Number Huit — MXP Top Rankings

If there was a rider to hit the list of top Canadians that perhaps could be forgotten or overlooked, it is our next rider. He is the assassin-type breed of rider who quietly goes about his business in a non flashy, workman-like manner. You don’t see him coming. This past summer, the 25-year old rider from Lac-Saint-Jean joined the series at Gopher Dunes and promptly finished the first moto in 3rd. He is that good. In the next three races, he finished no worse than 5th overall. This weekend’s number 8 in the MXP Rankings is Tim Tremblay.

Tim Tremblay is one of many Canadians who excel in multiple racing disciplines. In 2013, Tremblay raced for the powerful US snocross team, Warnert Racing. He started riding snowmobiles at 17 or 18, quite late for someone who grew up in the heartland of the sport near the home of Ski Doo. “I was very serious then about motocross and every winter I went to Florida to train on dirt bikes. I wasn’t focused on snowmobiles. Then one of the dealerships in Lac-Saint-Jean asked me to race snowmobiles. My original goal was to be a top motocross rider but it went another way,” smiles Tim Tremblay of the Warnert Race Team. “It is pretty cool now that I am near the top in snocross.” He is one of the elite riders in the sport today. His X Games bronze medal he won in 2013 is an example of how good this guy is.

However motocross has always been his first love. In 2006 as a privateer, Tremblay caught the eye of the industry with a number of top rides. In 2007, he was picked up by KTM Canada to contest the MX2 class. It would be a solid move for both the rider and the company as Tremblay picked up his first national moto win as well as his first national overall for the KTM Canada team, edging out former MX2 East champ and teammate Michael Willard. Tremblay elected to move to the 450 class in the west and pulled off a number of strong rides including a podium at the infamous Morden mud race.

Since then there have been up and down results for the Quebec rider. Injuries, lack of support and his split interest have left him working deals to contest regional events and east coast nationals. However, when he does race Nationals, he proves to be a top 5 contender.

Last year was a great example of his ability to race and how unassuming he is. At the Monster Energy Gopher Dunes National the field tends to quickly work into back markers, which does make it difficult to follow the running order. Tremblay, who was sporting a three digit number, surprised everyone in the winners’ circle when he pulled in with his Kawasaki. He was smooth, and fast and very still few could believe he was capable of running top three in the competitive mx1 class. He is, on any given day, capable of winning. However, a second moto DNF exposed his Achilles heel. He has struggled to string motos  and a series together to win a championship, but speed has never been his issue.

That is the mystery that is Tim Tremblay. Will he show up in Nanaimo or Gopher Dunes or maybe just Deschambault? When he does you can bet he will have stand out motos, and if he can put two motos together, he will be a solid top 5 contender, maybe even a podium racer. He is without question fast, fit and capable. For those reasons he is number 8 on MXP Rankings of top Canadians racing in 2013.