Catching Up with…Bobby Piazza Billy Rainford In case you missed in last week’s Frid’Eh Update #51… Week #51 belongs to Pennsylvania rider, Bobby Piazza | Bigwavephoto In 2016, #51 would have belonged to Easton, Pennsylvania’s Bobby Piazza. We didn’t see him on the line in Canada this season, as he rehabbed himself from injury. We grabbed him for a quick chat today to see what he’s been up to and
25 Days of Christmas | Day 19 | Nihilo Concepts By Billy Rainford When Santa is looking to set his sleigh up with some functional bling, he knows where to go. www.nihiloconcepts.com has exactly what he wants. For example, the Fat Man has a nasty habit of rubbing his big black Claus boots on the frame rails of the sled. To combat the inevitable wear marks, he applies some Nihilo
Catching Up with…Carrie Davis By Jeff McConkey The world of Women’s Motocross is different from the men’s. It’s almost like growing up that the boys are babied more or longer by the parents, whereas the girls seem forced into college/university and then a “real” profession sooner. It’s pretty nice when you come across a racer that can still compete at the top level, but at the same time pursue an
25 Days of Christmas | Day 18 | Dragon Reverb Sunglasses By Billy Rainford Every year on December 26th, Santa Claus plays the ‘last minute all-inclusive Caribbean vacation’ game. He parks the sleigh in the garage, throws his back pack on his shoulder, and heads to the airport. He doesn’t know which hot and sunny island he’ll be spending the next 10 days, but he knows he’ll be chillin’ like
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good morning and welcome to your final Monday Morning Coffee before Christmas. By this time next week, we’ll all be hanging with family and trying to come up with a good excuse to walk out the front door and leave for a few hours. No wait, I’m mixing this holiday up with American Thanksgiving. Every comedian seems to joke about how many fights start
25 Days of Christmas | Day 17 | Royal Distributing By Billy Rainford This one time, Santa Claus was finishing his swing through the Southwestern Ontario when he suffered some mechanical problems. Fortunately, he was in the 519 and all he had to do was roll up to Royal Distributing in Guelph and he found everything he needed…and more. While he was there, he decided to have a look around to see what
25 Days of Christmas | Day 16 | Fly Racing Flight Kidney Belt By Billy Rainford Santa Claus has been confused about this one for a while now. Has the human body evolved beyond the use of kidneys? Has something changed inside our guts that now supports them like it never used to, only as far back as the 1990’s? Do riders and racers care less for their bodies’ futures than
Frid’Eh Update #51 Presented by Atlas Brace By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford To put it in rather British parlance, welcome to the penultimate Update of 2016 (said in my best Jackie Stewart voice). Yes, another year has come and gone in Canadian Motocross. It was a year that saw probably the deepest MX1 talent we’ve ever seen within our borders, so it was a thrill to have witnessed it.
Catching Up with…Shawn Rife By Billy Rainford While I was down in Florida at the 45th Annual Thor Winter Olympics checking out all our Canadians competing, Friday came around and I had no way of getting in touch with #48 for the Update intro. Just as I was wondering what I was going to do, #48 walks right past me on the hill. Shawn Rife was down in Florida helping out
On the Radar| Blake Wright By Jeff McConkey Name: Blake Wright Age: 16 Hometown: Brooklin, Ontario School and Grade: Henry St. High School, grade 11 Number: 85 Bike: 2014 YZ 250 f Race Club: MMRS Classes: 250 C, Open C How did you get started in racing? Well, I started when I was 10 and just took it slow, wasn’t really interested in it. Then at age 13 I started