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By Billy Rainford
We’ll start this week’s MMC with a little story about the final MTB race of the season here in Southwestern Ontario. I did this race with a couple friends last year and really enjoyed it. If you’ve never ridden at Turkey Point over on Lake Erie, you should give it a try. This Substance Turkey Point Marathon 60K must hit almost all of the trails and it’s a blast…for a while…
This year it was only two of us in the DMX Van. My old buddy from the 1990’s triathlon days, Shawn Reeder, and I loaded up nice and early and were on the road at 7:30 from his place to make the 1 1/2 hour drive to Turkey Point for the race that was set to start at 11:00am. Both of us like to get to these things with time to relax and get ready.
Here’s the funny part of this story.
Shawn didn’t make it through a complete lap last year because he crashed and popped his shoulder. Because of this, he wasn’t planning on doing the race again this year and I pestered him about that all summer long. Seriously, I laid into him hard for not wanting to take the risk.
Then I went to the MXON in Indiana and the weather took a turn for the worse here in the London area. I wasn’t able to get on the bike enough the 3 weeks before the race, so I was on the fence about signing up myself and then I was satisfied with not bothering to go. I had come to peace with my season being over for the year.
Then, on the Friday before the Sunday race, Shawn sends over a photo of his completed registration for the 2-lap event! What a guy, he called my bluff and signed up! Next thing you know, there I was signing up too.
We both went into this one thinking we’d either be totally out of shape for it or perhaps it would just mean we were well rested? We were about to find out.
We got lucky with the weather as the sun was out in full force. Unfortunately, it was only going to reach a maximum of 8C. What do you wear for a plus-3-hour MTB race in 8C? That was our first problem to sort out. Fortunately, we both brought enough gear to ensure we had ample choices.
I went with tights under my baggy shorts with a long-sleeve under my Direct Motocross cycling jersey. The first thing that gets cold in these temperatures are your hands so I went with some thicker Fox gloves. Shawn went with leg and arm warmers and also some Fox thicker gloves. We were set.
We headed to the start line early enough to get a decent position in the crowd and then I started to second guess this idea. I decided to move a little farther toward the back to avoid the temptation to rocket off the front and have nothing left for the second lap. Last year, every muscle in both legs cramped with about 1/3 of a lap left to go and it was a struggle. I was hoping to avoid that this time.
The gun went off and we were “racing.” I quote that because my attitude for this was to just go out and have a long ride and see what happened. Of course, I regretted my decision right away as I was back with people who rolled slowly up to short climbs and then stalled halfway up. It was torture. One lady actually fell to her right and into me and my bike. She had hit the slower rider in front, so I have to blame the leader of our very slow foursome. Sure, I wanted to conserve my legs but this was a little ridiculous.
I got past this little group and could see Shawn appearing up the trail. I thought it would be fun to ride together for a while, so we did that until he seemed to fall back just a bit. This is where his race got interesting.
The course hits a road for a short stint before turning left and back into the trails. Shawn had decided to take advantage of the smooth road to get some calories in. He was sitting up no-handed, eating and drinking. Next thing he knew he was alone. Then he was concerned.
When he showed me his Strava map at the end of the day, there was a long line going out and back down to the lake. He’d probably done about 4K off the course. No, he didn’t break his shoulder like last year, but this was a pretty brutal setback for him.
To his credit, he didn’t give up and used it as motivation to push the rest of the race. Kudos to him for that. Not only that, it makes for a funny story to tell. Much better than my boring race story, actually.
For me, I was being careful to get enough Ryno Power drink and gels in. I’d already taken the Motivation capsules and had some of the Electrolyte capsules in my pocket that I took along the way.
I’ll also add that I smiled the entire way. I love those trails! I asked Greg Poisson, who was the third with us last year, about the leg cramping situation last year and he said it was likely because there are so many tight turns on the course that all the accelerating out of them takes a toll on the legs. With that in mind, I made sure to not go crazy and instead concentrated more on my rolling speed and laying off the brakes as much as I could.
It worked!
I crossed the line 2 minutes slower than last year but didn’t have my legs completely give out on me like they did in 2024.
I ended up 33rd overall and 10th in my age group. I was happy with that, given I didn’t think I’d done nearly enough riding in the weeks leading up to it. The top 4 in my “old guy” class were in the top 15 overall! It never seems to get easier!
