Women’s East – Report Card By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford The Women’s East Nationals ran a 3-round series again in 2015 with rounds at Gopher Dunes, Sand Del Lee and Ulverton. Quebec rider, Eve Brodeur, defended her title in dominant fashion and the only blemish on her results sheet came when one of the best female motocrossers to ever ride a bike, Jessica ‘JP$’ Patterson, came up to race
On the Radar: JC Bujold By Jeff McConkey Foreword by Billy Rainford Jean-Christophe Bujold is a young Quebec rider who had an amazing summer. He was most-often the top-finishing yellow-plated rider in the MX2 Pro/Am class at the eastern rounds of the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals. His best finish was a 12th overall in Ulverton. He raced all 6 of the eastern rounds and finished: 24-20-21-17-12-18. Although this interview was
5 Minutes with…John Dowd By Billy Rainford Yes, THAT John Dowd. John hit three rounds of our Rockstar Energy MX Nationals: Gopher Dunes, Sand Del Lee, and Ulverton. He finished 17th, 10th, and 8th overall. That’s pretty impressive for a guy who was about to turn 50 the following day! He was trying to leave the pits and drive home but got trapped in a tight 90-degree corner we happened
MMRS Madoc National Photo Report Photos and captions by Dawn McClintock Well, the MMRS 5th Annual MX National held in Madoc, ON was a huge success and we saw returning champs and some new ones. With over $30,000 in payout and prizes, it drew out some new competitors and we couldn’t have asked for a better weekend weather-wise (except for maybe Friday practice day where we had some remnants of
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford There goes one of the last weekends of the summer. It’s been years since I’ve been in school, but I still equate September with going back to class. For that reason, I find August 31st pretty depressing. It’s getting dark earlier, there are yellow-jacket wasps everywhere, and the Pro outdoor motocross series are all but finished. I remember heading to class in one of
2015 MX1 – Report Card 10. #5 Teddy Maier KAW: 11-6-6-16-6-7-DNF… (209) Jeff: D Teddy had a very rough season and was unable to show his speed or talent. It’s a shame his season, and possibly his career, ended. Billy: D- Wow, I hate to kick a guy when he’s down, but you can’t really justify a higher grade for Teddy’s 2015 season. It looks like it’s ‘winter school’ for
Frid’Eh Update #34 Presented by Atlas Brace By Jeff McConkey, Dawn McClintock, and Billy Rainford Westen Wrozyna gets the first Update after the final big Pro event here in Canada. The Rockstar Energy MX Nationals are finished and the MMRS Madoc National is in the books. Week #34 has the dubious distinction this year as being the curtain call to a great summer season. What’s next for Canadian riders is
Canadian National Top 10 – MX2 Report Card By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford It’s that time of year again when reflection is the name of the game. The 2015 season could be argued as the best we’ve ever seen in Canada. In fact, if this were a debate, it would be difficult to argue the counterpoint. We sat down and summed up the top 10 from from the MX2
Out of the Blue: Meagan Donahue By Jeff McConkey Name: Meagan Donahue Birthday: October 27, 1989 Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta School & Grade or Occupation: Work at Terrapro Number: 24 Bike: RMZ-250 Race Club: ADRA,CMRC, AOTMX, BCMA Classes: Junior B, Ladies GP, Ladies A. How did you get started in racing? I started racing about 5 years ago. I had ridden bikes a couple times growing up and always loved
Faces at the Races – MMRS Madoc National Photos by Dawn McClintock Captions by Jeff McConkey The 5th annual MMRS Madoc National went off this past weekend. As always, there was great racing, great people and lots of smiles. The track was very technical on Saturday and got faster on Sunday. Cole Thompson was the fastest all weekend long and Eve Brodeur was the top Woman racer. The event had