Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Just when you think you’re going to take a week off and maybe hit the beach or get some work done around the house…BAM! Jeff McConkey just pulled a double-header and way upped his moto street cred. He and Melissa made the drive from east of Toronto to Ironman MX just west of Indianapolis, Indiana, in Crawfordsville. That’s a long drive. Ironman MX We
McThoughts | Parts Canada Walton Pro Open | Super Final By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford The first ever Parts Canada Walton Pro Open event went off this past Sunday. The weather from Friday on played havoc on the track. It was amazing to see the entire Walton crew come together and give the racers a great track on Sunday. There was a cool new format and a lot
McThoughts|Women’s East Nationals|RJ’s Round 4 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford The fourth and final round of the Women’s East Nationals went off on Saturday at RJ’s. The turnout was weak (23 riders) for whatever reasons, but the action was still very good. This was the first time where our young champion was really challenged in both motos. Shannon Fleming looked like she had a moto win in her
McThoughts|RJ’s National|MX2 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Tyler Spikman (@spikman) Round 10 for the MX2 class went off with a bang on Sunday. Up front, we had some drama with Cole Thompson and Dylan Wright. These two guys want to win so bad each and every time on the track. The track was very narrow and made it really hard to pass. Once again, the top guys were on
McThoughts|Deschambault National|MX1 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford The second-to-last round was a good one. Early on, it looked like it was going to be Mike Alessi‘s day as he threw down a heater in qualifying that was a full second faster than anyone. Unfortunately, Mike had a fuel pump issue in moto 1, then proceeded to hit the dirt hard twice in moto 2. Davi Millsaps was
McThoughts|Women’s East Nationals|Deschambault Round 3 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford Round 3 of the Women’s East MX Nationals had some great battles. Defending champion Eve Brodeur was very dominant and looks as close to perfect as possible. Behind her we had fellow Americans Shannon Fleming and Brittany Gagne fighting over the vacant spot left by Jacqueline Ross. The track looked good, but seem to have many square, sharp
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Good Monday Morning. It’s Monday, right? Is it morning? What happened? These are all valid questions after spending a hot day in the sun at the motocross races and then hopping straight into the van at 8pm to start driving 9 hours west from Deschambault, Quebec, to DMX HQ in London, Ontario. Fortunately, I didn’t have to do all the driving this time! It
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Hello and welcome to another Maritimes edition of the Monday Morning Coffee. I’m currently sitting in the Travelodge in Moncton at the Magnetic Hill exit, which just happens to be Exit 450. Seems about right. You’re familiar with what Magnetic Hill is, right? I think it’s a Latin term for ‘Biggest Tourist Trap in Canada!’ Seriously, have you been? I have…3 times. OK, so
McThoughts|Riverglade National|MX1 Class|Presented by Toys for Big Boys By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford 1st Davi Millsaps (1-1): Once again, Davi was his dominant self. He mentioned he liked the Riverglade track the most. He said it most resembled a U.S. track. I don’t want to wish bad luck on anyone, but I would like to see the passing clinic Davi would put on if he had to come
McThoughts|Ulverton Round 6|MX1 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Bigwave Both MX1 motos this past weekend in Ulverton had some excitement. The top guys are going so fast right now, they are getting into lappers very early. Moto 1 leader Davi Millsaps came in hot and hit one causing him to go down and hand over an almost certain win. In the 2nd moto, Brett Metcalfe was on the gas and