ICYMI | Catching Up with Yanick Boucher | Husqvarna By Billy Rainford Yanick Boucher is the hard-working rider from the fairly remote town of Hearst, Ontario. Whenever I mention Yanick, I always make sure to point out where he lives because it’s just so impressive to me that someone can make it as far in our sport and be from somewhere so removed from high level racing. Growing up, any time
By Billy Rainford As another Monday rolls around my life is about to get flipped-turned upside down, to quote the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. But I”m not sure we’re allowed to do that these days… On Tuesday I’ll start making my way to Salt Lake City for the final round of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series. I actually lived in SLC for about 7 months back in
Frid’eh Update #17 | Yanick Boucher | Presented by Husqvarna Motorcycles Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #17 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Husqvarna Motorcycles Canada. Yanick Boucher is the hard-working rider from the fairly remote town of Hearst, Ontario. Whenever I mention Yanick, I always make sure to point out where he lives because it’s just so impressive to me that someone can make
Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross – April 2022 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans. About 10 years ago I used to attend a Bikram Yoga studio quite frequently. The lady who owned the studio, Helena, is an incredible person – a heart of gold and a kind soul. Her father, Sonny, taught classes at the studio as well. I loved taking his classes and appreciated the wisdom and comic relief
Podcast | Guillaume St Cyr Talks about the Final Supercross of His Season By Billy Rainford We talk with Quebec Supercross racer #551 Guillaume St Cyr after his final Supercross race of the season in Foxborough, MA. We also sum up the entire racing season and find out what his future plans are. Spotify: Apple Podcasts Find this podcast on your favourite supplier.
Out of the Blue | Chrisma Wortley | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Chrisma Wortley Date of Birth: 24 February, 1992 Hometown: Kakamas, South Africa Occupation: Operations Manager – Pazzo Racing Race Number: 77 Bike: 2022 GasGas EX300 Race Club: PNWMA Classes: Women’s Expert Who/what inspired you to get into the sport of motocross and how long have you been racing/riding? I got into dirt biking late in
Photo Report | AMO OPC/ANQ Round 1 at Gopher Dunes | Presented by Race Tech Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford Racing is firing up all across Canada and southwestern Ontario was no different as Round 1 of the AMO Ontario Provincial Championships (OPC)/Amateur National Qualifier (ANQ) took place at Gopher Dunes in Courtland, Ontario. Spring is taking longer than usual around here but riders and fans were treated to
Kate Kowalchuk in Europe | MXGP of Trentino Canadian Kate Kowalchuk from Calgary, Alberta, checks in from the MXGP of Latvia at Kegums. It was a great weekend to jump into the MXGP series round 5 in Arco, Italy. There is not much that can compare to the scenery and atmosphere of this particular race in Italy. With the series being all over Europe, it is quite incredible some of
By Billy Rainford Having not been at a Supercross the past couple weekends, I didn’t really have a lot of content for my past two Monday Morning Coffee columns. However, I don’t even know where to start this week! I think it’s pretty safe to say that the past 3 days contained more moto content than any I’ve had in the past…many, many years. Let me clarify. Sure, I was
Video | First Ride in 38 Years! By Billy Rainford Cary Hitchen was Bigwave’s “mechanic” back in the 1980’s but hasn’t been on a motocross track in about 38 years! He bought a KTM 250 2-stroke and we hit Gore Road MX to get his feet wet. Here’s how Day 1 went.