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Frid’Eh Update #16 Presented by Label It

Frid’Eh Update #16 Presented by Label It By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #16 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update, this week brought to you by Label It Custom Labels and Decals. For 2016, #16 belongs to the rider out of Utah we got to know very well over the past few years. Blake Savage could be one of the nicest riders you’ll ever meet. The fun-loving rider

Frid’Eh Update #15 Presented by Husqvarna Canada

Frid’Eh Update #15 Presented by Husqvarna Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #15 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Husqvarna Canada. For 2016, #15 will belong to Swift Current, Saskatchewan’s Shawn Maffenbeier. Shawn has been a staple on the Canadian scene for a long time and most people forget he’s only 23 years old. We got to know him very well back in 2009

Frid’Eh Update #14 Presented by Atlas Brace

Frid’Eh Update #14 Presented by Atlas Brace By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 13th…er, 14th installment of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Atlas Brace. It’s because of this week that we usually end up with a ‘bonus’ week at the end of the year. There are a few possible numbers that strike fear in the hearts of riders as they approach the end of

Frid’Eh Update #12 Presented by Schrader’s

Frid’Eh Update #12 Presented by Schrader’s By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #12. Unfortunately, it’s looking like we won’t be seeing Jimmy Decotis representing the ‘one-two’ this summer in the 2016 Rockstar MX Nationals. Jimmy surprised a lot of people last spring when he came to Canada to compete in the 2015 MX2 championship chase. It was a really big deal for the Canada’s Motorcycle FXR MX101

Frid’Eh Update #11 Presented by Michelin

Frid’Eh Update #11 Presented by Michelin By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #11 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update, this week presented by….#11 is reserved for the rider who has won the MX2 class but has made the move up to the MX1 class for the following year. Kaven Benoit won the MX2 title the past two years in a row and will make the move up to

Frid’Eh Update #10 Presented by the Toronto SX

Frid’Eh Update #10 Presented by the Toronto SX By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the biggest (arguably) weekend on the Canadian motocross/supercross calendar. After being absent from the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series schedule in 2015, the event has returned to Toronto. More on that later… Week #10 goes out to a rider who became as big a part of the fabric of our Rockstar MX Nationals as

Frid’Eh Update #9 Presented by The Toronto Supercross

Frid’Eh Update #9 Presented by The Toronto Supercross By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 9th week of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by the Toronto Supercross, March 12th at Rogers Centre. Let’s get right to it as this is one of the busiest weeks of the year, travel-wise. #9 goes out to the rider out of San Diego, California, who is fast-becoming an honorary Canadian.

Frid’Eh Update #8 Presented by The Toronto Supercross

Frid’Eh Update #8 Presented by The Toronto Supercross By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to a rather groggy DMX Frid’Eh Update #8 this week presented by The Toronto Supercross, March 12th at Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto. For 2016, #8 will belong to the Lindsay, Ontario, rider that  really needs no introduction… OK, for the sake of content, let’s introduce him. If you’ve only been around Canadian Motocross for

Frid’Eh Update # 7 Presented by TLD Canada

Frid’Eh Update #7 Presented by TLD Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Let’s get Week #7 rolling. If you were around the races last summer, you already know who #7 is. Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing him on the line in Canada this summer, but Bobby Kiniry is a rider we won’t soon forget. The New York State rider came north to race many years ago and never left!

Frid’Eh Update #6 Presented by FXR

Frid’Eh Update #6 Presented by FXR By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to a very snowy and cold DMX Frid’Eh update #6 this week presented by FXR. It may not be cold where you’re reading this right now, but our fairy tale green winter has come to an abrupt, and seemingly permanent, end here at DMX Headquarters in the heart of Southwestern Ontario. As I sit here typing, the