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Monday Morning Coffee

Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford What time is it? Heck, what DAY is it?! This Monday Morning Coffee is coming to you from one of the nicest places in the world – Cinque Terra, Italy. No, if I’m being honest, I’d never really heard of it either, but take my word for it, it’s amazing. More exactly, we’re staying in a small seaside village called Portvenere. You have to

Catching Up with…Jay Burke

Catching Up with…Jay Burke By Billy Rainford We were unable to get in touch with the always busy Jay Burke this past Friday #38 in time for the Update intro. Here is our conversation with the Ontario rider.   Direct Motocross. Hello, Jay. Thanks for chatting with us today. Speaking of today, can you tell everyone what it is you do 9-5, Monday to Friday? Jay Burke: Well, Billy, when

Frid’Eh Update #38 Presented by Gamma Powersports

Frid’Eh Update #38 Presented by Gamma Powersports By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #38 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update Presented by Gamma Powersports. It’s funny how the season is supposed to be over and yet we find our selves busier than every each Friday! Having said that, we’re on our way to the Toronto Airport getting set for our flight to Italy to cover Team Canada at

On the Radar | Christopher DaSilva

On the Radar | Christopher DaSilva By Billy Rainford Age: 15 Hometown: St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec School and Grade: Grade 11 (Sec 5) — St John’s high school Race Number: 118 Bike: Yamaha YZ250F Race Club: FMSQ, CMRC, AMO Classes: MX2 Intermediate, MX3 Intermediate, Schoolboy 2 How did you get started in racing? Well, when I was a 1 year old we were going to the races for my brother every weekend,

Where It All Began for Me

We’ve all got these stories about where it all began, and this one is mine | Bigwave Sr. photoSince I wasn’t at a race this past weekend and don’t have a bunch of content to go through, I thought I’d use this Throwback Thursday to bore you all with where it all began for me. I know we all have individual stories about the day you got the ‘moto bug,’ and here’s mine.The year was 1981 (yep, you read that right!) and I remember it like it was…a hell of a long time ago!The guy across the street fr

Out of the Blue | Karly Bussemakers | Presented by Schrader’s

Out of the Blue | Karly Bussemakers | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name:  Karly Bussemakers Birthday: September 27, 1995 Hometown: Peace River, Alberta Occupation: Oil and Gas Office Admin/Bookkeeper Number: 172 Bike: KX250F Race Club: Peace Motocross Association (PMA) Classes: Ladies How did you get started in racing? We grew up on an acreage and always had dirt bikes, trikes, and quads. My mom and dad bought by brother a CRF 100 and when I

Shawn Maffenbeier and Josh Snider | Gully Mor 2016

Shawn Maffenbeier and Josh Snider | Gully Mor 2016 Shawn Maffenbeier wanted to get some more seat time in before heading over to Italy to represent Canada at the 2016 Monster Energy MXON in Maggiora so he and Josh Snider loaded up and headed southwest of London, Ontario, to Gully Mor Moto for an afternoon of riding. I tagged along and put together this little edit.  

Monday Morning Coffee

Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good morning. I hope everyone had a great weekend. There aren’t too many left in the season when you’ll be heading to the tracks in short sleeves, so enjoy them while you can! Although the leaves are slowly deciding to fall to the ground, there is still tons of racing to pay attention to. Here’s what went on this past weekend. Team Canada MXON