Tri-School Challenge
ANNOUNCEMENT: Blueprints to Burnouts – The Ultimate Tri-School Challenge!
Get ready, Grey Bruce — the sparks are about to fly.
The Kaydance Ford Athletic & Trades Foundation and Black Magic Racing have teamed up, with the proud support of Full Throttle Motor Speedway and an incredible network of community partners, to launch something truly special:
Blueprints to Burnouts – A Battle of Skill, Pride, and Performance!
This season-long competition brings together three powerhouse schools in a showdown like never before.
Three high schools.
Three race cars.
One epic battle.
Representing their hometowns:
Walkerton District Community School – Riverhawks
John Diefenbaker Secondary School – Trojans
Grey Highlands Secondary School – Lions
Throughout the racing season, each school’s shop classes will prepare, maintain, and fine-tune a real-deal race car — putting their hands-on skills, teamwork, and mechanical know-how to the test. This program builds skill, knowledge, and community pride while giving students a taste of real motorsports and trades-based careers.
The Stakes:
At the end of the season, one school will rise above the rest and be crowned the Blueprints to Burnouts Champion — recognized for the best-prepared car, strongest maintenance plan, and tightest team unity.
The Prize: The Kaydance Ford Memorial Grant
Performance with purpose.
The Kaydance Ford Memorial Grant will be awarded in three performance-based tiers, with each school earning their share through hard work, innovation, and teamwork:
1st Place: Takes home the largest grant to reward top performance and craftsmanship.
2nd Place: Earns a strong share for excellence and dedication all season long.
3rd Place: Secures meaningful funding in recognition of their skill development, commitment, and perseverance.
Every dollar goes directly back into each school’s trades and technology programs — fueling future builders, welders, and innovators. No handouts here. Every team earns their cut through performance, pride, and passion.
From blueprints to burnouts… the race is on.
Follow along this season and cheer for your community’s team — because this isn’t just a race. It’s a legacy in motion.
Please follow along for future announcements as this program fires up. Big things are coming, and we want the whole community along for the ride.
If you or your business are interested in partnering with us to help grow the Kaydance Ford Memorial Grant Fund, we’d love to connect. Every contribution strengthens local trades programs and helps build opportunities for the next generation of skilled workers right here in our own communities.
Building Skills. Fueling Pride.
The Blueprints to Burnouts Tri-School Challenge unites three local high school shop programs
— WDCS Riverhawks (Walkerton), JDSS Trojans (Hanover), and GHSS Lions
(Flesherton) — in a first-of-its-kind partnership blending education, competition, and
community pride. In collaboration with Black Magic Racing and the Kaydance Ford Athletic
& Trades Foundation, students from each school will prepare, maintain, and represent their
race cars throughout the 2026 season at Full Throttle Motor Speedway. From fabrication
and welding to paint, design, and mechanical work, these young tradesworkers will build more
than cars — they’ll build futures. Your partnership helps drive this opportunity forward.
Support the program, inspire the next generation of skilled tradespeople, and put your name
behind the horsepower of hard work.
Partnership Opportunities
Legacy Partner
Build the legacy. Your support contributes to the Kaydance Ford Legacy Grant, a tiered
grant program that will be distributed among the three schools based on performance
throughout the season — adding an exciting element of friendly competition. Legacy Partners
help ensure continued opportunity and fair competition while shaping the broader future of
trades education. Funding goes directly toward tools, supplies, and upgrades that strengthen
hands-on learning.
-Shared exposure with all Legacy Partners across the hoods of all three race cars
-Recognition as a Grant-Level Partner through foundation communications
Cornerstone Partner
Support your hometown team — WDCS, JDSS, or GHSS — directly. As a Cornerstone
Partner, your contribution fuels the foundation of that team’s operating budget, ensuring their
car stays competitive and classroom lessons stay hands-on. Perfect for businesses with deep
local roots and strong community pride.
-Decal placement on your selected team’s race car
-Exposure through team updates, events, and social media highlights
Keystone Partner
Hold it all together. Keystone Partners combine the strength of both tiers, contributing to the
shared Legacy Grant while also directly supporting their hometown team. This tier delivers the
widest exposure and the most meaningful impact.
-Decals across all three race cars (hood + local team placement)
-Featured exposure in both race team and foundation promotions
-Option to customize your partnership package
Contact
blueprintstoburnouts@gmail.com
Every legacy starts with a spark.
Be part of something that builds pride, purpose, and opportunity in the trades
JDSS DRIVER LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT
Hanover just showed its hand… and it’s stacked.
