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Monday Morning Coffee

Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford While the DMX Canadian MX Weekly Wrap-Up Show presented by Canada’s Motorcycle and FXR Racing loads up to Vimeo, I thought we’d go over the motos from Sunday at Moto Valley in Regina, Saskatchewan. It was round 4 of the 2015 Rockstar MX Nationals and after what happened last year (2nd motos were cancelled due to rain and mud) we all held our breath

Regina National PODCASTS

Regina National PODCASTS MX1 1st Place – Brett Metcalfe MX2 7th Place – Dustin Creson MX2 2nd Place – Jeremy Medaglia MX2 9th Place – Jess Pettis MX1 10th Place – Matthew Davenport MX2 3rd Place – Shawn Maffenbeier

Saturday at Moto Valley in Regina

Saturday at Moto Valley in Regina By Billy Rainford We’ve left the mountains of BC and Alberta behind and now the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals, and all of us following the circuit, find ourselves in the heart of the prairies, Regina, Saskatchewan. We all remember what happened last year when the rain and mud forced the cancellation of the second motos. The weather forecast seems to change every few minutes

Frid’Eh Update #24 Presented by Blackfoot Direct

Frid’Eh Update #24 Presented by Blackfoot Direct By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 24th week of the Frid’Eh Update, this week brought to you by Blackfoot Direct in Calgary, Alberta. It’s hard to believe we’re already almost halfway through 2015, but, with 52 weeks in a year, the 24th puts us pretty close. It’s also hard to believe the unfortunate turn of events that hit this week’s

On the Radar: Shayne Mercieca

On the Radar: Shayne Mercieca By Jeff McConkey Name: Shayne Mercieca Age: 15 Hometown: Whitby, Ontario Occupation: High School Student Number: 107 Bike: 2014 Honda CRF150R and 2014 Honda CRF250R Race Club: OCMC, MMRS, CMRC, AMO Classes: Supermini, Schoolboy 1 (soon to be Schoolboy 2) How did you get started in racing? My sister was involved in a horse show at the Lindsay Fairgrounds which I had also gone to

They Said it on the Podium – Calgary National Stage Quotes

They Said it on the Podium – Calgary National Stage Quotes By Billy Rainford   For those of you who couldn’t be there, I tried to jot down some of what the podium riders had to say when they went up to accept their trophies and fan accolades. I’m not going to put quotation mark on these because I’m not under oath here and I may have made the odd

Style Check – Calgary Whip Contest

Style Check – Calgary Whip Contest By Billy Rainford OK, so there is no ‘official’ Whip Contest, but there are two specific jumps on the circuit that lend themselves nicely to us having some fun like this – Ulverton in Quebec and the International Jump on the Wild Rose MX track in Calgary. I look forward to standing beside this marquee jump every year during first practice to see who

Calgary National Photo Report

Calgary National Photo Report By Billy Rainford Photos by Clayton Racicot @claytonracicotphotography Round 3 of the 2015 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals took place at Wild Rose MX Park in downtown Calgary, Alberta, this past Sunday. Riders were looking forward to the jumpy and fun track that some described as the first ‘real’ national-calibre track of the season. The weather was brisk, to say the least, and hovered around the 10-degree