Posts From Bigwave

Photo Gallery|2016 FXR Ride Day

Photo Gallery|2016 FXR Ride Day By Billy Rainford It was another great day of riding, eating, and bench racing at the 2016 FXR Ride Day at FXR Kingpin Milt Reimer‘s property southwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was my 3rd time at the casual day and it has grown consistently each time. Thanks for the invite, guys. Here are a bunch of photos from a great day in Manitoba. [envira-gallery id=”22364″]

2016 Women’s East Nationals|Preview

2016 Women’s East Nationals|Preview By Jeff McConkey The first round of the Women’s East Nationals kicks off this Saturday at Gopher Dunes. Ever since the final checkered flag flew last season at Ulverton, series co-organizers, Sylvain Brodeur and Leah Clarke, have been hard at work to make 2016 even better. A 4th round at RJ’s has been added and the girls now have 8 motos to prove who is tops

#14 Jeremy Medaglia Cleared to Ride and Race this Weekend at Gopher Dunes

#14 Jeremy Medaglia Cleared to Ride and Race this Weekend at Gopher Dunes By Billy Rainford #14 Honda Canada GDR Fox Racing rider, Jeremy Medaglia, was one of the riders heading into the 2016 MX2 season with aspirations of taking home a championship. Unfortunately, after an awkward fall early in the first moto at the 2nd round of Rockstar Energy MX Nationals in Nanaimo, Jeremy was forced to sit out

Catching Up with…Shawn Robinson

Catching Up with…Shawn Robinson By Billy Rainford It was week #27 for the Frid’Eh Update last week, but Gatineau, Quebec, rider,  Shawn Robinson, was away and busy all weekend so we weren’t able to get in touch with him until this morning. Shawn is currently competing in the entire Rockstar Energy MX Nationals in the MX1 class and sits 16th in points after the first 4 rounds. We grabbed him

McThoughts|Red Bud National|450 Class

McThoughts|Red Bud National|450 Class By Jeff McConkey Red Bud is that one track that everybody – from the racers, the mechanics, even the truck drivers – looks forward to. It has the most perfect layout, perfect dirt, and even better track prep. It’s a motocrosser’s dream. This past weekend, the fans and racers were treated to yet another perfect Red Bud. #94 Ken Roczen was dominant, once again, but the

McThoughts|Red Bud National|250 Class

McThoughts|Red Bud National|250 Class By Jeff McConkey The 250 class this season is very exciting. There are at least 10 or more guys that can put in a podium ride at any time. The intensity is so high, but unfortunately that means some racers in this class can’t put in 2 solid back to back motos without mistakes or mechanicals. The racing this past weekend was great to watch and

Jeremy Pronovost Injury Update

Jeremy Pronovost Injury Update By Billy Rainford Quebec Pro rider, #29 Jeremy Pronovost, has been an up-and-coming rider for the past few years at the Pro level. He wasn’t planning on doing the entire Rockstar Energy MX Nationals this season and instead focused on the Quebec Provincials until the series came east toward him. Unfortunately, his plans have been dashed after a crash this past weekend at Ste. Julie has

Faces at the Races|2016 Red Bud National

Faces at the Races|2016 Red Bud National Photos and Captions by Jeff McConkey Red Bud is a bucket list item. If you’ve never been, plain and simple, you need to go. You can see great racing at each and every round of the AMA Nationals, but Red Bud is more. To start off, it’s the most beautiful track layout you could imagine. It has big jumps, elevation, sand, and a