Out of the Blue | Madison Rasmussen | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Madison Rasmussen Date of Birth: November 21, 2003 Hometown: Calgary, Alberta School/Grade or Occupation: Grade 12 Race Number: 21 Bike: CRF250r Race Club: Wild Rose Motocross Association Classes: Ladies, 250 Beginner Who got you into the sport of motocross? Definitely, my dad. He’s been racing his whole life and after watching him for years I
Flashback Podcasts | 2014 Carl Vaillancourt and Mike Treadwell Talk Superstitions and More By Billy Rainford Two motocross legends teamed up in 2014 to race the CMRC Canadian Motocross National in Ulverton, Quebec. We caught up with Carl Vaillancourt and Mike Treadwell at the end of the day to talk about how it all came together and to make fun of Mike and his many pre-race superstitions. Be sure to
Flashback Podcast | Kaven Benoit and Vince Friese Talk after the 2014 Ulverton Incident… By Billy Rainford The battles between #24 Kaven Benoit and #719 Vince Friese during the 2014 CMRC Canadian Motocross Nationals immediately went down in Canadian MX Folklore. It all came to a head at the penultimate round in Ulverton, Quebec, when Kaven’s brother, Karel Benoit, got involved, fans threw rocks at Vince, stood in his way,
On the Radar | #511 Parie Dagere | Yamaha Motor Canada By Billy Rainford Name: Parie Dagere Age: 16 Hometown: Kamloops, BC School and Grade: Grade 11, ValleyView Secondary in Kamloops Number: 511 Bike: 2021 YZ250f and 2019 YZ450f Race Club or Series: Future West, MRC Classes: 250 Int, Open Int How did you get started riding and racing? I started off racing BMX at 6 years old and did
Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | February | The 5 P’s By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans! Today, I’m sweating bullets; literally and figuratively. I’m on the way home from the first round of the Kenny Yoho I-4 MX Series and it was 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius for my Canadian friends.) Figuratively, it’s February 28 and my column is just now receiving the final Midas touch. Talk about slipping in under
By Billy Rainford You ever pass the blame onto someone else and ask them to, “Remind me _________ because I don’t want to forget!” Of course you have. I did this the other day with Emily. You know when you know you should have written something down but you think “this time will be different…I’ll remember.” Well, I didn’t write it down, Emily forgot, too, and now it’s driving me
Flashback Podcast | Cole Thompson and Jeremy Medaglia | Montreal SX 2012 Battle By Billy Rainford Take a walk back to the 2012 Montreal Supercross where #160 Cole Thompson and #15 Jeremy Medaglia went at each other all weekend. Their bar-to-bar battles even resulted in words being said and teetered on fists being thrown. We interviewed them at the end of the night. Here is what both of them had
Frid’Eh Update #8 | Presented by Fox Racing Canada By Billy Rainford It’s another strange week here at the DMX Frid’Eh Update because we don’t have anyone racing with the #8 in 2021. Heck, when’s the last time we even had a #8?! It got me wondering what’s up with that particular digit. What’s wrong with #8? Why do no racers take it? I remember Liam O’Farrell ran the number
Video | 2012 Edmonton MX National | Medaglia vs. Maier vs. Beaton By Billy Rainford Some video from a great battle between #15 Jeremy Medaglia, #3 Teddy Maier, and #108 Kyle Beaton at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 2012. 2012 CMRC Canadian Motocross Nationals Castrol Raceway Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Out of the Blue | Jordana Clark | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Jordana Clark Date of Birth: February 19, 1986 Hometown: Brule, Alberta School/Grade or Occupation: Graphic Designer Race Number: 186 Bike: Husqvarna TE 250i Race Club: AMSA Off-Road/Second Gear Club Classes: Ladies Junior Who got you into the sport? My brother and my dad. I didn’t ride as a kid, and as a teen I was in a