By Billy Rainford I had two of the coolest days I’ve had in a long time this past weekend. The Vet and Vintage event at Gopher Dunes was one for the ages, as Frank Schuster, Lawrence Hacking, and Glen Nicholson all put their heads together and gathered some huge names from our sport’s past. If you’re too young to remember the names that were there, it’s no problem because I’ve
2023 Ross Pederson Interview | Video and Podcast By Billy Rainford Ross “Rollerball” Pederson is the 42-43 time Canadian Motocross champion who dominated the sport like no other has before or since his reign in the 1980’s and early 90’s. He was the guest of honour at the 2023 Vet and Vintage Motocross event at Gopher Dunes on October 20-21 and we grabbed him for an interview at the end
Frid’Eh Update #42 | Nate Mason | Brought to You by Yamaha Motor Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #42 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week brought to you by the all-new YZ250F from Yamaha Motor Canada. It was another pretty quiet week for me here at the home office in London, Ontario, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a lot going on in Canadian MX…not by a
Out of the Blue | Heather Chalifoux | Brought to You by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Heather Chalifoux Date of Birth: March 26, 1997 Hometown: Sherwood Park, AB Occupation: Hydrovac Operator Race Number: 785 Bike: YZ 250 Race Club: Alberta Championship Motocross Classes: Ladies A, 250 Junior When not on a dirt bike, how do you keep yourself busy? Are you involved in any other sports or extracurricular activities? When I’m
By Billy Rainford Welcome to another Monday Morning Coffee. Hey, when does daylight savings time end anyway? I have to admit that I took a little bit of time away from moto this past week. It’s been a long season with a ton of great racing and things I was able to attend and report on. It’s rare that I take more than a day away, but I literally did
Frid’Eh Update #41 | Brendan McKee | Brought to You by Canadian Kawasaki By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #41 of the DMX Frid’EH Update this week brought to you by Canadian Kawasaki. Head over to Canadian Kawasaki to see which 2022 models you can save big $$$ on. This is the first week in a while that I’ve been home for the few days leading up to it. We
Race Report| 2023 AMA ENDUROCROSS RD 1 – Everett, WA. By Noel Flatters of SuperFine Media Photos by Endurocross The 2023 IRC Endurocross Series, presented by Progressive, opened in Everett, WA, at the Angel of the Winds Arena. Coming into the series, Canadian eyes were on #84 Trystan Hart (FMF KTM Factory Racing) after his second-place overall finish to Jonny Walker in the 2022 series, and with his strong first
Team Canada in the B Main at 2023 MXON in France By Billy Rainford Team Canada MXON was in the B Main at the 2023 Motocross of Nations in Ernée, France. Here’s a look at what happened in the race where all 3 riders compete and the best 2 motos are scored. #45 Jess Pettis grabbed the holeshot but then tried an inside line in turn 3 and washed the
Video | 2023 MXON Team Canada Opening Ceremonies By Billy Rainford Here’s a look at Team Canada MXON during the Parade of Nations at the 2023 Motocross of Nations (MXON) in Ernée, France. It’s a bit of a ‘Walk and Talk‘ situation brought to you by your Canadian Race Tech service centres: Ontario: Mission Cycle, AGR Suspension Alberta: CJR Suspension BC: GRT Suspension
Photos from Final Day of Practice for 2023 Team Canada MXON By Billy Rainford It was one last chance to shake things down on Thursday for Team Canada MXON at a private track called Moto-Club Homelais d’Ossé about 40 minutes from our humble chateux here in France. It looked like a fun track but it was bone dry and the riders had to feel their way around the powdery surface.