Views from the Fishbowl with Greg Poisson By Greg Poisson Bonjour! Billy’s been bugging me for a while now to put something together and write my own column. I figure I can talk my way in or out of any situation so I’ll try my hand at the written word. I figured this first instalment would be a bit of a bio and a who/what/where/when. As most of us can
By Billy Rainford So, I woke up to a snowstorm this morning. In like a lamb out like a lion, I guess. We hit 20C here a couple weeks ago and it was enough for us to turn our outside water on and kick the dirt bike over in the shed. It was a big day. Now I sit here as the snow falls and actually starts to accumulate! However,
By Billy Rainford Another Monday where I find myself waking up in my own bed. I spent the past few days down in Indianapolis for another Supercross weekend away from home. The calendar told us it was the official start of spring and the weather said the same thing. We were up over 20C the past few days and Gopher Dunes even opened up for riding. I remember way back
By Billy Rainford Even though I came home to a little bit of snow, it still feels great to finally be at home. In fact, I slept for 11 hours last night! As much as I love being on the road for extended periods of time, there’s still nothing like sleeping in your own bed. With so many events these past couple weeks, I’ve still got a bunch of photos
By Billy Rainford 26, 27, 28 and ☀️. That’s the extended forecast for Daytona next Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The biannual trip down the I-75 looms on my travel calendar. The odometer on the #DMXVan just rolled over 300,000 kilometres, but a fresh oil change tomorrow morning and she’ll be ready for another sortie. I had to miss this past weekend’s Supercross in Arlington, Texas, but if I were to
Frid’Eh Update #8 | People’s Choice Winner Travis Barrette | Presented by Gas Gas Canada By Billy Rainford Welcome to Week #8 of the DMX Frid’Eh Update this week presented by Gas Gas Canada. Guess what? This is yet another week where we don’t have anyone with the corresponding number of the week. I don’t know why, but there never seems to be a rider running #8. Is there a
Off the Cuff | Jacqueline Ross – February By Jacqueline Ross Greetings, humans! As Zora Hurston says, “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” Just when I think I have a semi-understanding of the current season that I am in, the universe sends another tribulation. I wouldn’t expect anything less! As I sit here and type this, my knee is elevated and set up on a chair
By Billy Rainford Well, I finally made it back to London. It’s hard to believe that the trip that started over a month ago has ended up right back in my little home office where it started. I’m looking out the window at a snow-covered backyard instead of looking out to see which Pro rider was showing up to ride at Viney Ranch in Murrieta, California. But as some girl
By Billy Rainford It hurts me to say this but this will be my final Monday Morning Coffee from Viney Ranch in Murrieta, California. What an amazing stay this has been. I’d like to thank Ulf and Cheryl Viney for their hospitality. Letting me call their single-axle trailer home for the past couple weeks has been fantastic. Being able to make daily sortees to the practice tracks has been so
Glendale Supercross Brainstorm By Billy Rainford (B-Rain…Brain…Brainstorm) Glendale was round 5 of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series. State Farm Stadium was our first stop in an actual football stadium. It just feels and sounds different than the baseball parks we’ve been in up to this point. Even riders I spoke to said the same thing. It’s different to look around and it just has a much bigger feel