I'm Josh Byberg, dad to three boys, and all three of them race. The youngest is eight and out on his 50. The ten-year-old runs number 17 in the Ohvale 160. The oldest is fifteen and on a 190. Which means most of my summer happens in a paddock at Shannonville or Lombardy with a pop-up canopy, a tire gauge, and three bikes to get through tech. I keep my kids' names off the blog on purpose. They're here as riders and as my boys, not as search results.
Jamie is the real technician and crew chief. I'm the sponsor, the chauffeur, the guy on the wall with the board, and apparently the one who writes it all down.
This blog is the honest version of youth road racing in Canada: what a season actually costs, what the tracks are like from the fence, how the pathway works from a parking lot in Brechin all the way to the World Finals, and what it feels like to watch your kid go through turn one for the first time. It's also about the people — a tight-knit group of motorcycle enthusiasts who lend you a tire warmer and a spare lever without being asked.
Off the bike I run a web design and digital marketing practice. If you found this because you're getting a kid into racing — welcome, come say hi at the track.