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Monday Morning Coffee | Presented by Shot Race Gear

Monday Morning Coffee | Presented by Shot Race Gear By Billy Rainford Well, I’m getting closer and closer to home. Assuming nobody tells me of some sort of race between Chicago and London today, I’ll be home for dinner! I’m typing this week’s ‘Monday Morning Coffee‘ from a coffee shop in that little part of Indiana the highway hits when you get close to Chicago. Actually, there are some really

McThoughts | Phoenix SX | 450 Class | Presented by Shot Race Gear

McThoughts | Phoenix SX | 450 Class | Presented by Shot Race Gear By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford Just when I thought we were about to see Ryan Dungey dominate the rest of the season, it happens again — Eli Tomac steps up and puts in an incredible ride and waxes the competition. That’s part of the reason why our sport is so good. Stuff like this can

McThoughts | Phoenix SX | 250 Class | Presented by Shot Race Gear

McThoughts | Phoenix SX | 250 Class | Presented by Shot Race Gear By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford It wasn’t looking good for the red plate holder early on at Round 4 in Phoenix, Arizona. #38 Shane McElrath had been the picture of consistency. Back to back wins followed by a 3rd place in the first 3 rounds, and it looked like a run straight to the title

Photo Report | Winter X Games | Snow BikeCross Final | Shot Race Gear

Photo Report | Winter X Games | Snow BikeCross Final | Shot Race Gear Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford I figured a coffee shop in Breckenridge, Colorado, is as good a place to stop and write a Photo Report as any! The highly anticipated final of the inaugural Snow BikeCross races at the 2017 Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, took place Friday afternoon. Heading into

Frid’Eh Update #4 Presented by Shot Race Gear

Frid’Eh Update #4 Presented by Shot Race Gear By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #4 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week brought to you by Shot Race Gear. Well, it was good while it lasted. We knew a rider like Brett Metcalfe couldn’t stay in Canada forever, didn’t we? Heading into last season, when we heard that the likeable Australian was coming back to Canada to

PODCAST | Tim Tremblay | 2017 Winter X Games | Shot Race Gear

PODCAST | Tim Tremblay | 2017 Winter X Games | Shot Race Gear By Billy Rainford Quebec racer, #11 Tim Tremblay, finished 5th overall in the Snocross Final at the 2017 Winter X Games at Buttermilk Resort in Aspen, Colorado. He’s been here a few times before and knew it was going to take a good start if he wanted to challenge for the win. With lap times of just

On the Radar | Ethan Rogers

On the Radar | Ethan Rogers By Jeff McConkey Name: Ethan Rogers Age: 16 years old Hometown: Pickering, Ontario School and Grade: Saint Mary’s grade 11 Number: 401 Bike: 2016 KTM 250 sxf Race Club: OCMC Classes: Intermediate How did you get started in racing? As a young boy I had a huge passion for riding bikes and working on engines! My dad got me started on a little bike, upgrading to bigger

Out of the Blue | Nicolette Miller | Presented by Schrader’s

Out of the Blue | Nicolette Miller | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Nicolette Miller Birthday: Oct.1st 1991 Hometown: Brooks, Alberta Occupation: Pipeline labour Number: 65 Bike: 2011 KTM 200 xc-w Classes: Ladies B How did you get started in racing? I did my very first Enduro race a couple summers ago, and a friend that had his own race team (Hammer Head Racing) had asked me after