I walked over to the final corner to grab a little video of Shawn. I was still in my race gear and there was a pretty good wind making it a bit unpleasant. I waited for a while then decided to “rip” back to the van to grab my toque and a coat and then head back to the corner to see if I’d missed him. I hadn’t.
As I waited, I didn’t know about his off-course excursion and started to get a little nervous about how long it was taking him.
I asked a lady to wake me up if she saw someone in black with yellow leg and arm-warmers coming because I was fading fast.
I managed to stay awake and captured his finish and then he told me about his adventures on the course. Of course, we had to joke that he surely would have won the overall had he not gotten lost.
It was a great day and it’s a race I would suggest everyone give a try. You can also choose the 1-lap, 30K option. The actual trail is fantastic; not crazy challenging and perfect for a longer race like this. See you next year!
Next up for Emily and me is a cruise out of Miami next weekend. We’ve never been on a cruise before and neither of us has ever wanted to. We finally decide on one and Hurricane Melissa shows up set to rip Jamaica then Cuba apart. Perfect timing…
We’ve checked what cruises have been doing in this situation and it looks like most are altering their course and heading to places like Grand Cayman and Roatan off the coast of Honduras. It seems ridiculous to be worried about our little vacation when so many are in danger. We’ll see how the week progresses…
Now let’s get to some real racing.
Vancouver Supercross November 15
The WSX series is hyping up the Noah Viney vs. Cole Thompson Canadian battle nicely on their social media.
I’ll pick Cole’s experience over Noah’s youth, but he’s been putting in the laps so this could be good! The battle within the battle for us to pay attention to. See you there.
And we should really talk about Cole’s journeyman tour this fall. He’s been on like 4 different teams and bikes!
He was going to race the SMX Playoffs on his Budd Racing Kawasaki and then AEO Motorsports KTM came calling so he was on orange. Then he went back to training on his Kawasaki when Empire Kawasaki picked him up for last week’s Australian Supercross. Oh, don’t forget he raced the first round of the AMA FIM Arenacross on his Team Solitaire Yamaha in there too! And now he’s back on the Kawasaki getting ready for World Supercross again. This has got to be some rare stuff. What a season it’s been for him.
2025 Australian Supercross | Round 3 Results and Points
Result sheets from Round 3 of the 2025 Boost Mobile Australian Supercross Championship Presented by Monster at Sharks Stadium, Cronulla in Sydney.
Round 4:
Melbourne, VIC
Date: 22nd November, 2025
Venue: Marvel Stadium, Victoria
Classes: SX1, SX2, SX3, 85CC & 65 Cup
Ironman MX GNCC
| WXC – Bike – Class Results | ||||||
| Place | Nbr | Name | Hometown | Brand | Laps | Elapsed |
| 1 | 444 | KORIE STEEDE | BELOIT, OH | HQV | 4 | 01:56:40.106 |
| 2 | 198 | BRANDY RICHARDS | LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ | KTM | 4 | 01:56:41.857 |
| 3 | 001 | RACHAEL ARCHER | TE AWAMUTU, NA | KAW | 4 | 01:58:48.859 |
| 4 | 412 | DANIELLE MCDONALD | PARKES, NA | YAM | 4 | 02:01:49.267 |
| 5 | 550 | SHELBY TURNER | BARONS, AB | GAS | 4 | 02:02:09.219 |
| 6 | 525 | ADDISON HARRIS | SMITHFIELD, RI | KTM | 4 | 02:06:16.094 |
