February 7th-9th 2008 - Toronto's International Bike Show in association
with Kona Bikes, Diamond Back, and Ryders Eyewear, have always offered the
opportunity for Canada's 4x & BMX racers to shake the dust out of their
legs, get a little track time, and put on a great show for all the
spectators.

   

Sorry we didn't get these up sooner, but Larissa and My flight was cancelled
due to the storm and it took and extra day just to get home.

Friday February 7th - Tonight's race was a real special one. It was a chance
for riders all over Ontario to come together to celebrate the life of
Ontario's own Tim DaSilva. Tim's family were in the stands cheering on Tim's
Bro, Chris as he qualified in the number #1 spot going into this elimination
rounds. He was tied for 1st with Kona's Matt Stevens (me!), and Indiana's A
Pro, Brian Streiby, but Chris's determination and grit showed he wanted this
win more than anyone else. We didn't make it easy on him, but it didn't
phase him at all.

As the Main gate dropped, the house erupted in a show of support for the top
four riders of the night. Andrew Harper, who was at least 60lbs lighter than
just about everyone else, nailed his gates, and blockpassed like a
linebacker. Industry Skatepark's Brandon Cassell was pumped to make the main
and couldn't stop grinning even after the gate dropped.

   

It was a great race and a chance to reflect on why we all got into this
sport in the first place.... The love of bikes, the love of competition, and
the love of good friends. Three values that pretty much sum up Tim DaSilva.

Here's how it looked after the dust settled:

1st Chris Dasilva
2nd Andrew Harper
3rd Brandon Cassell
4th Brian Streiby
5th Greg Bidwell
6th Matt Stevens
7th Kyle Pearson
8th Bradie Johnston

Saturday February 8th - You could see the motivation in everyone's eyes
after getting a taste for the track on Friday night. The track came together
pretty nicely and everyone knew it. In every class, there were great gates,
block passes, crashes, lots of passing, and a hell of a lot of smiles and
hands shaking at the finish. Indiana's A Pro, Brian Streiby won the
endurance award as he rode, and placed, in Pro BMX 20", Pro Cruiser, Pro
MTB, and Stunt.

   

Saturday Results:

BMX Amateur Men:
1st     Austin Harper
2nd     Scott Simpson
3rd     Hunter Foster
4th     Scott Stevens
5th     Brett
6th     Kyle Molnar
7th     Amelia Walsh
8th     Sterling Evans

MTB Amateur Men:
1st     Cam Milliken
2nd     Bill Graham
3rd     Keith Grant
4th     Derek Abraham
5th     Rob Fraser
6th     Simon Winter
7th     Shane Joachim
8th     Brennan Kovacevich

BMX Pro Cruiser
1st     Brian Streiby
2nd     Kyle Pearson
3rd     Brandon Cassell
4th     Chris DaSilva
5th     Tyler Simpson
6th     Matt Stevens
7th     Campbell Milliken
8th     Cameron Loftus

BMX Pro Men
1st     Jean-Sebastien Houde
2nd     Brian Streiby
3rd     Kyle Lourenssen
4th     Kyle Pearson
5th     Chris DaSilva
6th     Bradie Johnston
7th     Andrew Harper
8th     Greg Bidwell

MTB Pro Women
1st     Sheila Morris
2nd     Caroline Arsenault
3rd     Stacey Cassell
4th     Katie Paget
5th     Aubrey Iwaniw
6th     Erin McCann

MTB Pro Men
1st     Brian Streiby
2nd     Kyle Pearson
3rd     Brandon Cassell
4th     Sean Barron
5th     Matt Stevens
6th     Hugh MacLachlan
7th     Matt Zdriluk
8th     Trash Can

Sunday February 9th - There were three major factors affecting racers on
Sunday. The snow storm that buried Toronto, The loss of an hour for daylight
savings, and the fairly obvious result of the awesome Primary Racing After
Party on Saturday night! All the guys and girls pushed their way through the
pain to ride some of the best riding we'd seen all weekend. Brian Streiby
was treating it like another day at work, while "Kid" Kyle Pearson filled in
for the injured Chris DaSilva (collarbone) as the rep from the Ontario BMX
team. Another Ontario rider, Austin Harper, took the BMX Am class, while
Keith Grant took the MTB Am.

   

Sunday Results:

BMX Amateur Men:
1st     Austin Harper
2nd     Scott Stevens
3rd     Scott Simpson
4th     Hunter Foster
5th     Kyle Molnar
6th     Amelia Walsh
7th     Carmelo Genova
8th     Jayson MacKinnon

MTB Amateur Men:
1st     Keith Grant
2nd     Fraser Johnston
3rd     Tommy Lucas
4th     Nicholas Kesik
5th     Cam Milliken
6th     Brennan Kovacevich

BMX Pro Cruiser:
1st     Brian Streiby
2nd     Kyle Pearson
3rd     Matt Stevens
4th     Campbell Milliken
5th     Brandon Cassell
6th     Justin Silva
7th     Cameron Loftus

BMX Pro Men:
1st     Brian Streiby
2nd     Kyle Lourenssen
3rd     Bradie Johnston
4th     Hugo Leduc Benoit
5th     Kyle Pearson
6th     Jean-Sebastien Houde
7th     Jorg Hildebrandt
8th     Greg Bidwell

MTB Pro Women:
1st     Amelia Walsh
2nd     Shelia Morris
3rd     Aubrey Iwaniw
4th     Stacey Cassell
5th     Caroline Arsenault

MTB Pro Men:
1st     Brian Streiby
2nd     Matt Stevens
3rd     Kyle Pearson
4th     Terry Leimonis
5th     Jorg Hildebrandt
6th     Brandon Cassell
7th     Matt Zdriluk
8th     Bill Graham

The show was a great kick off to the 2008 season, and it's safe to say that
everyone who raced will be pumped to hit more races this season and build
the sport of 4x in Ontario. Have a great season everyone!!

Matt & Larissa