RICHARD GREY
Date of Birth: June 30, 1994
Hometown: Keswick, Ontario
Bikes: KTM 85 SX, KTM 105 SX
Classes: 85 cc 12 to 15, Supermini, Schoolboy
Sponsors: Orange Motorsports, Fox Canada, KTM Canada, Jeff from Ogio, Bondi Engines, Factory Connection, Spy, LB Graphics, and Bryan from Orthoflex

In an era where most up-and-coming motocross talents are switching to home school and spending the winter months down south, Orange Motorsports’ Richard Grey is just a regular grade 8 student, albeit one who hits the gym every day and rides his sled every weekend.

Don’t be fooled though, anyone who has seen Grey on a bike, knows there is nothing average about him. His talent has been obvious since his days on a 50, since the year he came painfully close to winning a 50cc title at Loretta Lynn’s. (Grey suffered a mechanical DNF in the final moto; he only needed an 11th to win the title.)

2007 was a frustrating year for Grey. “It could have been a better year,” admits Grey. “The beginning of the year was pretty good. I thought that if I hadn’t gotten hurt I probably could have done better at Walton. After Walton, everything turned out pretty well, I was back to riding like normal.”

After breaking his collarbone at the Sand Del Lee Provincial, the Grey’s nearly pulled out of the Walton Trans Can. “We were planning on sitting out Walton but it actually healed pretty quickly, and I was on the bike a week before the TransCan,” says Grey. Despite only having a week of seat time, Grey finished third overall in the 80cc 12 to 16 class and fifth in the competitive supermini field.

With the Canadian season in the books, the Grey’s traveled to New Jersey to race the Kawasaki Race of Champions, hit the Baja Brawl in Michigan and recently made a trip to NEMX in Ohio for some mid-winter seat time.

When the snow melts, Grey will be eager to get back on the bike. This summer, he’ll be racing the Ontario Provincials, the Eastern Canadian Amateur National, riding qualifiers for Loretta Lynn’s and wrapping up the season with the TransCan once again.
    
Like all aspiring pros, Grey keeps close tabs on the pro class. He’s been lucky enough to have Ontario pro Ryan Gauld as a mentor over the years. “Gauldy has taught me a lot,” says Grey. “Mostly just about being smooth, coming into the corners fast and braking late, not a lot of jumping, but more about momentum.”

Last summer at Gopher Dunes, Grey got to watch his friend and fellow racer, Kyle Stephens, qualify for his first pro national at Gopher Dunes. “He’s only two years older than me, but he’s so much taller and bigger than me,” laughs Grey. “But watching him gives me an idea of where I’m headed.”

Grey has an awesome support system in his family and his long-time sponsors. “My grandma and grandpa, my mom and dad, my sister, everyone that’s behind me, has helped me out a lot,” says Grey. “This is definitely what I want to be doing when I’m older. I’m really looking forward to it.”

Watch for the #194 Orange Motorsports KTM this summer.