Off the Cuff with Jacquline Ross | June 2025

Here’s the former Canadian WMX champion Jacqueline Ross’ motivational ‘Off the Cuff’ column for June 2025.

By Jacqueline Ross

Greetings, Humans,

Hope everyone’s summer is off to a great start! Speaking of starts, it looked like a bit of a mudder last weekend for the first East Coast round of the Nationals at Ste. Julie. I’m pretty sure Florida would gladly trade some sun for a few of those showers! Someone get Wayne Brady on the line—time to film a new episode of ‘Let’s Make a Deal.’

I chose this photo for this month’s column for one reason: pure joy (isn’t that the exact feeling we all get when we see Bigwave behind the lens?! Haha). But seriously, all jokes aside, the moment this photo captures is one I’ll never forget. I can still feel it—I could time-hop right back into it. I always had the best of times racing in Canada. At the rate I’m going, if I keep flipping through these shots from the Direct Motocross Vault—and now that the 2025 season is officially underway—I just might find myself heading back up north, lining up behind the gate again, and making new memories.

As this racing season kicks off, I hope every rider out there gets to feel that same joy. Embrace the entire journey—the highs, the lows, the wins, the losses, and every challenge in between.

I wish you the best,

Jacqueline