The Yamalube Schrader's SMX Racing Team took its first number-one national plate with Denaye Giroux of Yorkton being crowned the Women's National West champion.
"We couldn't be more excited for Denaye," says team owner and manager Jackie Maffenbeier.
"Denaye has trained hard and after last season's disappointment, wasn't going to settle for anything but number one."
The Yamaha 250F and Dunlop tires helped turn a sloppy track into a choice couple of motos.
Hooking up with two holeshots and the SSS suspension working perfectly through the deep and long ruts, helped to propel Denaye to two motocross wins for first overall on the day.
She would go on to clinching the number 1 Women's West National Championship, explained Maffenbeier via email.
Giroux heads down to Colorado to run her first AMA race of the season and will be trying to bring home the Canadian Women's National Championship later this summer when she meets up with the Eastern ladies in Ontario.
Of her own performance on the tracks out west, Giroux explains it all.
"I'm very excited to have won the West National," said Giroux.
"I'm very happy being on a factory team this season. I want to thank Yamalube as the product along with the GYTR parts have kept my Yamaha 250F in perfect running order. Rick Bradshaw with Schrader's out of Yorkton has been a supporter for years. Rick makes each year even bettergives me a lot of time off from work to train and ride! Derek Farthing along with Lori at Troy Lee Design Canada keep me safe with amazing looking gear, Gaerne boots and helmets and keep that up off track with their casual clothing.
The SSS Suspension by Joe Skidd has been perfect this season. No matter the conditions any of these tracks throw at me, Joe keeps me dialed in. I think the Dr. D Pipe and Renegade fuel really helped in the mud today giving me the horsepower to pull through some of those deep ruts."
Giroux cast the first stone that weekend in round two of the Monster Energy Canadian Nationals in Nanaimo, BC.
In the first try, she grabbed the holeshot and never looked back.
"Denaye continued to get stronger throughout the moto developing a substantial lead," said Maffenbeier.
"Denaye loves to fly she did all the jumps even better than some of the guys!"
The second try found Giroux with a third-place start, but it didn't take her long to pull out front. Her comfort level with this particular track was right where it should be so there weren't any worries here.
"I was definitely more comfortable riding this kind of dirt," said Giroux. "It's closer to the hard pack I'm familiar with the exception of the "boulder" roost! The Dunlop tires really helped get traction through the slippery sections and I could feel the extra power from my Renegade fuel and Dr. D pipe."
With 1-1 finishes in Nanaimo, Giroux is sitting first over all by eight points. Round three of the Monster Energy Canadian Pro Nationals in Calgary, AB., will be the clincher. "I'm ready to prove that I deserve the number-one plate," she said. "I really like the track and I just need to keep it on two wheels."
In closing, Giroux wishes to thank her sponsors. "I really want to thank Oakley, Works Connection, Renthal, Husky Oil, Crystal Fresh Water, Office Pro, TrimFx, and Lime 9 for all the support they give me. My dad is my biggest supporter and without him hauling me around and being my mechanic, I wouldn't even have these opportunities. Thanks also to the rest of my family as I hear their cheers the loudest!"
-Submitted
