August 11th-15th 2010
...riders from around the globe, gather in Walton, Ontario, home of Canada's largest outdoor Motocross event, to fight for the Canadian Motocross Championship title and the right to be crowned as...
"The King of Walton"

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Rick Joseph Memorial Award
Written by Administrator   
Sunday, 23 March 2008 21:23

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


Rick Joseph Jr. first came to my 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 regularsat 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 at Gainseville Florida that he suffered an injury that ultimately claimed his life in the fall of 1989.

 Richard and Ellie Joseph, his parents, have maintained their connections with the sport and can be seen on competing in the +40 and ladies classes. Each year they have posted a $300 cash award for presentation at the Walton event. In addition the recipients receive a plaque embossed with a graphic taken from a picture of Rick which appeared in Motocross Action capturing Rick getting the holeshot at Gainseville Mini O's in the 250B class.

Eligible riders are limited to residents of Ontario and cannot repeat. A committee of independent observers submit nominations from their evaluation of a number of criteria looking at the whole season.The criteria recognize 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.

Past Winners


1990 Terry Rothmaier

1991

1992 Brett Lee

1993

1994 Jeff Soles

1995 Jess Webster

1996 Chuck Mesley

1997 Joel Rickert

1998 Micheal Island

1999 Iain Hayden & Chris Tyndall

2000 Daniel Rounding

2001 Kyle Keast

  2002 Bobby Thompson

2003 Tyler Medaglia

  2004 Lee Gulliver

2005 Kyle Ferguson

  2006 Kyle Stephens


Last Updated on Sunday, 23 March 2008 23:04