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Catching Up with Jake Piccolo | KTM Canada

Catching Up with Jake Piccolo | KTM Canada By Billy Rainford Jake Piccolo is the BC rider who’s been on everyone’s radar since he was on little bikes. He’s got blazing speed and is one of the most entertaining riders to watch whenever he’s on the track. He’s signed on with Al Dyck and the gang over at Sky Racing and he’s down at Club MX getting all the pre-season

Catching Up with Sebastien Racine

Catching Up with Sebastien Racine By Billy Rainford There are always a few riders we keep a close watch on as they maneuver their way up through the amateur ranks, and Sebastien Racine from Casselman, Ontario, is certainly one of them, right now. KTM Canada and the Orange Brigade are bringing him up toward his inevitable date with the Pro class. They’re being careful not to rush him through the

ICYMI | Catching Up with Tyler Medaglia | Presented by KTM Canada

ICYMI | Catching Up with Tyler Medaglia | Presented by KTM Canada By Billy Rainford Tyler Medaglia is about to race the first 3 GNCC races down south. In case you missed it, we caught up with him as he was about to head down to Florida to get ready. Check it out: Tyler Medaglia is career #5. However, he’s moving on from full-time Canadian Motocross Championship contender to a much

ICYMI | Catching Up with Luke Renzland | Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada

ICYMI | Catching Up with Luke Renzland | Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Billy Rainford We’re all going a little stir crazy these days, but, fortunately, #6 Luke Renzland has come to the rescue to entertain us with another fun interview with the New Jersey native. There are lots of characters in our sport and Luke is definitely one of them. I always have a great time when I get the

Catching Up with Kade Walker in Europe

Catching Up with Kade Walker in Europe The globetrotting Canadian would love to race the 2021 season back at home By Billy Rainford Kade Walker is the Canadian rider who hails from Quebec but has spent the last number of years crisscrossing Europe racing and living in some different and exciting places. He made a brief visit back to Canada to line up for a couple races and is now

Catching Up with Logan Karnow| Presented by Matrix Concepts Canada

Catching Up with Logan Karnow| Presented by Matrix Concepts Canada By Billy Rainford We’ve known Logan Karnow since he was a young ripper on his KTM Supermini and would come up from Ohio to race the TransCan at Walton Raceway. Since then, he’s ben a staple on the Canadian PRMX team for Supercross and at select races here in Canada. Well, he’s made some big changes for the 2021 season,

ICYMI | Catching Up with JC Bujold

ICYMI | Catching Up with JC Bujold By Billy Rainford Last week it was JC Bujold‘s week for the Frid’Eh Update Intro Interview. In case you missed it, here it is: For 2020, JC Bujold earned #47, but we never got to see him run the digits as he chose to stay in Quebec for this rather strange season. Here’s what he had to say when we got in touch with him

ICYMI | Catching Up with Colton Facciotti

ICYMI | Catching Up with Colton Facciotti By Billy Rainford Colton Facciotti is the winningest Motocross rider one modern Canadian history. He did what few professional riders are able to do – he went out on top and on his own terms. Ask any retired racer and I bet they’ll all agree that that would be the ideal way to hang up the leathers. Colton is actually out here in

Catching Up with #42 Josh Gedak

Catching Up with #42 Josh Gedak By Billy Rainford It was Week #42 for the Frid’Eh Update this past Friday, but it was a travel day and Josh Gedak has been extremely busy at work, so we’re just getting our interview up now. Here’s what the Alberta racer had to say when we got in touch with him. Direct Motocross: Hey, Josh. It seems like we haven’t seen you in

ICYMI | Catching Up with Jeremy McKie

ICYMI | Catching Up with Jeremy McKie By Billy Rainford In case you missed it, we caught up with the rookie Pro rider who finished 5th in the 250 Rockstar Triple Crown Tour points this season, Jeremy McKie. Jeremy McKie won Parts Canada Rookie of the Year for the 2020 Rockstar Triple Crown Tour. Jeremy finished 5th in the 250 series and is a rider who has the potential to go a long way