Frid’Eh Update #16 | Cole Thompson | Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #16 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Yamaha Motor Canada. I just made the move. I did. I took the snow brush out of the van for the second time this spring, but I think it’s going to stick this time. As I was rearranging the back of the
Bigwave’s Briefs | 2022 Atlanta Supercross By Billy Rainford Round 14 of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway this past Saturday afternoon. I’m going to try something a little different to get thoughts up in a concise way following events in something I’m going to call “Bigwave’s Briefs.” If anyone can come up with a funny graphic for this column it would be
By Billy Rainford I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. It looks like the only decent opportunity to get out and ride was Sunday and I missed it. The sun was out around here but it was definitely not warm. It looks like spring will arrive later this week and then we should get things rolling here where I am in southwestern Ontario. Don’t forget, the groundhog told us spring
By Billy Rainford Man, it feels weird to be home two weekends in a row! I really don’t even know what to do with myself on these “rest” days. It’s important to have a healthy work/life balance (as the kids would say). However, for me, the balance part is a little grey. I love my work! Going to the races and seeing all of you isn’t something I need a
By Billy Rainford The big news for me this past weekend was that my old friend and guy who was at every motocross race I ever did, Cary Hitchen, picked up a KTM 250 SX 2-stroke on Sunday. Cary is one of my oldest friends and he made the early-morning trips with my family and me nearly every weekend throughout the spring, summer, and fall in the 1980’s. I’m going
Views from the Fishbowl with Greg Poisson By Greg Poisson Bonjour! Billy’s been bugging me for a while now to put something together and write my own column. I figure I can talk my way in or out of any situation so I’ll try my hand at the written word. I figured this first instalment would be a bit of a bio and a who/what/where/when. As most of us can
By Billy Rainford So, I woke up to a snowstorm this morning. In like a lamb out like a lion, I guess. We hit 20C here a couple weeks ago and it was enough for us to turn our outside water on and kick the dirt bike over in the shed. It was a big day. Now I sit here as the snow falls and actually starts to accumulate! However,
By Billy Rainford Another Monday where I find myself waking up in my own bed. I spent the past few days down in Indianapolis for another Supercross weekend away from home. The calendar told us it was the official start of spring and the weather said the same thing. We were up over 20C the past few days and Gopher Dunes even opened up for riding. I remember way back
By Billy Rainford Even though I came home to a little bit of snow, it still feels great to finally be at home. In fact, I slept for 11 hours last night! As much as I love being on the road for extended periods of time, there’s still nothing like sleeping in your own bed. With so many events these past couple weeks, I’ve still got a bunch of photos
By Billy Rainford 26, 27, 28 and ☀️. That’s the extended forecast for Daytona next Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The biannual trip down the I-75 looms on my travel calendar. The odometer on the #DMXVan just rolled over 300,000 kilometres, but a fresh oil change tomorrow morning and she’ll be ready for another sortie. I had to miss this past weekend’s Supercross in Arlington, Texas, but if I were to