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2004 Winner 250cc Jean Sebastien Roy
2004 Winner 125cc Justin Keeney

Promoter: Tite Racing
Track Manager: Matt Lee
Site Manager: Chris Lee
Head Referee: Jeremy Lee
CMRC Race Manager: Brett Lee
Clerk Of the Course: Kit Lee

Website www.motocrosscanada.ca, www.waltontranscan.ca

Notable Amateur Winners
Dusty Klatt (Int), Marco Dube (Int), Travis Pastrana (Int), Josh Woods (80cc/Int), Jimmy Wilson (Int), Colton Fassciotti (80cc/Int), Darcy Lange (80cc), Bobby Kiniry (80cc), Randy Valade (80cc), Jason Lawrence (80cc) Derrick Fisher (60cc), Brady Sheren (80cc), Sara Whitmore (Ladies), Tyler Medaglia (80cc/Int), Peter Raymer (Youth/Junior).

Gaerne Bronze Boot Winners
1998 Justin Thompson
1999 Kaven Gregiore
2000 Zeb Dennis
2001 Peter Raymer
2002 Trevor Hall
2003 Tyler Medaglia
2004 Adam Deakon

Rick Joseph Memorial Award
2004 Lee Guillver
2003 Tyler Medaglia
2002 Bobby Thompson
2001 Kyle Keast
2000 Dan Rounding
1999 Ian Hayden and Chris Tyndall
1998 Mike Island
1997 Joel Rickart
1996 Chuck Mesley
1995 Jess Webster
1994 Brad Coles
1993 Brett Lee
1992 Terry Rothmaier

Track facts

Current longest running Motocross National Race: 14 years
Longest running CMRC sanctioned facility
42 rider gate start
Gallonsof wter used throughout the week: 300,000 Gallons
Number of Staff/Volunteers: 310
Track length: 2.6km
5 Spectator Tunnels
Home of the “Natural Double”, “the Walton Wall” and the “Step-down”, Pro Step Up
Average number of laps over Trans Can Weekend: 33,600
Track, pts, sectator parking use 80 acres
Gallons of fel used by event equipment: 1822 g
Feet of extension cords used: 2500ft
Estimated number of recycle bottles: 38,000
Number of event vechicles: 18
Number of onsite medical staff: 12
Most Walton Titles: 7-Bill Wallin and Josh Woods
Number of times the starting line has changed: 6
Port-Johns: 40
2 Stages

1992 - Its expensive, risky and a lot of work! Would sponsors participate? Would riders come? Could we get everything done? What did we forget? Craig Pratley and Ryan Hunt head up a contingent from England to show how to ride outdoor motocross. Is it over already? EVERYBODY LOVED IT!! Are we broke? Do we ever want to be this tired again?

1993 - Ross Pederson makes a farewell tour and spanks everyone one more time while he does it. A kid nicknamed the “fish, Derrick Fisher, wins his first 60cc National Championship

1994 - (The year of the beer bug) TSN gives the event a national profile with two half hour shows. A torrential downpour on Saturday provides a brief interlude for 'belly racing' on the finish line hill. The bridge goes up.

1995 - (The year of the fly) Carl Vaillancourt calls it quits after clinching the National Pro title in titanic duel with Marty Burr. Marty sweeps all four motos.

1996 - 800 riders, full national coverage of the pro racing on TSN which includes Nick Wey's pro debut, Jeff Mataisevich, Jean Sebastien Roy having his worst race of the year and Marco Dube proving he's for real.

1997- Nick Wey returns winning the 125cc/250cc. Travis Pastrana won the fans and the Intermediate class.

1998- JSR showed up to win both 125cc and 250cc, but Dube would be crowned champion by days end. An unknown Canadian named Justin Thompson wins the first Bronze Boot Award.

1999- Josh Woods made his Pro debut taking the 125cc/250cc wins.

2000- Sean Hamblin shocks his team Blackfoot Honda by showing up on a Two Wheel Kawasaki, when Honda opted not to bring him to the East/West Walton Shoot Out. Doug Dubach celebrated his birthday with a National Championship.

2001- Peter Raymer becomes the first rider to swept 9 motos straight. Rain of biblical proportions fall forcing CMRC officials to cancel 2nd motos. Darcy Lange in the 250cc and Simon Homans in the 125cc get soggy wins.

2002- Blair Morgan finally won a Walton overall, out dueling JSR. Trever Hall dominated Junior to win the Bronze Boot. Gavin Gracyk won the Pro 125cc.

2003- The Extreme Sport Series rolls in. JSR rolls the competition with two wire to wire moto wins. Bronze Boot winner Tyler Medaglia shocked everyone by winning his Pro qualifier, beating series leader and eventual Champ Randy Valade. The Honda Pavilion unveiled-Big, Bad and Red!

2004- Justin Keeney arrived and put a clinic on in smooth riding winning the 125 Pro class. Donnie Mc Gourty clinched  the 125 East National championship. JSR had wrapped up the championship the weekend prior but came to Walton  to hold his title as King of Walton. Mitch Cooke  had his break out ride and earned his first career 250cc Pro  podium finish. For the first time in Canadian Motocross history a full line of women lined up for the womens championship.

Walton Trans Can Pro Winners
Year   250cc    125cc
1992   Craig Pratley UK Craig Pratley UK
1993   Ross Pederson Can Ross Pederson Can
1994   Ray Sommo USA  Jean Sebastian Roy Can
1995   Marty Burr Can  Marty Burr Can
1996   Marco DubeCan  Nick Wey USA
1997   Nick Wey USA  Nick Wey USA
1998  Jean Sebastian Roy Can  Jean Sebastian Roy Can
1999   Josh Woods USA  Josh Woods USA
2000   Marco Dube Can  Sean Hamblin USA 
2001   Darcy Lange Can  Simon Homans Can
2002   Blair Morgan Can Gavin Gracyk USA
2003  Jean Sebastian Roy Can  Derrick Fisher
2004  Jean Sebastian Roy Can  Justin Keeney USA