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DMX Bike Build with GDR Honda and SSS By Greg Poisson Photos by Billy Rainford 2022 Honda CRF250R supplied by Barrie Honda Powerhouse www.powerhouse.barriehonda.com Project Partners: Matrix Concepts Canada (Renthal, Works Connection, Matrix) www.matrixconcepts.ca Seco Seat Covers www.secoseat.com SSS Superior Suspension Settings by Facciotti Racing www.superiorsettings.com VP Racing Fuels www.vpracingfuels.com Cycra Plastic www.cycra.com M7 Design Graphics www.m7designsco.com Fox Racing Canada www.foxracing.ca GDR (Various components and tech assistance) www.hondamx.ca After being
Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | August 2022 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans. Remember the folktale we all most likely heard as children, The Tortoise and the Hare? If for some reason you haven’t read it, there’s no need to even have a library card or go to a bookstore, just punch the title in on Google and…voila! I had quite the epiphany on how relative and applicable the
The Fish Goes to Camp | Greg Heads to MotoCamp with Lino Zecca By Greg Poisson Brought to you by KDEAM Optics I was 10 years old the last time I had been to Motocamp, run by Lino Zecca, father of current Canadian national pro #43 Dario Zecca. Lino was at one point a top national pro in Canada himself. Anyway, back to me…I was 10 years old on a
MXGP of Sweden | Kate Kowalchuk Checks In from Uddevalla Story and Photos by Kate Kowalchuk Between the round in Lommel and Sweden a lot has happened! History has been made, championship points have changed, and the 250 red plate has exchanged hands AGAIN. MX2 Factory KTM rider #28 Tom Vialle lost the red plate heading into Belgium, the home race of Yamaha Factory rider #93 Jago Geerts. This past
Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross – July 2022 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans! This column is going to be short and sweet like a pack of fruit-flavored Mentos! This month I’ve been overwhelmed with the feeling of gratitude and now have a new understanding of what the word “community” actually means. Earlier this month, I spent some time in Peru with 23 strangers. Nervous? Of course. But I had
2022 Canadian MX Nationals Round 3 at Prairie Hill MX | Read the Recap By Billy Rainford On a day when we woke up happy that the trees weren’t bending at 90-degree angles, we should have been careful what we’d wished for. As we got into the van and headed back toward the Prairie Hill MX track just outside Pilot Mound, MB, the temperature gauge on the dashboard already read
Views from the Fishbowl #2 | Honda GDR Fox Media Day By Greg Poisson Photos by James Lissimore for GDR As I sit here and write this we’re just a few weeks away from of the first “Truly North” Canadian Triple Crown Series we’ve had in 2 years. The team at Jetwerx have done the best they could in an ever-changing world, so I’m thankful we could all go racing as
Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross – April 2022 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans. About 10 years ago I used to attend a Bikram Yoga studio quite frequently. The lady who owned the studio, Helena, is an incredible person – a heart of gold and a kind soul. Her father, Sonny, taught classes at the studio as well. I loved taking his classes and appreciated the wisdom and comic relief
Bigwave’s Briefs | 2022 Atlanta Supercross By Billy Rainford Round 14 of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway this past Saturday afternoon. I’m going to try something a little different to get thoughts up in a concise way following events in something I’m going to call “Bigwave’s Briefs.” If anyone can come up with a funny graphic for this column it would be
Off the Cuff with Jacqueline Ross | March 2022 By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, Humans! Inspired by a training session from the other night, allow me to introduce two of my lil homies; Kai McCullough and Ryder Robertson. I’ve worked with both of these boys for about two years. When it comes to personalities, they are two polar opposites. Kai is so high strung, he gives me a run for my