On the Radar | Seth Hughes By Jeff McConkey Name: Seth Hughes Age: 15 Hometown: Kitchener, ON School and Grade: Huron Heights Secondary School, Grade 10 Number: 32 Bike: 2016 Yamaha YZ125 Race Club: AMO Classes: MX2 Junior, Schoolboy 1 How did you get started in racing? I got started racing like most kids — my dad had a bike and he raced and as soon as I understood what
Out of the Blue | Julianne Daniels | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Julianne Daniels Birthday: October 24th, 1994 Hometown: Kelowna, BC Occupation: Retail Sales Associate & Photographer Number: 89 Bike: Honda CRF Race Club: Kelowna Dirt Bike Club Classes: Ladies How did you get started in racing? Ever since I was a little girl, my dad would take my brothers and me out trail riding on the
WASP Cam Lap of Cahuilla Creek MX | WP Enduro Course By Billy Rainford WP test day at Cahuilla Creek MX. We show you one lap of the enduro course WP set out for the media. Apologies for the WASP Cam being pointed too far down. I forgot to take a lap with the camera early in the day and the guys were packing up to leave, so we didn’t
Industry Spotlight | Catching Up with Brandon Caplar | TPJ Racing By Jeff McConkey When Brandon Caplar graduated from Sir Wilfred Laurier University, I’m sure the last thing he expected to be doing for the summer of 2016 was following the AMA Pro National Outdoor series. Well, it turns out that the Ajax, Ontario, native hit the jackpot and landed a position with Teddy Parks and his TPJ Racing team.
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good morning and welcome to another week at whatever your usual ‘grind’ is. Not to brag, but my usual grind took a pretty cool turn this morning. It seems someone in the Canadian Motocross Industry was unable to make a short trip to California today, so I was forced to step up to the plate and will now be hopping on a flight to
Frid’Eh Update #43 | Presented by Dragon Alliance By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to another Frid’Eh. You made it through another school or work week and it’s time to look ahead to one of our ever-shortening weekends with limited daylight. The weather forecast around the DMX World HQ area isn’t great, but doesn’t look like it will stop anyone from loading up the trailer and hitting the track
Happy Camper Podcasts | Episode 5 | Monster Cup and Logan Karnow Kieran Doherty‘s latest Happy Camper Podcast: On this episode of the podcast, I recap the Monster Energy Cup and also talk about what’s going on with me here on the East Coast. After the break, Logan Karnow joins me on the podcast to talk about the second round of the AX Tour in Canada and his plans for
On the Radar | Ben Kongmany By Jeff McConkey Name: Ben “Prince Kong” Kongmany Age: 8 Hometown: Bond Head, Ontario School and Grade: Sir William Osler / Grade 3 Number: 76 Bike: 2016 KTM 50 SXS, 2016 KTM 50 SXS, 2015 KTM 65 SX Race Club: AMO Classes: 50cc (7-8), 50cc, 50 GP and 65cc (7-9) How did you get started in racing? I rode an ATV at 3 years
Faces at the Races | Canada AX Tour | Barrie Round 2 By Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford We were 45 minutes north of Toronto at the Molson Centre for round 2 of the 2016 Canadian National Arenacross Championships this past Saturday. After some close racing the previous week in Sarnia, we were treated to more of the same in Barrie. However, ‘Faces at the Races’
125 2-Stroke Battle | Motopark | Zeb Dennis vs. Iain Hayden By Billy Rainford Pro riders, Zeb Dennis and Iain Hayden, hop on a couple Yamaha YZ125 2-strokes and give us some footage and sounds to enjoy. And no, we are not putting any music over a 125 2-stroke video!