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
25 Days of Christmas | Day 15 | Fox 180 Monster Pro Circuit Special Edition By Billy Rainford Since the beginning, Fox Racing and Pro Circuit have been establishing legendary legacies in differing ways: The steel that drives us forward, and the fabric that binds us together. Combined they have a total of 98 pro championships but now they have blended their two unique backgrounds to create a Special Edition gear
The Story Behind the Photo | Ryan Lockhart | Sand Del Lee 2008 By Billy Rainford When we posted a photo of #22 Kyle Beaton on Instagram winning the 2008 CMRC Motocross National at Sand Del Lee, it prompted a comment from fellow competitor, #9 Ryan Lockhart. Ryan alluded to a story he says he tells “10-12 times a year,” so we had to get to the bottom of it.
25 Days of Christmas | Day 14 | Scott Solace Road Bike By Billy Rainford If you’re serious (or getting that way) about motocross, you need to train off the bike, and that means road biking. If you want to compete at the sharp end of the competition, you will need to be able to push 40K in around an hour. If not, you’re not in good enough shape and
25 Days of Christmas | Day 13 | Cycle North Powersports By Billy Rainford There are two reasons Santa Claus shops and gets his service done at Cycle North Powersports in Prince George, BC: it’s just about the closest shop to the North Pole and the customer service and know-how are second to none. Wait a minute…I just realized I’ve never seen Randy Lloyd and Santa in the same room