Posts From Bigwave

Frid’Eh Update #30 Presented by Freedom Cycle

Frid’Eh Update #30 Presented by Freedom Cycle By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to another busy week here at Direct Motocross for Frid’Eh Update #30 Presented by Freedom Cycle in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia. We’re currently somewhere on the eastern seaboard of the United States near Portland, Maine. As I sit here in a roadside restaurant writing about our little sport of motocross, it’s difficult to listen to

Video: Women’s East Nationals|Ulverton Round 2

Video: Women’s East Nationals|Ulverton Round 2 Some raw footage of the Women’s East Nationals second moto from Ulverton, PQ. (Wow, I didn’t realize the song was going to be that repetitive. If I wasn’t heading east to Nova Scotia I would have started over!)

On the Radar: Sam Matthews

On the Radar: Sam Matthews By Jeff McConkey Name:  Sam Matthews Age: 15 Hometown: Clifford, Ontario School and Grade: Grade 9 St.James Catholic Highschool Guelph Number: 33 Bike: KTM 250 2-stroke Race Club: MMRS Classes: 250 Junior, Open Junior, 450 Junior How did you get started in racing? I saw a video when I was 4 years old and I wanted to race. My mom said NO even though I

Faces at the Races|Ulverton Round 6

Faces at the Races|Ulverton Round 6 By Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Bigwave Yikes, having Jeff shoot some photos at the races isn’t making these ‘Faces at the Races‘ columns any shorter! Once again, we set Jeff up with a camera and a general shooting setting to go along with it and off he went into the action. It’s time for our favourite column to write where we

Out of the Blue: Estrella Cemovic|Presented by Schrader’s

Out of the Blue: Estrella Cemovic|Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey   Name: Estrella Cemovic Birthday: December 8, 1998 Hometown: Brampton, Ontario School & Grade: Homeschooled in grade 12 Number: 265 Bike: Yamaha YZ250f Race Club: I usually just race TransCan and sometimes Motocup in Canada and the bigger races in the States like Mini O’s, Spring Nationals and Loretta’s this year. I also do a couple local races when

5 Minutes with…Lane Gagne

5 Minutes with…Lane Gagne By Jeff McConkey Foreword by Billy Rainford Most of you are aware of Brittany Gagne‘s story of moving from New Hampshire to Montana last year and still making it all the way back for the Women’s East Nationals. She’s back this summer and competing in all 4 rounds, but did you know there is another Gagne racing? 19-year-old Lane Gagne is also competing in a select

Video: Ulverton MX National Recap

Video: Ulverton MX National Recap Andy White and Billy Rainford take you through all the racing action from round 6 of the 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals at Ulverton MX in Ulverton, Quebec. Sit back and get caught up with 15 minutes of racing footage from this past weekend on the DMX Canadian MX Weekly Wrap-Up Show.