Posts From Bigwave

Frid’Eh Update #40 Presented by Rekluse

Frid’Eh Update #40 Presented by Rekluse By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 40th week of the DMX Frid’Eh Update Presented by Rekluse. #40 in 2015 belonged to the rider who really needs no introduction…unless he’s running #40! Mike Brown from Tennessee has done his fair share of racing north of the border. He spends most of his time these days in the Geico Endurocross Series, jumping water

Catching Up with…Cade Clason

Catching Up with…Cade Clason By Jeff McConkey If you attended any of the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals this past season, you definitely would have noticed the #761 Redemption Racing Fly Dragon KTM 450 of Cade Clason. Cade was consistently the rider chasing the top 4 in the premiere MX1 class and finished an impressive 6th in the championship. We got to know the friendly Ohio-turned-South-Carolina native pretty well over the

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