AWARDS

TRANSCAN GNC SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS

ATLAS BRACE TOP MINI AWARD

The Atlas Brace Top Mini Rider Award is an annual award presented to the best all round Mini Racer with the most points in the 65cc, 85cc and Supermini classes for the week of the Walton TransCan.

FOX RACING INSTINCT BRONZE BOOT

The Fox Instinct Bronze Boot is an annual award presented to the best all round amateur rider with the most points in the Junior or Intermediate classes for the week of the Walton TransCan. For 2021, the Fox Racing Instinct Bronze Boot will include points from the Youth Beginner/Junior Intermediate class and School Boy (1+2) 12-17 classes.

1998 Justin Thompson ON 1999 Kaven Grégoire QC 2000 Zeb Dennis ON 2001 Peter Raymer ON 2002 Trevor Hall ON 2003 Tyler Medaglia ON 2004 Adam Deakon ON 2005 Kyle Stephens ON 2006 Nathan Slater Atlantic 2007 Dylan Kaelin ON 2008 Richard Grey ON 2009 Alex Laliberté QC 2010 Bradley Dool ON 2011 Taylor Arsenault ON 2012 Scott Cameron ON 2013 Dylan Wright ON 2014 Mackenzie Machan ON 2015 Nick Denniston ON 2016 Nicolas Cryer ON 2018 Jeremy McKie QC 2019 Jeremy McKie QC 2020 Sebastien Racine ON 2021 Tanner Scott ON 2013 Jacob Piccolo BC 2014 Tanner Ward ON 2015 Preston Masciangelo ON 2016 Preston Masciangelo ON 2018 Crayden Dillon ON 2019 Bobby Gravel ON 2020 Dexter Seitz AB 2021 Parker Hatt, AB 2005 Davey Fraser, NS 2006 Ryan Millar, MB 2007 Kyle McGlynn, AB 2008 Zach Heydeman, NS 2009 Nathan Bles, ON 2011 Ty Shemko, ON 2012 Dylan Wright, ON 2013 Dallas Robertson, ON 2014 Corey Sullivan, ON 2015 Dan Tricco, ON 2016 Tanner Ward, ON 2018 Cameron Wrozyna, ON 2019 Jake Piccolo, BC 2020 Charles Charlton, BC 2021 Wyatt Kerr, ON

YAMAHA FACTORY RIDE AWARD

Yamaha Motor Canada will offer a “Factory Ride” sponsorship to a deserving Amateur Yamaha rider at the upcoming 2022 Walton TransCan, Canadian Amateur Grand National Championship at Walton Raceway. The “Factory Ride” sponsorship will go to the Yamaha rider who scores the most points in their respective classes.

2011 RJ Marnoch, ON 2012 Steven Anderson/Tanner Ward, ON 2013 Dylan Wright, ON 2014 Marco Cannella, ON 2015 Marco Cannella, ON 2016 Marco Cannella, ON 2018 Jeremy McKie, QC 2019 Jeremy McKie, QC 2020 Julien Benek, BC 2021 Hayden Jameson, ON

DMX TOTAL DEVOTION AWARD

The Directmotocross.com Total Devotion Award focuses on the rider at the Walton TransCan GNC that shows the ability to overcome adversity and shows total devotion to the sport of motocross on and off the track.

MANUFACTURER’S CUP AWARD

This award goes to the Manufacturer with the highest accumulated points drawn from the top 5 overall in each Walton TransCan GNC class.

2011 KTM 2012 KTM 2013 KTM 2014 KTM 2015 Yamaha 2016 Yamaha 2018 KTM 2019 KTM 2020 KTM 2021 KTM

RICK JOSEPH MEMORIAL AWARD

The Rick Joseph Memorial Award is an annual award presented at the Walton TransCan to recognize the character, achievements and potential of riders in the Intermediate class.

