2020 Direct Motocross Awards – The DMXies By Billy Rainford Greg Poisson and Billy Rainford hand out the 2020 Direct Motocross Awards – The DMXies. Categories include Amateur Rider of the Year, WMX Rider of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Pro Rider of the Year, and the new People’s Choice Rider of the Year, among others.
DMX Stories | Tales from the Vault | Mark Perrin Races in Edmonton By Billy Rainford By Billy Rainford Back in 2009, I agreed to the very lofty goal of driving across the country in a 1989 Buick Electra Estate Wagon that Darren “Pillow” Pilling had purchased for either this project in particular or for some other reason as yet unknown to me. The goal of this project was to
Out of the Blue | Gloria Verhoef | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Gloria Verhoef Date of Birth: May 15, 1991 Hometown: Ponoka, Alberta School/Grade or Occupation: Mobile Crane Operator Race Number: 715 Bike: 2019 Husqvarna TE 300i Race Club: Rocky Motorcycle Club Classes: Ladies A Who got you into the sport? An ex-boyfriend got me on a dirt bike at the age of 21. I had no
Catching Up with Kade Walker in Europe The globetrotting Canadian would love to race the 2021 season back at home By Billy Rainford Kade Walker is the Canadian rider who hails from Quebec but has spent the last number of years crisscrossing Europe racing and living in some different and exciting places. He made a brief visit back to Canada to line up for a couple races and is now
By Billy Rainford Hello and welcome to Monday Morning Coffee #1 of 2021. Happy New Year. I’d like to say, “Let’s all just forget about what happened in 2020,” but I don’t think we should put that much pressure on the New Year. It’s a big ask to have things immediately go back to normal. It’s just not going to happen. It was a very strange year for us, wasn’t
“People’s Choice Canadian Pro Rider of the Year.” | Vote Now By Billy Rainford As we get closer to presenting our annual DMX Awards – The DMXies – we wanted to get your input, so we’re adding the “People’s Choice Canadian Pro Rider of the Year.“ We’ll let you choose your rider and we’ll tabulate the votes and present the People’s Choice award when we present the rest of the
The Story Behind the Photo | 1985 Hully Gully Newsletter By Billy Rainford Besides good looks, charm, and a dashing personalty, motocrossers all share another more unfortunate thing in common – we’ve all pretty much missed one season’s racing due to injury. It’s a sad but very real part of the sport we’ve all chosen. I’m not even sure why my name pops up in this little Hully Gully Newsletter
Podcast | Top Canadian Amateur Living in Colorado, Connor Stevenson By Billy Rainford Canadian-living-in-Colorado #11 Connor Stevenson is a fast 16-year-old rider who is quickly making a name for himself in the Centennial State’s amateur motocross scene. The 6’4″ teen is currently training in Oklahoma with Robbie Smith getting ready to race the Kicker Arenacross series. We grabbed his father, Craig Stevenson, and him for a podcast interview on New Year’s
Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | December By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans! Happy Festivus! I’ve waited all year to use that line! I hope you’ve enjoyed the month of December. I’ve heard a lot of people broadcasting throughout the year that they ”just can’t wait for 2020 to be over!” Congratulations, you made it! 28 hours left (depending upon when this gets posted)! Since this column holds my thoughts and points
Out of the Blue | Krista Casselman | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Krista Casselman Date of Birth: September 13th, 1995 Hometown: Gatineau, QC School/Grade or Occupation: Sales Coordinator at Battlefield Equipment Rentals Race Number: 16 Bike: Yamaha YZ 250F Race Club: MX101 Sand Del Lee Classes: Ladies Who got you into the sport of motocross? My mom and dad, but I don’t think they ever thought I would ever end up racing. When I was