McThoughts: Santa Clara SX|250 West By Jeff McConkey The 250 West started back up after a 42-day break. I honestly don’t know how the West 250 racers do it. It’s almost like the season is starting all over again. Add in the fact that they now sit on the sidelines until the finale in Vegas and that has got to be tough for some, while others may actually look forward
Frid’Eh Update #14 Presented by Atlas Brace By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 13th…er, 14th installment of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Atlas Brace. It’s because of this week that we usually end up with a ‘bonus’ week at the end of the year. There are a few possible numbers that strike fear in the hearts of riders as they approach the end of
On the Radar: Kody Munro By Jeff McConkey Name: Kody Munro Age: 18 years Hometown: Kamloops, British Columbia School and Grade: Sa-hali Secondary School, Grade 12 Number: #52 Bike: 2016 KTM 450 SXF Race Club: Greater Kamloops Motocross Association (GKMA) Classes: Intermediate MX3, Youth, Pro Am Open How did you get started in racing? I learned to ride when I was 4 years old with my family while hanging out
#TBT 2011 DMX Canadian MX Weekly By Billy Rainford Wow, what can I say? This is funny to look back on! Back in 2011, Kyle Carruthers, James Lissimore, and I did weekly live video shows with pre-recorded interviews thrown in and many live guest appearances all across the country during the Pro Nationals. Our biggest battle was solid and reliable internet and I remember we spent a lot of our
The Long Dirt Road Back – A Conversation with Braydon Stuart By Billy Rainford You probably remember hearing about the crash at an Arenacross race in Washington that caused serious damage to the likeable British Columbia rider, Braydon Stuart, a couple years ago. It was an ugly one that left Braydon with a head injury that threatened to change his very way of life. That was then, this is now.
Out of the Blue: Kim Normandin By Jeff McConkey Direct Motocross: Hi, Kim, how’s it going? Kim Normandin: I am good, thank you. For the people who don’t know you, can you tell us about yourself? I’m Kim Normandin, I’m 19 years old. I’m in school to finish my accounting class and also graduated from pastry. I love doing cake, especially. At what age did you start riding and
$2 Tuesday – Rick Mercer Report Goes to Walton Raceway Remember that day back in 2011 when The Rick Mercer Report went to Walton Raceway to take part in the Steel City Riders event? No? Well then, you’re in luck. Give this a watch.
RTBA Films – Against All Odds|MX Documentary Check out this 18-minute motocross documentary film that Matt Koeleman over at RTBA Films just completed.
Catching Up with…Jimmy Decotis By Billy Rainford In case you didn’t get a chance to read our conversation with Jimmy Decotis in last week’s Frid’Eh Update, it’s worth a read: Welcome to week #12. Unfortunately, it’s looking like we won’t be seeing Jimmy Decotis representing the ‘one-two’ this summer in the 2016 Rockstar MX Nationals. Jimmy surprised a lot of people last spring when he came to Canada to compete
Monday Morning Coffee|Presented by PR-MX.ca By Billy Rainford Good Monday Morning, everyone. I hope you all had a great long weekend. We actually had some warm weather to enjoy in our neck of the woods – Southwestern Ontario – and lots of people got out to local tracks to get in some very early-season seat time. My plan was to head over to Gopher Dunes and shoot some video and