On the Radar | Christopher DaSilva By Billy Rainford Age: 15 Hometown: St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec School and Grade: Grade 11 (Sec 5) — St John’s high school Race Number: 118 Bike: Yamaha YZ250F Race Club: FMSQ, CMRC, AMO Classes: MX2 Intermediate, MX3 Intermediate, Schoolboy 2 How did you get started in racing? Well, when I was a 1 year old we were going to the races for my brother every weekend,
We’ve all got these stories about where it all began, and this one is mine | Bigwave Sr. photoSince I wasn’t at a race this past weekend and don’t have a bunch of content to go through, I thought I’d use this Throwback Thursday to bore you all with where it all began for me. I know we all have individual stories about the day you got the ‘moto bug,’ and here’s mine.The year was 1981 (yep, you read that right!) and I remember it like it was…a hell of a long time ago!The guy across the street fr
Out of the Blue | Karly Bussemakers | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Karly Bussemakers Birthday: September 27, 1995 Hometown: Peace River, Alberta Occupation: Oil and Gas Office Admin/Bookkeeper Number: 172 Bike: KX250F Race Club: Peace Motocross Association (PMA) Classes: Ladies How did you get started in racing? We grew up on an acreage and always had dirt bikes, trikes, and quads. My mom and dad bought by brother a CRF 100 and when I
Tailgating with…Matt Goerke | Scott Motosports | Mica Sport Canada By Billy Rainford We sit down with Rockstar OTSFF Yamaha rider, Matt Goerke, in the casual setting of the ‘Tailgate’ to chat about his time in Canada and his future.
Shawn Maffenbeier and Josh Snider | Gully Mor 2016 Shawn Maffenbeier wanted to get some more seat time in before heading over to Italy to represent Canada at the 2016 Monster Energy MXON in Maggiora so he and Josh Snider loaded up and headed southwest of London, Ontario, to Gully Mor Moto for an afternoon of riding. I tagged along and put together this little edit.
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good morning. I hope everyone had a great weekend. There aren’t too many left in the season when you’ll be heading to the tracks in short sleeves, so enjoy them while you can! Although the leaves are slowly deciding to fall to the ground, there is still tons of racing to pay attention to. Here’s what went on this past weekend. Team Canada MXON
Arenacross Practice | Friday Afternoon | Gopher Dunes By Billy Rainford As if Fridays aren’t busy enough around Direct Motocross, when we heard Rockstar OTSFF Yamaha rider, Matt Goerke, was going to be testing at the newly-built Arenacross track at Gopher Dunes, we had to be there to check it out. Yes, that’s why the Update was a tad on the ‘brief’ side this week. Not only was Matt there
Colton Facciotti | Gopher Dunes | Arenacross Laps It was great to see #2 Honda Canada GDR Fox Racing rider Colton Facciotti back on the bike today at Gopher Dunes. Here is some raw video footage of him doing a couple laps on the new Arenacross track out at Gopher Dunes.
Frid’Eh Update #37 Presented by WASP Cam By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to Frid’Eh Update #37 Presented by WASP Cam. Week #37 goes out to the rider whose track we were just at on Thursday. Team Canada MXON rider, Shawn Maffenbeier, and Redemption Racing’s Josh Snider hit the Gully Mor track for some final testing and preparation for the MXON in Italy in a couple weeks. #37 Drew
Tailgating with…Shawn Maffenbeier and Josh Snider By Billy Rainford We sit down and have a casual chat at Gully Mor on the tailgate of Josh Snider‘s lifted F250. Nobody was there to time me, so this one runs a little long. Get comfortable. Oh, and a guest drops in for a visit…