By Billy Rainford I made it home from Loretta’ Lynn’s on Sunday afternoon. I will say that my head is still a little cloudy from that week-long event in 35-37C and humidity like you’ve rarely experienced. The first couple days were rough for me, as I don’t think I got the sleep I needed to put in a full day in that soupy weather. By Thursday, I was actually handling
By Billy Rainford I’m going to have to start this MMC off on what is about the saddest thing we ever experience in life – the death of a parent. I know it’s the natural order of things and almost all of us go through the process, but it doesn’t really make it any easier to deal with. The loss is huge and it hurts you to your core. My
Grab yourself another cup for this week’s Monday Morning Coffee opinion column about some of what happened in Motocross this weekend By Billy Rainford Well, I guess we just have one more round to go. but if the racing at MX Deschambault was any indication, we’re in for one more barn-burner! That 2nd 450 moto was one to remember. #151 Harri Kullas held off the charge of #9 Dylan Wright
By Billy Rainford What a weekend it was for the GDR Honda Team at Round 6 of the Canadian Triple Crown Series at Sand Del Lee! They took wins in the 250 and 450 classes in front of a solid crowd for Military Appreciation. Added to this, they had, in my opinion, the best graphics for the occasion. Let’s get straight to some of the stories from Sunday before I
By Billy Rainford Good morning from Cocagne, New Brunswick. I’m back at the Halstead’s house on the water out here on the right coast. If you’ve ever been to the National at River Glade or travelled out to the maritimes you may have gone to Shediac, NB. Well, Cocagne is where you would end up if you went to Captain Dan’s and took a left. The addition of blackout curtains
By Billy Rainford For a lot of riders, today is a pretty big day in the racing season – they’ve made it through Gopher Dunes on Canadian Triple Crown Series race day. I’m sure there are a lot of sore muscles out there this morning, along with some regrets and some things to look back on and be grateful. Truthfully, we got very lucky this year as far as the
Grab another cup for this week’s Monday Morning Coffee opinion column where we talk about some Motocross and more from the weekend By Billy Rainford What a weekend in Quebec for Round 3 of the 2026 Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals at Motocross Ste Julie. The weekend started and ended with stories. When I got there on Friday, the question I kept getting asked was, “Did you hear what
Grab another cup for this week’s Monday Morning Coffee opinion column covering some of what happened in Motocross this weekend By Billy Rainford I hope every dad out there had a great Father’s Day weekend. I’m sure most of you spent it cleaning bikes (most of which likely weren’t even yours) and sleeping at a race track somewhere. I bet there was some congratulating and some consoling mixed in there
Grab yourself another cup for Monday Morning Coffee opinion column as we talk about some of what happened this weekend in Motocross and more… By Billy Rainford Good Monday Morning on the day after Round 2 of the Canadian Triple Crown Series presented by Makita. We were in Manitoba this weekend. We say it every year and it held true again this time: Kyle McCannell and his gang do a
By Billy Rainford We have some answers following round 1 of the 2026 Canadian Triple Crown Series presented by Makita. Heading in to Wild Rose MX, we thought it was the final time we’d be at the iconic track with the view of the downtown skyline, but it turns out there will be at least one more year at the facility. As always, we all had our opinions on how