ICYMI | Catching Up with Hayden Halstead | Yamaha Motor Canada By Billy Rainford I get to know pretty much all of the racers and their families in Canadian Motocross and, like I always say, it’s my favourite part of this gig I’ve carved out for myself. When I’m at the races, there is about a zero percent chance that I’m not going to spend time with Hayden and the
ICYMI | Catching up with Chase Marquier By Billy Rainford We met him last season at McNabb Valley MX in Minnedosa, Manitoba. Chase Marquier is the super-nice guy from Oklahoma with the fancy French name. Most people know there’s another person out there roaming the world with the same name as them, but I bet Chase is an original. Chase was the fill-in rider for the Manluk Racing Team when Cheyenne Harmon did a number on himself at
ICYMI | Catching Up with Brad Nauditt By Billy Rainford Washington State rider, Brad Nauditt. It seems like just yesterday the holeshot master was making his debut up here in Canada, but it was like 10 years ago now! Brad made a name for himself right away and became one of those riders from the USA that we happily adopt as one of our own. Every time Brad tries to retire
Derek Schuster Talks about this Weekend’s OPC and Hosting National Round 1 During COVID-19 By Billy Rainford We’re now less than 3 weeks away from Round 1 of the 2020 Rockstar Triple Crown Tour MX Nationals that will be hosted at Gopher Dunes on July 25-26. Derek Schuster is the man in charge of things over there in Courtland, Ontario. They will also be hosting Round 2 of the AMO
ICYMI | Catching Up with Quinn Amyotte | KTM Canada By Billy Rainford Quinn Amyotte is the rider who earned #21 for the 2020 season. Over the years, we’ve watched him grow up and move through the amateur ranks to become the 2019 ‘Most Improved Rider‘ of the Rockstar Triple Crown Tour. The Amyottes have been friends of DMX for a long time. In fact, Quinn’s sister, Jensen Amyotte, has taken over the
Missed Opportunity | COVID-19 to Keep Tyler Gibbs Away from Final Rounds of Supercross By Billy Rainford Thanks a lot, coronavirus! Young, up-and-coming British Columbia racer, Tyler Gibbs, has shown an affinity for the indoor motocross discipline. Coming from the Lower Mainland of BC, he grew up on a healthy diet of Future West Moto Arenacross. He’s a new Pro rider and lined up for Monster Energy AMA Supercross earlier
ICYMI | Catching Up with Westen Wrozyna | Troy Lee Designs By Billy Rainford For 2020, #20 belongs to a rider we’ve all watched grow up and turn into one of our top riders in the Pro ranks over the years. Westen Wrozyna came up through the amateur ranks as a top prospect to keep our eyes on. He had some of the greatest rides and battles at the TransCan at Walton Raceway over the
Catching Up with…Mike Alessi By Billy Rainford #800 Mike Alessi has been racing Motocross for as long as he can remember. The California native came up through the amateur ranks as one of the fastest riders ever. He’s raced all over the world and has most recently found a home racing our Rockstar Energy MX Nationals. Mike finished 5th last season and hopes to finish on the top step of the
Catching Up with… Kaven Benoit By Billy Rainford *this interview was to be the intro to Frid’Eh Update #3. However, as Murphy’s Law dictates, our site updates and host change tried to happen Friday and today. We’ve put the site back the way it was until we get home from California. Sorry for the inconvenience. Here is our conversation with #3 Kaven Benoit. Welcome to Week #3 of the Frid’Eh
Catching Up with… Brittany Gagne By Jeff McConkey Fitness can always be improved, and you can always work on your speed, but with heart, some people are born with it, and some aren’t. Brittany Gagne is a rider with all 3 tools, but will most likely be remembered for her heart during the 8th and final moto of the 2016 Women’s East Nationals. The rain started coming down hard at