Kawasaki Canada's Kyle Chisholm was one of the few riders comfortable in the whoops.

Kawasaki's Kyle Chisholm swept the MX2 class while Suzuki's Gavin Gracyk and Blackfoot's Dusty Klatt split the MX1 wins. While the Quebec fans cheered loudly for JSR, dusty track conditions, a swollen knee and a hefty points lead saw him settle for fourth overall with 4-7 motos. While Kyle Chisholm dominated the MX2 class, the battle behind him was some of the best racing of the year. KTM's Michael Willard looked great on the hard pack track, picking up a second place in the first moto, he struggled with bike problems in the second moto and was 19th at the checkers. 
    Blackfoot Honda's Mitchell Cooke finally had the ride he'd been looking for. Cooke worked his way through the pack to finish second overall with 3-2 motos. In the second MX2 moto, Cooke had to contend with a late race charge by another of the season's unknown Americans, Robbie Marshall. Marshall, who decided to check out the Joliette National on the advice of Mike Treadwell, snuck up on Cooke and the Blackfoot crew, closing in on Cooke in the last lap while many mistook him for a lapper. 
    In the MX1 class, Suzuki's Gavin Gracyk rode a mistake-free first moto to become only the second rider to defeat JSR this season. Gracyk's day went rapidly downhill when a crash forced him to DNF the second moto. Dusty Klatt, who was four seconds a lap faster in Saturday's practice then the day qualifiers, finally translated his speed into results in the second MX1 moto. Klatt got a great start and quickly pulled away from the pack, posting faster and faster lap times as the race went on. 
    After dealing with mud and rain for the first five rounds of the series, riders had a new enemy to contend with in Joliette: dust. Visibility was poor during much of the racing and a stadium-style whoop section accompanied by a steep drop-off proved unpopular with the pros. It was the first time this season that the series podium did not include JSR. Roy's disdain for the Joliette track combined with a nagging knee injury and kept him off the pace all weekend. 
    KTM Canada's Chris Whitcraft cartwheeled in the first MX2 moto and ended up with a broken femur. Team Faith's Kevin Johnson overjumped the huge downhill in the back section and made a trip to the Joliette hospital, reportedly with a seperated pelvis. Maritimer and intermediate rider Davey Fraser broke both his wrists when he cased a muddy double in morning practice.

Mitch Cooke and Michael Willard go head to head in the first moto.

Cooke found the podium twice Sunday.

Richmond Racing's Ryan Lockhart started strong in both motos and hung on for 6-4 motos.

OTSFF's Gavin Gracyk was flawless in the first MX1 moto.
A second moto crash gave him a DNF
and cost him his second place series standing.

After a mediocre first moto, Dusty Klatt got the start
in the second moto and ran away with the win.
Klatt posted some of the fastest lap times of
the weekend while running alone out front.

Blackfoot's Damon Huffman took the MX1 overall with 2-2 motos.
He was one of the few riders who claimed to actually like the Joliette track.

Morgan Racing Yamaha's Craig Decker finished third overall. Decker now trails
Huffman by a handful of points for second in the series standings.

Despite the obvious support of the Quebec fans, JSR visibly struggled for the first time in recent memory. Roy
was uncomfortable on the dusty, rough Joliette track and was riding through the pain of a knee injury.
With a hefty points lead in the series, Roy played it safe and finished 4-7 for fourth overall.