2016 Mini O’s | Photo Report | Monday By Billy Rainford We were off to the races today at the 45th Annual Thor Winter Olympics – The Mini O’s. It’s a couple days of Supercross to get the week going. There are quite a few Canadians down here racing but not all of them had motos today. We’ll do our best to cover all of them with at least a
Photo Report | AX Tour | Bowling Green, KY Round 1 By Billy Rainford After driving through a bit of a snowstorm on the way through Ohio, I finally made it to the University town of Bowling Green, Kentucky, just in time to catch the first round of the Ride 365 AX Tour Presented by FXR. I really wasn’t sure who was going to be competing this year and had
Monday Morning Coffee | Presented by Blade By Billy Rainford Welcome to another Monday Morning from sunny-but-cold Gainesville, Florida. Yep, I made the drive again down to the 45th Annual Thor Winter Olympics, better known as “The Mini O’s.” I know, sitting at home where there may actually be some snow on the ground, that this sounds romantic and somewhat glamorous, but it’s not all champagne and caviar on these
5 Minutes with…Alex Ray | Presented by FXR By Billy Rainford Tennessee native, #314 Alex Ray, has made a name for himself by making mains on Saturday nights and being a regular on the Pulp MX Show. The likeable rider has had a busy schedule and logged a lot of air miles, lately. We grabbed him for a quick chat at the end of the night at the first round
Frid’Eh Update #47 Presented by MP County Line By Billy Rainford (Jeff is away on holidays) Welcome to the 47th DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by MP County Line in Fountaine, Florida. It’s extremely difficult to sit here and type while the temperature creeps closer and closer to 20 Celsius outside my window! Week #47 belongs to the BC rider we’ve gotten to know quite well over the past
#TBT | 2010 Ste Julie Canadian National | EXTENSIVE Photo Report By Billy Rainford Wow, I bumped into this 2010 photo report when I was looking for something else using the old Google machine. This is from an MX Forum photo report I did back then. It’s before we separated the race photo reports from ‘Faces at the Races,’ so it’s pretty long, to say the least. Here’s a long
Thursday Wallpapers | 2015 Mini O’s | FXR Moto Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford It’s been a while since we’ve celebrated photography and capturing memories in our Thursday Wallpapers column. Well, since we’re about to head south down the I-75 to the 45th Annual Thor Winter Olympics – The Mini O’s – we thought this would be a great time to get back at it.
On the Radar | Seth McDowall | Presented by Blade By Jef McConkey Name: Seth McDowall Age: 16 Hometown: Delhi, Ontario School and Grade: Grade 11, DDSS Number: 672 Bike: 2016 Honda CRF250r Race Club: AMO, CMRC, TVR Classes: Schoolboy, Junior, Schoolboy How did you get started in racing? My dad bought me a bike at a young age. I rode trails for a couple years then, at
Out of the Blue | Marie-Soleil Dion | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Marie-Soleil Dion Birthday: 30 August, 1995 Hometown: Acton Vale, Qc Occupation: Veterinary clinic Number: 30, but for the moment I have boyfriend’s motocross #46 Bike: CRF 250 4-stroke Honda Race Club: CMRC Challenge Québec Classes: Women C How did you get started in racing? My boyfriend already raced and he initiated me. I knew nothing about motocross; I trained horses
Rockstar Energy MX Nationals | Good-Bye Nanaimo, Hello Prince George By Billy Rainford When we caught wind of the rumour that the 2017 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals may be bidding farewell to the beautiful island city of Nanaimo, BC, I have to admit, my wallet said thank you. The obvious concern about heading to Nanaimo each June is the exorbitant costs involved in getting across the Georgia Straight on the