By Billy Rainford It feels like it’s been a really long time since I’ve sat down to write a Monday Morning Coffee the day after actually being at some racing. In fact, it’s been since the Daytona Supercross that I’ve done it! That race was way back on March 7th. Yesterday, I was at Round 2 of the AMO Ontario Provincial Championships (OPC) at Walton Raceway and it felt great.
Frid’Eh Update #26 | Josh Cartwright Interview | Presented by Leatt By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #26 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Leatt. It seems weird to be doing week #26 and not be talking to Kaven Benoit, but he doesn’t live here anymore. We have a new tenant. Josh Cartwright is the rider who grew up in Tennessee and moved to Tallahassee, Florida, in
Out of the Blue | Eden Netelkos | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Eden Netelkos Date of Birth: March 10, 1995 Hometown: Brandon, Vermont School/Grade or Occupation: Travel RN Race Number: 15 Bike: Yamaha YZ250f Race Club: Milford Riders/Montshire Trail Riders Classes: WMX, WXC Who got you into the sport of motocross? My grandfather was still racing off-road when I was a toddler. I always loved sitting on his
Zeb Dennis Zoom Interview | We Sit Down and Talk with the Motopark Operations Manager By Billy Rainford We sit down to a Zoom video interview with the Operations Manager at Motopark, #713 Zeb Dennis. Motopark will host their first-ever Rockstar Energy Triple Crown Tour MX National this summer, they’re trying to run as close to normal as they can in these COVID-19 times, and Zeb and Brittany had to
Podcast | Derek Schuster Interview By Billy Rainford For those of you who’d rather just listen to a podcast, here’s the audio stripped from our Zoom video interview with Gopher Dunes and GDR Honda Fox Racing owner, Derek Schuster. iTunes: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:229321022/sounds.rss Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/direct-motocross/e/72097254?autoplay=true Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to our podcast channels so you never miss another one.
Derek Schuster Talks about How the First Race in Ontario Went During COVID-19 Bt Billy Rainford We sit down to a Zoom interview with the owner of Gopher Dunes and the Honda Canada GDR Fox Racing team, Derek Schuster. We talk about him having held the first big Motocross race of the coronavirus shutdown as well as his Cross Country race, his team, and what it will be like to
You Heard it Here Second | Eli Tomac and Dylan Ferrandis Quotes By Billy Rainford I sat in on the Zoom virtual press conference at the end of the night at the final round of Monster Energy AMA Supercross in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sunday. We ran out of time before I wasn’t able to get my question asked (it was probably going to be something to do with the
By Billy Rainford Happy belated Father’s Day to all the Moto Dads out there! I hope you all got to spend it at the track with your kids, just like you probably did with your dads on Father’s Days of the past. I remember my mom and dad always got a hug and a card from me as I sat in the back seat of the vehicle on the way
Frid’Eh Update #25 | Tyler Gibbs | Presented by FXR By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #25 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by FXR. Who do you think of when you see the #25? There have been a few classics. Well, in 2020 you’ll be thinking of the young rider from BC, Tyler Gibbs. Tyler would have liked to have been in Salt Lake City racing the
Interview | Dylan Wright Talks about Last Week’s Gopher Dunes Races and More By Billy Rainford We talk with Honda Canada GDR Fox Racing’s #9 Dylan Wright about the first AMO race of the shortened season that took place at Gopher Dunes this past weekend against some stiff competition. We also cover that crash in Florida, the coronavirus, National Prep Day at Walton Raceway, and how he’s adapted to life