Frid’Eh Update #8 | Mitchell Harrison | Brought to You by Dirt Care

Frid’Eh Update #8 | Mitchell Harrison | Brought to You by Dirt Care

By Billy Rainford

Welcome to Week #8 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update brought to you by Dirt Care. We’re in the middle of a big melt here in London. We went from -20C last week to +6C this week. We can actually see some grass and the snowbanks are almost gone in certain areas. The only problem with this weather is that it’s made a complete mess of the many dog parks across the city. No, Olive doesn’t mind, but returning home is a bi of a nightmare.

I’ve been going a little stir crazy not being at a race or an event in such a long time. That is about to change in a big way.

I’ll head over to the Toronto Motorcycle Show on Saturday at the Enercare Centre in downtown Toronto. I see that the Honda Canada GDR Fox Racing team and the MX101 FXR Yamaha team will have their rigs set up, so those areas will be my first stops. I haven’t spoken to Dylan Wright in a while so it will be great to see how he’s been doing and how charged up he is for this upcoming season to exorcize the demons of 2024 and 2025.

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On Monday, it will be time to hit the I-75 South for the first big trip into the USA with the new #DMXDirtCareVan. The hope is to be able to stop a couple times to do some mountain biking along the way, but it’s been so brutal here that I haven’t been on a real bike in way too long. We’ll see how that part of the trip goes.

The first stop will be the Moto Money race at Pax Trax in Bunnell, Florida, near Palm Coast. I’ve been to this race a couple times and CJ Harris and the gang there are really trying to turn it into a money-maker for the riders, so hopefully a bunch of upper level riders show up this year.

It was here a couple years ago where I saw just how fast and comfortable Sebastien Racine is on 450. After seeing that, I’m really looking forward to his addition to the 450 class this summer on the SSR Canadian Kawasaki team.

The past couple years, the conversation has revolved around just 2 riders, Dylan Wright and Jess Pettis (no offence to the other top riders). With Seb and Ryder McNabb joining Tanner Ward and the rest of our fast guys, we should have more riders to talk about going for wins in 2026…I hope.

After this race, all eyes will head south to Daytona International Speedway and all of the racing action taking place there.

Daytona Supercross on Saturday, GNCC Racing Round 2 in Palatka on Sunday, and then the RCSX finals on Monday. It would have been nice to add the final round of the FIM North American Arenacross Championship on Friday, too, but that one has been cancelled and the championship will be handed out tonight at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

By the way, yes, I’m also keeping one eye and both ears on the TV as Canada is playing Finland in Olympic hockey.

*** That was a nail-biter but Team Canada got it done and heads to the Gold Medal game on Sunday. ***

Mitchell Harrison still holds career #8 up here in Canada. We didn’t see him in the Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals in 2024 but he is still #8.

He’s been super-busy this past calendar year and could be found racing all across the globe. Since we haven’t seen him in a while, we asked him to recap his season and talk about how things are going on the Canadian-owned team, Partzilla PRMX Blaster Kawasaki.

We’ll get our interview with Mitchell up in the next little while. Sorry about that.

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#247 Tegan Kortenbach Lining Up at RCSX in Daytona

With Al Strickert roaming his way around Florida again, he’s been bumping into Canadians in the Sunshine State and feeding us information, photos, and video.

Most recently, he’s been spending some time with 17-year-old #247 Tegan Kortenbach from Wolf Creek, AB and his dad at Future MX. Tegan will be racing the RCSX at Daytona International Speedway in 250 B, 450 B, and Schoolboy 2.

Who else will we see on Sunday and Monday following the Daytona Supercross?

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Spy Footage of Sebastien Racine in Florida

Just kidding. Sylvain Brodeur is down in Florida with his Team VRP athlete, Katrine Ferguson, getting her ready to defend her WMX West title in 2026. He sent over this little video clip of Sebastien Racine getting back on the bike down in Okeechobee.

I’m told he won’t be lining up on Wednesday at Pax Trax simply because he just got down south and hasn’t been on the bike much yet.

And here’s Sylvain with Katrine between motos.

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Final Round of Iron Horse Arenacross this Weekend

Blake Davies will be looking to close out his 3rd Iron Horse Arenacross title in a row when he hits the track in Rimbey, Alberta, on Friday and Saturday.

Rounds 1 and 2 results:

Round 1:

1. 29 Blake Davies HQV 1-1
2. 24 Dylan Rempel HON 2-2
3. 14 Quinn Amyotte GAS 3-3
4. 58 Liam Dodds YAM 4-5
5. 19 Noah Porter YAM 8-4
6. 40 Zach Ufimzeff HON 6-6
7. 183 Chase Nemeth YAM 5-7
8. 615 Damon McGuigan YAM 7-8
9. 801 Colten Beattie KAW 9-9

Round 2

1. 29 Blake Davies HQV 1-1
2. 14 Quinn Amyotte GAS 2-2
3. 24 Dylan Rempel HON 3-3
4. 19 Noah Porter YAM 4-4
5. 58 Liam Dodds YAM 6-5
6. 40 Zach Ufimzeff HON 5-6
7. 183 Chase Nemeth YAM 7-7
8. 615 Damon McGuigan YAM 8-8
9. 801 Colten Beattie KAW 9-9

LIVE TIMING

Good luck to everyone.

