FXR Racing: Aaron Wiebe Gives Me a Tour of the Successful Gear Company By Billy Rainford Perhaps a ‘rags to riches’ story is a bit of a stretch and FXR owner Milt Reimer may never have been accused of wearing rags, but I don’t think anyone could have imagined taking this company from an idea to dominant reality like FXR has done. Well, if you’ve ever met Milt, he may
McThoughts: St. Louis SX By Jeff McConkey This past week’s action was in St. Louis, MO. The ‘Gateway to the West’ is known for its great dirt and this year’s track didn’t disappoint. In the past, I don’t ever think the word ‘dominant’ was used much in SX with KTM, or even with the name Ryan Dungey. Well, it is 2015 and things have changed. KTM is dominant in both
Video: Westen Wrozyna at GPF By Billy Rainford While we were down at GPF in early March, we grabbed all of the Honda Canada TLD GDR riders for a few words on their training and expectations for the 2015 season. #278 Westen Wrozyna is coming off his rookie Pro season and was at GPF training with his teammate #30 Kyle Keast and the rest of the team. Check out what
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good morning and welcome to this week’s Monday Morning Coffee. The plan was to be working on photos from St. Louis today but Tyler Spikman had to cancel and we were unable to make the trek. Be sure to check back later this afternoon for Jeff McConkey‘s ‘McThoughts’ on the race that saw Red Bull KTM riders Marvin Musquin and Ryan Dungey go 1-1
Frid’Eh Update #12 Presented by Just 1 Helmets By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford It’s Week #12 here for the Update and I can’t remember a rider making as big an impact on the flavour of the Canadian Nationals as Vince Friese did in 2014. From a media perspective, it couldn’t have been better. We had our headline every round because this story just wouldn’t let up. When we heard
Podcast: Kyle Keast Talks about the Upcoming Race Season By Billy Rainford Click HERE to listen.
On the Radar: Zach Roth By Jeff McConkey Name: Zach Roth Birthday: June 7, 1999 Hometown: Tofield, Alberta School & Grade: Battle River Online School and grade 10. Number: 322 Bike: Honda CRF 250 and 450 Race Club: AMSA and ADRA Classes: Mx1 Mx2 Mx3 Intermediate and MX2 Pro How did you get started in racing? When I was 3 I really wanted a dirt bike. My parents said that I couldn’t get a bike until I
Photo Report: 2015 Detroit SX Photos and captions by Billy Rainford With live television coverage these days, it’s hard to come up with a ‘race report’ that won’t be more of the same. With that in mind – and the fact that it’s now Wednesday – I thought I’d try something different for this event. The race was a few days ago now, so let’s see what the individual riders
Whip it Wednesday: Anthony Rodriguez By Billy Rainford We’ve watched Anthony Rodriguez grow up in front of our eyes as he took the usual route of hitting all the big American Amateur National events. He has now made the jump to the Pro ranks and is proving he has the speed to battle for podiums already. With some consistency, watch for ‘A-Rod’ to be a contender for titles in the
Out of the Blue: Kate Lees By Jeff McConkey Name: Kate Lees Birthday: October 3rd, 1995 Hometown: Carlyle, Saskatchewan School & Grade: Second Year Nursing Student Number: 73 Bike: 2015 kx250f Race Club: Carlyle Motocross Club Classes: Ladies, Junior, B Class, Youth How did you get started in racing? My older brother has been racing since he was really young, and my dad owns the local Kawasaki dealership, so it