A Few Pics from Friday Morning at Penticton AX By Billy Rainford I am currently typing from the lobby of the hotel right next door to the South Okanogan Events Centre where the racing is about to take place…literally. I can here the bikes revving right now. I headed over to catch some practice earlier. Here are a few shots:
Frid’Eh Update #42 Presented by 100% By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #42 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update Presented by 100%. Week #42 belongs to a rider out of Utah we’ve gotten to know over the past couple years here in Canada. Riley Brough has been coming north to race the CMRC Rockstar MX Nationals and continues to improve each time we see him. Riley had a
Throwback Thursday – 2007 Gopher Dunes National By Billy Rainford Today is travel day as we make our way from Ontario to Penticton, BC for rounds 5 and 6 of the Monster Energy Canadian National AX Tour presented by Royal Distributing. With that in mind, here’s a little #tbt to keep you busy for a while. Without looking them up first, how many of these riders can you name? Remember,
2016 Yamaha Off-Road Press Day at Motopark We got a chance to try out the 2016 Off-Road line-up of Yamaha Motorcycles Tuesday, October 20th up at Motopark in Chatsworth, Ontario. We dragged Pro motocross rider, Hayden Halstead, along for the trip and he had a blast, as usual.
Out of the Blue: Kelcey Jones By Jeff McConkey Name: Kelcey Jones Birthday: October 16, 1998 Hometown: Peterborough, ON School & Grade or Occupation: Crestwood SS – Grade 12 Number: 381 Bike: KTM 125, 2012 Race Club: Maguires Motocross Racing Series Classes: Ladies A, Youth C, 250 C How did you get started in racing? One day, my dad came home with a PW50 for my brother and me to
Poll Results: Who Will Win the 2015 Monster Energy Cup? The votes are in. We asked you to tell us who you thought would win the 2015 Monster Energy Cup. The numbers on the left represent the percentage of votes. Here are the results: Thanks for your participation. It looks like there were a lot of older people who still thought Ricky Johnson was racing. We’ll post a new poll
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Wow, just when you thought it was going to be a boring Monday…BAM! This next Press Release may be enough to take you right through that cup of coffee in your hand. Give it a read and then we’ll talk: Yep, we all knew this was a possibility and now it’s a reality: Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha will have both 2-time and defending MX1
Frid’Eh Update #41 Presented by Fly Racing Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #41 of the Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Fly Racing. For 2015, #41 was the friendly Yonkers, NY rider who we got to know a couple years ago when he showed up to race a few of our MX Nationals. Matt Hammer first appeared in one of our photo reports with what I’m sure would have been
TLD Thursday Wallpapers – Canada AX Tour -Sarnia By Billy Rainford Decorate your desk top with these photos from rounds 3 and 4 of the Canadian National Arenacross Championships in Sarnia, Ontario. While I was busy up in the booth doing the live commentary, I made sure I took a lot of shots throughout the day. The weather was perfect Saturday afternoon, so it was nice to be able to
Nitro Circus Toronto By Billy Rainford When I saw the schedule announcing that Travis Pastrana and the rest of the crazy Nitro Circus crew that includes Canadian Jolene Van Vugt were coming to Toronto this year, I guess I just had to see it…again. Yes, we’ve all seen people backflip a motorcycle now, and yes, a lot of these things don’t always jive with the purist motocross gang, but it