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Bigwave’s Walk And Talk – Gopher Dunes Tuesday before 2023 Motocross National By Billy Rainford Bigwave walks around Gopher Dunes on the final day riders were allowed on the track before Round 4 of the 2023 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals. We talk to Daniel Elmore, Cam Horner, Nate Mason, Grant Hoffman, Tyler Yates, Josiah Natzke, Jake Piccolo, Noah Viney, and Mitchell Harrison. Podcast: Find it wherever you get
Video | Derek Hamm Tries to Qualify for First AMA Pro National at Red Bud By Billy Rainford Here’s a look at #336 Derek Hamm as he tried to qualify for his first-ever AMA Pro Motocross National at Red Bud. Qualifying: 73rd Consolation race: 32nd And how about that Breanna Rose slow mo?!
Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | June 2023 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans, I have been so excited composing this column I almost submitted it a few weeks ago! Though, I hit the pause button. I felt there would be more inspiration along the way, so I delayed bringing my art into the world. Speaking of delay, lately, I’ve been reminded that delay does not mean denial. In fact,
By Billy Rainford Wow, it took me an entire day to recover from that humidity at Red Bud. Friday for the MX Combine was off-the-charts hot! I bet if you talked to any one of them who were on the line they’d tell you it was comparable to Loretta Lynn’s in Tennessee in August. Saturday started out overcast and bearable but then the clouds moved away and the day got
Video | 2023 Moto Combine at Red Bud By Billy Rainford Here’s a summary of the racing at the 2023 Moto Combine at Red Bud in Buchanan, Michigan, on Friday, June 30, 2023. This video focuses on Canadian riders #64 Ryder McNabb, #800 Preston Masciangelo, and #43 Noah Viney (now lives in California) but also shows the other riders.
Frid’Eh Update #26 | Julien Benek Interview | Brought to You by Leatt By Billy Rainford Well, it’s Week #26 of the DMX Frid’EH Update and this week it’s brought to you by our friends over at Leatt distributed by Kimpex. I knew I was going to run out of time, so I planned ahead and went over to Rempel’s track just outside Copenhagen, Ontario, which is just outside Aylmer,
Out of the Blue | Kathleen Tobin | Brought to You by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Kathleen Tobin Date of Birth: July 21, 1989 Hometown: Sydney, Nova Scotia Occupation: Salesperson at Cabot Powersports Race Number: 181 Bike: 2023 Beta 300 RR Race Club: NSORRA & NBDRA Classes: Women’s A & Women’s Expert How long have you been racing/riding? I’ve been riding for 6 years. I purchased my first bike in 2017,
Faces at the Races | 2023 Calgary MX National By Billy Rainford Photos by Bigwave and Kate Kowalchuk A little late this round but here’s a look at some of the people who were at Round 3 of the 2023 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at Wild Rose MX in Calgary, Alberta. A coupe champagne celebration photos: Thanks for looking, and we’ll see you at Gopher Dunes!
Video | First Race in 38 Years! By Billy Rainford #55 Cary Hitchen from London, Ontario, headed over to the back track (GDR Factory) at Gopher Dunes in Courtland to race a Thames Valley Riders (TVR) event in a Vet class. He hadn’t raced in over 38 years, so we thought we’d better get out there and record it for posterity! Sunday, June 25, 2023.
By Billy Rainford I just couldn’t do 2 weeks in a row away from the races, so when I found out my old buddy #55 Cary Hitchen was racing the TVR event on the back track (GDR Factory track) at Gopher Dunes, I dragged Emily over to Courtland to make sure I was there for it and to commit it to permanent archives with some photos and video. It was
