By Billy Rainford Welcome to another Monday Morning Coffee, opinion and yarn spinning column. As I sit here typing, I’m on the eve of another trip down the I-75 to Florida. Of all the intros I write before a road trip, the one that sees me preparing to do this drive is the one I do more often than any other. It’s only twice a year, but as the years
By Billy Rainford Well, so begins my last Monday in Kamloops, BC. I’ll be heading home tomorrow to hopefully get out for some riding. Although, a quick look at the forecast tells me that we’re heading into a few days of cold weather in Southwestern Ontario, so I may not be able to dust off the #739 YZ250 until after another trip down the I-75 to the Daytona Supercross. This
Bigwave’s Briefs | 2023 Oakland Supercross – The Canadians By Billy Rainford We finally made it to Oakland, California, on Saturday for what was supposed to be Round 2 of the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series at Ringcentral Stadium. Unfortunately, while I was out there the weather was so bad and they got so much rain that they were actually under a state of emergency and were unable to
Frid’Eh Update #7 | Nathan Ayles | Brought to You by Husqvarna Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #7 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week brought to you by Husqvarna Motorcycles Canada. It turns out, we don’t have a rider with the number 7 in 2023. Daniel Elmore actually finished 7th in the 450 Canadian Triple Crown Series points, but he’s chosen #13 as a career number, so
By Billy Rainford Hello from Kamloops, BC. It’s pretty weird here that there is absolutely no snow and you have to go to the very top of the local mountains to see any snow at all. I could have brought my bike! It was a busy weekend for Canadians racing below the border, so let’s have a look at who did what where. We’ve gone through 5 rounds of 2023
By Billy Rainford A Monday at home…I don’t know what to do with myself! Let’s start this Monday Morning Coffee out with a look at how our two Canadians racing the Houston Supercross did Saturday night. Emily has headed out for some kick boxing with the lady across the street for the first time. I’m sure she’ll be happy to hear that I mentioned that in my first paragraph this
By Billy Rainford Good morning from Albuquerque, New Mexico. A city of 564,559 people. The Duke City or Burque is one of just a few large cities I’ll be passing through on my journey home from California. I already went through Phoenix and next I’ll leave New Mexico and head through Amarillo, Texas, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, up through St Louis, Missouri, Indianapolis, Indiana, Toledo, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, and finally home
By Billy Rainford Sorry this is late. I just can’t handle this Pacific time! We just can’t win out here in California this year! Sure, the rain has stopped and I can’t see any clouds in the sky, but now the Santa Ana winds have whipped up and there’s another Severe Weather Warning being sent out to our phones. I remember last year being able to cycle in my much-hated
2023 Anaheim 1 Supercross | Brainstorm | A Look at Round 1 By Billy Rainford Here’s a look at round 1 of the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series at Angel’s Stadium in what we’re calling ‘Brainstorm.’ 250 West Heading into the first round of the season, all eyes were on defending champion #18 Jett Lawrence. Would anyone be able to step up and knock him off the top spot?
Monday Morning Coffee | Canadians at A1 With the driving 4000 kilometres in my rearview mirror, it was time to get down to the business I’d made the trip for – the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series. People often think I’m crazy for driving this far for races, but when you factor in the time I’m going to be here and what driving the DMX Van allows me the