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Here’s some fun as you’re driving around south of the border the next couple weeks. If you see the #DMXDirtCareVan somewhere, snap a photo and post it up on your Instagram page with @dirtcare_moto or @dirtcare_bike tagged.

We’re going to start off by offering the first 5 posts with a free bottle of either Dirt Wash or Cyclean, depending on whether you want it for Moto or for Cycling.

Keep an eye out. We’re hitting the road Monday!

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Jacqueline Ross in Top 10 in MS. Health and Fitness

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Head over and vote for J_tothe_Ro HERE.

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Arlington Supercross Entry List

250 Entry List Entries: 52
#	BRAND	RIDER	HOMETOWN	TEAM
10	KAW	Seth Hammaker	Bainbridge, PA	Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
22	YAM	Coty Schock	Dover, DE	ClubMX Yamaha
25	YAM	Nate Thrasher	Livingston, TN	Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
30	HON	Jo Shimoda	Suzuka, Japan	Honda HRC Progressive
35	KAW	Drew Adams	Chattanooga, TN	Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
37	YAM	Cole Davies	Waitoki, New Zealand	Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
39	YAM	Valentin Guillod	Motier, Switzerland	Gizmo Racing Yamaha
49	HON	Cullin Park	Clermont, FL	Phoenix Racing Honda
53	KAW	Henry Miller	Rochester, MN	MX6 Racing
56	TRI	Jalek Swoll	Senoia, GA	Triumph Factory Racing
58	HQV	Daxton Bennick	Morganton, NC	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
65	KAW	Marshal Weltin	Ubly, MI	MX6 Racing
67	YAM	Hardy Munoz	Temuco, Chile	EBR PERFORMANCE
73	HON	Gavin Towers	Pittsburgh, PA	Phoenix Racing Honda
77	KAW	Derek Kelley	Boise, ID	Mx6 Racing
80	YAM	Bryce Shelly	Telford, PA	Gizmo Mods Yamaha
82	YAM	Caden Dudney	Athens TX	Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing
87	HON	Jeremy Hand	Mantua, OH	Valley Motorsports
89	YAM	Devin Simonson	Laurinburg, NC	ClubMX Yamaha
90	HON	John Short IV	Pilot Point, TX	Short Racing
91	HON	Izaih Clark	Fort Dodge, IA	Storm Lake Honda Buddy Brooks Racing
95	HON	Luke Neese	Concord, NC	Storm Lake Honda Buddy Brooks Racing
101	KAW	Luke Clout	Sydney, Australia	Partzilla Blaster PRMX Racing
105	KTM	Marcus Phelps	Johannesburg, South Africa	The Dirt Legal DBDRacing WMR KTM Team
125	YAM	Evan Stice	Carmen, ID	Stice Racing
130	YAM	Kyler Hawkey	Copperas Cove, TX	Team Hawkey Racing
135	YAM	Collin Allen	Haslet, TX	Collin Allen Racing
138	YAM	David Pulley	Lake Elsinore, CA	DPMX OnlyFans Racing
140	KTM	Russell Buccheri	Duxbury, MA	3D Racing KTM
143	KTM	Jaxen Driskell	Tabor, IA	The Dirt Legal DBDRacing WMR KTM
146	YAM	Hayes Edwards	Montgomery, TX	EBR family powersports
148	YAM	Kyle Peters	Mooresville, NC	Peters Racing
151	YAM	Aidan Dickens	Skippers, VA	Bon Air Exteriors Racing
163	YAM	Pierce Brown	Sandy, UT	Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
174	TRI	Luca Marsalisi	Danbury, CT	Horsepower Solutions Triumph of Harrisburg
181	KAW	Ashton Arruda	Westport, MA	Arruda Racing
188	KAW	Hamden Hudson	Danville, VA	Partzilla Blaster PRMX Racing
223	HQV	Logan Riggins	Easley, SC	Team LR22
267	YAM	Carter Malcolm	Elizabeth, CO	Malcolm Racing
268	YAM	Gage Stine	Woodsboro, MD	FrederickTown Yamaha
296	HON	Ryder Floyd	Paris tx	Ti Lube Honda
300	HQV	Jonathan Getz	Old Town, FL	BWR
437	KAW	Vinny Luhovey	Greensburg, PA	Mosites Motorsports
464	SUZ	Doc Smith	winnsboro, TX	MotoNationSuzuki
483	YAM	Bryton Carroll	Vineland, NJ	Life of a Privateer
492	YAM	Landon Hartz	Wilsonville, AL	Ebr Performance
511	KTM	Jace Kessler	Eagle, MI	The Dirt Legal DBD Racing WMR KTM
689	KTM	Tony Usko	Doylestown, OH	1909 Performance
751	HON	Evan Ferry	Dade City FL	Phoenix Honda Racing
775	YAM	CJ Benard	Peoria, AZ	Gizmo Racing Yamaha
822	HQV	Riley Ripper	Magnolia, TX	Ripper 822
943	KAW	Noah Viney 🇨🇦	Ottawa, Canada	ISRT Kawasaki

