Faces at the Races|RJ’s National Gallery By Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Bigwave Unfortunately, with the TransCan firing up this week, there just weren’t enough hours in the day for me to do my usual sarcastic captions for the final ‘Faces at the Races‘ column of the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals season. (Collective sigh) Instead, here is an extended gallery of shots of the racers under the
Photo Report|Rockstar Energy Nationals|RJ’s Round 10 By Billy Rainford Photos by Tyler Spikman and Billy Rainford The 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals have come to an end. We’ve gone from from coast to coast and then some! Yes, there were a few surprises along the way, but the riders who came out on top of the MX2 and MX2 really shouldn’t have shocked anyone. Cole Thompson and Davi Millsaps
Photo Report|Women’s East Nationals|RJ’s Round 4 By Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford The 2016 Women’s East MX Nationals came to an end this past Saturday at RJ Motosport Park just north of Barrie, Ontario. The series was taken to 4 rounds instead of the previous 3 and the action was good at each round, with women showing up from all over eastern Canada and south of
Faces at the Races|Deschambault National By Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Bigwave Here’s our weekly look at the riders under the helmets and the people around the fences in the Deschambault National edition of ‘Faces at the Races.’
Photo Report|Deschambault National By Billy Rainford We made our second of two stops in Quebec this past weekend at the rough sand track just west of Quebec City, on the north side of the St. Lawrence River in Deschambault. Most riders you spoke to on Saturday named it as one of their favourite tracks on the circuit. Unfortunately, the track came to life and bit a few of the riders
Faces at the Races|Riverglade National|Presented by Toys for Big Boys By Billy Rainford It’s time for our weekly look at the riders under the helmets and the spectators lining the fences in ‘Faces at the Races,’ this week presented by Toys for Big Boys.
Photo Report|River Glade National|Presented by Toys for Big Boys By Billy Rainford We always know we’re in for a huge crowd when we make our annual trip out to Moncton, New Brunswick, for the River Glade National, however, this year exceeded even our usual high expectations. I’m not exactly sure what they did differently, but the track held up beautifully this year. They ripped and tilled it early and
Faces at the Races|Pleasant Valley Photo Gallery|Presented by Freedom Cycle By Billy Rainford There’s just never enough time in a week during racing season…even less so when you’re on the road. It’s already Thursday ad I haven’t posted ‘Faces at the Races‘ yet. Because it’s so late, we’ll just have to make do with a Faces Photo Gallery this week. My favourite part about doing these things is writing the
Photo Report|Pleasant Valley National|Presented by Freedom Cycle Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford The Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals returned to Pleasant Valley in Truro, Nova Scotia, for the first time since 2002. Trivia question: Who won the 125 and 250 class at the 2002 Pleasant Valley National? 125 Class 250 Class Source: www.mxnationals.ca The races returned for their first of two rounds in the Maritimes. The track looked beautiful
Saturday Afternoon at Pleasant Valley|A Few Photos|Freedom Cycle Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford After a short, leisurely drive from Ontario to Brookfield, Nova Scotia, I arrived at the track that last hosted a Canadian National in 2002. Pleasant Valley sits on the land owned by the Cooke’s and is just a 30-second drive from the Brookfield Bakery and Tyler Medaglia and Heidi Cooke‘s house – this is a family