Posts From Bigwave

On the Radar: Charlie Johnston

On the Radar: Charlie Johnston By Jeff McConkey Name: Charlie Johnston Birthday: January 29th, 1994   Hometown: Calgary, Alberta School & Grade or Occupation: Facility manager and head equipment operator at Wild Rose Motocross Association in Calgary Number: 185 Bike: 2015 Yamaha YZ450F Race Club: Wild Rose Motocross Association Classes: MX1 Pro How did you get started in racing? I got started in racing a little later than a lot of

Revised AMO Ontario Schedule and Transponder Pricing

April 12th               – Gopher Dunes                 AMO Open Practice day April 18-19th       – Gopher Dunes                  RD1 AMO Provincial (ATV Included) April 25th               – Motopark                        Open Practice April 26th               – Motopark                            AMO ANQ #1 (Vintage Included) May 2-3                  – Sand Del Lee                     Eastern ANQ (2 full days) May 9-10               – TBA May 16-17            – Motopark Cup                   RDs 1-2 May

McThoughts: A3

McThoughts: A3 By Jeff McConkey Round 5 took place this past Saturday night and it didn’t disappoint. Sure, there was hardly and bumping, but there was another “flag” issue. No, not another black flag, but this time a red flag. Yes, red flags are fairly common in SX, but not on the 6th lap. It’s kind of funny, John Gallagher can make an instant black flag call on Chad Reed

“Canada’s” Ross Johnson Places 2nd Friday Night in Denmark

Herning SX Jyske Bank Boxen Arena Herning, Denmark Friday, Jan 30, 2015   Washington State rider, Ross Johnson, placed 2nd in the first night of racing in Denmark Friday night. He is listed as Canadian and his bike is covered with Canadian flags. The top 3 Friday night: 1. 1 Florent Richier SUZ 2. 14 Ross Johnson HON 3. 4 Boris Maillard KAW   We just spoke with Ross and

DMX Frid’Eh Update #4 Presented by Dragon Alliance

DMX Frid’Eh Update #4 Presented by Dragon Alliance By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford   Week #4 belongs to one of the few riders who’ve headed north and currently hold a career number in the AMA. That’s a pretty big deal for the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals. Rockstar OTSFF Yamaha’s Kyle Chisholm isn’t a stranger to Canadian motocross, though. If you take a look at the Past Champions over

TLD Thursday Wallpapers – 2014 Parts Canada Walton TransCan

TLD Thursday Wallpapers – 2014 Parts Canada Walton TransCan By Billy Rainford As I was looking through photos today for this week’s Wallpapers, I realized a couple things: I have a ton of photos clogging up my hard drives that should see the light of day somewhere, and that I really need to get to a race soon to grab some more shots. Well, this column is a great place