Matthes note- This story originally ran back in Racer X Canada a few years ago but I was going through my archives and thought we should run it again but with updated info. I also got comments from Doug Dehaan and Carl Vaillancourt
recently as well.
Getting an AMA national number is always something that a rider should be very proud of. It means that you?ve raced the best in the world and come away better than 50% of the rest of the field. So me and my buddy Gerald Kinast were wondering how many Canadians have scored a National number and thanks to Connie Flemming at the AMA, I have scoured all the numbers from 1980 on and this is what I came up with.� We made some calls and got some tidbits about some of the guys and their numbers. If your name is on this list, please take a bow?..
1982
#54-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat,AB-?I remember in 1981 I towed my bike around on a trailer behind a Z-28! Just me and my girlfriend running #447 on a Kawasaki.?
#90-Zoli Berenyi, Edmonton, AB
1983
#47-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat, AB
#99-Zoli Berenyi, Edmonton, AB
1984
#37-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat, AB-?I raced an RM500 in the AMA Nationals, it wasn?t even released in the USA! Lots of strange looks.?
1985
#60-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat, AB
#61-Mike Harnden, Oshawa, ONT-?I raced one race and went 14-9 at Mt Morris 500 class. It didn?t count for points but I finished 13-14 at the 250 USGP in Unadilla?
#73-Doug Hoover, Mt Albert, ONT-?I would?ve had a better number this year but I crashed with Fred Andrews at Houston in the 250 main while running 6th or 7th?
1986
#44-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat, AB
#83-Mike Harnden, Oshawa, ONT-?I had my best finish at Millville in the 500?s again. 7th overall.?
#97-Doug Hoover, Mt Albert, ONT-?I barely did any US races this year, a lot of the dates conflicted with local Ontario races, which Honda wanted me to do.?
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| Rollerball chases after Rick Johnson in ’87. |
1987
#25-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat, AB-?This was my best year in the states, I have my fondest memories from ?87. Third overall at Hangtown and Binghamton?
#68- Arnaud Bernard, Quebec
#72-Doug Hoover, Mt Albert, ONT
#87-Shane Drew, Thunder Bay, ONT-?I got all my points in one moto, it was a real mudbath-Binghamton NY?
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| Shane Drew got his first number this year. He earned #87 twice! |
1988
#17-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat, AB ??I switched to Suzuki this year and struggled a bit with the change.?
#77-Mike Harnden, Oshawa, ONT
#79-Doug Hoover, Mt Albert, ONT-?I hung out with Ross in the states for a bit this year, and we would train together. I realized quickly that what I thought was enough wasn?t even close. Ross showed me how hard he trained and that enabled me to beat him in the Canadian 500 series this year.?
1989
#33-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat, AB
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| Vaillancourt with his shiny new number on a CR125. |
#81-Carl Vaillancourt, Drummondville, PQ- ?Stopped at Millville on way to Austin, Manitoba and got all my points that way. One race only in the USA this year.?
#87-Shane Drew, Thunder Bay, ONT- ?My best finish was Millville in the 500?s. I got 12th or something like that, was running 7th for 25 min. I earned 12 AMA points this year and ended up with the same number as when I scored 7.?
1990
#56-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat, AB
#77-Al Dyck, Abbotsford, BC
#85-Carl Vaillancourt, Drummondville, PQ- ?I did good at Gainesville and was up in the top ten before crashing. I got all my points from the 500 nationals after the Canadian series?
1991
#60-Carl Vaillancourt, Drummondville, PQ-
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| Carl earned this number mostly from his finish at the mudder at Hangtown in ’91. |
1992
#57-Carl� Vaillancourt, Drummondville, PQ- ?I got this number from the mud race at Hangtown, when it was one moto I got 13th or something.?
#80-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat, AB-? I didn?t get a number in ?91 because of injury and was pretty much at the end here. I wasn?t racing Supercross anymore, just the 250 outdoors?
