Video|$2 Tuesday: Team Canada MX at the 2009 MXON in Italy By Billy Rainford If you’ve had a chance to check out the Randy Ericksen video that featured a very in depth look at Team Canada MX at the 2010 MXON in Lakewood, Colorado, here’s another in our MXON series that highlights the team at the 2009 MXON in Italy.
5 Minutes with…Guillaume St. Cyr By Jeff McConkey One of the coolest things about Pro sports is the route athletes take to get there. Everyone has their own story, but the goal is always the same. When a rider makes the move from Amateur to Pro, it usually comes with a lot of ups and downs as they get acclimated to the increased pace and longer motos. Quebec rider, Guillaume
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Wake me up when it’s time to head down to Atlanta and Daytona! Wow, the ‘winter without snow’ disappeared in a hurry around here. Seriously, we went from green grass and the ability to ride to about 2 feet of snow here in the London, Ontario, area. Seemingly, overnight! On Saturday, we ventured out into the blizzard (I finally bought some off-camera flash equipment)
McThoughts: San Diego 2 SX | 450 Class By Jeff McConkey Six rounds down and the racing has been very solid every week. Yes, it is pretty much a given that Ryan Dungey will always be on the podium, but there are some really good battles going on throughout the pack. The class is so stacked, we have some serious heavy hitters outside of the top 10 every week. We
McThoughts: San Diego 2 SX|250 West By Jeff McConkey After 6 rounds of Monster Energy 250 West Supercross, we actually have a very exciting championship battle brewing. Early on in the season, it was ‘The Cooper Webb Show.’ Cooper was so dominate, there was actually a lot of talk about a possible perfect season. Well, fast forward a few weeks and Cooper has lost his points lead to the always-improving
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
#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
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