1984 500cc Motocross Grand Prix, MotoPark

Canada Day BY Mike McGill. First Published in MXP magazine 2016 issue 6 Photos by Bill Petro / CMSA Throughout the history of Canadian motocross there have been plenty of big races. During the 1970’s Canada played host to the greatest stars in GP motocross on several occasions. We had quite a string of big […]

The Showdown at Copetown

1984 CMA Motocross National, Copetown Ontario The Showdown at Copetown By Mike McGill First published in MXP Magazine June 2016 The 1984 Copetown Round of the Canadian National Motocross Championship was the scene of one of the biggest upsets in the history of Canadian moto. Ross Pederson was in the prime of his illustrious career […]

1957 How it all Started.

History of the Canadian Motocross National By Bill Petro. First published in MXP Magazine The first CMA sanctioned Scramble was promoted by the British Empire Motorcycle Club and titled the Ontario Grand National Scramble. It was held September 1, 1951 in Ancaster. It wasn’t until 1957 that the first “National” was held, (the first US […]

1987 Here’s mud in your eye.

1987 Motocross de Nations, Unadilla, New York. By Bill Petro. First Published in MXP Magazine In 1987 the MX de Nations was held at the world famous Unadilla Race track up in mid state New York.  It rained and it rained a lot. The Americans won it for the 7thstraight year and the Canadians endured frustrating […]

1991 Canadian Motocross Nationals Round Up

1991 Canadian Motocross Nationals Round Up

Another Triple Crown For Pederson Instead of retiring in 1991 like he had threatened to do Ross “Rollerball” Pederson chalked up another 3 for 3 nationals season by claiming the title in the 125, 250 and 500cc Classes. The Medicine Hat Alberta native, at 30 one of the oldest Expert Riders on the track, is […]

1950 – 2000 Canadian Motocross: A Brief History

By Carl Bastedo Even though we have never enjoyed the status of a major “motocross country” the sport does have a rich tradition in Canada, dating back more than five decades. And, over the years, many great champions have gone into the record books. Most of us, however, are at a loss to name more […]

1984-1986 Moto Park Grand Prixs

1984-1986 Moto Park Grand Prixs

By the late 70’s the Golden Years of Canadian Motocross had come to an end, as did the boom years of Motorcycle Sales in Canada. The last Motocross Grand Prix had been held at Mosport in 1979. During the mid 80’s thru the mid 90’s sales of Motorcycles plummeted from more than 100,000 units per […]

1976 Canadian 500cc Motocross GP

Following Canada’s biggest ever motocross event at Copetown in 1975, the land was sold to make way for a new highway, so a new location was needed to hold the 1976 race. The infield at the Mosport road race facility proved to have all the challenging qualities that Bob Kelly needed to build one of […]