| 7 | 482 | CARLY LEE | MILLVILLE, NJ | KTM | 4 | 02:06:47.899 |
| 8 | 215 | ELLIE L WINLAND | ZANESVILLE, OH | YAM | 4 | 02:10:23.239 |
| WXC – Bike – Class Points | RND 1 | RND 2 | RND 3 | RND 4 | RND 5 | RND 6 | RND 7 | RND 8 | RND 9 | RND 10 | RND 11 | RND 12 | RND 13 | RND 13 | ||||
| Place | Make | Nbr | Name | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Total Points |
| 1 | HQV | 444 | KORIE STEEDE | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 290 | |
| 2 | KAW | 001 | RACHAEL ARCHER | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 288 | |
| 3 | GAS | 550 | SHELBY TURNER | 2 | DNF | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 210 | ||
| 4 | YAM | 412 | DANIELLE MCDONALD | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 204 | |||
| 5 | KTM | 198 | BRANDY RICHARDS | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 181 | ||||||
| XC1 Open Pro – Bike – Class Results | ||||||
| Place | Nbr | Name | Hometown | Brand | Laps | Elapsed |
| 1 | 008 | MICHAEL WITKOWSKI | CATAWBA, NC | HON | 6 | 02:44:42.000 |
| 2 | 198 | LIAM DRAPER | WAYNESBURG, PA | YAM | 6 | 02:45:18.699 |
| 3 | 001 | JONATHAN S GIRROIR | KING, NC | KTM | 6 | 02:45:26.185 |
| 4 | 314 | GRANT R BAYLOR | HONEA PATH, SC | KAW | 6 | 02:45:26.632 |
| 5 | 003 | JORDAN P ASHBURN | LIVINGSTON, TN | GAS | 6 | 02:46:21.037 |
| 6 | 557 | KAILUB K RUSSELL | BOONVILLE, NC | YAM | 6 | 02:46:21.650 |
| 7 | 007 | JOSH V STRANG | DENVER, NC | BET | 6 | 02:46:33.010 |
| 8 | 530 | BENJAMIN M KELLEY | HARWINTON, CT | KTM | 6 | 02:46:35.299 |
| 9 | 212 | RICKY A RUSSELL | DUVALL, WA | TRI | 6 | 02:46:54.077 |
| 10 | 336 | RYDER LAFFERTY | MOCKSVILLE, NC | HON | 6 | 02:50:51.140 |
| 11 | 028 | JYE DICHSON | DENVER, NC | BET | 6 | 02:55:15.374 |
| 12 | 470 | JOSHUA CARTWRIGHT | FORT WORTH, TX | KAW | 6 | 03:02:02.519 |
| 13 | 347 | EVAN C SMITH | JEFFERSON, GA | YAM | 3 | 01:23:06.827 |
| 14 | 922 | GRANT W DAVIS | MESHOPPEN, PA | KTM | 2 | 00:55:00.490 |
| 15 | 514 | STEWARD BAYLOR JR | HODGES, SC | KAW | 2 | 00:55:25.519 |
| 16 | 989 | THADDEUS DUVALL | WILLIAMSTOWN, WV | KTM | 2 | 00:56:27.145 |
| XC1 Open Pro – Bike – Class Points | RND 1 | RND 2 | RND 3 | RND 4 | RND 5 | RND 6 | RND 7 | RND 8 | RND 9 | RND 10 | RND 11 | RND 12 | RND 13 | ||||
| Place | Make | Nbr | Name | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Total Points |
| 1 | KTM | 530 | BENJAMIN M KELLEY | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 251 |
| 2 | YAM | 198 | LIAM DRAPER | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 196 |
| 3 | HON | 008 | MICHAEL WITKOWSKI | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 165 |
| 4 | YAM | 351 | KAILUB K RUSSELL | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 164 |
| 5 | KAW | 514 | STEWARD BAYLOR JR | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 157 |
| 6 | GAS | 003 | JORDAN P ASHBURN | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 156 | ||
| 7 | BET | 007 | JOSH V STRANG | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 138 |
| 8 | HQV | 342 | CRAIG B DELONG | 13 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 126 | |
| 9 | TRI | 212 | RICKY A RUSSELL | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 89 |
| 10 | KAW | 314 | GRANT R BAYLOR | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 73 | ||||
| XC2 250 Pro – Bike – Class Results | ||||||
| Place | Nbr | Name | Hometown | Brand | Laps | Elapsed |
