A motorcycle racer out of Almonte, Ontario, Emily Dickson made her MotoAmerica debut in April 2026 as one of ten women selected for the Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race road-racing program — and immediately made the field notice her.

EARLY YEARS

Dickson is from Almonte, Ontario, Canada [1]. Beyond that geographic anchor, the public record on her early years is thin. No documentation of her birthdate, family background, or the circumstances that first put her on a motorcycle appears in available sources. What is known is that she was competing at Calabogie Motorsports Park in Ontario by at least 2019 — a YouTube video from that period titled “Calabogie track day – crash in turn 14” places her on track and on camera well before her professional debut [2]. Calabogie is one of Canada’s premier road-racing venues, which suggests she was already embedded in the Ontario club racing scene rather than simply showing up for recreational track days.

OTHER INTERESTS

No documented information about her interests outside of motorcycle racing appears in available sources.

EARLY SUCCESS

Before her professional debut, Dickson maintained an active YouTube channel under the handle @emilymoto, posting on-board footage and race documentation that reflects sustained engagement with both the sport and the community around it [2]. She is described in motorsports coverage as a “Canadian Lightweight ace,” which implies she had built a competitive reputation in lightweight motorcycle categories on the Canadian circuit prior to entering the Royal Enfield program [3]. The specifics of that record — series names, results, championship standings — are not documented in available sources, but the designation suggests she arrived at her professional debut with credentials rather than just ambition.

Her selection for the 2026 Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race road-racing program confirmed that reputation in more formal terms. The program, now in its sixth year and sanctioned through MotoAmerica, selected ten female racers to build Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 motorcycles to race specification, train under the instruction of three-time World Champion Freddie Spencer, and compete across four rounds at major North American venues [4][5]. Getting into the room requires demonstrated ability. Emily Dickson got in.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2026: Selected as one of ten female racers for the Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race MotoAmerica road-racing program [4].
• 2026: Qualified fifth overall (2:04.126) in Q1 at her MotoAmerica debut, Road Atlanta, April 17–19 [6].
• 2026: Qualified within the top three in Q2 at Road Atlanta alongside Jasmine Noelle and pole-sitter Brianna Cutler [7].
• 2026: Progressed from mid-grid to contention for race victory in her MotoAmerica debut at Road Atlanta before crashing while fighting for first exiting the final turn [3].

INSPIRATIONS

No documented information about her personal inspirations or influences appears in available sources.

REPUTATION

The tag “Canadian Lightweight ace” [3] is the kind of descriptor that gets applied after results, not before them. It signals that within the Canadian motorcycle racing community, Emily Dickson had established herself as someone to watch in the lightweight ranks before she ever lined up at a MotoAmerica event.

Her Road Atlanta debut added a sharper data point. In Q1, she posted a 2:04.126 lap — fifth of ten racers, 4.3 seconds off session leader Bryanna Everitt’s 1:59.780 [6]. In Q2, she improved enough to qualify within the top three alongside Noelle and eventual pole-sitter Brianna Cutler, who turned a 1:58.060 [7]. Then came the race itself, and the detail that tends to travel: she worked her way to the front and was in the fight for first exiting the final corner before the crash ended her day [3]. On a spec motorcycle — same machine, same specification as every other rider on track — that kind of charge from grid position to the lead battle is a rider performance, full stop. The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 format eliminates equipment as a variable, which means the pace she showed in Race 1 at Road Atlanta reflects what she brings to the bike [4].

The 2026 Road Atlanta field was not a soft opening. Brianna Cutler, who took pole and won Race 1 with the best lap of the race at 1:57.059, is a racer of real ability. Everitt led the Sunday warmup with a 2:04.180. Jasmine Noelle finished second, 0.722 seconds behind Cutler [6][8]. This was a competitive field at a professional venue. That Dickson was in the mix for the win — however briefly, however it ended — is the kind of debut performance that tends to set expectations for what comes next [3].

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

The 2026 Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race road-racing calendar runs through August 2, with three rounds remaining after Road Atlanta: Road America (May 29–31), Ridge Motorsports Park (June 26–28), and Mid-Ohio Sport Car Course (July 31–August 2) [4]. That is seven more races in the current season, and each round provides the opportunity to convert the pace shown at Road Atlanta into results that stick. The Build.Train.Race program runs for one or two years per participant [4], meaning 2026 is the beginning of a window, not the whole story. No other confirmed series commitments, sponsor arrangements, or stated longer-term career objectives appear in available sources.

References:

Wikipedia: Emily Dickson
YouTube: @emilymoto
Inside Motorcycles: Dickson Comes Close in MotoAmerica Debut
Woman Rider: 2026 Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race Road Racing Schedule Kicks Off April 17
Build.Train.Race: Road Racing
Cycle News: 2026 MotoAmerica Road Atlanta Results
Road Racing World: MotoAmerica — Cutler Takes Royal Enfield BTR Pole at Road Atlanta
Road Racing World: MotoAmerica — Everitt Leads Royal Enfield BTR Warmup at Road Atlanta
Inside Motorcycles: MotoAmerica at Road Atlanta — Day 1
LA Sports Hall of Fame: Freddie Spencer
MotoAmerica: Day One Concludes at Road Atlanta