#81-Bill Wallin, Barrie, ONT
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| Bad Bill Wallin on his AMA #80 Suzuki, if you look closely- you may be able to see his dog. |
1993
#58-Carl Vaillancourt, Drummondville, PQ- ?I started to race Southwick all the time around this year but I was on a Suzuki and couldn?t race the 500 nationals anymore because they didn?t make one.?
#67-Darrell Martens, Abbotsford, BC-?I raced all the 500 nationals this year, my best finish was 13-11 at Millville, Minnesota. I rode a Honda and was number 326.?
#78-Ross Pederson, Medicine Hat AB
1994
#69-Carl Vaillancourt, Drummondville, PQ-? This was from one race, I went 7-9 at Gainesville.?
#80-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
1995
#78-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#92-Carl Vaillancourt, Drummondville, PQ- ?Two nationals for me this year, I was starting to go to school and could only race a couple of races. Gainesville and Southwick were it and I got my points at Southwick.?
1996
#44-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#63-Jason Frenette, Red Deer, AB-?I raced two rounds this year, my best finish was 11-15 at Hangtown?
#87-Carl Vaillancourt, Drummondville, PQ- ?I got this from only two races I did?
#93-Marty Burr, (need hometown)
1997
#43-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#55-Jason Frenette, Red Deer, AB-?I got a ride with Manchester Honda for part of the nationals (same team as Damon Bradshaw) but did better on my own, living in my van?
1998
#65-Jason Frenette, Red Deer, AB
#80-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#91-Doug Dehaan, Thorndale, ONT
1999
#21-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#78-Blair Morgan, Prince Albert, SK-?My first number, I scored points in the 125 class at Steel City and Binghamton.?
#89-Marco Dube , St Francois-Xavier-De-Vigor, PQ
2000
#31-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
2001
#41-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#74-Doug Dehaan, Thorndale, ONT- “11th in the 250 main in Las Vegas, I blockpassed Grayson Goodman in the last turn for the spot.”
#83-Marco Dube, St Francois-Xavier-De-Vigor, PQ
2002
#40-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#61-Marco Dube, St Francois-Xavier-De-Vigor, PQ
#74-Doug Dehaan, Thorndale, ONT- “This was mostly supercross, I had a mechanical and rode injured this year. I did train with Heath Voss most of the year.”
2003
#36-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#63-Darcy Lange, Courtney, BC
#66-Blair Morgan, Prince Albert, SK-?My best finish was Steel City where I went 11-7.?
#90-Marco Dube, St Francois-Xavier-De-Vigor, PQ
2004
#67-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#79-Doug Dehaan, Thorndale, ONT- “I was on Motorsport Outlet that year with Bill Tanner team manager, couple of outdoor good finishes I think.”
#81-Marco Dube, St Francois-Xavier-De-Vigor, PQ
#89-Blair Morgan, Prince Albert, SK-?This was the year I did the most races in the US, I think I did six.?
2005
#72-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#80-Doug Dehaan, Thorndale, ONT- “This was for a tenth place at the World SX round in Toronto, the qualifying wasn?t easy but the main was hard. Newf made the podium in the 125. I was on a YZ250 in the big bike class.”
#82-Blair Morgan, Prince Albert, SK
2006
#67-Jean-Sebastian Roy, Actonvale, PQ
#90-Doug Dehaan, Thorndale, ONT- “I rode for the Butler Brothers team, I got some points here and there. Jason Thomas helped me get the ride, him and I were Euro racing buddies.”
2007
#63-Dusty Klatt, Campbell River, BC
#96-Doug Dehaan, Thorndale, ONT
2008
#83- Dusty Klatt
2009
No Canadians earned a number
2010
#95- Tyler Medaglia
Number of times a Canadian held a number
JSR-13
Ross Pederson-11
Vaillancourt-8
Dehaan-7
Dube-5
Morgan-4
Hoover-4
Harnden-3
Frenette-3
Drew-2
Klatt-2
Dyck-1
Berenyi-1
Bernaud-1
Wallin-1
Burr-1
Lange-1
Medaglia-1
Shaun Simpson Joel Smets Jeff Smith Marty Smith Steve Stackable
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