Leo Bouchard had a long, involved and passionate history with the sport of motorcycling in the province of Quebec. He was one of those few people whom you could honestly say became a “legend.” Leo truly embodied the spirit of motorcycling…

Known throughout the Maritimes as Atlantic Canada’s motorsports icon, Jack Canfield was a motorcycle and car racer, the driving force behind the construction and development of Atlantic Motorsport Park, an international ambassador for…

Montreal’s Miguel Duhamel, now based in Las Vegas, is certainly one of the best road racers ever produced in Canada.  He is central in the discussion surrounding Canada’s top ever International competitor, along with earlier era stars like…

Back in the fifties, everyone knew the name of Buddy Ford in Canada. In his home town of Trois Rivières, he was the local hero, the man that every kid in the street wanted to be when he grew up. He was an outstanding performer in almost…

Bruce Hickey hailed from Drummondville, Quebec and rose to fame very quickly. He got a taste of what two wheels and an engine can do on a 74 Indian Chief at age 15. Then came a 500cc Matchless and Bruce had quite a time of it, turning a…

Every effective movement needs a spark, a catalyst, a leader who can articulate the needs and ambitions of the group in order to achieve its desired result. In Quebec that leader came forward almost 30 years ago in response to a…

Peter Hurst started learning about engine building at age 15 after buying a 1950 BSA C11 which he blew up numerous times. Then came a 1950 BSA 500 which he also blew up and learned twin cylinder rebuilds. He purchased a 1954 BSA 350, put…

A fiercely competitive spirit has distinguished Gary McKinnon’s road racing career that now extends 46 seasons. With his eyes set on the half-century mark, Gary continues his winning ways at Atlantic Motorsport Park on a wide variety of…

Carlo Paladino charged onto Canadian shores in the summer of 1963 like a blast of wind from across the Mediterranean. What brought him here is a love story. He and his childhood sweetheart, Maria Carnevale, had grown up in the small…

Pascal Picotte grew up just south of Montreal in Granby, Quebec, near one of the more popular race track of the 1970s and 1980s, Sanair International.  Pascal’s initiation into motorcycle racing came via Michel Mercier’s FAST Racing School…

Carl Vaillancourt began riding around the local gravel pits on the outskirts of Drummondville, Quebec, in the late 70s when he was seven years old.  A few years before, his older brother Pierre was begging their father, Real, to get a 50cc…