Frid’Eh Update #27 | Josh Boaz | Brought to You by Dirt Care

Frid’Eh Update #27 | Josh Boaz | Brought to You by Dirt Care

By Billy Rainford

Welcome to Week #27 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update brought to you by Dirt Care. We’re in the middle of a crazy heat wave here in Southwestern Ontario. With the temperature hitting 35 Celsius and then the humidity making it feel like the upper 40’s, this have hit a slow pace around here.

To top it off, we had a brief thunderstorm pass through and the result was a broken capacitor on our central air conditioning unit. We had one night where we could feel the temperature continue to ride throughout the night, but, luckily, we had a connection to someone who came by at 9:00am and tossed a new one on the unit and we were back to the races.

It’s supposed to calm down a little, as far as the heat goes, this weekend, but we may be fighting intermittent showers on both days. The forecast seems to change every time I click on the app. It’s always like that when the humidity gets to these ridiculous levels, so we’ll step out the door Saturday and Sunday morning and be prepared for anything. One thing’s for sure, it will be warm.

Josh Boaz from Minnesota is the rider who earned #27 for the 2026 season. He raced the eastern rounds in the 450 class and grabbed a 4th overall at the final round at Walton Raceway. He seems like quite the character and I’m going to have to get to know him better these next few rounds.

Here’s a look at his 250 season so far:

He rides for the AVL Husqvarna team from the east coast and seems to be fitting in nicely. Here’s what he had to say when we contacted him this week:

Direct Motocross: Hey, Josh. Since this is our first-ever Frid’Eh Update interview, we’d better back it up and start at the beginning. Where are you from, how old are you , and how did you get started in Motocross in the first place?

Josh Boaz: I’m from Eagan, Minnesota, 25 years old. My dad got me into riding when I was 3 years old, he’s from California so riding dirt bikes was a big thing for him growing up. When him and my mom moved to Minnesota he bought a bike and found some local track to ride at and brought me with. Soon as I was old enough to ride a bike around the house he got me a PW 50 and never stopped riding since.

Being from Minnesota, does that mean Ryan Dungey was a hero growing up? If not him, who was your MX hero?

Ryan Dungey and Jeremy Martin were definitely my 2 big idols growing up.

Did you play any other sports as a kid or was it always MX?

Never played any sports even with going to public school my whole life. Just race mx.

And what about your amateur career? Did you hit any of the big amateur nationals and, if so, how did they go for you?

Always raced Loretta Lynn’s, first time going in 2008 then raced every year there 2010-2023. Raced Mini O’s once and a couple big races in Texas, like the James Stewart National. I got a bunch of top 10’s at Loretta’s and a few podiums. I always raced them for fun and never trained, so don’t have big expectations at the races.

Who did you come up through the ranks battling back home?

I grew up racing a bunch of Iowa kids all the time. Gage Fischer and Izaih Clark were some kids I always raced growing up.

What brought you up to Canada in the first place?

Brad (Jerominski) my trainer at Club57 recommended coming up to race Canada last year to try and get onto a team. That was my goal for last year to try and do my best to get noticed and get some support which ended up working out with the AVL Husqvarna team. 

You raced the eastern rounds in 2025 in the 450 class and got better and better as the summer went on. Can you sum up last summer for us?

Last year was awesome on the 450. I had some solid results all year with ending the season almost on the box overall at Walton. Really happy with my riding last year and looking forward to using what I learned in the 450 class in the 250 class as we go to some tracks I’ve been at before.

And at what point did AVL get in touch with you with an offer? How did this ride come together.

Was kind of last minute. 2 weeks before round 1 they hit me up asking if I wanted to ride the 250 class and of course I jumped on the offer. Quit my job the next day, did as much riding as I could before round 1. Rode the bike for the first time on Sunday at Calgary and haven’t changed much on it since. The whole team and bike setup has been awesome and looking forward to the rest of these east coast rounds.

Were you happy to drop down to the 250 claws or are you more of a 450 guy?

You could say I’m more of a 450 guy, but I just like the power of the bike and it being cheaper to maintain than a mod 250. The AVL 250 I’m on is a rocket which is good since I love more power. But at the end of the day I’m good on either bike, I’ll race anything.

You’ve been in some good battles so far this year just off the podium. How is your summer going so far?

First 3 rounds have been good, slowly building each weekend with the goal of hitting the podium. Looking to keep putting in solid weekends until we hit the box.

Where are you staying between rounds? How has the travel been for you?

Tanner Scott has been letting me stay at his house with my camper between rounds, thankfully. The travel so far haven’t had any problems with driving to each race.

Now we hit some softer tracks, like Gopher Dunes this week. Are you better in sand or do you have a preference?

A lot of tracks back home are somewhat more sandy than what we have raced so far. They seem similar to Sand Del Lee. I’m looking forward to Gopher (Dunes) and some different dirt coming up. I’d say I’m a technical track kind of rider, the more difficult the better.

I’d say Minnesota is pretty similar to Canada, but what’s something we do weird or different that you’re still getting used to?

The food here and grocery stores id say is the biggest difference, especially in Quebec.

OK, thanks for letting us get to know you a little better. Good luck with the rest of the season. Who would you like to thank?

Thank you. I’d like to thank:
Brad @club57
@avl_racing_mx_team 
@husqvarnamotorcyclescan
@ogs_moto
@rockstarenergycanada 
@importationsthibault 
@bridgestonemotousa 
@gaerneofficial
@scarracing
@polisport.offroad
@repsol
@valleydockco 
@pwr_graphics
@seco_seatcover
@toysforbigboysltd
@steve_simms_racing
@brunswickliftrentals
@tcdracing
@fmf73
@dirtcare_moto
@hallracefuel
@renegadefuel

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Vincent Wey to Miss Gopher Dunes after Ste Julie Crash

SSR Kawasaki rider #227 Vincent Wey will miss Round 4 of the 2026 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at Gopher Dunes this week after his 2nd moto crash at Round 3 last weekend at Ste Julie.

From his Instagram page:

“Unfortunately, I had an awkward crash on the first lap of Moto 2 last Sunday in Ste Julie, Quebec. At first, I wasn’t sure how serious it was, but after getting X-rays and scans this week, I’ve learned I’ll need to take some time to heal.

“I’m really bummed to miss Red Bud and Gopher Dunes this weekend, but my focus right now is recovering the right way. I’ll play it by ear and return to racing as soon as I’m healthy enough.

“Thank you to everyone who’s reached out and supported me. I’ll be back soon.”

Vincent currently sits 4th in 250 Pro/Am points and when he will return to racing isn’t clear at this time.

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Ste Julie Videos

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Canadian Triple Crown Series Point Standings after Round 3

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Tegan Kortenbach Racing Moto Combine at Red Bud

#247 Tegan Kortenbach from Alberta will line up at the Moto Combine at Red Bud this afternoon. He tried to qualify for High Point a couple weeks back but he had a day he’d like to forget and will try to dace up to his potential.

As of this post, he got off to a poor start in moto 1 and was back around 20th. He worked his way up to 10th with a few minutes left and crossed the line in he dropped back to 11th and then Will Canaguier messed up on the last lap, moving Tegan to 10th.

Carson Wood and Landon Gibson were long gone off the front with Kade Johnson in a good battle for 3rd.

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Have a great weekend, everyone. The races this weekend are just an hour from my house, so I will go back and forth this week and sleep in my own bed.