#265 Brittany Gagne Injury Update By Billy Rainford If you were at the final round of the 2016 Women’s East Nationals at RJ’s last Saturday, then the fact that #265 Brittany Gagne hurt her knee is definitely not news to you. She was leading the second and final moto in muddy conditions and looked to have the race in the bag when she got a little out of control and
Faces at the Races|RJ’s National Gallery By Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Bigwave Unfortunately, with the TransCan firing up this week, there just weren’t enough hours in the day for me to do my usual sarcastic captions for the final ‘Faces at the Races‘ column of the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals season. (Collective sigh) Instead, here is an extended gallery of shots of the racers under the
Parts Canada TransCan|LIVE TIMING AND SCORING Be sure to follow along with all the action LIVE throughout the week at the Parts Canada TransCan GNC at Walton Raceway. The 25th Anniversary Amateur Championships are going on this week until Saturday. Don’t miss a minute of the action. Click HERE to be taken to the LIVE TIMING. Race Order:
Video|Parts Canada TransCan|MX2 Intermediate Moto 1 Some raw video of the first moto of the 2016 Parts Canada TransCan at Walton Raceway. The week always starts and ends with the MX2 Intermediate class.
Out of the Blue: Michelle Vaskic|Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Michelle Vaskic Birthday: March 26, 1990 Hometown: Fort St. John, BC Occupation: Certified Personal Trainer Number: 274 Bike: KX 250F Race Club: Peace Motocross Association Classes: Ladies, Quads (previous) How did you get started in racing? My friend group at the time and my dad, of course! My family always had quads growing up. We always went on trips and adventures together or
Video| Flips ‘n Whips Featuring Josh Penner|Wiebe+Dalke Videography Manitoba’s motocrosser-turned-freestyler, Josh Penner, sent over this newest edit from his home at The Penner Compound. Flips ‘n Whips ft. Penner (2016) from Wiebe+Dalke Videography on Vimeo.
McThoughts|RJ’s National|MX1 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Tyler Spikman (@Spikman) Congratulation to our new 2016 MX1 champion, Davi Millsaps. Davi was very impressive all year, and pretty much put it to the competition. Right behind Davi, we had a very stacked class and a ton of guys who could have won in any other season. The racing was good throughout the season, and we had a few surprises. Kaven
2016 Parts Canada TransCan Opening Ceremonies
Photo Report|Rockstar Energy Nationals|RJ’s Round 10 By Billy Rainford Photos by Tyler Spikman and Billy Rainford The 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals have come to an end. We’ve gone from from coast to coast and then some! Yes, there were a few surprises along the way, but the riders who came out on top of the MX2 and MX2 really shouldn’t have shocked anyone. Cole Thompson and Davi Millsaps
McThoughts|Women’s East Nationals|RJ’s Round 4 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford The fourth and final round of the Women’s East Nationals went off on Saturday at RJ’s. The turnout was weak (23 riders) for whatever reasons, but the action was still very good. This was the first time where our young champion was really challenged in both motos. Shannon Fleming looked like she had a moto win in her