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McThoughts: Deschambault National

McThoughts: Deschambault National By Jeff McConkey Round 7 was this past weekend at the beautiful Deschambault MX circuit in Quebec. The morning started out with some constant rain, but the track held up, the weather got better and it made for some good racing. Both classes have had some great battles throughout the pack, but in MX2 Kaven Benoit has really stepped up and showed that he is the best

Deschambault National Photo Report

Deschambault National Photo Report Photos and captions by Billy Rainford The sand tracks will come to an end this coming weekend when the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals hit River Glade in Moncton, NB, but last Sunday in Deschambault, Quebec, was a different story. Three weeks of sand racing come to an end when we leave the town that sits 60kms west of Quebec City on the north shore of the

Monday Morning Coffee

Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford As I finally sit in front of my laptop to start this week’s column, I do so after leaving the Deschambault National just west of Quebec City at 8pm Sunday night and digging into the 10-hour drive home to London. After crawling into bed just after 6 this morning, I found it pretty hard to get up in time to have this posted before

Deschambault National PODCASTS

Deschambault National PODCASTS Jeff talks to a bunch of riders at the end of the day in Deschambault, Quebec. #17 Seth Rarick #20 Dylan Wright #762 Blake Savage #14 Shawn Maffenbeier #1 Kaven Benoit #33 Shawn Robinson #23 Dylan Schmoke #148 Cole Thompson  

A Few Photos from Saturday at Deschambault MX

A Few Photos from Saturday at Deschambault MX By Billy Rainford It was the final day of the 2015 ECAN at Deschambault MX in the small town on the north side of the St. Lawrence, some 60kms west of Quebec City. The weather was perfect for racing and it was the third and final motos of each class, except for the Supermini riders who will race as part of Sunday’s

Frid’Eh Update #29 Presented by Scott Motosports

Frid’Eh Update #29 Presented by Scott Motosports By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford We’re marching deeper and deeper into the summer of 2015 and now we’re heading into the quaint town of Deschambault, Quebec. The town sits on the St. Lawrence River just 40kms west of Quebec City, on the north side of the river. It seems appropriate that week #29 belongs to St. Phillippe, Quebec, rider Jeremy Pronovost. A

VIDEO: Introducing Jean-Christophe Bujold at Sand Del Lee

VIDEO: Introducing Jean-Christophe Bujold Intermediate rider, #456 Jean-Christophe Bujold, talks about his second-ever Rockstar Energy MX National where he finished top Intermediate rider (21-17 19th) against the top Pro riders in MX2 at the Ottawa MX National at Sand Del Lee. Sunday, July 19, 2015

McThoughts: Ottawa National

McThoughts: Ottawa National By Jeff McConkey MX2 Round 6 went off on Saturday just outside of Ottawa, Ontario. It was very hot, and very humid, but that didn’t hold back the top racers from hanging it out and giving us some great racing. Kaven Benoit went 1-1 yet again, and looks to be on his way to his 2nd National Championship. There are still a few riders with a mathematical

Faces at the Races – Ottawa National

Faces at the Races – Ottawa National Photos and captions by Billy Rainford These photos won’t come close to describing just how humid it really was last weekend at Sand Del Lee for round 2 of the Women’s East Nationals, round 2 of the KTM East Supermini Nationals, or round 6 of the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals. Here’s a look at some of the people who made it through one