2006, 20th May-Mécaglisse.
In the pouring rain,
I win my first race in semipro open, and finish 2nd in monobike. The monobike class is a pavement race only. This was a very motivating start to my season –
2006 3 June - Karting Trois-Rivières.
The track is fast when dry, but the rain pours down again turning the dirt section into mud and this ends up on the pavement. I go down in my qualifier and can not start the bike. I kick till death before it starts.
2006 11 June - Mécaglisse. My worst day racing Supermoto ever!!
This is the worst day of racing ever in my life. I go down in practice on a 70 mph section trying to go fast before my tires are warm . I just touch the front lever and the wheel locked dropping the bike to the pavement so fast I did not even realize what happened. I slide into three marking tires with my legs up, catching them in the back of my left knee and hamstring. I am in real pain and am not sure If I will be able to race. I wait with ice on knee and Advil double dose. My pit man Eric Fleury helped me to get my leathers back on as I needed help to even put my leg over the Bike. I decide to race just to finish in the points so the series will stay in my grasp. The race is going well as I am in 2nd when this very fast banzai kid tries to pass on the big air jump, by trying to jump past me in the air . He kicks the bike out sideways and lands on my shoulder, arm and hands, blowing me off the bike.

I finish the race in 5th. I get to my bike pit area and the ambulance finally catches me. The Monobike class will run soon, so I ask if they can tape me up but they only have that thin white stuff. I ask Eric to find my 4” duct tape and start taping from hand to elbow.
This stops the wrist from moving and the clicking sound goes away. I then realize that is my throttle hand and that the mechanics of turning the throttle requires that I move my whole arm, this should be quite the experience.. I come off the start and end up right beside the same bonsai kid, as he slides into a 650 Husaberg almost sending him off the track, but at the same time this opens a hole for me and I am now passing him for 2nd, as I pull up to him he looks over and cuts into my line as I go for a handful of brake.
I now realize that I just need to finish top 3 and I am in 2 overall. Everyone has a little chat with this out of control guy and we hope all is well next time around.
I drive home 3 hours and realize the hospital will be the next stop, after some sleep
What!! Fractured wrist in the rotator & hand!!! For weeks in cast, my leg is so wrecked. All that amazing ACL surgery for not. I think the season is over, as I will miss Hershey Centre onJuly 9th.
What!! Fractured wrist in the rotator & hand!!! For weeks in cast, my leg is so wrecked. All that amazing ACL surgery for not. I think the season is over, as I will miss Hershey Centre onJuly 9th.
I go to some therapy for my leg to help push all the black blood out of the muscle. Man I love racing motorcycles , what else could be more exciting?
Once you become a racer, only then will you understand the passion that drives us to race, no matter what the outcome of the day may be.
Racing Supermoto has been the most fun I have ever had in any sport, even with the very odd bad day, I live more in that 15 min moto of pure energy.I cannot find this in any other sport.
I have only a few tough memories of racing , so they are easy to put down as such. Most racing weekends are so fun filled they seem to blend into one another.
“75”, still alive........and racing Supermoto !
You live more using that last 10% margin for error, than you can in a lifetime!