#TBT Dusty Klatt|Walton National 2007 By Billy Rainford #1 in 2007 was Campbell River, BC’s Dusty Klatt. It was the year Dusty headed south and rode for the Star Racing Yamaha team in Supercross and Motocross. He showed up to race Walton with his #1 plate from the year before on a Blackfoot Red Bull Yamaha 450. He looked extremely fast in practice but then a crash into a fence
On the Radar: Ethan Stevenson By Jeff McConkey Name: Ethan Stevenson Birthday: March 18,2000 Hometown: Courtice, Ontario Race number: 418 Bike: 2015 Honda CRF250R Race Club: CMRC, AMO, and MMRS Class: Junior MX2, Junior MX3 and Schoolboy 2 How did you get started in racing? I have always been interested in motocross. From a very young age I would spend hours watching Motocross and Supercross videos and would dream of
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Out of the Blue: Margot Kirkwold By Jeff McConkey Name: Margot Kirkwold (or by some people at the races, “the Cookie Lady”) Birthday: March 22, 1971 Hometown: A small gulf island called Gabriola Island (currently Airdrie, AB) Occupation: Farm wife and mother Number: 222 Bike: 2008 KTM 450sxf 2016 Husky TE 250 Club: CMRC, AMSA, Second Gear Club, RMDRA Classes: I ride in the Ladies class How did you get
Cole Thompson – Phoenix Conversation By Billy Rainford Canadian #127 Cole Thompson headed east into the desert for round 5 of the Monster Energy 250 West SX Series. After snagging his first top 10 of the series at round 4 in Oakland, Cole and the Slaton Racing YP.com Nuclear Blast Fox KTM Canada Team were looking to continue making improvements. Here’s what Cole had to say about Phoenix. The Week
$2 Tuesday: Adam Cianciarulo|Loretta Lynn’s 2010 By Billy Rainford The 2010 Amateur National Championships at Loretta Lynn’s were memorable for several reasons. I have never been in that kind of stifling heat in my life! Seriously, 116 degrees and 100% humidity. The word around the pits was that every other outdoor athletic event in the state of Tennessee had been canceled, but the show went on at Hurricane Mills. Riders
McThoughts – 450 SX Round 5|Phoenix By Jeff McConkey Round 5 of the premier class went off on Saturday night. Ken Roczen, who has been getting better and better each week, put an end to the Ryan Dungey winning streak. Like I always say, confidence in motocross is a very important part of the puzzle. Ken got a solid 2nd last week and a great start was all he needed
McThoughts – 250 West SX|Phoenix Round 5 By Jeff McConkey I’m back after a week away, and boy did I miss a lot. When I left, it looked like Cooper Webb was en-route to a perfect season – he was unstoppable. He could point his Yamaha in any direction at anytime, and it stuck. Fast forward a week…I arrive home and find out that not only the perfect season was
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Hey, guess what? It’s not Family Day here in Ontario. Yes, it is out there in BC, so enjoy your day off. Next Monday is Family Day for Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Next Monday is Louis Riel Day in Manitoba, and it’s Islander Day in PEI. Here’s what I found at www.statutoryholidays.com: Family Day 2016 in Canada Family Day is celebrated on the 3rd