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On the Radar | Kyle Sheppard | Presented by Gamma Powersports

On the Radar | Kyle Sheppard | Presented by Gamma Powersports By Jeff McConkey Name: Kyle Sheppard Age: 27 Hometown: Copetown, Ontario Occupation: 
Flat Track Canada Employee and Owner of Outlaw Productions (action sports video and photography) Number: 69 Bike: 2005 KBR Built Honda 450cc Race Club: Flat Track Canada Classes: Intermediate DTX (Dirt Track Cross) and Open Intermediate How did you get started in racing? 
 Well, it really all started in

WASP Cam: 1 Lap on the 2017 KTM Off Road 250’s

WASP Cam: 1 Lap on the 2017 KTM Off Road 250’s Ride along with Peter Marcelli for a lap as he follows Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford around the KTM Canada trail loop at Cochrane’s MX Park while testing out the 2017 KTM Off Road 250cc line up. (I feel I should explain that it’s much more ‘off-cambered’ than the video show…honest!)

2017 KTM Canada Off-Road Ride Day

2017 KTM Canada Off-Road Ride Day By Billy Rainford Jeff McConkey and I got the invite to test out some of the 2017 KTM Canada Off-Road 250cc line-up at Cochrane’s MX Park in Cramahe, Ontario, about and hour east of Toronto. Neither of us is the most experienced enduro rider, but when we got the chance to put in a day on two wheels we, of course, jumped at it.

Happy Camper Podcast with Kieran Doherty | Episode 4

Happy Camper Podcast with Kieran Doherty | Episode 4 Here’s the 4th installment of the latest project from young Kieran Doherty. Kieran’s plan is to travel all over the place in his camper and tell tales of those travels in podcasts while speaking with different riders and people in the industry. Here is his latest with Steven Mages.

Out of the Blue | Émilie Lessard | Presented by Schrader’s

Out of the Blue | Émilie Lessard | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Émilie Lessard Birthday: April 6th, 1994 Hometown: Sainte-Julienne, Quebec School& Grade: Student in Occupational Therapy at University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières Number: 224 Bike: Husqvarna CR 144 2011 Race Club: FMSQ (Endurocross and Enduro) Classes: Expert Women How did you get started in racing? I started racing for a complete season in 2010. I raced

Faces at the Races | Canadian National AX Tour | Sarnia Round 1

Faces at the Races | Canadian National AX Tour | Sarnia Round 1 By Jeff McConkey Foreword by Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford With the 2016 Canadian National AX Tour getting underway this past Saturday night, it gave us the chance to wander the Hiawatha Horse Park pits and the stands with our cameras and catch people doing what they do best…being themselves. Catching people at

Catching Up with…Franklin Nogueras Jr.

Catching Up with…Franklin Nogueras Jr. By Billy Rainford Last week was week #41 for the DMX Frid’Eh Update. That number belongs to the Dominican Republic rider who showed up and raced a few of the east rounds of the 2015 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals, Franklin Nogueras Jr.. We weren’t able to get in touch with him in time for the actual Update, but we did get in touch with him

Photo Report | Canadian National AX Tour | Sarnia Round 1

Photo Report | Canadian National AX Tour | Sarnia Round 1 Photos and Captions By Billy Rainford Round 1 of the Canadian National AX Tour went off this past Saturday night at the Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia, Ontario. This is the second year of the AX Tour north of the border and if the racing at the front is anything like it was last season between series winner Jacob

Monday Morning Coffee | Canadian Thanksgiving Edition

Monday Morning Coffee | Canadian Thanksgiving Edition By Billy Rainford A special Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Monday Morning Coffee this week. We had our turkey dinner last night and I’m still in a little bit of a food-based coma/haze. Now, I’m just about the furthest thing you can get from a baseball fan (my friends still talk about my anti-baseball tirade of 1998 in Portland), but even I found myself in