 

450 Entry List Entries: 43
#	BRAND	RIDER	HOMETOWN	TEAM
1	YAM	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC	Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
3	KTM	Eli Tomac	Cortez, CO	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
4	KAW	Chase Sexton	La Moille, IL	Monster Energy Kawasaki
7	KTM	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
12	HON	Shane McElrath	Canton, NC	Quadlock Honda Racing
14	DUC	Dylan Ferrandis	Avignon, France	Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati Factory Racing
17	HON	Joseph Savatgy	Clermont, FL	Quadlock Honda Racing
20	TRI	Jordon Smith	Belmont, NC	Triumph Racing Factory Team
21	SUZ	Jason Anderson	Edgewood, NM	Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance
27	HQV	Malcolm Stewart	Haines City, FL	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
28	HON	Christian Craig	Temecula, CA	Quadlock Honda Racing
32	YAM	Justin Cooper	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing
36	KAW	Garrett Marchbanks	Coalville, UT	Monster Energy Kawasaki
41	KAW	Mitchell Harrison	Brighton, MI	Partzilla Blaster PRMX Racing
44	YAM	Ty Masterpool	Paradise, TX	Gizmo Racing Yamaha
45	SUZ	Colt Nichols	Muskogee, OK	Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance
46	KTM	Justin Hill	Riverton, OR	Team Tedder Racing
62	KTM	Grant Harlan	Murrieta, CA	Champion Tool Storage KMR KTM
63	YAM	Freddie Noren	Lidköping, Sweden	Gizmo Racing Yamaha
66	YAM	Cole Thompson 🇨🇦	Brigden, Canada	Heartbeat Hot Sauce NanoXtreme Yamaha
78	KTM	Kevin Moranz	Topeka, KS	Champion Tool Storage KMR KTM
94	SUZ	Ken Roczen	Clermont FL	Progressive Insurance / Cycle Gear / Ecstar Suzuki
96	HON	Hunter Lawrence	Landsborough, Australia	Honda HRC Progressive
118	KAW	Cheyenne Harmon	Ovilla, TX	Firefly Mountain Movers Jones Powersports Yamaha
124	YAM	Justin Starling	Valrico, FL	JSR Motorsports
208	KAW	Logan Leitzel	Dillsburg, PA	Partzilla Rokit PRMX Racing
237	YAM	Robbie Wageman	Newhall, CA	Heartbeat Hot Sauce NanoXtreme Yamaha
281	SUZ	Cory Carsten	Bayville, NJ	Team LMR
346	GAS	Charles Tolleson IV	Crosby, TX	Charlie T’s Crawfish & Seafood
411	HQV	Scott Meshey	Saint Augustine, FL	McGinley Clinic Privateer Support Program
501	KTM	Scotty Wennerstrom	Dallas, TX	Cardinal Revenue Solutions, NRX Motorsports, Galaxy Cloaking, Turn One Powersports KTM
512	YAM	Austin Cozadd	Attalla, AL	McGinley Clinic Privateer Support Program
519	KAW	Joshua Cartwright	Fort Worth, TX	Cartwright Racing
637	YAM	Bobby Piazza	Easton, PA	Piazza Racing
667	KTM	Anton Nordström	Göteborg, Sweden	MotoWhips Racing
672	KAW	Brandon Pederson	Los Fresnos, TX	Brandon Pederson
711	YAM	Tristan Lane	DeLand, FL	The McGinley Clinic Privateer Support Program
719	KAW	Vince Friese	Cape Girardeau, MO	ISRT Kawasaki
812	SUZ	Luke Dickey	Caldwell, Tx	Dickey Racing
873	HON	Ronnie Orres	Fort Dodge, IA	Lasting Impressions CG llc.
874	HON	Zack Williams	New Prague, MN	The McGinley Clinic Privateer Support Program
976	KAW	Josh Greco	Valparaiso, IN	TMR Racing
996	KAW	Preston Taylor	Hastings, NE	Yankton Motorsports

Times are Local/Central

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Have a great weekend, everyone. See you at the Toronto Motorcycle Show on Saturday if you’re going and then I’ll see you in Florida!