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Monday Morning Coffee

By Billy Rainford Hello from our final day in California after the 40th Annual Dubya World Vet Championships and World Cup of Nations at the famed Glen Helen Raceway track in San Bernardina. Most are moving around pretty slowly and gingerly this morning as we all get set to head out and catch our various flights from either Ontario or LAX airports today. I’m sitting in the front room at

Monday Morning Coffee

By Billy Rainford Well, were you in Vancouver for Round 1 of the 2024 WSX Championship? We had Mark “Hal” Haliday from Moonrider Productions handling the heavy lifting for us. He covered the first round of the 2015 Canadian MX Nationals series at the Wastelands in Nanaimo, BC, if I remember correctly. Last time we were in Vancouver for a Supercross, the track was suspect and the fans didn’t come

Monday Morning Coffee

It’s time for our Monday Morning Coffee opinion column where we talk about what happened in Motocross and usually a whole bunch more. By Billy Rainford Hello and welcome to a Monday Morning Coffee after one of the nicest late-October weekends I can ever remember here in my area of southwestern Ontario. And it continues today with an expected high of 24C. Normally, these are the days when I would

Frid’Eh Update #41 | Ryan Derry | Brought to You by RP Race Performance

Frid’Eh Update #41 | Ryan Derry | Brought to You by RP Race Performance Week #41 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update belongs to Ryan Derry from Thornhill, ON and is brought to you by RP Race Performance. By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #41 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update brought to you by RP Race Performance. It’s nice to be home and sitting in my office this week. Unfortunately, when

Monday Morning Coffee

It’s time for Monday Morning Coffee where we talk about what happened in the sport of Motocross over the weekend and usually much more. By Billy Rainford Welcome to the Monday we head over to England! As I pack my bags and get ready for another long day of travelling to Europe for the 2024 MXON at Matterley Basin, my mind once again wanders to the thought of, “Man, if

Monday Morning Coffee

It’s time for another Monday Morning Coffee opinion column where we talk about what happened in Motocross on the weekend and usually more… By Billy Rainford Wow, what can you say about the racing at Round 2 of the SMX World Championship Playoffs in Texas?! The temperature went up over 38C/100F and ended up riding like a dried-up outdoor track – slick and full of surprises. They talk about it

Frid’Eh Update #37 | Marcus Deausy | Brought to You by RP Race Performance

Frid’Eh Update #37 | Marcus Deausy | Brought to You by RP Race Performance Frid’Eh Update #37 belongs to Marcus Deausy from Williams Lake, BC and is brought to you by RP Race Performance. By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #37 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update brought to you by RP Race Performance. It’s another rare weekend where I won’t be leaving the house and pounding out the miles in

Monday Morning Coffee

This Monday Morning Coffee is mostly about our time at the 6-hour Dairy Capital Stampede MTB relay at The Pines in Woodstock, Ontario. By Billy Rainford i had a bit of a different weekend this past one. Instead of going to the first round of the 2024 SMX Playoffs in Charlotte, North Carolina, I teamed up with Tanner Ward to do the 6-Hour Dairy Capital Stampede MTB relay at The

Monday Morning Coffee

By Billy Rainford Happy Labour Day Monday, everyone. The only thing that makes me feel better about the end of summer is that we’re all in the same boat. Misery loves company, as it were. With some family obligations, I wasn’t able to head down to what is probably my favourite track of all time, Baja Acres in Millington, Michigan, for the 2024 Baja Brawl. I was considering trying to

Monday Morning Coffee

It’s time for Monday Morning Coffee where we talk about a few things that happened in the sport of Motocross and usually a whole lot more… By Billy Rainford I made it to and from the final round of the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at Ironman MX, but barely. This latest road trip in the #DMXVan will go down as one of my least favourite, as far as the