2026 Canadian MX Season
Updated: 7-Jun-26
Version: v32
2026 Motocross National Schedule
June 7 : Round 1 – Wild Rose MX – Calgary, AB
June 14 : Round 2 – Prairie Hill MX – Pilot Mound, MB
-------------------------1 Week Break -----------------------------
June 28 : Round 3 – Motocross Ste-Julie – Ste-Julie, QC
July 5 : Round 4 – Gopher Dunes MX – Courtland, ON
July 12 : Round 5 – Riverglade MX – Moncton, NB
July 19 : Round 6 – Sand Del Lee MX – Ottawa, ON (Military Appreciation Round)
July 26 : Round 7 – MX Deschambault – Deschambault, QC
-------------------------2 Week Break -----------------------------
August 16 : Round 8 – Walton Raceway – Walton, ON
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Factory Supported Teams
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KTM Canada - KTM/REDBULL/FLY RACING
Brand: KTM
Team Owner: KTM Canada
Team Manager: Mathieu Deroy
Team Support: Jean Sebastien Roy
Team HQ: Quebec, Canada
450: Harri Kullas (Confirmed - term unknown)
250: Crayden Dillon (Confirmed - term unknown)
Intermediate: Hayden Dupuis (Confirmed - term unknown)
Brand Ambassador: Kaven Benoit (Unconfirmed - term unknown)
450 Mechanic: TBC
250 Mechanic: TBC
125 Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: Yes
Rig Driver: Marc Dione
Motor Package: KTM Factory Services
Suspension: WP Factory Services
Fuel: ETS
Gear: Fly Racing
Goggles: Oakley
Boots: Alpinestar
Graphics: Decal Works
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Kawasaki Canada - KAWASAKI/SSR/OG'S
Brand: Kawasaki
Team Owner: Steve Simms
Team Manager: Steve Simms
Team Support: Mary Simms
Team HQ: Ontario Canada
450: Sebastien Racine (Confirmed - term unknown)
250 #1: Vincent Wey - Team Green USA (Confirmed - term unknown)
250 #2: Kade Johnson - Team Green USA (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 Mechanic: Cory Wilson
250 Mechanic #1: Scott Donkersgoed
250 Mechanic #2: TBD
Factory Rig: Yes
Rig Driver: TBC
Motor Package: TBC
Exhaust: RP Performance
Suspension: Showa/TCD
Tires: Pirelli
Fuel: Renegade Race Fuel
Gear: OG's
Goggles: TBC
Boots: Fox Racing
Graphics: Backyard Design
Bars/Grips: Mika Metals
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Yamaha Canada - MX101/FXR/YAMAHA
Brand: Yamaha
Team Owner: Kevin Tyler
Team Manager: Kevin Tyler
Team Support: Allan Brown (Engine Builder)
Team HQ: Ontario, Canada
450: Jess Pettis (Confirmed - last year of 2 year deal)
250 #1: Preston Kilroy (Confirmed - 2 year deal)
250 #2: Ryder Malinoski (Confirmed - term unknown)
WMX: Kaylie Kayer (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 Mechanic: Cale Foster
250 #1 Mechanic: Austin Jones
250 #2 Mechanic: Alex Burke
WMX Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: Yes
Rig Driver: TBC
Motor Package: Allan Brown - California, USA
Exhaust: FMF
Suspension: Superior Suspension Settings
Fuel: VP Race Fuel
Gear: FXR
Goggles: Factory Ride Premium Optics
Boots: Gaerne
Graphics: DeCal Works
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Honda Canada - GDR/HONDA/FOX RACING
Brand: Honda
Team Owner: Derek Schuster
Team Manager: Ryan Lockhart
Team Support: Matthew Bannon & Jadon Savoy
