Frid’Eh Update #53 Presented by Motovan By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Here at Direct Motocross, days have 25 hours, weeks have 8 days, and years have 53 weeks…apparently. Bonus Week #53 belongs to the rider we got to know a few years ago when he won the Bronze Boot at the Parts Canada TransCan at Walton Raceway. To be honest, his winning it was a bit of a surprise,
Frid’Eh Update #52 Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the DMX Frid’Eh Update #52 Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada. There are 52 weeks in a year and so #52 is always a special number to get in our Canadian MX Nationals each year. This year, this honour goes to Quebec rider, Vincent Lauzon. Vincent raced all 6 of the eastern rounds of the
Frid’Eh Update #51 Presented by Atlas Brace By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford To put it in rather British parlance, welcome to the penultimate Update of 2016 (said in my best Jackie Stewart voice). Yes, another year has come and gone in Canadian Motocross. It was a year that saw probably the deepest MX1 talent we’ve ever seen within our borders, so it was a thrill to have witnessed it.
Frid’Eh Update #50 | Presented by Gamma Powersports By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Hello, and welcome to week #50 of the Direct Motocross Frid’Eh Update Presented by Gamma Powersports. Week #50 goes out to the Redemption Racing KTM rider who calls the city of Oshawa home, Alex Jeffery. Alex comes from what can only be described as a ‘Motocross Family.’ The Jefferys have been staples at the races for
Frid’Eh Update #49 Presented by MP County Line By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #49 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by MP County Line. In 2016, #49 was Victoria, BC native, Graham Scott. Graham came into the season hoping for good things and had a great result at round 2 at the wastelands in Nanaimo. He finished that one with a 12th overall (16-10)
Frid’Eh Update #48 | Presented by MP County Line By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford (not really) Welcome to Week #48 of the Direct Motocross Frid’Eh Update this week presented by MP County Line. In 2016, #48 belonged to American rider, Shawn Rife. He only raced a handful of nationals in 2015 and earned 74 points. Here’s a look at his brief season: I wasn’t able to get in touch
Frid’Eh Update #47 Presented by MP County Line By Billy Rainford (Jeff is away on holidays) Welcome to the 47th DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by MP County Line in Fountaine, Florida. It’s extremely difficult to sit here and type while the temperature creeps closer and closer to 20 Celsius outside my window! Week #47 belongs to the BC rider we’ve gotten to know quite well over the past
Frid’Eh Update #46 Presented by CANADA, EH! By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week 46 of the calendar year here at Direct Motocross. When we see the big #46, I think most of our minds go straight to multi-time world Moto GP champion, Valentino Rossi, or perhaps even up and coming Canadian amateur riders, Marco Cannella and Tyler Gibbs. However, although we never got to see him run it,
Frid’Eh Update #45 Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #45 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Yamaha Motor Canada. 45 means we’ve only got a week’s worth (7) Updates left in 2016. If you’re young and looking forward to getting older so you can either get to high school or finish high school or get to university or finish
Frid’Eh Update #44 Presented by KTM Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 44th week of 2017 and the DMX Frid’Eh Update, this week presented by KTM Canada. BC’s Jake Streichert was the rider who earned #44 for 2016 but we never got to see him line up with it last summer. The last time we did see the likeable rider on the rise was at Gopher