By Danny Brault
Photos by Allison Kennedy

First impression of Colton/JSR?
JSR: I was surprised how young he was and how fast he was going.
CF: He made me nervous.

Describe Colt’s/JSR’s riding style?
JSR: He makes it look easy. He’s very smooth.
CF: Smooth. He doesn’t make many mistakes.

You’ve been teammates for one season now. What have you learned
from each other so far?
JSR: I think I am too old to learn [laughs].
CF: He’s taught me a lot of things, on and off the track.

Which quality of Colt’s/JSR would you most like to have?
JSR: I don’t know if it’s a quality, but I would like to be his age again [laughs].
CF: His fitness.

Who’s in better shape?
JSR: Uh, next question [laughs]. I haven’t rode in the last few months that much, so on the bike it’s him. But I feel on the road bike, cardio wise, it’s me. That’s going to change in the next month or two; we’re going to change roles.
CF: Johnny Roy! He kills me on the road bike.

Describe your London weekend in one sentence?
JSR: Expensive, fun and expensive!
CF: I beat JSR by one point!

Proudest moment in racing?
JSR: Pretty much the last twenty years. I’ve had a wonderful career, of course, there were too many injuries and crashes. I couldn’t ask for more though, with support from family, sponsors and my fans. My fans have been behind me for years. That’s something that is hard to keep, so I’m walking out slowly and still have fans behind me.
CF: Probably my first overall [MX1] win in Regina last year.

What’s left on your to-do list?
JSR: Live healthy and live long. And helping younger riders getting their heads straight on training and eating and life in general.
CF: To get my fitness up, win a Canadian national championship, and eventually get a ride down south.

Spring training secret?
JSR: [Laughs] Well, I can’t talk about that! No, like I tell Colton: it’s easy; the goal is to do it everyday and not slack. It’s basic, but scheduled.
CF: JSR [laughs].

Best memory from 2007?
JSR: Some good motos in Moncton, Gopher Dunes and Sand Del Lee was a good weekend for me. It was one of my best races. I proved to myself that I still could go really, really fast.
CF: Probably watching Talladega Nights with Blair [Morgan] and JSR in the semi [laughs].

Worst memory from 2007?
JSR: Of course the DNF at Gopher, and missing two West Coast rounds.
CF: Gopher Dunes. It wasn’t a good weekend.

Best thing about Canadian motocross?
JSR: Well, being on TV and being seen by millions of people. Even going overseas, you’re not a nobody because they’ve watched you on TV. And making a living racing motorcycles in Canada; there aren’t many people who have that opportunity.
CF: Probably the television, how people in the States and all over the world can watch our races.

Advice to kids on their way up?
JSR: There is plenty, but not giving up and living your dream. A dream makes you live; it makes you get up in the morning.
CF: Have fun and train hard. It will all pay off in the end.

What do you do for fun?
JSR: Golf, and lately X-Box.
CF: I play golf, or play a little X-Box.

Last person who made you nervous?
JSR: Not really a person, but I used to get nervous being around the top guys in supercross. Or my boss when we negotiated my contract [laughs].
CF: JSR.

Best track you’ve ever ridden?
JSR: Red Bud, Budds Creek, Calgary some years, Walton is always good, Deschambault, Joliette is good sometimes. I’ve been lucky to ride a lot of good tracks in Canada and the U.S.
CF: I like the Grunthal track in Manitoba. I rode there on 80s and it was awesome!

Best race as an amateur?
JSR: As an amateur? That’s a long time ago [laughs]. I remember a provincial race, racing as an intermediate against Carl Vallaincourt and Ross Pederson. I battled with them for a couple of laps and didn’t finish far behind them.
CF: At the World Minis, when I beat Mike Alessi on 80s. I think I finished second overall.

What time does your alarm go off at?
JSR: It depends, but I don’t have an alarm clock. At home, with my daughter, she wakes us up around seven. In the summer, I’m usually up around 6 or 6:30. I love mornings; it’s just so beautiful.
CF: I don’t usually use one; I’m usually up before eight o’clock.

Last expensive item you bought?
JSR: An X-Box.
CF: My road bike.

If you weren’t racing motocross, you’d be …
JSR: Golfing.
CF: Playing golf.