Faces at the Races – Anaheim 1 By Billy Rainford Photos by Tyler Spikman (@spikman) It’s been too long since we’ve been able to get to one of these columns! The ‘Faces at the Races’ articles are always my most favourite to capture and pen. This week, we had Tyler Spikman in Anaheim, California, trackside getting all the shots at round 1 of the 2016 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series.
Canadian AX Championships Round 8 Photo Report By Billy Rainford The 2015 Future West Canadian AX Championships have now been decided. I didn’t make it out to any of the other rounds, but if the 8th and final was any indication of how the racing was the rest of the season, fans and riders were treated to an amazing series. The gates were full and so were the stands both
2015 Mini O’s Photo Report – Saturday By Billy Rainford Another year of the Thor Winter Olympics has come and gone. I wish more Canadian riders would take the opportunity to head down to this great week-long event to gain experience and see what it’s like to race at the highest amateur level. Yes, it’s expensive, and yes it’s a long way away from EVERY Canadian city, but you really
2015 Mini O’s Photo Report – Friday By Billy Rainford Photos by E. Nicholson and Bigwave It was another banger of a day here just west of Gainesville, Florida, at the 44th Annual Thor Winter Olympics. Most classes here have qualifiers and so today was all about getting yourself through to the second motos Saturday. Some classes (250C) had 4 qualifiers! There were over 130 riders trying to get in.
2015 Mini O’s Photo Report – Thursday By Billy Rainford All eyes have shifted over to the motocross track for the rest of the week here at the 2015 Thor Winter Olympics. Many new riders have come through the gates and there were actually 4 divisions of 250 C riders trying to make the final moto. We had a bunch of Canadians on the track again today so let’s get
#2015 Mini O’s Photo Report – Tuesday By Billy Rainford Day 2 is in the books. The big deal today was making sure your finishes were good enough to put you in Wednesday’s finals. The Thor Winter Olympics are divided in to a Supercross and then a Motocross portion. The first 3 days are on the Supercross track and each class has a Main Event instead of two motos. Some
2015 Mini O’s Photo Report – Monday By Billy Rainford After a rather interesting trip south that took us through Bowling Green, Kentucky, for the first round of the AX Tour and then the waiting room of an emergency department in the same city, we made it to the 44th annual Thor Mini Olympics. I haven’t been to the event in a few years and wasn’t sure what to expect
A Few Photos from the Milan Motorcycle Show By Billy Rainford Photos by Andy White Andy White from FXR Racing is over in Milan, Italy, attending the EICMA Motorcycle Show and was kind enough to fire over a few photos.
$2 Tuesday: Heather Bennett Grabs 3rd at Gopher Dunes in 2013 By Billy Rainford I went looking for a photo the other day and stumbled onto this one of #31 Heather Bennett (then Bowman) on the podium at Gopher Dunes in 2013. This shot shows pure joy as she finished 3rd overall with 6-3 motos. Up front was #254 Jacqueline Strong who was untouchable followed by #2E Renée Riendeau whose
Faces at the Races – Calgary AX By Billy Rainford I haven’t been posting these columns for most of the Canadian National AX Tour so I wanted to make sure we got one up on the site after the final round of racing at the Agruim in Calgary. With so many amateurs and full gates of Pro riders showing up, it was a great way to close out the tour.