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Monday Morning Coffee | Canadians at A1

Monday Morning Coffee | Canadians at A1 With the driving 4000 kilometres in my rearview mirror, it was time to get down to the business I’d made the trip for – the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series. People often think I’m crazy for driving this far for races, but when you factor in the time I’m going to be here and what driving the DMX Van allows me the

Frid’Eh Update #1 | Dylan Wright | Brought to You by Fox Racing Canada

Frid’Eh Update #1 | Dylan Wright | Brought to You by Fox Racing Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #1 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Fox Racing Canada. It’s always a pretty big deal to start out the season with last year’s #1 rider. However, it’s not much of a surprise these last few years with Dylan Wright becoming slightly untouchable. Dylan can look pretty

Out of the Blue | Britt Gagne | Brought to You by Schrader’s

Out of the Blue | Britt Gagne | Brought to You by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Britt Gagne Date of Birth: July 7, 1993 Hometown: Dummer, NH  Occupation: Account Manager at Motosport.com Race Number: 265 Bike: Yamaha YZ250f Classes: Womens, 25+, 250B  Who/what inspired you to get into the sport of motocross and how long have you been racing/riding?  My dad used to race when he was growing up and

Mike Downey Tells a Ross Pederson Story Called ‘The Night We Almost Died’

Mike Downey Tells a Ross Pederson Story Called ‘The Night We Almost Died’ By Billy Rainford Lake Elsinore MX was closed and it was raining so I turned around and headed for the coast. As I was leaving I saw a BC license plate so I decided to knock on a random door. Out popped Mike Downey from Kelowna, BC and he proceeded to tell an old Ross ‘Rollerball’ Pederson

Kade Walker – A New Direction on His Home Continent

Kade Walker – A New Direction on His Home Continent By Billy Rainford We’ve known Kade Walker from Quebec, Canada since he was ripping up tracks across North America on 50’s. He’s got a Loretta Lynn‘s title from 2009 and was ready to set the sport on fire. He decided to head to Europe to see what he could do on the world stage and never looked back…until now. Since

Frid’Eh Update #52 | Tyler Shewchyk | Brought to You by Yamaha Motor Canada

Frid’Eh Update #52 | Tyler Shewchyk | Brought to You by Yamaha Motor Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to week #52 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week brought to you by Yamaha Motor Canada. Yamaha has been a partner with us here at Direct Motocross since Day 1 and we look forward to another great year with the gang at bLUcRU in 2023. We’re in the final couple days

Out of the Blue | Taylah Maurice | Brought to You by Schrader’s

Out of the Blue | Taylah Maurice | Brought to You by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Taylah Maurice  Date of Birth: 13th of September, 1997 Hometown: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Grade or Occupation: Accounting Student/Project Coordinator Race Number: 303 Bike: YZ250F Race Club: Alice Springs Motocross Club Classes: Pro Lites  Who/what inspired you to get into the sport of motocross and how long have you been racing/riding?  It

Frid’Eh Update #51 | Josh Cartwright | Brought to You by Leatt

Frid’Eh Update #51 | Josh Cartwright | Brought to You by Leatt By Billy Rainford That moment when the hair on the neck lifts. When the flesh prickles. When adrenaline sparkles through your body. When every cell in your system screams with sheer delight. This is the thrill and this is why you do it. ~ Leatt So, right now, Canada is like: We’re getting hit all across the country,

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | December 2022

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | December 2022 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans. As some of you know, I wait all year for this moment; drum roll please…Happy Festivus!!!  As we embark on a new year and close out an existing one everyone always talks about reflection.  For me, this year held many ups, more downs, a lot of challenges, and triumphs.  Through it all, I’ve had yet another