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Faces at the Races: MMRS Muttco Mountain Provincial Round 2

Faces at the Races: MMRS Muttco Mountain Provincial Round 2 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Jeff McConkey and Dawn McClintock Round 2 of the MMRS KTM Provincial Series kicked off at Muttco Mountain this past weekend. We had great weather, a great turn-out, and a great track for some fantastic racing action. South African Orange Motorsports Scott KTM rider Liam O’Farrell and GDR’s Westen Wrozyna were the big names in

$2 Tuesday: 2008 Blair Morgan Ride Day at Motopark

$2 Tuesday: 2008 Blair Morgan Ride Day at Motopark By Billy Rainford We all remember where we were when we learned of Blair Morgan‘s crash and subsequent paralysis. Blair fell in a seemingly innocent section of the track at the 2008 Montreal SX. I was at the race and couldn’t believe it had happened the way it did. When the news came out that he had suffered permanent spinal cord

Monday Morning Coffee

Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Well, it was an extremely busy weekend and I was supposed to be in the middle of it, but sometimes things don’t work out the way we planned. Maybe being able to roll with the punches is what keeps me sane in this industry, I don’t know. If I were to get upset every time things didn’t go the way I wanted or planned

Frid’Eh Update Presented by Just 1 Helmets

Frid’Eh Update Presented by Just 1 Helmets By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Let us start off with an apology to Seth Rarick and Topher Ingalls. In all my excitement about leaving for NYC last Frid’Eh, I somehow looked up the Top 100 CMRC National Numbers, read them, and still managed to mix up who was 16 and who was 17. In my defense, they both actually scored the same

On the Radar: The Barrett Sisters

On the Radar: The Barrett Sisters By Jeff McConkey   Name: Dana Barrett Birthday: October 14th, 2000 Hometown: Acton, Ontario School & Grade: St Edmund Campion Catholic Secondary School, grade 9 Number: 970 Bike: Kawasaki KX100 Race Clubs: MMRS, OCMC, Offroad Ontario, CMRC Classes: Ladies A, Ladies BIntermediate (MMRS)   How did you get started in racing? My dad used to race, and my sister and I would go to the races with him.

Catching Up with…Sebastien Tortelli

Catching Up with…Sebastien Tortelli By Billy Rainford It’s not often we get the chance to talk to someone who has a World Championship to their credit, let alone two! When I noticed that Sebastien Tortelli was posting photos of Canadians on his ‘Champ Factory‘ Facebook page, I made an attempt to get in touch with him. And because motocrossers are the salt of the earth, he got back to me

Unsung: 2015 New Jersey SX

Unsung: 2015 New Jersey SX Photos and captions by Billy Rainford I thought I’d take a slightly different approach to this race and give the riders who made the mains but didn’t make the top 10 some coverage in a new column we’re going to call, ‘Unsung.’ Actually, in the future this column might feature those riders who showed up and gave it a shot but didn’t either make the

Out of the Blue: Krista Casselman

Out of the Blue: Krista Casselman By Jeff McConkey Name: Krista Casselman Birthday: September 13th, 1995 Hometown: Gatineau, Quebec School & Grade or Occupation: 2nd year Graphic Design student, took a year off to work and ride Number: 16 Bike: 2015 YZ 250F Race Club: CMRC, AMA, MX101, I4MX Classes: Ladies, Ladies A, MX2 Beginner, 250 Beginner, Woman’s Nationals   How did you get started in racing? Since I was 9 I have always had trail

Faces at the Races: East Rutherford SX

Faces at the Races: East Rutherford SX Photos and captions by Billy Rainford In 2014, I had to choose between going to the inaugural Monster Energy AMA Supercross just over the bridge from NYC in East Rutherford, NJ or head down to the final round of Supercross in Las Vegas. Because we had so many Canadians racing in both the Amsoil Amateur Arencross Championships and the Geico Endurocross in Nevada,