The toughest motorcycle event in Canada
Corduroy Enduro
Rocks, trees, mud, wet leaves, fallen logs, steep hills—just add deep water and stir well. Continue for two days and you have the makings of a Canadian classic with an international reputation. It’s the formidable Corduroy Enduro, the…
Earning the nickname “Rubber Ball Boy”
Peter Grant
Aversion to risk was never in the genes of Peter Grant, and it’s not surprising that two-wheel motorsport eventually lured him on the rocky road to success. It all started at around age 6, after Peter’s family had moved out from Toronto…
A Christmas present of “Thrills of the Speedway” kindled a lifelong passion
Don Haddow
Don Haddow credits his lifelong passion for motorsports to a childhood Christmas present from an aunt. “Thrills of the Speedway” was the title of the book, and his aunt seems to have anticipated Don’s interests well. It recounted the…
The “flying Canadian” who did it himself
Ken Hatton
Straight up is the only way to travel if you’re a hillclimber. Road racers and motocrossers can pick their lines; enduro riders can dodge a puddle and trials riders make a careful study of each section in advance. Not so in a hillclimb,…
A dominant racer and vital influence on motorcycling
Tony Miller
Few motorcyclists made a greater mark in their time than Tony Miller, a dominant figure during his racing years and a vital influence on motorcycling long afterward. He was a fierce competitor, a keen enthusiast and a highly skilled…
An extraordinary man - the recognized godfather of rider training in North America
Stuart Munro
In this world there may be tens of thousands of motorcyclists who owe their lives to Stuart Munro, the recognized godfather of rider training in North America. Stuart was passionate and relentless in his campaign to introduce a…
“The professor” - twisting the throttle for 47 years and counting
John Parker
Few racers can boast of a career in which they are riding against not just the children but the grandchildren of their former competitors, but John Parker is one. One of the winningest riders in Canadian dirt track history, he has been…
The pride of Belleville, Ontario and a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient
George Pepper
George Pepper was the pride of Belleville, Ont., and one of Canada’s most naturally talented motorcycle racers of the prewar era. He was an exceptional rider with successes in Canada, the United States and England. With the outbreak of the…
One of Canada’s foremost ambassadors for motorcycling
Wesley Pierce
Meeting Wes Pierce for the first time is an experience few are likely to forget. His social instincts, boisterous enthusiasm and often outrageous sense of humour make him an ambassador for motorcycling wherever he goes. Wes has been a…
“You’d never know what Dad might bring home for me to race”
Dave Sehl
For Dave Sehl it almost seemed predestined that he would become Canada’s most successful competitor on the AMA grand national circuit of the early 1970s. He has motorcycle racing in his DNA. First in Canada as a privateer and then in the U…
Making a name for himself in Canada
Zdeno Syrovy
Zdeno Syrovy burst into the headlines in Canada in 1969, a new force in motocross who had just recently arrived from his birthplace in what was then Czechoslovakia. “I landed in Toronto with four dollars in my pocket,” he once told an…