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East Rutherford Supercross Photos By Billy Rainford To be perfectly honest, I was down on the floor for the East Rutherford round of the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series and I really couldn’t tell what was going on behind the top 3 riders in either class. By the time the Mains started, we’d already been on an hour-and-a-half severe weather warning delay where they cleared everyone out of the
Podcast | Cole Thompson Talks about the 2023 New Jersey Supercross Mudfest By Billy Rainford We talk with Canadian Team Solitaire Heartbeat Hot Sauce Leatt Yamaha racer #83 Cole Thompson after one of the worst Supercross mudfest races we’ve seen in a long time. They even had to clear MetLife Stadium for over an hour as severe weather took over the area. Listen to what Cole thought of the whole situation.
2023 East Rutherford Supercross Press Day By Billy Rainford Press Day took place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey Friday afternoon under sunny skies and a light breeze. The temperature was a very racy 20C and riders seemed to enjoy the track layout. If you’ve never been in this area before, the stadium is just across the Hudson River from downtown Manhattan. You can see the entire outline
Frid’Eh Update #16 | Cole Thompson | Brought to You by Race Tech By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #16 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week brought to you by Race Tech. I took a day off on Thursday to be full-on tourists with Emily in New York City. As I drove north from Atlanta last week, Em flew into Newark and I picked her up so we could
2023 MXGP of Trentino | Kate Kowalchuk Checks In from Italy Photos and story by Kate Kowalchuk The fourth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship at Trentino was full of firsts. Thefans, as always, were impressive following #91 Jeremy Seewer from Switzerland and of course having many Italian riders in their home GP. This race is absolutely iconic with some of the most outstandingviews on the whole circuit. With
Podcast | Ben Graves Gives Canadians at Club MX their Annual Report Cards By Billy Rainford We stopped in at Club MX in Chesterfield, South Carolina, to talk with Ben Graves and get his annual report card on the top Pro riders training there. This year we included Kaven Benoit, Daniel Elmore, Tyler Gibbs, Devyn Smith, Jacob Weston (Intermediate), and Jake Piccolo. Find it wherever you get your podcasts.
By Billy Rainford Good Monday Morning Coffee from…hold on, let me open Google Maps… Good Monday Morning Coffee from Camden, South Carolina, on I-20 about an hour east of Columbia and about an hour south of Club MX. The plan for today is to stop in there to check in on any Canadians who are still there putting in the work for the upcoming Canadian Triple Crown Series. After a
Photo Report | What Happened at the 2023 Atlanta Supercross By Billy Rainford 2023 was my first trip to Atlanta for the Supercross held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. I’ve been to both of the stadiums before but never the infield of the big NASCAR track southwest of the city. To say traffic was “snarled” in downtown Atlanta would be an understatement. With the 3 right lanes closed on I-75 in
2023 MXGP of Switzerland | Kate Kowalchuk Checks in from Frauenfeld Photos and story by Kate Kowalchuk This early in the season there is always something changing and something happening in bothclasses. Going into the year everyone thought Factory Yamaha’s #93 Jago Geerts was going torun away with the MX2 title this season as he and previous MX2 Champion Factory KTM’s TomVialle (who is now racing in the US) dominated
Frid’Eh Update #15 | Jess Pettis Interview | Brought to You by KTM Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #15 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week brought to you by KTM Canada. It’s another one of those Fridays where I find myself pushing to a distant destination with little-to-no time to spare. Currently, I’m just south of Toledo, Ohio, and I have to make it to Atlanta Motor