Organization
The following is a list of enthusiasts working to support the efforts of Team Canada MX
Chairman of the Board: Andre Laurin
Executive Director: Carl Bastedo
Directors:
Iain Hayden
Chairman, Fundraising Committee: Peter Adams
Fundraising Committee:
Dave Hewitson
David Weber
President OTSFF Canada a international transportation company servicing the world by Air Ocean and road transportation, also member of the Canadian International freight forwarders association since 1988.
Andre Has chaired many major projects worlds wide, eg.World Youth Day 2002 and board of trade for special events. His passion for motorsports began in 1991 with Porsche Club of American then follow with the APBA in the mid 90's and in 1998 started sponsoring the Snowcross industry and now the OTSFF group of companies has a 10 year resume for specializing in motorsport industry race teams and programs ranging from Motocross , ATV and snowmobile's OTSFF has become one of north Americas go to group's for team branding and race programs. Andre Laurin is proud to have supported Canadians at the Nations program for 4 years now and pleased to be part of this program.
Is the founder of MotoPark in Chatsworth, Ontario. He has been involved in the Motorcycle Industry as a Racer, Marketer and Promoter for more than 50 years. He is an Honourable Member of the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame as well as the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Carl has served as the Manager of Canada’s Motocross of Nations Team since 2004. For his biography click on the following link http://www.motorcyclehalloffame.ca/bestedo_carl.htm.
Current director and half owner of CMX Racing, President of Fortius Research and Trading Corp.,an investment consulting company servicing high net worth clients and corporations, President of Snipp Canada Inc. a text marketing company and an honours graduate of Brock University in Business Administration. He served previously as CFO of MKU Canada Inc. a subsidiary of the Acme Group of Companies in India and before that CFO of Astris Energi Inc. He started his career as the youngest Manager at the time in the history of TD in Foreign Exchange on the capital market trading floor with TD Securities in Toronto.
I was 9 years old when I got the MX bug and for the past 40 years I have been fortunate to be a competitor, a fan, a photographer, a sponsor, a moto dad, a friend with a truck/trailer / wrench and spectator. MX has been the source of many hundreds of unforgettable Sundays, thousands of great memories, dozens of life long friends and one trophy.
Is a sitting director with the Wild Rose Motocross Association in Calgary, Alberta. Participated in sanctioned motocross from 1973 to present day, including several Canadian National Series, 125 GPs and 2 seasons of international competition in France. Currently a CMRC license holder and competing in the +50 Master Class with the International Old Timers Motocross Association. Never lost focus on motocross and would like to see more Canadians competing outside Canada.
Attended the University of Guelph from 1975 to 1979. In 1983 founded a service company contracting to the oil and gas exploration industry throughout western Canada. Sold the company in 2008 and currently works as a consultant.
I am the majority owner and manager of Schrader’s Honda Yamaha Suzuki in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. We currently sponsor a national level Suzuki team (Murphy Motorsports), top Yamaha riders Shawn Maffenbeier and Denaye Giroux as well as numerous local racers. As a competitor I started racing motocross in 1979 and still ride weekly. I earned one Canadian Amateur Motocross title and also road raced for a couple of years. I began organizing events in 1984 and became involved in the administration of the sport in 1988 serving as a CMA Region Chairman, National Director and National President. In 1987 I assisted Canadian team rider Glen Nicholson at the Motocross des Nations in Unadilla and have continued to support the international events however I can.
Dawn is a graphic designer by trade. She grew up in rural southwestern Ontario spending summers riding her dirt bike on the trails that backed on to her parent's property. She entered the current motocross scene as the first employee at Racer X Canada and found herself renewing the love she once had for the sport. As the Art Director at RXC, she was responsible for designing the majority of editorial content and some covers as well as assisting Racer X Illustrated with some of their overflow work. The job didn't end there though. As a team, the RXC crew took turns sharing the task of running the booth at races. This is where the connections were really made with the motocross community and lasting friendships happened. In 2006, Dawn was given the opportunity to cover the Motocross des Nations race in England for RXC and she has been hooked ever since. After the demise of Racer X Canada, some core members of the team went on to create DMX (Direct Motocross) and Dawn's role goes well beyond just the design. Realizing they had a solid vehicle to help promote Team Canada MX, DMX offered to start a 'Chip In' fund where people could donate to the team on the website and also helped sell t-shirts at some races. Dawn is geared up to tackle more fundraising and hopes this is just the beginning of a great relationship.
From Halifax,Nova Scotia, Randy is the owner of Freedom Cycle in Halifax. He started racing motocross in 1978 moved to offroad racing in 1982 competing in several national enduros,as well as winning Atlantic region cross country and enduro championships. Presently ride plus 40 events in mx along side my 12 yr old son who is in the 85cc class. Randy has sponsored womens national champion Heidi Cooke as well as her brother Mitch last season.I have worked as Heidi’s mechanic on Cernics Kawasaki for the last few years,winning two championships with her.Attended the 2009 MXoN with Mitch Cooke in Italy and support a large motocross team competing in the Atlantic Region CMRC events.