Rick Joseph Jr. first came to our attention during the mid ‘80s when he, like most of us, was struggling to learn the basic skills required to survive as a beginner. He and his family and friends were regulars on Saturdays for ‘house league’ motocross events at Hully Gully. His enthusiasm for the sport was obvious despite a normally shy personality.

His commitment became increasingly obvious as he honed his talent to raise his level of achievement. Against a strong contingent which included riders such as Chris Pomeroy and Brad Lockhart, Rick was gaining strength and recognition. To further challenge himself he also competed in the USA and it was at the Mini Olympics in Gainesville, Florida that he suffered an injury that ultimately claimed his life in the fall of 1989.

Richard and Ellie Joseph, his parents, maintained their connections with the sport and c competing in the +40 and ladies classes. Each year they have posted a $300 cash award for presentation at the Walton TransCan. Eligible riders are limited to residents of Canada and cannot repeat. A committee of independent observers submit nominations based on their evaluation from several different criteria based on the whole season. The criteria recognizes the difficulty most riders have in making the transition to pro class racing and attempts to evaluate the strength of character, sportsmanship, self discipline and personality in addition to ability and results which should make this a successful transition.

1991 Mark Booker, ON 1992 Terry Rothmaier, ON 1993 Brett Lee, ON 1994 Jeff Coles, ON 1995 Jess Webster, ON 1996 Chuck Mesley, ON 1997 Joel Rickert, ON 1998 Michael Island, ON 1999 Ian Hayden / Chris Tyndall, ON 2000 Dan Rounding, ON 2001 Kyle Keast, ON 2002 Bobby Thompson, ON 2003 Tyler Medaglia, ON 2004 Lee Gulliver, ON 2005 Kyle Ferguson, ON 2006 Kyle Stephens, ON 2007 Jeremy Medaglia, ON 2008 Kurtis Ritchie, ON 2009 Dylan Kaelin, ON 2010 Richard Grey, ON 2011 Drew Roberts, ON 2012 Matthew Davenport, AB 2013 Tyler Duffy, ON 2014 Konnor Long, NS 2015 Kyle Biro, SK 2016 Casey Keast, BC 2018 Jake Tricco, ON 2019 Keenan Peterson, ON 2020 Ryder McNabb, MB 2021 Zach Ufimzeff, BC

2009 Denaye Giroux, SK 2010 Nicky Beatty, BC 2011 Jess Pettis, BC 2012 Sam Gaynor, ON 2013 Renée Riendeau, ON 2014 Mackenzie Machan, ON 2015 Nathan Cryer, ON 2016 Bradley Mansfield, ON 2018 Mitch Rempel, ON 2019 Kobi Cox, ON 2020 Evan Stewart, ON 2021 Josh Bryan, ON

WISECO PERFORMANCE MOST IMPROVED AWARD

This award goes to the rider that is simply the most improved from the previous year. The most improved rider never gives up and works hard to achieve his or her goals.

NEW AWARDS FOR 2022!

HUDSON MOTORCYCLES HOLESHOT AWARD

$100 per Holeshot Award awarded to the third moto holeshot winners for each of the TransCan’s 26 classes.

Presented to a deserving rider who demonstrates a high-level of dedication and determination throughout the week of TransCan. The recipient receives one free week at the Motopark Academy PLUS a year’s worth of OGs Goggles and FXR Gear.

MOTOPARK FEEL GOOD AWARD PRESENTED BY FXR + OGS

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GPF/SCOTT SPORTS RECOVERY AWARD

2009 Kade Walker 2010 Michael Da Silva 2011 Matthew Davenport 2012 Dain Gourgon 2013 Jean-Christophe Bujold 2014 Ève Brodeur 2015 Kyle Potter 2016 Jesse Kirchmeyer

DAN PELLETIER MEMORIAL AWARD

2007 Craig Randell 2008 Gary Locken 2010 Rick Amyotte 2011 George Jones 2012 Mark Christopher 2013 Stephan Watling 2014 Alfons Bles 2015 Judy Burch 2016 Alison Wilkinson