Frid’Eh Update #51 Presented by Atlas Brace By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford To put it in rather British parlance, welcome to the penultimate Update of 2016 (said in my best Jackie Stewart voice). Yes, another year has come and gone in Canadian Motocross. It was a year that saw probably the deepest MX1 talent we’ve ever seen within our borders, so it was a thrill to have witnessed it.
Frid’Eh Update #50 | Presented by Gamma Powersports By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Hello, and welcome to week #50 of the Direct Motocross Frid’Eh Update Presented by Gamma Powersports. Week #50 goes out to the Redemption Racing KTM rider who calls the city of Oshawa home, Alex Jeffery. Alex comes from what can only be described as a ‘Motocross Family.’ The Jefferys have been staples at the races for
Frid’Eh Update #49 Presented by MP County Line By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #49 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by MP County Line. In 2016, #49 was Victoria, BC native, Graham Scott. Graham came into the season hoping for good things and had a great result at round 2 at the wastelands in Nanaimo. He finished that one with a 12th overall (16-10)
Frid’Eh Update #48 | Presented by MP County Line By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford (not really) Welcome to Week #48 of the Direct Motocross Frid’Eh Update this week presented by MP County Line. In 2016, #48 belonged to American rider, Shawn Rife. He only raced a handful of nationals in 2015 and earned 74 points. Here’s a look at his brief season: I wasn’t able to get in touch
Frid’Eh Update #47 Presented by MP County Line By Billy Rainford (Jeff is away on holidays) Welcome to the 47th DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by MP County Line in Fountaine, Florida. It’s extremely difficult to sit here and type while the temperature creeps closer and closer to 20 Celsius outside my window! Week #47 belongs to the BC rider we’ve gotten to know quite well over the past
Frid’Eh Update #46 Presented by CANADA, EH! By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week 46 of the calendar year here at Direct Motocross. When we see the big #46, I think most of our minds go straight to multi-time world Moto GP champion, Valentino Rossi, or perhaps even up and coming Canadian amateur riders, Marco Cannella and Tyler Gibbs. However, although we never got to see him run it,
Frid’Eh Update #45 Presented by Yamaha Motor Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #45 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Yamaha Motor Canada. 45 means we’ve only got a week’s worth (7) Updates left in 2016. If you’re young and looking forward to getting older so you can either get to high school or finish high school or get to university or finish
Frid’Eh Update #44 Presented by KTM Canada By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to the 44th week of 2017 and the DMX Frid’Eh Update, this week presented by KTM Canada. BC’s Jake Streichert was the rider who earned #44 for 2016 but we never got to see him line up with it last summer. The last time we did see the likeable rider on the rise was at Gopher
Frid’Eh Update #43 | Presented by Dragon Alliance By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to another Frid’Eh. You made it through another school or work week and it’s time to look ahead to one of our ever-shortening weekends with limited daylight. The weather forecast around the DMX World HQ area isn’t great, but doesn’t look like it will stop anyone from loading up the trailer and hitting the track
Frid’Eh Update #42 Presented by RMR Online Outlet By Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford Welcome to week #42 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update. It’s hard to believe but this means there are only about 10 weeks left in 2016! Wow, where does time go? If you are young, you have yet to appreciate the way time seems to speed up as you age, but you’ll understand it soon enough, believe