Catching Up with Logan Karnow| Presented by Matrix Concepts Canada By Billy Rainford We’ve known Logan Karnow since he was a young ripper on his KTM Supermini and would come up from Ohio to race the TransCan at Walton Raceway. Since then, he’s ben a staple on the Canadian PRMX team for Supercross and at select races here in Canada. Well, he’s made some big changes for the 2021 season,
By Billy Rainford Welcome to the last Monday Morning Coffee before Christmas! It’s green and warm enough to go for a comfortable ride here in London, Ontario, today. Jeff McConkey‘s Yamaha YZ250 is already winterized and sleeping in the garage, so I guess my riding will be of the non-powered type today. We seem to be in a bit of a holding pattern here in Canadian Motocross. With so many
Best Christmas Movie of All Time? | We Ask Riders and Industry Folk By Billy Rainford Photos by Bigwave (except where noted) I’m starting to worry because if I ask myself this question I may answer Bad Santa or Krampus. I’ll just say Elf so people don’t send the authorities over to check on me. With that in mind, we fired the question out to a bunch of riders and
Josh Osby Signs with Phoenix Racing Honda for 2021 On Thursday, Phoenix Racing Honda announced it had signed “friend of Canada” Josh Osby to the team. The Indiana-native-but-often-team-rider-in-Canada joins Kyle Peters, Mason Gonzales, and Enzo Lopes on the the team. Here’s the post from their Instagram feed: Mike Vizer photo
Podcast |Yanick Boucher Talks MX and the Upcoming 2021 SnowBike Season | Husqvarna Motorcycles Canada By Billy Rainford Winter X Games Silver Medalist Yanick Boucher from Hearst, Ontario, talks about his 2020 Motocross season, the upcoming 2021 CSRA SnowBike season, and what winning an X Games medal means to an action sports athlete. iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/yanick-boucher-talks-about-motocross-upcoming-2021/id1499153886?i=1000502748468 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/direct-motocross/episode/yanick-boucher-talks-about-motocross-and-the-upcoming-2021-snowbike-season-80234936 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to our channels to be notified whenever something new
No SnowBikes at 2021 Winter X Games By Billy Rainford Unfortunately, the global coronavirus pandemic will take away several of the world’s top SnowBike racers’ (who happen to be Canadian) chances at snagging another coveted Winter X Games medal. With Canadians getting comfortable on the podium at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, we’ll have to wait for 2022 to see the likes of Cody Matechuk, Brock Hoyer, and Yanick Boucher
Beginner Motocross Handbook by Martin Varrand By Billy Rainford Martin Varrand from Estonia thought about us over here in Canada and sent over a copy of his beginner motocross rider handbook called ‘The Complete Dirt Bike Handbook – Motocross Success Principles.’ It’s an e-book and covers everything someone getting into the sport could use to do it properly and safely. From the intro: My name is Martin Varrand. Motocross has
Out of the Blue | Harley Lawson | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Harley Lawson Date of Birth: December 20th, 2006 Hometown: Calgary, Alberta Grade: Grade 8 Race Number: 250 Bike: KTM 2020 85 Club: AMSA Who got you into the sport of motocross? My parents have been racing motocross for many years and made it into our family passion. Plus, many other people at our hometown track
2021 Ontario AMO Race Schedule Released As difficult as things are to predict and schedule these days, it’s really nice to see that the AMO has been hard at work to get racers a schedule to work with for the 2021 season. Here’s the good word from their Facebook page: Our 2021 Schedule is ready. We are so excited to bring this out now to get you hyped for the