PODCAST | Brock Leitner | T Minus 1 Day By Billy Rainford With A1 just a day away, we wanted to get in touch with Canada’s #497 Brock Leitner to get his thoughts as he lines up at the first round of the 2017 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. We gave him a call and caught him just as they were trying to enter the grounds
Frid’Eh Update #1 Presented by KTM Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to another #1 here at Direct Motocross. We’ve been doing these Frid’Eh Updates for quite a few years now, but only a select few riders get to grace the lead photo and lead interview as #1. We like to think it’s a big deal. So, here’s DMX Frid’Eh Update #1 Presented by KTM Canada. Having said
Watch A1 Supercross Press Conference LIVE and Archived You can check out the Press Conference LIVE or in the archive at Livestream: https://livestream.com/accounts/1543541/events/6793314
On the Radar | Jacob Carney By Jeff McConkey Name: Jacob Carney Age: 7 Hometown: Caledon, ON School and Grade: Creditview Public School – Grade 2 Number: 14 Bike: 2016 KTM 50, 2015 KTM 65 Race Clubs: Off-Road Ontario, WEC, MMRS Classes: 2016 – PeeWee, 50Sr How did you get started in racing? My mom, dad, and brothers all race. It looked like fun, so I tried it too. What is your favourite track and why? Chestermans
Catching Up with… Taylor Arsenault By Billy Rainford In case you missed it in the Frid’Eh Update… Here at Direct Motocross, days have 25 hours, weeks have 8 days, and years have 53 weeks…apparently. Bonus Week #53 belongs to the rider we got to know a few years ago when he won the Bronze Boot at the Parts Canada TransCan at Walton Raceway. To be honest, his winning it was
McThoughts | 2017 Monster Energy Supercross | 450 Class By Jeff McConkey Once again, heading into the 2017 we are blessed with an absolutely stacked 450 SX class. We have former 450 champs, former 250SX champs, former World champions, National champions, heck… we even have a Canadian champion lining up. As usual, the terrible injury bug will rob us of a few racers, but let’s hope I’m wrong. We are about
100% Introduces GEICO Honda Licensed Apparel 100% and GEICO Honda have joined forces to introduce a new collection of officially licensed team apparel and accessories. The partnership has proven to be a winning combination, as GEICO Honda has trusted 100% as their exclusive goggle since 2014 winning two championships together. Now we’re furthering the relationship and taking it from the podium to the pits with a complete collection of
Out of the Blue | Jill Carney | Presented by Schrader’s By Jef McConkey Name:Jill Carney Birthday:April 2, 1973 Hometown: Caledon, ON Occupation: Retail Store Manager Number: 971 Bike: 2011 250EC Gas Gas Race Club: Off-Road Ontario, WEC, MMRS Classes: Women A – Cross-Country and Enduros, Women B – Motocross How did you get started in racing? I wanted to see my husband more! (Laughs) Really, I went to the races to
250SX Provisional Entry List for Anaheim 1, January 7, 2017 # Name Hometown Bike Sponsors 6 Jeremy Martin Millville, MN Honda CRF 250 GEICO Honda 11 Kyle Chisholm Valrico, FL Honda CRF 250 HONDA/SMARTTOP/MOTOCONCEPTS/SIDI/HJC/RICKIEFOWLER.COM 17 Joey Savatgy Thomasville, GA Kawasaki KX 250F MONSTER ENERGY PRO CIRCUIT KAWASAKI 23 Aaron Plessinger Hamilton, OH Yamaha YZ250F Yamalube/Thor/Yamaha/Rockstar/Parts Unlimited/Rekluse/Neken/CWI/FMF/Alpinestars/Ride 100%/Bell/Toyota of Escondido Action Sports/GYTR/Works Connection/VP Fuels/Dunlop/D’Cor Visuals/Vortex Ignitions/Motion Pro/Braking/Light Speed/ARC/CV4/Xceldyne/Excel/Kite/Twin Air/Mechanix Wear/KYB/Cycra/Mettec/NGK/ODI/Matrix Concepts/Woessner