Team HQ: Ontario, Canada
450: Dylan Wright (Confirmed - 1st year of new 3 year deal)
250: Dylan Rempel (Confirmed - term unknown)
Intermediate: Braxton Zeitner (Confirmed - 3-year deal)
WMX: Hannah Cole (Confirmed - term unknown)
Crew Chief: Ryan Jeff
450 Mechanic: TBC
250 Mechanic: TBC
Intermediate Mechanic: TBC
WMX Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: Yes
Rig Driver: TBC
Motor Package: Chris Hymas
Exhaust: Pro Circuit
Suspension: MP1 Suspension
Fuel: VP Race Fuel
Gear: Fox Racing
Goggles: Oakley
Boots: Fox
Graphics: Lime Nine
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GASGAS Canada - PRIORITY MX/THOR/GASGAS
Brand: GASGAS
Team Owner: Peter & Wendy Knoop
Team Manager: Justin Roney
Team Support: Wendy Knoop
Team HQ: Ontario, Canada
450 #1: Tanner Ward (Confirmed - 2 year deal)
450 #2: Quinn Amyotte (Confirmed - 2 year deal)
250: Cole Pranger (Confirmed - term unknown)
WMX: Jamie Astudillo (Confirmed - term unknown)
Vet Pro #1: Colton Facciotti (Unconfirmed - term unknown)
Vet Pro #2: Liam O'Farrel (Unconfirmed - term unknown)
Vet Pro #3: Justin Roney (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 #1 Mechanic: Jadon Brown
450 #2 Mechanic: Derek Boniface
250 #1 Mechanic: Josh Waters
WMX Mechanic: Kyle Tavares
Factory Rig: Yes
Rig Driver: Peter Knoop
Motor Package: David - DSpec
Suspension: Superior Suspension Settings
Fuel: Renegade Race Fuel
Gear: Thor
Goggles: Oakley
Boots: Alpinestar
Graphics: M7 Designs Co.
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Husqvarna Canada - AVL RACING/OG's/HUSQVARNA
Brand: Husqvarna
Team Owner: Louis Morin
Team Manager: Kyle Snelgrove
Team Support: TBC
Team HQ: New Brunswick, Canada
450 #1: Daniel Elmore (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 #2: Blake Davies (Confirmed - term unknown)
250 #1: Josh Boaz (Confirmed - term unknown)
Intermediate: Nathan Snelgrove (Unconfirmed - term unknown)
WMX: Brandy McLarty (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 #1 Mechanic: TBC
450 #2 Mechanic: TBC
450 #3 Mechanic: TBC
250 Mechanic: TBC
Intermediate: TBC
WMX Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: Yes
Rig Driver: TBC
Motor Package: TBC
Suspension: TBC
Fuel: Renegade Race Fuel
Gear: OG's
Goggles: 100 Goggles
Boots: TBC
Graphics: TBC
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BETA Canada - FLUID PERFORMANCE/PTR/BETA
Brand: Beta
Team Owner: Jaret Defazio
Team Manager: TBC
Team Support: TBC
Team HQ: New Brunswick, Canada
450: Logan Leitzel (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: No
Rig Driver: No
Motor Package: TBC
Suspension: Superior Suspension Settings
Fuel: TBC
Gear: TBC
Goggles: TBC
Boots: TBC
Graphics: TBC
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Private Non Factory Supported Teams
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Honda Canada - GUARANTEED COMFORT/FOX RACING/HONDA
Brand: Honda
Team Owner: Chris Egan
Team Manager: Dan Klassen
Team Support: Andy Kerr
Team HQ: Ontario, Canada
450 #1: Ryder McNabb (Confirmed - 1-year deal)
450 #2: Tyler Shewckyk (Confirmed - term unknown)
250: Wyatt Kerr (Confirmed - term unknown)