| 1 | 990 | CODY J BARNES | STERLING, IL | HON | 6 | 02:44:55.189 |
| 2 | 235 | BRODY JOHNSON | LANDRUM, SC | HON | 6 | 02:46:11.311 |
| 3 | 035 | ANGUS J RIORDAN | AUSTRALIA, // | KTM | 6 | 02:48:51.477 |
| 4 | 719 | JHAK R WALKER | MORRISONVILLE, IL | BET | 6 | 02:48:56.090 |
| 5 | 178 | LYNDON SNODGRASS | AUSTRALIA, // | KTM | 6 | 02:51:30.170 |
| 6 | 246 | NICHOLAS DEFEO | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | KAW | 6 | 02:51:52.339 |
| 7 | 924 | GAGE HULSEY | FARMINGTON, MO | KAW | 5 | 02:56:10.070 |
| 8 | 213 | TOBY D CLEVELAND | ERIN, NY | HQV | 3 | 01:31:27.470 |
| 9 | 707 | JASON C LIPSCOMB | PARKERSBURG, WV | KTM | 2 | 01:02:44.153 |
| 10 | 999 | JOSEPH R CUNNINGHAM | MURRAY CITY, OH | HON | 1 | 00:43:26.419 |
| XC2 250 Pro – Bike – Class Points | RND 1 | RND 2 | RND 3 | RND 4 | RND 5 | RND 6 | RND 7 | RND 8 | RND 9 | RND 10 | RND 11 | RND 12 | RND 13 | ||||
| Place | Make | Nbr | Name | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Total Points |
| 1 | KTM | 922 | GRANT W DAVIS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 309 | |
| 2 | HON | 990 | CODY J BARNES | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 303 |
| 3 | KTM | 035 | ANGUS J RIORDAN | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 291 |
| 4 | KAW | 246 | NICHOLAS DEFEO | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 223 |
| 5 | HON | 235 | BRODY JOHNSON | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 221 |
| 6 | BET | 719 | JHAK R WALKER | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 169 | |
| 7 | KAW | 206 | JOSHUA M TOTH | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 160 | ||||
| 8 | HQV | 213 | TOBY D CLEVELAND | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | DNF | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 124 | |
| 9 | KTM | 293 | HUNTER D BUSH | 11 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 100 | ||||
| 10 | YAM | 441 | MICHAEL A DELOSA | 19 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 80 | |||||
Next up is a 3-night cruise?
AMA Endurocross Idaho Falls
Fast forward to the 30:50 mark to watch Canadian #24 Bobby Prochnau in the Expert Vet class! 👍 It was a big nights for the Canadians! Go scroll the full results like I did HERE (Round 2) and HERE (Round 3).
Round 2:
| EX PRO Overall PositionsGo to PointsGo to Laptimes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st#1 |  | TRYSTAN HARTINVERMERE, BC | Moto 1:2nd Moto 2:1st Moto 3:1st |
| 2nd#22 |  | JONNY WALKERGREAT BRITAIN, NA | Moto 1:1st Moto 2:2nd Moto 3:2nd |
| 3rd#12 |  | COOPER ABBOTTSURPRISE, AZ | Moto 1:3rd Moto 2:4th Moto 3:4th |
| 4th#513 |  | RYDER LEBLONDNEW FLORENCE, PA | Moto 1:5th Moto 2:7th Moto 3:3rd |
| 5th#10 | | COLTON HAAKERCOEUR D ALENE, ID | Moto 1:4th Moto 2:3rd Moto 3:9th |
| 6th#2 |  | CODY WEBBINDIAN HILLS, CA | Moto 1:6th Moto 2:5th Moto 3:7th |
| 7th#96 |  | TIM APOLLEFINNE, NA | Moto 1:10th Moto 2:6th Moto 3:6th |
| 8th#15 | | MAX GERSTONNEW RIVER, AZ | Moto 1:9th Moto 2:9th Moto 3:8th |
| 9th#53 |  | BRAXTON HINTZENEPHI, UT | Moto 1:8th Moto 2:14th Moto 3:5th |
| 10th#575 | | NICK THOMPSONGOSHEN, UT | Moto 1:7th Moto 2:11th Moto 3:10th |
| 11th#99 | | BRANDEN PETRIETOMAHAWK, AB | Moto 1:12th Moto 2:8th Moto 3:12th |
| 12th#521 | | ANTHONY JOHNSONRATHDRUM, ID | Moto 1:11th Moto 2:12th Moto 3:11th |
| 13th#55 | | JAMES FLYNNPOST FALLS, ID | Moto 1:14th Moto 2:10th Moto 3:14th |
