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Monday Morning Coffee

Grab yourself another Family Day cup for Monday Morning Coffee about some of what happened in Motocross and usually more, like this time… By Billy Rainford Happy Family Day to everyone in Canada and Happy Presidents’ Day if you’re south of the border. We had a pretty mellow weekend here. We went out for breakfast at a little place called Billy’s on Saturday. I was going to be glued to

Monday Morning Coffee

Grab yourself another cup for this week’s Monday Morning Coffee column about some of what happened this weekend in Motocross and more… By Billy Rainford Hello again from the deep freeze! We woke up to -21C this morning. That looks like the end of it though because the forecast even show us going up above the freezing mark. It’s been a winter straight out of my elementary school days this

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | February 2026

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | February 2026 Check out former Canadian WMX Champion Jacqueline Ross‘ ‘Off the Cuff’ motivational column for February 2026 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans, I recently read a line that stopped me in my tracks: “What burns the chaff refines the gold.” I realized I wasn’t entirely sure what chaff was, so I looked it up. Chaff is the outer husk of grain; light,

Monday Morning Coffee | 2026 Houston Supercross

Monday Morning Coffee | 2026 Houston Supercross Grab yourself a cup and dip into this week’s Monday Morning Coffee opinion column where we talk about some of what happened in Motocross… By Billy Rainford In the winter, I always like to start these things with a little weather report. Depending on where you live, you’ll either be jealous or have deep sympathy for what we’re going through. I posted a

Monday Morning Coffee

By Billy Rainford OMG it’s SNOWMAGEDDON! OK, not really. It looks like we missed the brunt of it for a change here in London, ON. If you looked at the news reports, you’ll see Toronto actually got hit much harder than we did, which is pretty rare. I just got in from clearing a few driveways on our crescent here. Truthfully, it wouldn’t have been the worst shovel I’ve ever

Monday Morning Coffee

It’s time for another Monday Morning Coffee column. This week, we focus on our 3 Canadians who raced Supercross in San Diego over the weekend… By Billy Rainford Let’s get right to some Monster Energy AMA Supercross talk from Round 2 at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. I remember being at this race a few years ago when we made the move over from PetCo Park right on the water

Frid’Eh Update #3 Brought to You by Dirt Care

Frid’Eh Update #3 Brought to You by Dirt Care By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #3 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update brought to you again by Dirt Care. We just came off a very busy weekend at rounds 4 and 5 of the AMA FIM North American Arenacross Championship. By all accounts, I’d say it was a success. Having indoor racing back in Ontario in January was a huge thing

Faces at the Races | 2026 FIM Arenacross Toronto

Faces at the Races | 2026 FIM Arenacross Toronto By Billy Rainford Rounds 4 and 5 of the AMA FIM Arenacross Championship came to Canada this past weekend. We spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the International Centre near Pearson International Airport as part of the North American Motorcycle Supershow. I think by all accounts the event was a raving success. I’m told there were 3 times the usual number

Monday Morning Coffee

Grab another cup for this week’s Monday Morning Coffee where we talk about what happened this weekend in Motocross and more… By Billy Rainford It felt great to be back at the races this past weekend. I made the trip to the International Centre for the FIM AMA Arenacross Championship rounds 4 and 5, Friday and Saturday nights. It was in conjunction with the North American Motorcycle Supershow and I

Frid’Eh Update #2 | Tanner Ward | Brought to You by Dirt Care

Frid’Eh Update #2 | Tanner Ward | Brought to You by Dirt Care By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #2 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update brought to you by Dirt Care. I’m currently sitting in the Media Room at International Centre in Toronto, Ontario, for rounds 4 and 5 of the 2026 AMA FIM Arenacross Championship. The track looks pretty good. I’ve been told there was a building being built