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Monster Energy Thor Kawasaki Arenacross Practice

Monster Energy Thor Kawasaki Arenacross Practice Team riders, #100 Jacob Hayes and #101 Chris Blose, at the MX Schools facility in Brigden, Ontario, in preparation for the 2015 Monster Energy Canadian National Arenacross Tour Presented by Royal Distributing.

A Few Photos from Arenacross Practice Thursday

A Few Photos from Arenacross Practice Thursday By Billy Rainford When I heard that the Monster Energy Thor Kawasaki riders, #100 Jacob Hayes and #101 Chris Blose, were over at the MX Schools facility in Brigden shaking down their bikes in preparation for rounds 1 and 2 of the Monster Energy Canadian National Arenacross Tour Presented by Royal Distributing, I made the hour drive over from London. Here are a

Out of the Blue: Alex Franklin

Out of the Blue: Alex Franklin By Jeff McConkey Name: Alex Franklin Birthday: Jan 17, 1987 Hometown: Cambridge, Ontario Occupation: Production Control Number: 65 Bike: 2012 KTM XCF Race Club: World Enduro Canada Classes: Women, Women A How did you get started in racing? I first started attending races to photograph friends and family and ended up working with a few magazines on and off. I would always bring my

On the Radar: Hunter Scott

On the Radar: Hunter Scott By Jeff McConkey Name: Hunter Scott Age: 11 Hometown: Oro-Medonte, Ontario School and Grade: East Oro Public School Grade 6 Number: 22 Bike: Ktm 65, 85, 105 Race Club: AMA M.M.R.S. CMRC Classes: Supermini, 65 (10-11), 85 (7-11) How did you get started in racing? I got started racing on my dad’s snowcross track when I was 3 or 4. What is your favourite track

$2 Tuesday – 2010 Oak Hill Amateur National

$2 Tuesday – 2010 Oak Hill Amateur National By Billy Rainford As I sat at my desk fighting with the recent ‘improvements’ to the Photobucket image hosting website, I clicked on the ‘2010 Oak Hill’ album and thought I’d share a couple old photos for this week’s ‘$2 Tuesday.’ If you’re curious about who else was there, full results can be found HERE.

Team Canada MXON Stories – The 2004 Re-Boot

Here’s another installment in our ‘Team Canada MXON Stories’ series. Team Canada MXON Stories – The 2004 Re-Boot By Carl Bastedo Legends of Canadian Motocross, in conjunction with directmotocross.com, is in the process of documenting a History of Canada at the Motocross of Nations. We will release various stories, pictures, video etc. in a random fashion before combing all the information on the Legends website under it’s own section. You

Monday Morning Coffee

Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Welcome to another work week. Actually, if you’re in the moto news biz, Mondays are a bit of a relief! I remember when I used to work in retail… I used to manage a running shop out in the Point Grey area of Vancouver, BC. It was retail and so expectations of a ‘normal’ work week went out the window when I took the

Frid’Eh Update #37 Presented by KTM Canada

Frid’EH Update #37 Presented by KTM Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #37 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by KTM Canada. In 2015, #37 was the friendly rider from Alberta, Danny Mathe. Danny’s season didn’t go a he would have liked this summer. In fact, we didn’t even get the chance to see him run the #37 at the Nationals this summer. We

TLD Thursday Wallpapers – 2015 Regina National

TLD Thursday Wallpapers – 2015 Regina National By Billy Rainford I was looking for a photo this afternoon and stumbled onto a whole bunch of photos I really enjoyed from this one particular corner when the sun was still low in the sky during first practice. So many photos just sit on hard drives everywhere looking for a place to be seen. Well, here are a few from that particular