	TREVOR PAINE BERLIN CENTER, OH	15th Heat 1	–	32nd	24th	0
31st #160	ALEX HILDEBRAND WAPWALLOPEN, PA	17th Heat 1	–	29th	27th	0
32nd #108	BRAYDEN KARPULK POTTSVILLE, PA	2nd Heat 2	–	31st	29th	0
33rd #959	AXEL NEFF SLIPPERY ROCK, PA	20th Heat 1	1st Semi 1	19th	DNF	0
34th #1	TJ SQUIB DERRY, PA	12th Heat 2	–	19th	DNF	0
35th #574	RYAN LECHIEN JOHNSONBURG, PA	23rd Heat 2	4th Semi 1	22nd	DNF	0
36th #114	CASEY CLARK BERNVILLE, PA	16th Heat 1	–	33rd	32nd	0
37th #264	AIDAN KOLODKA AVON, OH	18th Heat 2	–	34th	34th	0
38th #57	LOGAN FORWARD BOUCKVILLE, NY	18th Heat 1	–	36th	33rd	0
39th #524	TY LEPICIER LANESBOROUGH, MA	11th Heat 2	–	DNF	35th	0

We’ve got Josh Snider coming over to see if he can figure out our MGB that we didn’t even drive last summer, so I’d better end this here so I’m ready when he gets here. If you’re in the London area and want a good and obviously honest and reliable person to work on your vehicles, definitely get in touch with Josh.

I’ve got my long MTB ride planned for later this afternoon. If anyone reads this and wants to tag along, let me know ASAP!

We’re just 1 week away from the start of the AMA Pro Motocross series at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Good luck to everyone getting ready for that. Let’s hope we see a couple Canadians behind the gate.

Enjoy the rest of your long weekend, everyone.