The Blueprints to Burnouts Tri-School Challenge is all about skill, pride, and real-world craftsmanship. So when it came time to pick a driver lineup worthy of representing John Diefenbaker Secondary School, we didn’t go looking for rookies. We went straight to the source.
Introducing the JDSS Rotating Driver Team:
Bill Clarke
Nick Clarke
Andrea Clarke
This hand-picked lineup brings a combined depth of experience you don’t stumble into by accident. These are accomplished drivers who’ve found success across multiple divisions including Bone Stocks, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, OSCAAR Hot Rods, and Late Models at tracks all over Ontario. When it comes to seat time, race craft, and sheer will, this group checks every box.
Bill and Nick aren’t just racers. They’re licensed automotive mechanics with deep roots in both motorsports and the blue-collar trades that keep our communities running. They know exactly why this program matters, because they’ve lived the life these students are aiming for. Their experience translates directly from the garage, to the track, to the shop floor at JDSS.
Andrea brings her own family legacy at Full Throttle Motor Speedway, adding another layer to an already powerful story. She married into the Clarke family and stepped right into the fire, adding heart, history, and a whole lot of talent to an already elite lineup.
Nick and Andrea together operate Clarke Automotive, a small-town repair shop built on the exact values this program was designed to represent: craftsmanship, honesty, work ethic, and pride in your trade.
With their history, perseverance, sportsmanship, and straight-up grit, this trio is the perfect fit to help drive the JDSS team forward in 2026.
Follow along as we roll out more details, more drivers, and more behind-the-scenes action.
And if you want to get involved with this rapidly growing program, reach out anytime:
blueprintstoburnouts@gmail.com
JDSS is in good hands this season.
And those hands come with racing gloves.
DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT: WDCS RIVERHAWKS – THE TOLTON DYNASTY TAKES FLIGHT
Blueprints to Burnouts – Tri-School Challenge | 2026 Season
Walkerton, buckle in.
The Riverhawks aren’t just entering the arena… they’re rolling in with four generations of grit, pride, and pure racing DNA backing them.
This team doesn’t show up.
This team performs.
Meet the WDCS Racing Roster: The Tolton Legacy
This lineup isn’t just talented.
They’re family.
They’re forged in the same fire, raised on the same tracks, and built on the same code: show up for each other, work hard, and don’t back down.
PRIMARY DRIVER: BOBBY TOLTON
The wheelman. The veteran. The sparkplug of this entire operation.
Bobby’s racing career spans decades and divisions, with seat time in the majority of divisions Ontario has to offer. Dirt. Asphalt. Big tracks, bullrings, you name it. He’s hauled home hardware from more venues than most people can list.
After stepping away from the driver’s seat to guide the 4th generation of Toltons into racing, Bobby is back for 2026. And he isn’t easing into it.
He’s coming in hungry, sharp, and with something to prove.
As an Ironworker with kids attending WDCS and standing on the edge of their own career path decisions, Bobby has skin in the game. His passion for the trades and for Walkerton’s youth makes him more than a driver. He’s a mentor with a mission.
RELIEF DRIVER: TODD TOLTON
When Bobby steps away, Todd steps in, and nothing drops.
Todd’s racing career might have started later, but he’s been making up ground at full speed. Whether its Ontario Legend Cars or tracks across the northern U.S., he’s thrown himself straight into the deep end with grit, class, and Canadian pride stitched into every lap.
From auto mechanic to general contractor to irrigation specialist, Todd’s lived the trades from every angle. Blue-collar runs deep in his veins, and he brings that same no-nonsense work ethic to the program.
RELIEF DRIVER: JASON TOLTON
The quiet hammer of the roster.
Jason’s been wheeling race cars since the 90s and has long been a fixture in the racing scene, most notably in the ministock and bone stock divisions. Eventually he caught the dirt-racing bug and became a force at Ohsweken Speedway, collecting checkered flags like spare parts.
If he’s not in the seat, he’s in the pits wrenching for someone else. Jason is one of the most reliable, helpful, selfless racers in the province, and exactly the kind of influence we want shaping the next generation.
No Off-Weeks. No Weak Links. No Let-Up.
With the Tolton family behind the WDCS Riverhawks, performance never takes a day off.
This is experience, skill, heart, and heritage wrapped into one unstoppable lineup.
Three schools. Three teams. One legendary season ahead.
Next up: the GHSS Lions. Stay tuned.
The fire’s just getting started.
Kaydance Ford Athletic & Trades Foundation 