Photo Report: New Era Motopark Cup Round 1 May 15-16, 2015 By Billy Rainford Photos by Tyler Spikman @spikman With round 1 of the New Era Motopark Cup in the books, you could say summer at Motopark near Owen Sound, Ontario, is officially open. After 6 years, this series has grown to take on a prominent role in the Canadian moto scene. From Motopark’s Carl Bastedo, “The weather for the
Faces at the Races: KTM MMRS Provincial Round 4 from Madoc Photos and captions by Jeff McConkey Round 4 of the 2015 KTM MMRS Provincial Series took place this weekend in Madoc, Ontario. Home of the ‘must do’ Madoc National at the end of summer, the fast track lends itself well to some great racing. Riders at MMRS events are some of the friendliest you’ll see at a race. Here’s
Faces at the Races: MMRS Muttco Mountain Provincial Round 2 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Jeff McConkey and Dawn McClintock Round 2 of the MMRS KTM Provincial Series kicked off at Muttco Mountain this past weekend. We had great weather, a great turn-out, and a great track for some fantastic racing action. South African Orange Motorsports Scott KTM rider Liam O’Farrell and GDR’s Westen Wrozyna were the big names in
Unsung: 2015 New Jersey SX Photos and captions by Billy Rainford I thought I’d take a slightly different approach to this race and give the riders who made the mains but didn’t make the top 10 some coverage in a new column we’re going to call, ‘Unsung.’ Actually, in the future this column might feature those riders who showed up and gave it a shot but didn’t either make the
Faces at the Races: East Rutherford SX Photos and captions by Billy Rainford In 2014, I had to choose between going to the inaugural Monster Energy AMA Supercross just over the bridge from NYC in East Rutherford, NJ or head down to the final round of Supercross in Las Vegas. Because we had so many Canadians racing in both the Amsoil Amateur Arencross Championships and the Geico Endurocross in Nevada,
Photo Report: MMRS Round 1 at Cochranes Track Photos and captions by Jeff McConkey The 2015 MMRS KTM Provincial Series kicked off Sunday, April 26th at Cochranes MX Track near Brighton, Ontario. The weather was a little chilly but that didn’t stop the action from heating up. There was fantastic racing from the 50cc class all the way up to the Open A class. One of the highlights has to be
A Quick Look at the MMRS MX School By Jeff McConkey This past Saturday, The Maguires Motocross Racing Series held there annual MX School and Practice weekend to kick-off the 2015 season. The MMRS Club held its first event at the Cochranes Track near Brighton, Ontario. This was a school for all ages and abilities, and boasted a stacked list of instructors. There was a great turnout this year as
A Few Photos from Practice at Swiona MX By Billy Rainford I had the chance to head a little west of London to check out the TVR practice at Swiona MX in Iona Station on Saturday. We weren’t there very long but here are a few shots I managed to take while we were there. It looked like a great group of riders having a great afternoon in the spring
Photo Report – CMRC Season Opener at Gopher Dunes By Billy Rainford Photos by Tyler Spikman If you’re from the south, you just don’t understand how much this time of year means to us up here. We are forced indoors for the better part of 4 months during the winter (and this one was particularly bad in most of Canada!). Once the thermometer finally heads north of zero we head
Throwback Thursday: The Class of 2009 Flashback Photo Report By Billy Rainford If you’re ever looking for the next great North American motocross rider, you can usually head to the nearest big American Amateur National to find them. Some will argue against the necessity of these big-money events. I’ve heard the argument that some of the biggest new talent doesn’t have the opportunity to race all of these events. Well,