The Vallee Report

If perseverance and hours spent on the road were the only secrets to winning a championship, then Dave Pouliot would most definitely have a few number one plates on his mantle by now. Based in Quebec City and racing in a series that has the majority of its races based in southwestern Ontario, the Pouliot...

So apparently a Mac and Cheese Fest is a thing. Throw in thousands of butter tarts, some food trucks, as well as some random vendors, and suddenly you have a destination for a motorcycle ride. Paris Fairgrounds played host to this mishmash of culinary delights recently and I must admit the boss made a good...

The weather is starting to change and soon it will be that dreaded time where my bike must go into hibernation. Just a couple of weeks ago we had a pretty good stretch of days where getting out for a ride seemed pretty easy. This past week or so has seen a change and for...

With one round remaining in the 2022 Flat Track Canada season, this year has been one of the most tightly contested in the Open Expert ranks. While the battle at the top of the points standings has turned into a tight two-way battle between Dave Pouliot and Tyler Seguin, the fight for third has been...

Years ago, motorcycle gatherings were a little less informal. A few friends would meet in a parking lot and shoot the breeze as well as take some time to admire each other’s bikes. They would then set up another meeting and perhaps at the next one they may see a few newcomers join the group....

With the CSBK series recently visiting Atlantic Motorsport Park for the first time in a few years, it got me thinking about that time a few decades ago when I made a trip there myself. After hearing about the famous “Roller Coaster”, in my second year of road racing the decision was made to head...

So tickets have just been purchased for the AFT race in Port Royal Pennsylvania that is coming up this weekend. For those keeping track this will be our third race in three weekends and fourth race in the last five. Those races have taken place in two different provinces as well as two different states....

I’m not sure if it is an age thing or not but time really seems to be flying by. Here we are just a week into summer but given the fact that the last month flew by in a blur, I’m a little worried that fall will be here before I know it. It seems...

I would like to think that us racing announcers have our own little fraternity. This is not to say that we are going to be challenging the Alpha Delta Phi crew to a keg stand contest, but if push came to shove, we could surely hold our own. I am merely talking about how we...

My Aunt Lauretta is 82 years old. While that in itself may not seem remarkable, the fact that she looks and acts about ten years older than me at most is impressive considering that I am not even close to 72. With my mom being gone for over fifteen years now she is probably the...

I have said it in this column before, I am a fair-weather rider. I don’t do rain and I don’t do dirt roads either. The reason I don’t ride in the rain has nothing to do with a fear of traction or lack of confidence on wet roads. In fact, if you go way back...

After a forced two-year hiatus, my wife and I recently took a well deserved vacation in Mexico. After touching down the memories came flooding back such as the warm breeze, beautiful water, great drinks and oh yeah perhaps the biggest memory-drivers in Mexico are nuts! The bus ride from the airport to the resort certainly...