PRESS RELEASE – HONDA CANADA INC.
December 9, 2013
New MX1 Rider Joins Honda Canada for their 2014 Off-Road Race Program
To continue the incredible momentum from 2013, Honda Canada is pleased to announce their new MX1
Rider will be three time CRMC Champion Colton Facciotti, for the upcoming 2014 season. Colton is an
established winner and an excellent match for the improved Honda CRF450R.
Colton will be managed by Derek Schuster through the GDR team, a long time CRMC industry player who
has developed the skills to earn a glowing reputation among riders and industry professionals who have seen
firsthand what determination and an unwavering spirit can achieve. Nick Pollice, National Events Specialist,
has expressed his vision of the new Honda rider “We wanted to make a big splash this year and we feel that
Colton is the right rider and GDR is the right team to compliment our products and race strategy for 2014.”
Derek Verheyen, National Sales Manager communicated his enthusiasm and expectation for the new addition
to the Honda racing team “We all very excited at Honda Canada because Colton will help us get the number
#1 plate for MX1 in 2014. He is a proven champion and a great fit for the Honda Racing Program. I look
forward to seeing what he is capable of…”
Derek Schuster, Team Manager at Gopher Dunes Racing “This is great news for Honda, GDR and of course
Colton. We are positioned to be one of the top contending teams in MX1 –we have all the right pieces for a
great season.”
Honda Canada is poised to return to the off-road racing series and is quite confident in their incredible team
and outstanding new rider to the Honda race team. Colton brings a wealth of experience, relentless
perseverance and the quintessential skills that are guaranteed to bring success, inspiring a brand new
intensity and overwhelming anticipation to the sport. Honda is ready to return to the sport that dominates the
off road segment and challenges every feature and aspect of the Honda family of dirt bikes. The Honda off
road motorcycle was built to endure any terrain, on the track or on the trails and the quality of the
craftsmanship and its’ enduring technology is evident from the minute the tires hit the ground. Honda and the
GDR team will contend for the number 1 plate in MX1 in 2014. Instrumental in this feat is not only the
accomplished Colton but the Honda race bikes he will ride, as the CRF450R and CRF250R will be front and
center stage as they rise to the occasion to prove what they’re capable of and take the Honda race team all
the way to the top. The acquisition of the extremely talented Colton Facciotti to the Honda GDR team and
backed by the legendary Honda off road line-up, Honda is set to re-establish the Honda brand as the leader of
off road racing in Canada. Be sure to look out for this promising new MX1 rider when he hits the off road
circuit in 2014!