History of Canadian Motocross Podcasts | Carl Bastedo By Billy Rainford We’ll be doing more ‘History of Canadian Motocross‘ podcasts and we thought starting with Carl Bastedo was as good a place as any to start. Carl has pretty much seen it all in our sport, and he’s seen it from all the way back at its inception! Sit back and take a trip down memory lane and learn how
What a difference a day makes at this time of year in this country! After riding in 18C on Friday, we got about 10 centimetres of snow on Sunday here in my neck of the woods in London, Ontario. I joked about how we all had to scramble to find our shovels and car snow brushes but I’m going to level with you…I don’t shovel in November. There’s just no
Manluk Racing Owner Frank Luebke Talks about Joining Rock River Merge Racing By Billy Rainford We speak with Manluk Racing owner Frank Luebke after the announcement that his team is joining forces with Rock River and Merge Racing for the 2021 Monster Energy AMA Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross seasons. The team will also continue it’s efforts north of the border in Canada, too. iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frank-luebke-talks-about-newly-formed-manluk-rock-river/id1499153886?i=1000499651330 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/direct-motocross/episode/frank-luebke-talks-about-the-newly-formed-manluk-rock-river-merge-racing-motocross-team-79586375
Frid’Eh Update #47 | JC Bujold | Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #47 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Yamaha Motor Canada. We’re enjoying some rare mid-November warm weather in southwestern Ontario right now. In fact, it hit 18C here today and so we loaded up the DMX Van and headed over to Gopher Dunes to join a pretty good group
TBT | 2012 Ste. Julie Canadian MX Nationals | Pre and Post Race Vibes By Billy Rainford From our “Video That Has Never Seen the Light of Day” files, here’s a look back at the 2012 Canadian MX Nationals in Ste. Julie, Quebec, before and after race vibes.
Out of the Blue | Amber Giroux | Presented by Schrader’s By Jensen Amyotte Name: Amber Rae Giroux Date of Birth: December 25, 1986 Hometown: Eckville, Alberta Occupation: Sales Associate at Rainy Creek Powersports for Polaris and Husqvarna Race Number: 61 Bike: 2019 Husqvarna TE 250i Race Club: Rocky Motorcycle Club Classes: Adult A From being exposed to motorsports since you were 3 weeks old, then starting to race and
On the Radar | #15 Tyson Dubuc | Presented by Fox Racing Canada By Billy Rainford Name: Tyson Dubuc Age: 15 Hometown: Mission, BC School and Grade: 10 Number: 15 Bike: KTM 125 Race Club or Series: Future West Moto Classes: Schoolboy, 250 Junior, Under 30 How did you get started riding and racing? My dad bought me a Honda CRF back in the day. We would ride small sand pits (I was
RE•VI•VAL Video Trailer Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Direct Motocross video promoting Mental Health Awareness featuring Greg Poisson and brought to you by Husqvarna Motorcycles Canada, Fox Racing Canada, Shift MX, Oakley, Carlson Racing MX, Hybrid FHP, Addikt Graphics, Fontaine’s Source for Sports, and OTSFF. A film by Joel Kim. Coming December 2020.
By Billy Rainford Hello from my final day out in BC. I’ve been here since last weekend for rounds 5 and 6 of the 2020 Future West Moto Canadian Arenacross Championships in Chilliwack. I stayed out between the final two weekends and it allowed me to spend some time with my mom, who is now calling Kamloops home as she lives out her final time with my sister there. The
Frid’Eh Update #46 | Marco Cannella | Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #46 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada. I’ve been out in Kamloops, BC for the week between the final two weekends of Future West Moto Arenacross racing out here…but more on that later. It’s currently snowing pretty hard here and I’m actually glad I don’t have to be