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Meet the What A Ride Team!

 

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What is the heart of a great blog? Is it the photos, the videos, the podcasts or the stories? It is, yes, but more importantly, it’s the people who stand up and say loud and proud “I will be the story! I will get in the photo – I will say the words and I’ll put on my best grin for the video!” It’s these people who we’ve searched tirelessly for, the storytelling adventurers who want nothing more than to blaze a trail forward, tirelessly searching for the coolest things to be had, said or done in motorsports.

This is them: The What A Ride team. And we’ve never met a better group of people to bring the world of full-bore adventure to the wilds of the internet.

 

Martin Lortz

Martin LortzFreelance photographer/writer specializing in the outdoor lifestyle. Whether he is covering adventure motorcycling, kayak fishing or family oriented outdoor pursuits, his passion for capturing the beauty of nature and the people that partake in it, is evident in his work.
Top Story: Three Days on the TCAT—Wawa, Gogama, North Bay, Toronto
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Venessa Whalley

Venessa, Like many others who are born and raised in Northern Ontario, has been riding since she could walk. You can find her on her ATV or Snowmobile depending on the season. Always up for a new adventure, whether it be taking the scenic route on a road trip or riding trails in her own back yard while capturing the beauty of all that surrounds us in this fascinating province.
Hobbies: fishing/hunting, ATV, snowmobile, kayaking, boating, off road trucking
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Jessica Kline

Jessica Kline

Jessica is a long-time motorsports enthusiast and promoter. She is owner of Backwoods Promotions, which specializes in motorsports, automotive & outdoors event staffing and marketing. When she isn’t hard at work, Jessica enjoys exploring the Backwoods of Ontario, whether riding her Suzuki SV650 down a winding road, or getting out on an ATV, snowmobile or boat!

Top Story: How Do You Do Dover? A New Tradition is Born Every Friday 13th

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Dave Baker

An avid outdoors enthusiast, Dave is active in hunting, fishing, trapping and ATVing. He has been involved with the Nation Valley ATV Club since its inception, and is currently the President of the Club as well as the President of the Ontario Federation of All-Terrain Vehicles.

Top Story: ATVCEO Hits the Winter Trails for Ride for Dad

 

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Jeff McGirr

jeff_on_sledJeff is a motorsports enthusiast who loves the outdoors and Northern Ontario. He shares his adrenaline-filled activities with the world via his YouTube Channel and has been working, volunteering and pushing the limits in the motorsports industry for over 10 years!

Top Story: Ontario Snowmobilers in for a Great Season Ahead?—Winter Forecast for 2015-16

 

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Shelby Mahon

Growing up snowmobiling in Northern Ontario has been a defining factor in Shelby’s life. She is an avid snowmobiler and races pro women’s snowcross in Canada but she also loves to take pictures and tell stories. Check out her Facebook, Twitter, and website for more info!
Top Story: What to do When Adventures Turn Into Rescue Missions – Part 2 

 

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Wobblycat

wobblycatJames Bai, aka Wobblycat, is a highly-experienced motorcycle rider and enthusiast. He is also a gifted professional photographer, specializing in on-track motorsports and motorcycle portrait photography….
Top Story: Tips for Crossing the U.S./Canada Border on a Motorcycle 

 

 

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Viktor Radics

Viktor Radics is an avid adventure lifestyle photographer and motorcycle-tourer. When he’s not focused on projects for Vikpic Creative he’s working hard as the Sales and Marketing rep at Corsa Meccanica representing Moto Guzzi and Aprilia motorcycles or bringing hundreds of motorcyclists and moto fans together with the #MotoSocialToronto events.
Top Story: Is Riding Superior Really That Superior? – Our Story, Our Ride, Toronto to Winnipeg & Back 
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Brokentooth

BrokentoothOliver is an adventure rider par excellence – having ridden over 8000km on ice roads from Owen Sound to Fort Severn on the banks of Hudson’s Bay on a Kawasaki KLR.

Top Story: “Rub Snow in It”: One Man’s 8000km Journey to Fort Severn by Motorcycle. In Winter. 

 

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KimberleeAnna Taplay

KimberleeAnna (more widely known as ‘KAT’) is an empty-nester and novice rider who has a game plan, a bucket list, and a VStar with a full tank of gas. KAT is happiest when she and her ride —Ruby— are exploring country roads and wandering with no particular destination in mind. Whether travelling alone, alongside her mentor, or joining small groups along the way, KAT will be chronicling her travels and sharing both her adventures on the road and her moments of quiet reflection about everything it means to be a part of the motorcycling world.
Top Story: KIMbits and KATtales—My Journey Begins 
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Liz Jansen

Liz is a writer, facilitator, coach and adventurer. She’s the author of Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment and Life Lessons from Motorcycles. When she’s not riding, Liz is a Canada Safety Council certified Senior Motorcycle Instructor at Humber College.

Top Story: Always in Season—The Niagara Cherry Blossom Ride

 

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Craig Nicholson

Popularly known as “The Intrepid Snowmobiler” Craig Nicholson is a freelance journalist, writer and communications consultant who specializes in motorized recreational activities. As an avid snowmobiler, he logs over 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles) on the snow most winters and has snowmobiled in every region of Canada. His Intrepid Snowmobiler blog features Canadian touring articles, sledding tips, reviews and comment.
 Top Story: Introducing Ontario’s Newest Sledding Adventure—The Epic “Wilderness Loop”
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Chelsey Hennig

A lifelong gearhead who grew up in northern Ontario with a passion for virtually anything with a motor, Chelsey is an avid snowmobiler, racing women’s MX and Cross Country MX. She has her honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and loves going on adventures which always somehow include a machine and her camera…

Top Story: The Search for the Perfect Ride—Part 1: Ice Caves, Trails and Snow

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Luc Levesque

Avid Snowmobiler, Club Volunteer, Groomer Operator and Club President of the Dubreuilville Alouette Snowmobile Club. With 19 years of experience grooming trails Luc started posting trail reports on snowmobile forums in the Mid 90’s using the name “The Groomer Guy”. Known as an honest reporter. Luc tells it like it is. He reports the facts… the kind of info snowmobilers want.
Top Story: 12 Ways to Stay on the Groomer Operator’s Good Side 
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www.groomerguy.blogspot.ca/

 

 

Adam Columbus

Adam has been the Algonquin West ATV club webmaster for six years. He is 54 and lives north of Huntsville, Ontario with his girlfriend and 18 year-old son. He is also an ex-business owner from the GTA who got out of the business and is now semi-retired.

Top Story: Ghost Towns of Old Nipissing Road ATV Mission Part 1—The First Attempt

www.algonquinwestatv.com

 

 

Dustin Woods

Dustin Woods is PR professional, writer and photographer who will go anywhere and do anything in order to avoid sitting at a desk for too long. He has been chronicling his automotive and powersport travel adventures for various websites and magazines for the better part of a decade.

 

Top Story: Ride Georgian Bay as Told by Dustin Woods

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