On July 15, 2012 Honda Canada kicked off an exciting new motorcycle venue jumping on board what the Europeans and Japanese have already figured out – that MotoGymKhana is both a fun and competitive skill based event. Welcome MGK to Canada.
For the uninitiated MGK is described by Wikipedia as an event consisting of speed pattern racing where the rider follows a new course ‘layout’, reacting by driving the bike into turns, braking, and accelerating in a closed loop. The goal is simply to complete the course in the fastest time with the fewest errors.
Honda Canada recognised the skill needed to pilot a motorcycle through an MGK layout. Together with Honda’s spiffy new CBR 250R’s and 125R’s, head Instructor Yoshi Nakatani and partner Vicki Gray began teaching eager students how to successfully compete in today’s event by giving them the necessary skills and practice time before the competition.
Our instructors are passionate about motorcycling and between them have quite an impressive CV. Yoshi is recognised by JAGE (Japan Moto-Gymkhana Association) and has the distinct honour to introduce this sport to Canada and the USA while Vicki has ripped it up on the road racing scene having competed at the World Cup level. She is also the person behind one of the most complete international motorycle online magazines for the ladies ‘Motoress‘. Pretty cool, huh?
Keep your ears and eyes open as MGK is just debuting and I am certain more training and competitive events will follow. For more information regarding MGK please visit my previous blog titled MGK on a CBF1000: http://www.cecilegambin.com/wp/page/3/.
2 thoughts on “MotoGymKhana debuts in Canada”
Nice photos.
Where was the event, and how did I miss it ?
Lee
Montreal Que
The event was advertised by Honda Canada with the premier event at their HQ in Markham, Ontario. Keep in eye out for more events in next year as I’m pretty sure they are going to keep this going. The man to talk to though is Yoshi Nakatani (read my blog about him). You can find him or contact him via the MotoGymKhana page of Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/MotoGymkhanaNA?fref=ts
You’ll be kept in the loop by following this page. Yoshi is the head guy for all North American gymkhana events.
Nice photos.
Where was the event, and how did I miss it ?
Lee
Montreal Que
Hi Lee,
The event was advertised by Honda Canada with the premier event at their HQ in Markham, Ontario. Keep in eye out for more events in next year as I’m pretty sure they are going to keep this going. The man to talk to though is Yoshi Nakatani (read my blog about him). You can find him or contact him via the MotoGymKhana page of Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/MotoGymkhanaNA?fref=ts
You’ll be kept in the loop by following this page. Yoshi is the head guy for all North American gymkhana events.
Hope this helps and thanks for contacting me.
Cecile