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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

McThoughts | Canada AX Tour Round 1 | Sarnia, Ontario

McThoughts | Canada AX Tour Round 1 | Sarnia, Ontario By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford Round 1 of the 2016 Canadian National AX Tour went off this past Saturday night in Sarnia, Ontario. The race was actually held outside at a pretty cool venue. Despite the very cool temperatures, there was a really decent Pro turnout. This was my first AX Tour event, and I was pleased to

Tailgating with…Davin Grose

Tailgating with…Davin Grose By Billy Rainford For this installment of Tailgating, Jeff McConkey sits down with Ontario Intermediate rider, #818 Davin Grose, who calls the Chatsworth, Ontario, track, Motopark, home.

Canada AX Tour | Round 1 | PODCASTS

Canada AX Tour | Round 1 | PODCASTS We chat with riders at the end of the night at Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia, Ontario, at round 1 of the 2016 Canada AX Tour. #101 Chris Blose YAM #5 Brock Leitner KAW #471 Logan Karnow HON #184 Tanner Ward KTM #46 Marco Cannella YAM #313 Kyle Swanson KAW #12 Steven Mages KAW #2 Colton Facciotti HON  

Frid’Eh Update #41 | Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada

Frid’Eh Update #41 | Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Hello, and welcome to the 41st week of the Frid’Eh Update. When #978 showed up on a Suzuki at Gopher Dunes in 2015, we wondered who was on the 450 and qualifying up in 15th place. Franklin Nogueras is a fast rider from the Dominican Republic. He raced the last few rounds of the 2015

2016 Rockstar MX Nationals | CMRC MX Youtube

2016 Rockstar MX Nationals | CMRC MX Youtube By Billy Rainford The 2016 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals have turned up on the CMRC MX Youtube channel. Here are rounds 1-9: Round 1 | Kamloops, BC Round 2 | Nanaimo, BC Round 3 | Calgary, AB Round 4 | Regina, SK Round 5 | Gopher Dunes, ON Round 6 | Ulverton, QC Round 7 | Truro, NS Round 8 | Moncton,