Blair Morgan is a multi-time CMRC Canadian National championship-winning motocross

Motocross

Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...

 racer who currently races for Ski-Doo

Ski-Doo

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 Racing. He is also a multi-time World Snocross

Snocross

Snocross is a racing sport involving racing specialized high performance snowmobiles on natural or artificially-made tracks consisting of tight turns, banked corners, steep jumps and obstacles. Riders race at speed of up to 60 miles per hour...

 snowmobile champion and a 5-times X-Games gold medalist. Blair is a fan-favorite in the sport for his sheer speed and determination. He has made several comebacks from devastating injuries, and is crediting with pioneering the modern snocross riding style, drawing comparisons to Jeremy McGrath

Jeremy McGrath

Jeremy McGrath is one of the most popular American Motocross/Supercross champions in the history of the sport. He was most active in the 1990s earning the title the "King of Supercross." His tricks during jumps on the supercross track, the most famous of which he called the "Nac Nac", helped spawn...

 of supercross for his innovation.

Motocross

Blair started racing in his early teens in his home province of Saskatchewan. He progressed through to the ranks of Pro, and made his debut on the Canadian National scene in 1993. After several seasons of working his way up the rankings behind riders like Carl Vaillancourt and Marco Dube, Morgan came into his own in 1997 and decimated the Nationals as a member of Two Wheel Kawasaki. He won the 250 title the next year, but lost the overall crown to Dube. He would regain the number one plate in 1999. 2000 marked a year of significant growth for the Canadian Nationals, and Morgan switched to the Blackfoot Honda team. Injury held him to a #7 ranking for the year, but he would rebound in style in 2001 by battling Jean Sebastien Roy

Jean Sebastien Roy

Jean Sebastien Roy, also known as JSR, is a Canadian professional motocross rider and has won 5 Canadian National Motocross Championships dating from 2001-2005.He was born and raised in Acton Vale, Quebec....

 throughout the year. Morgan scored more wins, but the title went to the Quebecer. Morgan won the four-stroke class at the US Open of Supercross that fall, the first win for the Honda

Honda

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 CRF450R. 2002 was another season of terrific battles between the two teammates, but again Morgan ended up with the #2 plate. Blair started his own Yamaha

Yamaha

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 team for 2003, but a horrific accident at Nanaimo, British Columbia

British Columbia

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, ruined his season. A series of nagging injuries from both motocross and snocross held back Blair's pure speed for the next few years. Finally, in 2006, Morgan returned to form with Blackfoot Honda and scored mulitple podiums to finish the year 3rd overall behind Dusty Klatt

Dusty Klatt

Dustin Klatt is a professional motocross racer from Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. He is a two-time MX2 Western Canadian Champion and two time MX1 Canadian champion with the Blackfoot team based out of Calgary, Alberta....

 and Roy. On September 21, 2008 Blair had a bad crash at the Montreal supercross and is currently in the beginning stages of recovery.He suffered a broken back which severed his spinal cord. The Canadian Motocross Des Nations Team dedicated this years MXDN race to Blair.

Snocross

Blair started racing snocross for Arctic Cat

Arctic Cat

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 full-time in 1997. His stand-up, high-flying and aggressive motocross style revolutionized the sport, and it would be a long time before Morgan would face much challenge. He claimed the majority of the race wins and championships for the next several seasons. The 2001-2002 season would see Blair switch to Ski-Doo

Ski-Doo

Ski-Doo is a brand name of snowmobile fabricated by Bombardier Recreational Products. The first Ski-Doo was launched in 1959. It was a new invention Joseph-Armand Bombardier...

 and continue his winning ways, until, in 2003, motocross injuries derailed further title hopes. He would bounce back to win again in 2004, and get injured again in 2005. Through it all, Morgan always comes through at the X-Games, finding a way to win almost every year. For the 2007 and 2008 X-Games, Morgan has struggled and has not been able to take the title since 2006. In June 2008, it was reported that Morgan was "looking for a new ride", therefore, making him a free agent

Free agent

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. It is reported by the official Blair Morgan website that Morgan will be racing for Ski-Doo

Ski-Doo

Ski-Doo is a brand name of snowmobile fabricated by Bombardier Recreational Products. The first Ski-Doo was launched in 1959. It was a new invention Joseph-Armand Bombardier...

 again for the 2008–2009 season

Season (sports)

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Career titles

• 1999 CMRC National Motocross Champion
• 1997 CMRC National Motocross Champion
• 1998 CMRC 250 National Champion
• 5 X-Games Gold Medals (Snocross)
• Multi-time Snocross World Championships and race wins

Childhood

Blair was born in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. He was raised on a farm outside the city of Prince Albert. His father Gwyn owns and operates a hog farm with Blair's older brother Grant. Blair's mother June is a housewife and mother of 4 children, of whom Blair is the youngest. As a child, he developed a keen love of outdoor sports. However, it was not until he was thirteen that his parents allowed him to pursue his passion competitively. It was clear that he had a natural ability from that point on and a strong competitive drive.

Injury

On September 21 2008, Blair severed his spine while practicing on a course that was to be his last before switching to sno-cross. He was paralyzed from the middle of the back down.

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