WMX: Amelie Croteau (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 #1 Mechanic: Gabe Dollimore
450 #2 Mechanic: TBC
250 Mechanic: Dan Klassen
WMX Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: No
Rig Driver: No
Motor Package: Twisted Development
Suspension: Powerband Suspension
Fuel: Renegade Race Fuel
Gear: Fox Racing
Goggles: Oakley
Boots: Fox Racing
Graphics: Woody Graphics
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Yamaha Canada - DUSTY ROCKS MX/FOX RACING/YAMAHA
Brand: Yamaha
Team Owner: Travis Deglow
Team Manager: Travis Deglow
Team Support: TBC
Team HQ: Alberta, Canada
450: Noah Porter (Confirmed - term unknown)
250: Liam Dodds (Confirmed - term unknown)
WMX: Jordan Jarvis (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 Mechanic: TBC
250 Mechanic: TBC
WMX Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: No
Rig Driver: No
Motor Package: TBC
Suspension: TBC
Fuel: Renegade Race Fuel
Gear: Fox Racing
Goggles: TBC
Boots: TBC
Graphics: TBC
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Yamaha Canada - MOTOSPORT ST-CÉSAIRE/YAMAHA
Brand: Yamaha
Team Owner: Marc-Antoine Généreux
Team Manager: TBC
Team Support: TBC
Team HQ: Quebec, Canada
450: Noah Viney (Confirmed - East rounds only)
250 #1: Nathan Germain (Confirmed - term unknown)
250 #2: Corentin Dietz (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 Mechanic: TBC
250 #1 Mechanic: TBC
250 #2 Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: No
Rig Driver: No
Motor Package: TBC
Suspension: Axxel
Fuel: TBC
Gear: Troy Lee Designs
Goggles: Oakley
Boots: Forma
Graphics: First Line Graphics
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Husqvarna Canada - VRP/HUSQVARNA
Brand: Husqvarna
Team Owner: Billy Girard
Team Manager: Sylvain Brodeur
Team Support: TBC
Team HQ: Quebec, Canada
WMX #1: Katrine Ferguson (Confirmed - term unknown)
WMX #2: Thaly Girard (Confirmed - term unknown)
WMX #1 Mechanic: TBC
WMX #2 Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: No
Rig Driver: No
Motor Package: D-Spec
Suspension: CJR
Fuel: Renegade Race Fuel
Gear: Shot Race Gear
Helmet: Shoei
Goggles: Oakley
Boots: TBC
Graphics: PWR Graphics
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Unknown OEM - LONG LIVE THE KING MX/FXR
Brand: Unknown
Team Owner: Unknown
Team Manager: Guiller Contreras
Team Support: Frank Luebke
Team HQ: Alberta, Canada
450: Preston Masciangelo (Confirmed - term unknown)
WMX: Brook Nievar (Confirmed - term unknown)
450 Mechanic: TBC
WMX Mechanic: TBC
Factory Rig: No
Rig Driver: No
Motor Package: TBC
Suspension: TBC
Fuel: Fuel Factory
Gear: FXR
Goggles: TBC
Boots: TBC
Graphics: TBC
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Rider Status Unknown
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450 Class
(1) Phil Nicoletti - Not returning on a formal basis - possibly running #1 at Deschambault
(2) Cole Thompson - Racing US SX only
(3) Tyler Gibbs - ?
(4) Julien Benek - ?
(5) Guillaume St-Cyr - Racing for Beta Canada
250 Class
(1) Tanner Scott - Privateer effort for FY26
(2) William Crete - ?
(4) Max Filipek - ?
(5) Tommy Dallaire - ?
(6) Teren Gerber - ?
(7) Clayton Schmucki - ?
(8) Marcus Deausy - ?
(9) Tyler Yates - ?
