McThoughts|Ulverton Round 6|MX2 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Bigwave We had some very good racing this past weekend in Ulverton. Cole Thompson was the winner with two great rides, but a penalty issued by the CMRC dropped him back and took away the moto sweep. Even with the penalty, I don’t think this will effect Cole for the remainder of the season. No disrespect to the others, but Cole
McThoughts|Women’s East Nationals|Ulverton Round 2 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Bigwave Round 2 of the Women’s East Nationals went off on Saturday in Ulverton, Quebec. I have been a supporter of the women on both coasts since the start, but this was by far the best racing I have seen, yet. The class is stacked and we have seen some awesome racing in the first 4 motos, and it looks
McThoughts|Red Bud National|450 Class By Jeff McConkey Red Bud is that one track that everybody – from the racers, the mechanics, even the truck drivers – looks forward to. It has the most perfect layout, perfect dirt, and even better track prep. It’s a motocrosser’s dream. This past weekend, the fans and racers were treated to yet another perfect Red Bud. #94 Ken Roczen was dominant, once again, but the
McThoughts|Red Bud National|250 Class By Jeff McConkey The 250 class this season is very exciting. There are at least 10 or more guys that can put in a podium ride at any time. The intensity is so high, but unfortunately that means some racers in this class can’t put in 2 solid back to back motos without mistakes or mechanicals. The racing this past weekend was great to watch and
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Happy 4th of July to those of you reading from south of the border. Both countries celebrate their identities this same weekend: Canada Day Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the Constitution Act, 1867 (then called the British North America Act, 1867), which
McThoughts: Women’s West MX Nationals|Calgary Round 3 By Jeff McConkey I finally made it out West to take in a Women’s West round this past weekend. I don’t think I could have picked a better round. The Calgary track has some nice elevation and a few big jumps. The track was pretty dry on Saturday, as the crew held off on laying down the water due to the forecast. Throw
Monday Morning Coffee By Billy Rainford Well, folks, it’s finally here and it answered a lot of pre-season questions…and raised a few others. Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals Round 1 is in the books. #15 Shawn Maffenbeier gave the Redemption Racing team it’s first-ever overall win and #118 Davi Millsaps put his KTM Thor Racing 450 on the top step of the podium (that, for some reason, sat beside the
McThoughts: 2016 Rockstar MX Nationals|MX1 Preview By Jeff McConkey Photo by Bigwave This year’s MX1 class is absolutely stacked! We have 3 past champions, multi time MX2 champions, Transworld Slam champions, and a regional SX champion. How could you not be excited? Top 5’s are going to be a 10-rider fight and wins are going to be hard to come by. Last year, the depth in the MX1 class
McThoughts: 2016 Rockstar MX Nationals|MX2 Preview By Jeff McConkey The MX2 Class (250cc) this season in Canada has a great mixture of veterans, rookies, and guys ready to establish themselves. Two-time defending champion, #11 Kaven Benoit, has parked his trusty 2-stroke and moved to the 450 class. That means teammate #4 Cole Thompson will drop down and lead the way for the orange bikes. GDR Fox Honda will once again
McThoughts: Las Vegas Supercross – 450 Class By Jeff McConkey What a 450 season! We had the most stacked class ever and the racing was great. Yes, Ryan Dungey was very dominant early on, but it was still fun to watch. Ken Roczen started to catch fire around Santa Clara. It’s a shame he couldn’t find a setting earlier on in the season, because he really could have taken a