Frid’Eh Update #4 Presented by Troy Lee Designs Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to another Frid’Eh Update here at Direct Motocross this week brought to you by Troy Lee Designs Canada. We’re into week #4 and that belongs to the rider who is currently lining up weekly to race the 250 West SX series. Brigden, Ontario’s Cole Thompson is a racer. He wants to race and compete
Frid’Eh Update #3 Presented by Gamma Powersports By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #3 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Gamma Powersports. For 2016, #3 in the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals will be Australian rider Brett Metcalfe’s number. Brett now calls California home and is our 2013 Champion. It could be argued that Brett was consistently the fastest 450 rider last summer, but some
Frid’Eh Update #2 Presented by DS Moto Customs By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #2 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by DS Moto Customs in San Diego, California. Week #2 belongs to a rider who has graced the Update many times in his career, covering a wide range of different weeks of the year. After what came down to the last moto of the
Frid’Eh Update Presented by Scott Motosports By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford We’ve tuned the page on another year. Yep, we’ve come all the way around to Week #1 here at the old Frid’Eh Update desk. Technically, last Frid’Eh was the first Friday of the year, but it fell directly on New Year’s Day so we felt it better to get things rolling this week instead. It may mean we
Frid’Eh Update #53 – Happy New Year By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford This would be Week #53 of a 52-week year and would belong to Atlantic Canada’s favourite son, Davey Fraser. But since this Frid’Eh falls directly on New Year’s Day, it didn’t seem right to bother anyone. Davey will be #36 in 2016. I know, I know, he was already that number not long ago…2013, actually. I didn’t
Frid’Eh Update #52 Presented by North Pole Sleighs By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 52nd Frid’Eh Update of 2015. Since this one actually fell on Christmas Day, we couldn’t expect people to answer their phones or allow their time with family be interrupted, so here’s what we’ll do. We got in touch with 2015 #52 Marshal Weltin and asked him a few questions. That’s what we’ll call
Frid’Eh Update #49 Presented by Troy Lee Designs Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #49 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update Presented by TDL Canada. It’s hard to believe we are this close to the end of another year. In 2015, #49 went to Williams Lake, BC rider Brock Hoyer. Brock made it out to only 2 of the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals last summer. As a
Frid’Eh Update #48 Presented by Atlas Brace By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #48 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update. This week the Update is presented by Atlas Brace and goes out to the rider from Boise, Idaho, #48 Austin Kouba. We got to know Austin back in 2014 when he showed up at the first round of the Canadian MX Nationals at the Wastelands in Nanaimo, BC
Frid’Eh Update #46 Presented by Mobius Braces By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Hello and welcome to the 46th week of the Frid’Eh Update in 2015. This week, it’s brought to you by Mobius Braces and is dedicated to Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, rider, Michael Fowler. Michael has been coming up to race Canadian Nationals for a few years and we’ve gotten to know him pretty well. What we didn’t know
Frid’Eh Update #43 Presented by KTM Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Hello, and welcome to week #43 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update Presented by KTM Canada. This week, the Update goes out to a rider who’s been racing a long time. Jason Burke has had his ups and downs in motocross and these days can be found working 9-5 in the Burlington, Ontario, area. Jay only raced 2