A Few Photos from Gully Mor Today with Shawn Maffenbeier and Josh Snider By Billy Rainford It’s that time of year when the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals are finished and I find myself looking for some racing or riding to cover. By random chance, I bumped into Josh Snider and Shawn Maffenbeier at a burrito shop last night and they told me they were heading to Gully Mor for a
Out of the Blue | Oriana Fraser | Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey Name: Oriana Fraser Birthday: April 30th, 2002 Hometown: Ladysmith, BC School & Grade: Ladysmith Secondary School, grade 9 Number: 49 Bike: 2016 Husqvarna TC 150 Race Club: CMRC Classes: Ladies, Junior B, Schoolboy How did you get started in racing? My brother actually started racing first, and gradually got me into the sport. To be honest,
Catching Up with…Davey Fraser By Billy Rainford In case you missed it in the Frid’Eh Update… #36 for the 2016 season was one of the most popular riders to throw a leg over a dirt bike. Halifax, NS’s Davey Fraser is a down-to-earth guy, a hard worker, and therefore a crowd favourite. With an additional round added to the Maritime schedule, Davey felt the love from the crowd even more
Frid’Eh Update # 36 Presented by Club MX By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #36 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update Presented by Club MX. It’s had to believe the Pro outdoor season is over in Canada, but it’s true. The Rockstar Energy MX Nationals are done and the Parts Canada Walton Pro Open has also come and gone for its inaugural year. So what’s left, you ask?
Faces at the Races | MMRS Madoc National By Jeff McConkey Photos by Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford It’s time for our favourite column – Faces at the Races! Last weekend we made it over to the 6th Annual (man, time flies!) MMRS Madoc National. These events are always a great time. With 654 entries Sunday, there were lots of people and faces to snap photos of. Here’s our look
#TBT | Team Canada at the 2009 MXON in Italy By Billy Rainford Here’s a look back at Team Canada‘s experience at the 2009 MXON in Italy.
PODCAST | Dylan Wright Talks about His Ironman MX Experience and More… By Billy Rainford Photo by Jeff McConkey We grabbed Richmond, Ontario’s #223 Dylan Wright for a chat after his impressive first Lucas Oil Pro Motocross experience at Ironman MX in Indiana last weekend.
Tailgating with…Austin Watling and Tanner Ward By Billy Rainford Here in Episode 3 and 3.5, Jeff McConkey ‘tailgates’ with young up-and-coming Intermediate racers, Austin Watling and Tanner Ward. As is the point of these unstructured interviews, things don’t always go according to plan. We even have to stop this one halfway in! But that’s the point of tailgating. As the song says, “All bets are off, once you put the
PODCAST | Shawn Maffenbeier Talks about His Ironman MX Experience By Billy Rainford Big Steel Box Fly GP Bikes Redemption Racing KTM rider #146 Shawn Maffenbeier headed south of the border to compete in his first-ever Lucas Oil Pro Motocross race at Ironman MX in Crawfordsville, Indiana, last Saturday. It was the final round of the series and the last event on Shawn’s schedule before the big one in Italy
PODCAST | Kaven Benoit Talks about his Ironman MX National and More… By Billy Rainford Canada’s Kaven Benoit just came back from Ironman MX in Indiana where he enjoyed his most successful Lucas Oil Pro Motocross national 450 race to date. He turned a lot of heads running up near the front with his 3-digit #926. We grabbed him for a quick chat today to get his thoughts on that