Out of the Blue: Samantha Puky|Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Samantha Puky Birthday: March 18, 1991 Hometown: Calgary, Alberta School: University of New Brunswick – Occupational Health and Safety Number: 17 Bike: 2016 KTM SX 150 Race Club: WRMA Classes: Ladies How did you get started in racing? When my older sister graduated out of grade 2 my parents bought her a Z50 Honda. That summer she learned
Photo Report: Gopher Dunes AMO ANQ By Billy Rainford It feels so good to be at outdoor races again! Well, the weather could have cooperated a little more, but it was still a nice change to come out from under the lights and into the sunshine…and snow, and sleet, and wind, and hail… It was a weird day, weather-wise, for sure, Sunday at Gopher Dunes. With a high of only
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good Monday Morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend and managed to get out to a track or a trail somewhere. How are you drinking your cup this morning? Regular? Black? Well, I thought I’d check out some stats on that, and here’s what I found out: From: www.statisticbrain.com I’m one of the 65%, how about you? Anyway, now that the stats are
Frid’Eh Update #20 Presented by By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford We’ve regained control of the calendar and are back on schedule. Sorry for the confusion the last couple weeks, our abacus has been on the fritz here at DMX HQ. Week #20 belongs to the rider who we’ve all watched flourish into a podium threat in the MX2 class. Prince George, BC’s Jess Pettis has had the eyes of
AMO Video Series – Atlas Brace Madskills RD1 – SWO ANQ RD1 – Motopark
Hey, what are you doing this summer…#29 Jeremy Pronovost? By Billy Rainford We’ve gotten to know the friendly Quebec duo of Jeremy Pronovost and his dad, Guy, quite well over the past few years. Jeremy will admit that 2015 didn’t go as well as he would have wanted (he crashed and had to deal with some post-concussion issues) but it usually takes more than that to wipe the smile from
On the Radar: Davin Grose By Jeff McConkey Name: Davin Grose Age: 21 Hometown: Alma, Ontario Occupation: Level one Motorcycle tech and Motopark’s Mechanic Number: 818 Bike: 2015 YZ250f and YZ450f Race Club: AMO, AMA, CMRC Classes: MX 1,2,3 Intermediate How did you get started in racing? Well, I wanted a bike for as long as I can remember. When I was 13, I had finally mowed enough grass
Catching Up with…Dave Blanchet By Billy Rainford If you were looking for a Canadian rider to cheer for in the Eastern rounds of Supercross this past season, your eyes would have been focused on Quebec rider, #418 Dave Blanchet. Dave has been a Pro rider for a few years now and has always wanted to give Supercross a try. He got his dream this winter with the PR-MX team. It
Out of the Blue: Émilie Laliberté|Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Émilie Laliberté Birthday: January 27th Hometown: Acton Vale, QC School & Grade: Now in CEGEP at Saint-Hyacinthe, but in September I’m going to Sherbrooke University to become an elementary teacher. Number: 59 Bike: Honda CRF250R Race Club: AMXQ, Challenge Québec Classes: Women B How did you get started in racing? I’m in the race world since I was
$2 Tuesday: Rider Pre-Race Rituals circa 2011 By Billy Rainford One of our favourite things about motocross and racing in general is the little quirks that make each rider an individual. Sometimes it’s something as seemingly insignificant as the order in which they put their boots on…sometimes it’s more. We went around and asked riders what their pre-race rituals or superstitions were and the answers were very interesting. Check this