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Riders Currently Injured/Health Issues (as of 7-Jun-26)
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(1) Craydon Dillion - Injured at Quebec Provincial round before Triple Crown
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Riders Not Racing in 2026
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(1) Shawn Maffenbeier - Retired
(2) Marco Cannella - Retired
(3) Westen Wrozyna - Retired
(4) Josiah Natzke - Not Returning To Canada
(5) Jake Piccolo - No longer w/ GDR Honda. Taking time away from racing
(6) Kaven Benoit - Retired. KTM Brand Ambassador position
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Teams Not Racing in 2026
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(1) Triumph Canada - MVP/Sky Racing/Triumph
(2) Kawasaki Canada - Maple Ridge Motorsports/Fox/Kawasaki
(3) Kawasaki USA - Partzilla/PRMX/Kawasaki
(4) Yamaha Canada/USA - Manluk/RockRiver/Yamaha
Lil update from the MX101 crew.
450 - Pettis
450 - Racine
250 - Kilroy (2026 and 2027)
Pettis mech - Cale Foster
Racine mech - Alex Burke
Kilroy mech - Austin Jones
Rig driver - TBD
Thanks ML
KTM Canada didn't keep Rempel??
Someone told me it was basically bonus only? Minimal to no salary?
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Sounds right but dam that's rough for a top 250 guy.
Thanks Mav. Damn, this sucks but understandable.
I can't blame him, but it still sucks to see.
He's still young, so hopefully they can get to the bottom of the issues, get him healthy again, and we see him return when he's back to 100%.
IMO, he was on track to become a multi-time 450 Canadian champion. It's one guy, but the 250 class just took a big hit. One less championship contender.
Rempel is going to have to make another big step in his riding if he wants to challenge for the championship. The good news is that he'll have a great bike and a teammate he can learn a lot from.
Lots more to this story
What happened with Jake Piccolo? I remember hearing there were some troubles and more was to come out, but never saw anything. Watched him in the red barn years ago.
I found this in an old Vital post.
He was with another young pro kid at a local gym in British Columbia and I guess the other kid pinched a wallet and they took off in Jake's truck. cops got them at the local gas station. No charges were filed against Jake. That's what I heard.
Nvm, Racine is heading to WLTN.
Would love to see the series expand to have a supercross race that counts for points at Gopher Dunes in the fall or some other races earlier in the year. 9 races in like 10 weeks feels just pathetic.
450 ride?
Yes.
Would prefer a 10 round series... bring back the BC venues?
Tyler Gibbs will be racing the entire 250 SX West series.
v2 updated.
Pit Row
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQHkoE5Dl7b/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Pettis is racing the Paris SX.
v3 updated.
From CMXU Podcast
- Sebastien Racine to WLTN/Kawasaki on a 450;
- Quinn Amyotte to Priority MX on a 450;
- Dylan Rempel to GDR/Honda on a 250;
- Braxton Zeitner to GDR/Honda on a 250 (2026 - Intermediate, 2027 - 250 Pro);
- Brandy McLarty to AVL/Husky on a 250 for WMX;
A win for both sides. Quinn is solid, as is Priority MX. Well done.
Would think more US privateers would head up there, better to battle for 10-15 than not even qualify for US national but guess payout isn’t very good?
v4 updated
- Quinn Amyotte confirmed to PriorityMX/Thor/GasGas on a 450;
- Hayden Dupuis speculated to KTM/RedBull/Fly Racing on a 250;
Riders NOT racing in 2026
(1) Shawn Maffenbeier - Retired
(2) Marco Cannella - Retired
(3) Westen Wrozyna - Retired
(4) Josiah Natzke - Not Returning To Canada
(5) Jake Piccolo - Unknown. Taking time away from racing
(6) Kaven Benoit - Retired. KTM Brand Ambassador position
(7) Ryder McNabb - Taking time away from racing for health reasons.
The payouts suck, but if they do well they could potentially earn a ride for the following year. Sure, it's not the US, but getting a ride and making money is better than spending money.
How many guys racing here make money? I really don't know but I bet it's less then 10
I wonder if we’ll see a Ducati in Canada…?
Maybe they could ship a coupl’a 450s to Nova Scotia and entice someone to give it a try…?
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