Cole Thompson – Oakland Conversation By Billy Rainford Canadian #127 Cole Thompson had his best weekend of the year this past Saturday in Oakland, California, for round 4 of the Monster Energy 250 West SX Series. After a couple falls took him out of round 3 in Anaheim, Cole and the Slaton Racing YP.com Nuclear Blast Fox KTM Canada Team were looking to rebound last week after doctors gave Cole
Catching Up with…Josh Penner By Billy Rainford Manitoba’s Josh Penner has been around the sport of motocross for almost as long as he’s been alive. He’s come up all the way to the Pro level and traveled the circuit chasing his dream. However, lately he’s had his eye even higher in the sky and has made the move to the freestyle side of our extreme sport. Not only that, he’s
Storytime – Team Canada | 2006 MXON at Matterly Basin Here is another story that Carl Bastedo was kind enough to send our way for all of us to enjoy. We’ve posted a few of these stories here on the site and everyone seems to enjoy the trips down memory lane. Here is the latest from Carl that takes us back to Team Canada‘s trip to the MXON in England
McThoughts – Oakland SX By Billy Rainford McThoughts – Oakland SX 250 West By Billy Rainford “Batting for Jeff McConkey today will be #45 Billy Rainford.” That’s right, Jeff is away on holidays, somewhere in the Caribbean, so I will have to step in and give one of these ‘McThoughts’ columns a shot. Round 4 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series headed north up the PCH to Oakland, California,
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Call it ‘Global Warming’ or ‘Climate Change,’ it doesn’t make any difference. The bottom line is that we’re seeing much warmer winter temperatures in these parts. To that point, there’s a good chance I’ll be getting together with a few buddies and going for a road cycle this afternoon – unheard of in London, Ontario, at the beginning of February! Yes, there are those
McThoughts – Oakland SX 250 West By Billy Rainford “Batting for Jeff McConkey today will be #45 Billy Rainford.” That’s right, Jeff is away on holidays, somewhere in the Caribbean, so I will have to step in and give one of these ‘McThoughts’ columns a shot. Round 4 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series headed north up the PCH to Oakland, California, Saturday night. As the old Mark Twain
Frid’Eh Update #4 Presented by Troy Lee Designs Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to another Frid’Eh Update here at Direct Motocross this week brought to you by Troy Lee Designs Canada. We’re into week #4 and that belongs to the rider who is currently lining up weekly to race the 250 West SX series. Brigden, Ontario’s Cole Thompson is a racer. He wants to race and compete
TLD Thursday Wallpapers – A2 Supercross By Billy Rainford Photos by Tyler Spikman @spikman The 2016 Monster Energy Supercross Series was in Anaheim, California, for its second time last weekend. We were there to catch all the action, so here are a few high resolution shots by Tyler Spikman you can decorate your desktops with. “It’s a Spikman!”
The Story Behind the Photo – Nathan Bles|Ulverton 2015 By Billy Rainford Ontario Pro rider Nathan Bles suffered a badly broken arm while practicing at Gopher Dunes just one week before the 2015 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals were set to begin last spring. It forced him to miss the majority of the racing season. In fact, it probably should have taken him out of the entire summer, but Nathan is
Out of the Blue: Isabel Beaucage By Jeff McConkey Name: Isabel Beaucage Hometown: Laval Quebec Birthday: 09/29/92 Occupation: Photographer at Ferlandphoto Race Club: FMSQ Number: 235 Bike: Kawasaki KX 100 Class: Dame A How did you get started in racing? I always had interested in motocross, since I was young. I met my daughter’s father in 2012. Since I race, he literally gave me the sting. He was, himself, racing