ICYMI | Catching Up with Ryan Dowd | Presented by Race Tech By Billy Rainford Ryan Dowd is the rider who holds the #14 for the 2021 season. We didn’t see him in 2020 due to the COVID-19 border situation and because of the fact he went in a different direction last year, and we’ll talk to him about that. Last time we saw Ryan, the 2019 season, he was #46.
I Finally Ride at “The Pit” By Billy Rainford The old saying is true: If you want to ride a lot, do not get a job in the motocross industry. Unless you’re a test rider, the more involved you get in the industry, the less time you have to actually ride. I’ve been lucky enough to carve out a nice little niche in our sport and I’m thankful for it
Podcast | Shelby Turner Wins 2021 Rev Limiter Extreme Enduro By Billy Rainford Canadian #50 Shelby Turner from Barons, Alberta, just won the 2021 Rev Limiter Extreme Enduro in Bridgeport, Texas. We grabbed her to talk about it as she was making her way back to Pennsylvania.Presented by KTM Canada.Photo Credit: mjsmotophoto Get it wherever you get your podcasts, and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to Direct Motocross while you’re there. SoundCloud:
By Billy Rainford As a racer, you know it usually works the other way…you leave the track on a Sunday after a day of mud races and the sun comes out to start the work or school week. Well, this week it finally did the opposite. We woke up to rain and crappy weather here in the DMX World HQ city of London, ON, after a weekend of mid 20’s
Frid’Eh Update #14 | Ryan Dowd | Presented by Race Tech By Billy Rainford Hello and welcome to Week #14 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Race Tech. As we creep closer and closer to the start of the 2021 Canadian Triple Crown Series, we’ve gone under our 3rd lockdown here in Ontario. It’s a province-wide ‘stay at home’ order that even got an emergency alert to
Podcast | #39 Daniel Elmore Talks about 2020 and Preparing for 2021 at Club MX By Billy Rainford #39 Daniel Elmore is from Telkwa, BC and has been training for the 2021 Canadian Triple Crown Series at Club MX since early November. We grabbed him for a conversation about last season when he spent the summer living in a tent and what he’s been doing to get ready for the
Out of the Blue | Summer Knowles | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Summer Knowles Date of Birth: May 27th, 1995 Hometown: New Westminster, BC Occupation: Paramedic, Emergency Medical Call Taker Race Number: 397 Classes: Ladies How did get you into the sport of motocross? I grew up at the track. My brother (Spencer Knowles) is three years older than me. He started riding at four years old and racing shortly thereafter. For my
By Billy Rainford Happy Holiday Easter Monday, everyone. I’m sure many of you are waking up and trying to decide if you should go ride again today or if it would be wiser to let those blistered hands heal a bit before they get any worse. I think we all know the answer. I was planning on dusting off the Jeff McConkey YZ250 2-stroke DMX test bike today, but the
Frid’Eh Update #13 | Jeremy McKie | Presented by Fox Racing Canada By Billy Rainford Week #13. Ooooohh. But you know who doesn’t care about the #13? Jeremy McKie, that’s who. I wonder if he lives on the 14th floor of an apartment, too? Welcome to Week #13 that falls on a Friday and is Good Friday, to boot. There’s a lot going on there. As I sit here typing
Out of the Blue | Amanda Dobby | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Photos by Ashleigh Kaliszuk Name: Amanda Dobby Date of Birth: July 26, 1983 Hometown: Calgary, Alberta Occupation: Corporate Training Race Number: 726 Bike: 2020 Husqvarna TE150i Race Club: Amsa Offroad, Second Gear club Class: Ladies Intermediate Who got you into the sport? I grew up in a very active family. We were always out camping, boating,