Out of the Blue | Amelie Landry | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Amelie Landry Birthday: November 25, 1986 Hometown: I grew up in Sainte-Julie (south shore of Montreal) but I am now living in Magog (Eastern Townships) since 7 years. School and Occupation: I graduated from university in 2009, as a kinesiologist. I’m now working as an Account Executive for a health and wellness company. Number: 119
5 Lap Sprint | New Year’s Edition | Part 1 By Jeff McConkey With Christmas already over, it’s time to plan for 2017. In this Edition of 5 Lap Sprint, we once again hit up a crazy variety of racers, mechanics, and industry people. Like always, we couldn’t do just one edition, so this is Part 1 of our New Year’s 5 Lap Sprint. Enjoy. What was your best moment of
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Not a whole lot to say this week, being Boxing Day and all other than I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is enjoying a Happy Holiday season. With the big day falling on a Sunday this year, it means students will be off all week and then some. I’m sure it seemed strange going to school right up to the day before
Faces at the Races | 2016 Recap By Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Take a trip from Round 1 in Kamloops, BC all the way across Canada to Round 10 in Barrie, ON in this ‘Faces at the Races‘ look at the 2016 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals. It’s a long trip so get comfortable!
2016 Most Influential People in Canadian MX | People’s Choice | RESULTS By Billy Rainford The results are in for our 1st Annual Most Influential People in Canadian MX | People’s Choice. We put it in your hands and asked you to vote for any person you feel worthy of this award for 2016. Judging from the results, the fact that this is to be an annual award was missed, but, no
5 Lap Sprint | Christmas Edition | Part 3 By Jeff McConkey Over the last week or so, I reached out to a variety of moto friends – Racers, mechanics, and industry. It’s always a fun time to pick their brains and hear their silly answers to my silly questions. There will be a couple more coming up over the Holidays, so give them a look. Here’s Part 3: What
Frid’Eh Update #52 Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the DMX Frid’Eh Update #52 Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada. There are 52 weeks in a year and so #52 is always a special number to get in our Canadian MX Nationals each year. This year, this honour goes to Quebec rider, Vincent Lauzon. Vincent raced all 6 of the eastern rounds of the
Catching Up with… Austin Watling By Billy Rainford Corunna, Ontario, Intermediate racer, #424 Austin Watling, has been working his way through the ranks the last few years and has risen to the point where his name is mentioned with the top up-and-coming riders getting ready to hit the Pro level after 2017. With just one more year left to run the yellow plates, Austin will use this final year of
25 Days of Christmas | Day 21 | Redemption Racing By Billy Rainford Santa Claus was usually incognito when he showed up to catch some of the racing action at the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals, but once everyone had packed up and left whichever track we happened to be at, the fat man would swoop in and clear the Redemption Racing pits of every last morsel of food. How else
On the Radar | Austin Tremblay By Jeff McConkey Name: Austin Tremblay Age: 16 Hometown: Caledon Village, Ontario School and Grade: Mayfield Secondary School, grade 11 Number: 294 Bike: YZ 125 Race Club: AMO/MMRS Classes: Schoolboy 1, MX 2 and MX 3 Junior How did you get started in racing? I started riding dirt bikes when I was 11 years old. My older brother, Carter, had started riding with a friend and