On the Radar: Kyle McLeod By Jeff McConkey Name: Kyle McLeod Age: 17 Hometown: Lake Loon, Nova Scotia School & Grade: Grade 11 at Auburn Drive High School Number: 235 Bike: 2015 Husqvarna FC250 and 2015 Kawasaki KX250F Race Club: CMRC Atlantic Region Series and NSORRA Offroad Racing Series Classes: Junior MX2 and SchoolBoy How did you get started in racing? I started racing when I was 5 years
Out of the Blue: Madison DeVine By Jeff McConkey Name: Madison DeVine Birthday: March, 25, 1999 Hometown: Sussex, New Brunswick School & Grade or Occupation: Grade 10 Number: 238 Bike: 2014 KX250F Race Club: CMRC Atlantic Classes: Ladies, GP Junior How did you get started in racing? I went to Riverglade when I was 9 to watch the Nationals with my dad and sister. I got my first dirt bike when I was 10, and started racing when I was
A Few Photos from Opening Weekend at Gopher Dunes By Billy Rainford Photos by Dawn McClintock After the winter we’ve suffered through here in Ontario, opening day at Gopher Dunes was a little later than normal. Truthfully, it was looking like it would be a struggle to have a snowless track for round 5 of the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals…in July! We spoke with Gopher Dunes’ Derek Schuster this morning
Frid’Eh Update #13 Presented by Atlas Brace By Jeff McConkey, and Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #13 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update Presented by Atlas Brace. We’ll get to the whole ’13 vs. 14′ debate later, but call it what you like the week belongs to Swift Current, Saskatchewan’s Shawn Maffenbeier. The Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha rider finished 3rd in the MX2 class which basically gives him the choice to
On the Radar: Scott Hough By Jeff McConkey Name: Scott Hough Age: 18 Hometown: Almonte, Ontario School : Grade 12 Number: 250 Bike: Yamaha yzf250 Yamaha yzf450 Race Club: MX101 Iron Man, CMRC Classes: MX1 Intermediate, MX2 Intermediate, MX3 Intermediate, MX2 Pro How did you get started in racing? I got into racing from watching it on TV all the time when I was younger. My brother and I decided to try riding
FXR Racing: Aaron Wiebe Gives Me a Tour of the Successful Gear Company By Billy Rainford Perhaps a ‘rags to riches’ story is a bit of a stretch and FXR owner Milt Reimer may never have been accused of wearing rags, but I don’t think anyone could have imagined taking this company from an idea to dominant reality like FXR has done. Well, if you’ve ever met Milt, he may
McThoughts: St. Louis SX By Jeff McConkey This past week’s action was in St. Louis, MO. The ‘Gateway to the West’ is known for its great dirt and this year’s track didn’t disappoint. In the past, I don’t ever think the word ‘dominant’ was used much in SX with KTM, or even with the name Ryan Dungey. Well, it is 2015 and things have changed. KTM is dominant in both
Video: Westen Wrozyna at GPF By Billy Rainford While we were down at GPF in early March, we grabbed all of the Honda Canada TLD GDR riders for a few words on their training and expectations for the 2015 season. #278 Westen Wrozyna is coming off his rookie Pro season and was at GPF training with his teammate #30 Kyle Keast and the rest of the team. Check out what
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good morning and welcome to this week’s Monday Morning Coffee. The plan was to be working on photos from St. Louis today but Tyler Spikman had to cancel and we were unable to make the trek. Be sure to check back later this afternoon for Jeff McConkey‘s ‘McThoughts’ on the race that saw Red Bull KTM riders Marvin Musquin and Ryan Dungey go 1-1
Frid’Eh Update #12 Presented by Just 1 Helmets By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford It’s Week #12 here for the Update and I can’t remember a rider making as big an impact on the flavour of the Canadian Nationals as Vince Friese did in 2014. From a media perspective, it couldn’t have been better. We had our headline every round because this story just wouldn’t let up. When we heard