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2022 DMX Awards – The DMXies

2022 DMX Awards – The DMXies By Greg Poisson and Billy Rainford It’s time for our annual DMX Awards – The DMXies. The OSCARS have been handed out so it’s time to follow suit and crown some riders. Now grab your gowns and tuxedoes and let’s get to it. Most Dominant Pro Rider  Dylan Wright. Dylan also won this award in 2021 but how can we not pick the rider who just won

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross – January 2023

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross – January 2023 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Human I hope everyone’s year is off to the new beginning that they’ve desired.  If not, I hope you find the silver lining in your current season.  Not sure if anyone reading this is a tennis fan, but I’ve always enjoyed watching Wimbledon since I was a kid.  There is a quote from Rudyard Kipling’s poem, “If”

Alex Martin and John Wessling Interview | We Speak with the Men behind Troll Training

Alex Martin and John Wessling Interview | We Speak with the Men behind Troll Training By Greg Poisson A troll and a cyclist walk into a bar… If you’ve followed Supercross and Motocross at all for the past decade, you’re familiar with Alex “Troll Train” Martin. Alex started off as a privateer but has had stints on teams like Eleven 10 Mods, TLD KTM, Star Racing Yamaha, JGR and most

The Story Behind the Photo | Nathan Bles Dade City 2011

The Story Behind the Photo | Nathan Bles Dade City 2011 By Billy Rainford For some reason, I was rooting around in an old file from 2011 this afternoon. It was the winter I spent cruising around promoting MX Ranking in the big RV. I hit every race in the Florida Series that winter and met a ton of new people in the sport. It was a great 3 months

DMX Bike Build with GDR Honda and SSS

DMX Bike Build with GDR Honda and SSS By Greg Poisson Photos by Billy Rainford 2022 Honda CRF250R supplied by Barrie Honda Powerhouse  www.powerhouse.barriehonda.com Project Partners:  Matrix Concepts Canada (Renthal, Works Connection, Matrix)  www.matrixconcepts.ca Seco Seat Covers www.secoseat.com SSS Superior Suspension Settings by Facciotti Racing www.superiorsettings.com VP Racing Fuels  www.vpracingfuels.com Cycra Plastic  www.cycra.com M7 Design Graphics www.m7designsco.com Fox Racing Canada www.foxracing.ca GDR (Various components and tech assistance)  www.hondamx.ca After being

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | August 2022

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | August 2022 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans.  Remember the folktale we all most likely heard as children, The Tortoise and the Hare?  If for some reason you haven’t read it, there’s no need to even have a library card or go to a bookstore, just punch the title in on Google and…voila!  I had quite the epiphany on how relative and applicable the

The Fish Goes to Camp | Greg Heads to MotoCamp with Lino Zecca

The Fish Goes to Camp | Greg Heads to MotoCamp with Lino Zecca By Greg Poisson Brought to you by KDEAM Optics I was 10 years old the last time I had been to Motocamp, run by Lino Zecca, father of current Canadian national pro #43 Dario Zecca. Lino was at one point a top national pro in Canada himself. Anyway, back to me…I was 10 years old on a

MXGP of Sweden | Kate Kowalchuk Checks In from Uddevalla

MXGP of Sweden | Kate Kowalchuk Checks In from Uddevalla Story and Photos by Kate Kowalchuk Between the round in Lommel and Sweden a lot has happened! History has been made, championship points have changed, and the 250 red plate has exchanged hands AGAIN.  MX2 Factory KTM rider #28 Tom Vialle lost the red plate heading into Belgium, the home race of Yamaha Factory rider #93 Jago Geerts. This past

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross – July 2022

Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross – July 2022 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans!  This column is going to be short and sweet like a pack of fruit-flavored Mentos!  This month I’ve been overwhelmed with the feeling of gratitude and now have a new understanding of what the word “community” actually means. Earlier this month, I spent some time in Peru with 23 strangers.  Nervous?  Of course. But I had