CMRC ANNOUNCES KTM SUPER MINI NATIONALS CMRC is excited to announce the introduction of the KTM Super Mini Nationals, which will be held on the Saturday prior to selected rounds of the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals. Three rounds of the KTM Western Canadian Super Mini Nationals will take place at the Kamloops, Nanaimo and Calgary venues, and three rounds of the KTM Eastern Canadian Super Mini Nationals are
Shift Concussion Management and Canadian Motosport Racing Corp. announce new partnership! Canadian Motosport Racing Corporation (CMRC) is taking the next big step in protecting their athletes by partnering with Shift Concussion Management. This partnership will help with the development of CMRC’s overall concussion management protocols as well as bring awareness about concussions to motosport racing. CMRC wants to ensure they are doing everything in their power to ensure all motosport
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 – 2008 Gopher Dunes National. Grab a Coffee… By Billy Rainford I was looking for something completely different today and stumbled onto this 2008 ‘War and Peace’ version of a photo report from the Gopher Dunes National. I did this report for MX Forum and really sank my teeth into it! It goes on and on, so be sure to get comfortable and be well hydrated before you
On the Radar: Carter Kolarek By Jeff McConkey Photos by Harvey Gold Name: Carter Kolarek Birthday: August 3rd, 1996 Hometown: Whitby, Ontario School & Grade: 1st year / Durham College for HVAC Number: 891 Bike : Yamaha YZ250f Race Club: CMRC / MMRS Classes: MX2 / MX3 Intermediate (CMRC), 250B / Open 250 (MMRS). What is your favourite track and why? Motopark. I love how the track flows. I
Prince George, BC’s Jess Pettis has announced he will be making the switch over to Yamaha for the 2015 season. With help from Vernon Motorsports, Prince George Motorsports, and Yamaha Canada, the 2nd-year Pro rider will travel the entire 10-round Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals in the family’s motorhome and says he’s “looking forward to a fresh start and a good year.” In 3 weeks, #39 Pettis will head to
PRO MX National Rider List 2015 CMRC TOP 100 PRO NATIONAL NUMBERS Ntl. # First Name Last Name Points 1 COLTON FACCIOTTI 424 2 MIKE ALESSI 384 3 TYLER MEDAGLIA 338 4 KYLE CHISHOLM 313 5 TEDDY MAIER 310 6 JOSH HILL 299 7 BOBBY KINIRY 276 8 DYLAN KAELIN 182 9 MORGAN BURGER 168 10 NATHAN BLES 141 11 KAVEN BENOIT 400 12 VINCE FRIESE 360 14 SHAWN MAFFENBEIER
TLD Thursday Wallpapers – 2014 Regina National By Billy Rainford It wasn’t exactly easy to get good shots at Round 4 of the 2014 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals at Moto Valley Raceway in Regina, Saskatchewan, last summer (Don’t let the early morning sunshine in the photos fool you!). We all remember what happened that day in the rain – second motos were canceled after a long debate between Pro
#TBT THIS is why we’re going to Whispering Pines in Kamloops, BC first in 2015…
Canadian Motocross is in a Good Place Right Now / The Alessi Effect Story and photos by Billy Rainford A lot gets said about the state of Canadian Motocross. A lot of negative things get said about Canadian Motocross. Sometimes, the most heard voices are the ones who scream the loudest and, unfortunately, those are usually the vocal chords attached to the ‘nay-est sayers’ in the crowd. But what is