Out of the Blue: Jessica Diarra

Out of the Blue: Jessica Diarra

Out of the Blue: Jessica Diarra By Jeff McConkey Name: Jessica Diarra Birthday: April 18, 1993 Hometown: Carignan, Quebec School & Grade or Occupation: Mechanical Engineering in St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu College Number: 27 Bike: 2009 KTM 250sxF Race Club: AMXQ Class: Women B   How did you get started in racing?   Since the age of 11, I followed my stepfather to his races. I always wanted to try, but my parents didn’t wanted to because I was a girl. I

Video: Sandstorm 2015 – Schoolboy Moto 2

Video: Sandstorm 2015 – Schoolboy Moto 2 Short video highlighting the action in the 2nd Schoolboy moto at the Gopher Dunes Sandstorm 2015 that includes: #46 Marco Cannella, #424 Austin Watling, #672 Seth McDowall, #527 Jake Tricco, and #30 Cole Stevens.

Tyler Medaglia Injury Update

Tyler Medaglia Injury Update Parts Canada Thor Husqvarna’s roving racer, #3 Tyler Medaglia, headed to Pennsylvania to race round 11 of the Amsoil GNCC series last weekend. If you looked at the results, you would have seen that his day ended after just 3 laps. His Twitter post said he fell and banged his head so we got in touch with him to get a few more details and get

2015 Gopher Dunes ‘Sandstorm’ Photos

2015 Gopher Dunes ‘Sandstorm’ Photos By Billy Rainford I’ve been heading over to Gopher Dunes in Courtland, Ontario, for the Red Bull Sandstorm since the first year they held it. The event has sort of become the unofficial end of the racing season here in Southwestern Ontario. Unfortunately, we didn’t make it to the track until just after the ‘Red Bull Whip Contest’ which was won by #818 Davin Grose.

‘To Hell and Back’ – I Take On the Corduroy Enduro…and Lose

‘To Hell and Back’ – I Take On the Corduroy Enduro…and Lose By Jeff McConkey Photos by Melissa Munns My 2015 Corduroy Enduro experience. Now where do I begin? I believe Billy and I were coming home from either the Moncton National or the Ulverton National. After hours and hours of driving and bench racing, Billy popped the question “Hey…would you race The Cord?” I think I replied, “Sure, if

Monday Morning Coffee

Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good morning. I have to come clean – I’m actually drinking tea for this week’s Monday Morning Coffee. I don’t think it should have much affect on the content of the column, but we’ll see. I want to start with a short story (Ya, right, Rainford!) that took place Saturday night here in London, Ontario. There’s an old Canadian punk rock band called the