5th Annual DMX Canadian MX Nationals Awards By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford It’s that time of year again. The dust has settled – literally – and we’ve had a chance to come up for air and reflect on the summer of Pro racing at the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals. It would be easy to simply call that the best summer we’ve ever seen in Canada, but that wouldn’t do
McThoughts: 250 West SX Predictions By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford It’s almost upon us. The 2016 West Coast 250 SX series is almost here. Cooper Webb has to be the odds on favourite to repeat, but if he falters, I see Jessy Nelson and Joey Savagty right there to capitalize. Here is a list of a few of the main hitters. I’m sure I have missed a few,
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Welcome to the first Monday Morning of 2016. Did you have a great and relaxing Holiday season? Did you make some unreachable resolutions for the New Year? As members of the toughest sporting group on the world, we know better than to promise ourselves we’re going to win A1 or the MXON this year. Regardless of your feelings toward New Year’s resolutions, we know
Canadian Kieran Doherty Hits the Track in Manchester for Round 1 of UK Arenacross By Billy Rainford Kieran Doherty, the young Arcon, Ontario, native, is calling Dartmouth, Devon, England, home these days as he lines up for the 2016 Monster Energy UK Arenacross Series. You may not be familiar with him, but he and his dad, Terry, have been going at this sport full bore for the past several years
Frid’Eh Update #53 – Happy New Year By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford This would be Week #53 of a 52-week year and would belong to Atlantic Canada’s favourite son, Davey Fraser. But since this Frid’Eh falls directly on New Year’s Day, it didn’t seem right to bother anyone. Davey will be #36 in 2016. I know, I know, he was already that number not long ago…2013, actually. I didn’t
#TBT – 2008 Steel City Photo Report By Billy Rainford For this one, we go back to the final AMA Outdoor National of the 2008 season at Steel City. Canadian MX1 champion Colton Facciotti and Tyler and Jeremy Medaglia made the drive to Pennsylvania to match up against the best in the world. This Photo Report is from www.mxforum.com. I used to put the captions above the photos… Well, I
The Story Behind the Photo: #27 Nick Wey|2015 Detroit SX By Billy Rainford When rumours started circulating that Michigan native #27 Nick Wey was considering retiring from touring the professional circuit last winter, I knew the 2015 Detroit SX was a big deal. I spent most of the morning trying to capture a shot that would sum it all up – that’s not always easy! He may have seen me
Out of the Blue: Megan Griffiths By Jeff McConkey Name: Megan Griffiths Birthday: Oct 29, 1990 Hometown: Kelowna, BC Occupation: Electrician Number: 143 Bike: 2014 KTM 200 XC-W Race Club: PNWMA and AMA Classes: Intermediate and Women’s Pro How did you get started in racing? I was up riding the trails in my local riding area when I met someone they call “The Crazy Hippy.” This guy was amazingly
$2 Tuesday: 2011 Gopher Dunes National Saturday Rider Round-Up I don’t know about you, but we think it’s very entertaining to go back in time every Tuesday and dust off an old video or photo report. Seeing the changes over the years is a lot of fun (if not a little embarrassing), so this week we head back to a very hot weekend the day before the eastern swing of
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good Monday Morning…I think. Anyone know what day it is? Wow, that was a busy one! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and is currently enjoying what I always thought was the best week of the year – the week between Christmas and New Year’s. School is out, everyone is home, and you get to play with the new toys you got for