Frid’Eh Update #44 Presented by KTM Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 44th week of 2017 and the DMX Frid’Eh Update, this week presented by KTM Canada. BC’s Jake Streichert was the rider who earned #44 for 2016 but we never got to see him line up with it last summer. The last time we did see the likeable rider on the rise was at Gopher
Catching Up with…Jess Pettis By Billy Rainford Prince George, BC native, Jess Pettis, has been steadily improving and has had the eyes of the motocross industry on his since he was quite young. His rise to prominence at the Pro level almost looked to have stalled a couple years ago and it left some of us wondering how far he would go. And then 2016 happened… Jess showed up, seemingly
Photo Report | FMX World Tour | Budweiser Gardens By Billy Rainford When I found out the FMX World Tour was returning to my hometown of London, Ontario, I figured I should head down the road and check out the action. I wasn’t sure how the format was going to work, but the guys did the old “Canada vs. USA vs. The World” routine and it went over well for
On the Radar | Seth Hughes By Jeff McConkey Name: Seth Hughes Age: 15 Hometown: Kitchener, ON School and Grade: Huron Heights Secondary School, Grade 10 Number: 32 Bike: 2016 Yamaha YZ125 Race Club: AMO Classes: MX2 Junior, Schoolboy 1 How did you get started in racing? I got started racing like most kids — my dad had a bike and he raced and as soon as I understood what
Out of the Blue | Julianne Daniels | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Julianne Daniels Birthday: October 24th, 1994 Hometown: Kelowna, BC Occupation: Retail Sales Associate & Photographer Number: 89 Bike: Honda CRF Race Club: Kelowna Dirt Bike Club Classes: Ladies How did you get started in racing? Ever since I was a little girl, my dad would take my brothers and me out trail riding on the
WASP Cam Lap of Cahuilla Creek MX | WP Enduro Course By Billy Rainford WP test day at Cahuilla Creek MX. We show you one lap of the enduro course WP set out for the media. Apologies for the WASP Cam being pointed too far down. I forgot to take a lap with the camera early in the day and the guys were packing up to leave, so we didn’t
Industry Spotlight | Catching Up with Brandon Caplar | TPJ Racing By Jeff McConkey When Brandon Caplar graduated from Sir Wilfred Laurier University, I’m sure the last thing he expected to be doing for the summer of 2016 was following the AMA Pro National Outdoor series. Well, it turns out that the Ajax, Ontario, native hit the jackpot and landed a position with Teddy Parks and his TPJ Racing team.
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good morning and welcome to another week at whatever your usual ‘grind’ is. Not to brag, but my usual grind took a pretty cool turn this morning. It seems someone in the Canadian Motocross Industry was unable to make a short trip to California today, so I was forced to step up to the plate and will now be hopping on a flight to
Frid’Eh Update #43 | Presented by Dragon Alliance By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to another Frid’Eh. You made it through another school or work week and it’s time to look ahead to one of our ever-shortening weekends with limited daylight. The weather forecast around the DMX World HQ area isn’t great, but doesn’t look like it will stop anyone from loading up the trailer and hitting the track
Happy Camper Podcasts | Episode 5 | Monster Cup and Logan Karnow Kieran Doherty‘s latest Happy Camper Podcast: On this episode of the podcast, I recap the Monster Energy Cup and also talk about what’s going on with me here on the East Coast. After the break, Logan Karnow joins me on the podcast to talk about the second round of the AX Tour in Canada and his plans for