The 16th Annual Walton TransCan featured four of the best days of amateur racing we've seen in years. While we at RXC love hitting the Canadian Nationals, there's something special about camping out at the TransCan, watching the future stars of our sport and sipping Tim Horton's in the mornings with the parents who make it all possible. It was a great week of racing. Here's a look at some of the highlights from Motocross Town.  

Report and photos by Allison Kennedy  

Walton's youngest champ, Christopher Jay DaSilva works on his podium speech. DaSilva won the 50cc 4 to 6 class with 1-1-1 motos.  

Hunter Teichrib came all the way from Manitoba to win the 50cc 7 to 8 class. Hunter went 2-1-1 to earn his TransCan title.  

Look out Canada, the DaSilva family is coming. Christopher Jay's older brother, Michael DaSilva, won the 60cc class with 1-1-2 motos.  

BC's Trae Franklin has been a familiar face at the TransCan since his days on a fifty. Franklin returned in '07 to win the 80cc 7 to 11 class with 1-1-2 motos.  

Cole Thompson (16) had a great week at the TransCan. His road to success was paved with holeshots like this one. Here he leads Spencer Knowles (14) and Jason Benny (99).  

Thompson swept the 80cc 12 to 16 class with a trio of moto wins. It was a big accomplishment for the Ontario racer, who was injured at the Ponca City Amateur National a mere three weeks ago. Thompson was unsure he'd be able to race at Walton.  

Alberta's John Pauk was the only rider to break Thompson's streak. While Thompson won the supermini class, Pauk won the final supermini moto in a great battle that went right down to the checkers.  

Davey Fraser shows off the pipes that led him to his first Walton TransCan youth championship. Fraser was smooth and smart on the tough Walton track and won the class with  1-2-1 motos.  

Josh Long (92) and Dylan Kaelin (324) battled it out in the Junior class at Walton all week. Kaelin won the GP, 125, and 250 Junior classes, earning him the most points of any amateur at Walton. With that distinction, Kaelin picked up the coveted Gaerne Bronze Boot.  

Here, Kaelin explains the above pass on Josh Long... (please use your own sound effects).  

The Vet Master class leaves the line.  

Doug DeHaan collected the #1 plate in the Vet Master class. He picked it up Sunday night after finishing DNF-11 in the MX1 class.  

Matt Crown won the plus 40 title with a clean sweep over second place finisher Rob McCullough.  

Missy Hackett (6) leads the ladies pack into the first turn. The young BC rider has come a long way since her TransCan appearance last year. She won the second ladies moto and gave eventual champ Jolene VanVugt a run for her money in the final moto of the day.  

Jolene Van Vugt leads Missy Hackett in the final ladies moto. It was an all or nothing battle, with the winner taking the TransCan title. Van Vugt wanted it badly, and made the pass on Hackett, gaining time by doing the natural double each lap. It was a great win for the veteran Van Vugt and a great ride by the up and comer, Hackett.  

The intermediate class was one of the most anticipated at the TransCan this year, and it did not disappoint. Ohio's Tony Gallo proved to be the strongest man on the 450. He won the GP and 250 Intermediate classes and went on to finish 18th overall in the MX1 pro class on Sunday.  

Alberta's Kyle McGlynn leads the intermediate pack into the first turn. McGlynn was one of the biggest surprises of the TransCan. After finishing ninth in the MX2 West series, McGlynn took a nasty crash in Nanaimo that left him barely back on the bike for Walton. Despite his limited riding time, McGlynn was in the mix with Gallo and Jeremy Medaglia, Kyle Stephens and Shane Wiebe. In the end, he finished second in 125 Intermediate, fourth in 250 Intermediate and fourth in the GP class. He was also awarded the Racer X Canada Total Devotion Award for his hard work and committment this year.  

Jeremy Medaglia showed both speed and determination in the Intermediate classes. Strongest on the small bike, Medaglia won the 125 Intermediate class and finished second in the GP and 250 classes. Medaglia was also recognized with the Rick Joseph Award at Saturday night's awards ceremony. The Kemtpville, Ontario rider finished seventh in the MX2 East series and has a bright future ahead of him in the pro class.  

At the TransCan, this is a perfectly acceptable moto watching outfit. See you at the races...