Faces at the Races | 2023 RCSX | Direct Motocross Canada

Brought to you by K Deam Optics North America

OK, I’ve been going to this event since it started. I always stay at my buddy’s place up the I-95 in Palm Coast while I’m there. That’s Brendan Goldstein (left) from Loudmouth Intakes and now K Deam Optics beside his brother, Justin Goldstein at the 2011 event.

You can’t yell out that you’re trying to be secretive!

Like I always say, reading the names of the younger classes results at these events is some great entertainment. Not too many Bills or Bobs these days.

For another example that’s Gunner Lusk. Love it!

A kid this young’s father probably missed the mullet craze even! You wouldn’t know it to look at me today, but I didn’t miss it, not by a long shot!

It’s not his real name but this is Sea Bass.

That’s #409 Brennan Schofield. He had good speed in the B classes but needed starts. He’s racing the Spring A Ding Ding as you read this.

#43 Thomas Wood had bike issues in his qualifier and had to start from the outside gate in one of his Mains, but proved you could still win from way out there.

#300 Drew Adams and #462 Luke Fauser keeping it light before a race.

I thought it was pretty warm that day and then I was told it was 36C! That’s really hot!

I was chatting with the Schofields in staging and asked if there were any other Canadians that they knew of. Craig said, “Turn around...” and there was #312 Izack Guadagno within arm’s reach.

You can’t see it from here but he’s wearing a huge clock on a chain around his neck…

In my day, the jokes at school would have been relentless!

Hey, there’s Craig Schofield now!

#66 Casey Cochran is starting to rise above the rest in the B classes.

Diesel Thomas is another great name.

#800 Mike Alessi showing me how long it’s been since we were bros. No, Mike, it was longer than that!

FXR owner #202 Milt Reimer and Andy White.

I once had a bartender in Victoria, BC ask me a trivia question for a free drink. The question was, “What was Mrs. Roper’s first name on Three’s Company?” His name was Stanley and her’s was… I couldn’t come up with the answer back then but if I went back she’d owe me a drink!

I really need to know the story behind this shot and the next one.

I was at the Hog Waller GNCC the day before this and a young kid came up and very politely said hello to me. Seeing him here, I now know it was Jason Weigandt’s son, Lane Weigandt.

Jamie Astudillo is coming back to Canada in 2023 to give Eve Brodeur fits. We’ll also have Avrie Berry on the WMX line, so this summer should be a podium battle every week!