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Monday Morning Coffee

Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Just when you think you’re going to take a week off and maybe hit the beach or get some work done around the house…BAM! Jeff McConkey just pulled a double-header and way upped his moto street cred. He and Melissa made the drive from east of Toronto to Ironman MX just west of Indianapolis, Indiana, in Crawfordsville. That’s a long drive. Ironman MX We

Frid’Eh Update #35 Presented by the New WASP Cam

Frid’Eh Update #35 Presented by the New WASP Cam By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #35 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update, this week presented by the new WASP cam 9906 and 9907 4K. This week’s honoree could easily win ‘Mr. Congeniality’ every year, if that honour were to be given out. Hayden Halstead is a racer who just loves to ride dirt bikes, and it shows every

Tailgating with…Team Canada MXON Manager, Kourtney Lloyd

Tailgating with…Team Canada MXON Manager, Kourtney Lloyd By Billy Rainford   Jeff McConkey has a casual tailgate chat with 2016 Team Canada MXON Manager, Kourtney Lloyd. The whole point of doing these on the tailgate of Jeff’s pick up is to keep it casual and let things happen the way they will, sometimes to comical results.

#TBT | Jeremy Medaglia at the 2012 MMRS Madoc National

#TBT | Jeremy Medaglia at the 2012 MMRS Madoc National We haven’t seen #14 Jeremy Medaglia at the races since the 2nd round of the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals at the Wastelands in Nanaimo, BC. With the 6th annual MMRS Madoc National set to take place this weekend, we thought we’d have a look back at the year Jeremy showed up and won a large chunk of the purse. Jeremy

Out of the Blue | Michelle Denis | Presented by Schrader’s

Out of the Blue | Michelle Denis | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Michelle Denis Birthday: December 15, 1991 Hometown: Timmins, ON Occupation: Registered Practical Nurse, RPN Number: 265 Bike: Honda CRF 150RB Race Club: MotoCup Classes: Women How did you get started in racing? I’ve only recently gotten started in racing MX. May 2016 was the first time I’ve ever competed in a race. I attended Motopark

Photo Report | Parts Canada TransCan | The Champions

Photo Report | Parts Canada TransCan | The Champions By Billy Rainford Well, that’s another Parts Canada TransCan GNC at Walton Raceway in the bag. It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years! Chris Lee and the gang took the successful Loretta Lynn’s template and brought it north to Canada and it worked. All summer long, amateur riders across Canada and the US think about this one week in Southwestern

Catching Up with…#34 Westen Wrozyna

Catching Up with…#34 Westen Wrozyna By Billy Rainford Newtonville, Ontario’s Westen Wrozyna was the featured rider in week #34’s Frid’Eh Update but he was so busy at the TransCan that we couldn’t get his interview up in the column. Here’s what Westen had to say when we were finally able to get together for a chat. Direct Motocross: Hello, Westen. I wasn’t sure we were going to see you this

McThoughts | Parts Canada Walton Pro Open | Super Final

McThoughts | Parts Canada Walton Pro Open | Super Final By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford The first ever Parts Canada Walton Pro Open event went off this past Sunday. The weather from Friday on played havoc on the track. It was amazing to see the entire Walton crew come together and give the racers a great track on Sunday. There was a cool new format and a lot

Tailgating with…Dylan Delaplace and Kyle Springman

Tailgating with…Dylan Delaplace and Kyle Springman This low key, casual interview format is called ‘Tailgating with…‘ In this first episode, Jeff sits on his tailgate and chats with BC Pros, #47 Dylan Delaplace and #87 Kyle Springman. They had been on the road for 60 days when we grabbed them at the final round of the 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals at RJ Motosport Park.