RIDER PROFILE :





First Name:
Clint
Last Name: McBain
Age: 34

1- How many years have you ridden?
15yrs riding – 14yrs racing

2- What achievements have you made in your riding career?
- Have won several regional championships across Canada.
- Won the 2002 Canadian National 600 Championship.
- Placed 3rd in class at Suzuka 300K race in Japan in 2005.
- Have placed in the top three at the national level every year since 2001, excluding 2006.

3- What is your racing class?
I currently compete in the Canadian National Pro Superbike Class


4- Did you have a good season last year?
Yes, we had a very successful season and finished 3rd overall in the Superbike class, with 1 race win and 3 podiums, we were in contention for the title right down to the final race.  What made it even more gratifying was the fact that I had started our own team last year and we ended up beating several of the full factory teams


5- What are your goals for the next season?
As a rider I want to win the National Superbike Championship, but as a team owner I want to increase the exposure and presence of our team to our sponsors and the public, and also contribute to the growth of our sport but supporting the young up and coming riders. For 2008 I will have a young team mate that will compete in the National SV Cup series and hopefully some day he will go on to be a Candian National Champion
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6- What other activities do you engage in when you are not riding?
I really enjoy the outdoors, and living in Cochrane, Alberta and am pretty fortunate to have an awesome place to play in the mountains right in my own backyard (30 min. away). I enjoy mountain biking, hiking, fishing and rock climbing as well as dirt biking
.

7- What kind of music do you listen to?
I listen to all kinds of music, even country, but only in short bursts. When I’m out riding my road bike, I listen to older metal or rock, artists like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest.  When I’m out skiing or snowboarding I really enjoy Tom Petty tunes, and when I’m in my truck going on road trips, I seem to always look for older stuff like, Supertramp, Eagles, Phil Collins, etc.  But then when I’m at home working on the computer I listen to alternative tunes. As you can see I don’t have a particular favourite I listen to almost everything.


8- Who is your favourite celebrity? (Male or female)
This is a tough one, as I’m not really a huge movie buff, nor do I keep up that kind of stuff.  I guess if I had to pick a type of person, I enjoy movies that Anthony Hopkins, and Tom Hanks are in.


9- What is your dream car?
Today my current dream car would be Porsche Carrera GT with a V-10 engine that produces 605 hp and 435 lb-ft of torque. Sweet!


10- What is your life “motto”?
Nothing good in life comes easy!


Contact: Sylvain Burguet, Motovan Corporation, sburguet@motovan.com