Photo Report: RedBud National Photos and captions by Billy Rainford Going into the break between the end of the western swing of the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals and the eastern swing, I always think I’m going to enjoy the two weekends off. Well, it happened again this year that I ended up going to RedBud to check out the Lucas Oil AMA Outdoor Championship instead of sleeping in and
FXR Ride Day Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford For the second year in a row, I was able to hit the FXR Ride Day in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The well-timed day of moto and camaraderie lands nicely on the Tuesday following round 4 of the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals in Regina, SK, so FXR athletes traveling the circuit and heading east can stop in and hang out with the gang.
$2 Tuesday: The Morden Mud Race of 2011 By Billy Rainford Wow. I was looking through some old photos and stumbled onto these gems from that horrible weekend a few years ago in the southwest corner of Manitoba at Shadow Valley Raceway. What a mess! Check out a few shots from that memorable day:
Faces at the Races – Regina National Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford Here’s a look at the action from Moto Valley an Regina, Saskatchewan, that happened OFF the track. Just a fun, tongue-in-cheek look at the people who help make these events so much fun to attend.
Regina National Photo Report Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford Round 4 of the 2015 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals rolled into Moto Valley in Regina, Saskatchewan, this past Sunday. We all remember what the weather did to the second motos last June, so we were all holding our breath as clouds threatened to do the same again this year. It DID rain and storm pretty hard during the first MX1
Saturday at Moto Valley in Regina By Billy Rainford We’ve left the mountains of BC and Alberta behind and now the Rockstar Energy MX Nationals, and all of us following the circuit, find ourselves in the heart of the prairies, Regina, Saskatchewan. We all remember what happened last year when the rain and mud forced the cancellation of the second motos. The weather forecast seems to change every few minutes
Style Check – Calgary Whip Contest By Billy Rainford OK, so there is no ‘official’ Whip Contest, but there are two specific jumps on the circuit that lend themselves nicely to us having some fun like this – Ulverton in Quebec and the International Jump on the Wild Rose MX track in Calgary. I look forward to standing beside this marquee jump every year during first practice to see who
Calgary National Photo Report By Billy Rainford Photos by Clayton Racicot @claytonracicotphotography Round 3 of the 2015 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals took place at Wild Rose MX Park in downtown Calgary, Alberta, this past Sunday. Riders were looking forward to the jumpy and fun track that some described as the first ‘real’ national-calibre track of the season. The weather was brisk, to say the least, and hovered around the 10-degree
Women’s West Round 3 Photo Report By Billy Rainford Photos by Clayton Racicot @claytonracicotphotography The 2015 Schrader’s Women’s West Nationals came to a conclusion this past Saturday at Wild Rose M Park in downtown Calgary, Alberta. Heading into Saturday, Yorkton, SK rider, #2 Kennedy Lutz was in control of the standings, but a mid-week practice fall took her out of competition due to a knee injury. The title would come
Women’s West Final Round Race Report By Billy Rainford The 3-round Schrader’s Women’s West Nationals came to an end today from Wild Rose MX Park in Calgary, AB. Heading into the last 2 motos, #2 Kennedy Lutz held a 6-pont lead over #3 Sara King. Unfortunately, a mid-week fall has injured Kennedy’s knee forcing her to miss this final round. Sitting behind King in 3rd was #631 Rachel Springman. The