By Billy Rainford Well, this is the first Monday Morning Coffee after being at a local track for the first time of the 2023 season, and it feels great. Winter came back and kicked us in the ass pretty hard here in Southwestern Ontario. “In like a lamb, out like a lion” is what they say about March, and they nailed it this year. I live in London, ON and
By Billy Rainford What a night of racing that was in Detroit on Saturday! There were a few things that happened that are worthy of discussing here while you drink this next cup of coffee: the off night for #58 Jordon Smith, the Yamaha Star Racing teammate battle between Smith and #238 Haiden Deegan in their Heat race, the clear dominance of #96 Hunter Lawrence, the 7-point penalty to #23
By Billy Rainford We’ve got a ton of results to get to, so let’s get to work so I can get out and shovel the driveway… Still happy to be home! We’ll have to back up a bit first, since I haven’t even had time to go over our riders at the RCSX! 2023 RCSX #18 SAMANTHA JANZEN MOOSE JAW, SK Sponsors The Straw Guy 20. Women #18 24th M1: 24th
By Billy Rainford Welcome to another Monday Morning Coffee, opinion and yarn spinning column. As I sit here typing, I’m on the eve of another trip down the I-75 to Florida. Of all the intros I write before a road trip, the one that sees me preparing to do this drive is the one I do more often than any other. It’s only twice a year, but as the years
By Billy Rainford Well, so begins my last Monday in Kamloops, BC. I’ll be heading home tomorrow to hopefully get out for some riding. Although, a quick look at the forecast tells me that we’re heading into a few days of cold weather in Southwestern Ontario, so I may not be able to dust off the #739 YZ250 until after another trip down the I-75 to the Daytona Supercross. This
By Billy Rainford Hello from Kamloops, BC. It’s pretty weird here that there is absolutely no snow and you have to go to the very top of the local mountains to see any snow at all. I could have brought my bike! It was a busy weekend for Canadians racing below the border, so let’s have a look at who did what where. We’ve gone through 5 rounds of 2023
By Billy Rainford A Monday at home…I don’t know what to do with myself! Let’s start this Monday Morning Coffee out with a look at how our two Canadians racing the Houston Supercross did Saturday night. Emily has headed out for some kick boxing with the lady across the street for the first time. I’m sure she’ll be happy to hear that I mentioned that in my first paragraph this
By Billy Rainford Good morning from Albuquerque, New Mexico. A city of 564,559 people. The Duke City or Burque is one of just a few large cities I’ll be passing through on my journey home from California. I already went through Phoenix and next I’ll leave New Mexico and head through Amarillo, Texas, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, up through St Louis, Missouri, Indianapolis, Indiana, Toledo, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, and finally home
By Billy Rainford Sorry this is late. I just can’t handle this Pacific time! We just can’t win out here in California this year! Sure, the rain has stopped and I can’t see any clouds in the sky, but now the Santa Ana winds have whipped up and there’s another Severe Weather Warning being sent out to our phones. I remember last year being able to cycle in my much-hated
Monday Morning Coffee | Canadians at A1 With the driving 4000 kilometres in my rearview mirror, it was time to get down to the business I’d made the trip for – the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series. People often think I’m crazy for driving this far for races, but when you factor in the time I’m going to be here and what driving the DMX Van allows me the