| 14th#56 |  | MARC FERNANDEZBARCELONA, NA | Moto 1:13th Moto 2:13th Moto 3:13th |
| 15th#10x | | NIKO PIAZZADALTON GARDENS, ID | Moto 1:15th Moto 2:16th Moto 3:15th |
| 16th#127 | | COLEMAN JOHNSONRATHDRUM, ID | Moto 1:16th Moto 2:15th Moto 3:16th |
Round 3:
| EX PROOverall PositionsGo to PointsGo to Laptimes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st#1 | | TRYSTAN HARTINVERMERE, BC | Moto 1:2nd Moto 2:2nd Moto 3:1st |
| 2nd#22 | | JONNY WALKERGREAT BRITAIN, NA | Moto 1:1st Moto 2:3rd Moto 3:3rd |
| 3rd#10 | | COLTON HAAKERCOEUR D ALENE, ID | Moto 1:3rd Moto 2:4th Moto 3:2nd |
| 4th#513 | | RYDER LEBLONDNEW FLORENCE, PA | Moto 1:4th Moto 2:1st Moto 3:4th |
| 5th#2 | | CODY WEBBINDIAN HILLS, CA | Moto 1:7th Moto 2:5th Moto 3:5th |
| 6th#12 | | COOPER ABBOTTSURPRISE, AZ | Moto 1:6th Moto 2:9th Moto 3:7th |
| 7th#15 | | MAX GERSTONNEW RIVER, AZ | Moto 1:5th Moto 2:6th Moto 3:11th |
| 8th#53 | | BRAXTON HINTZENEPHI, UT | Moto 1:10th Moto 2:7th Moto 3:6th |
| 9th#96 | | TIM APOLLEFINNE, NA | Moto 1:8th Moto 2:8th Moto 3:9th |
| 10th#575 | | NICK THOMPSONGOSHEN, UT | Moto 1:11th Moto 2:10th Moto 3:8th |
| 11th#99 | | BRANDEN PETRIETOMAHAWK, AB | Moto 1:9th Moto 2:11th Moto 3:10th |
| 12th#521 | | ANTHONY JOHNSONRATHDRUM, ID | Moto 1:12th Moto 2:12th Moto 3:12th |
| 13th#6 |  | TY CULLINSPHOENIX, AZ | Moto 1:13th Moto 2:13th Moto 3:14th |
| 14th#56 | | MARC FERNANDEZBARCELONA, NA | Moto 1:14th Moto 2:14th Moto 3:13th |
| 15th#101 | | BLAKE NEVILLEQUESNEL, BC | Moto 1:15th Moto 2:16th Moto 3:15th |
| 16th#492 | | DUSTIN MCCARTHYEL CAJON, CA | Moto 1:16th Moto 2:15th Moto 3:16th |
| Pos | Racer | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
1st
#1
|
TRYSTAN HART
INVERMERE, BC
|
72
|
|
2nd
#22
|
JONNY WALKER
GREAT BRITAIN, NA
|
69
|
|
3rd
#513
|
RYDER LEBLOND
NEW FLORENCE, PA
|
56
|
|
4th
#10
|
COLTON HAAKER
COEUR D ALENE, ID
|
55
|
|
5th
#12
|
COOPER ABBOTT
SURPRISE, AZ
|
51
|
|
6th
#2
|
CODY WEBB
INDIAN HILLS, CA
|
49
|
|
7th
#15
|
MAX GERSTON
NEW RIVER, AZ
|
46
|
|
8th
#96
|
TIM APOLLE
FINNE, NA
|
41
|
|
8th
#53
|
BRAXTON HINTZE
NEPHI, UT
|
41
|
|
10th
#575
|
NICK THOMPSON
GOSHEN, UT
|
31
|
|
11th
#99
|
BRANDEN PETRIE
TOMAHAWK, AB
|
30
|
Schedule:
08novRd. 4: Redmond, OR – 11.8.257:00 PM First Interstate Bank Center
15novRd. 5: Reno, NV – 11.15.257:00 PM Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center
22novRd. 6: Everett, WA – 11.22.2511:00 AM Angel of the Winds Arena
Julien Benek Racing West Coast Arenacross Series
Great to see Julien Benek back on the bike after going through such tough post-concussion symptoms. It should be an exciting series this season under the new ownership of Ryan Lockhart and Kyle Beaton. With Tyler Gibbs returning to defend his title, these guys should make it a real “barn” burner.
Check out more on the series HERE. And go follow them on their socials.
This coming weekend we have Daniel Elmore racing Round 8 of the Costa Rican Motocross Championship to keep an eye on.
And this past weekend it was the annual Monster Mash at Baja Acres in Millington, Michigan. We had a whole slew of Canadians racing and Andy Kerr was good enough to grab a bunch of photos of them for us. I’ll hold off on this for a column dedicated to them and their results a little later here on the site, so be sure to check that out. And a huge THANK YOU to Andy for being so diligent about getting as many of them as he did.
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