2015 Gopher Dunes ‘Sandstorm’ Photos By Billy Rainford I’ve been heading over to Gopher Dunes in Courtland, Ontario, for the Red Bull Sandstorm since the first year they held it. The event has sort of become the unofficial end of the racing season here in Southwestern Ontario. Unfortunately, we didn’t make it to the track until just after the ‘Red Bull Whip Contest’ which was won by #818 Davin Grose.
Canadian National AX Tour – Rounds 1-2 Photo Report By Billy Rainford Photos by Tyler Spikman and Bigwave Rounds 1 and 2 of the Monster Energy Canadian National Arenacross Tour presented by Royal Distributing have come and gone from the Western Fair Agriplex in London, Ontario. The venue was perfect to get the ball rolling on a new chapter in Canadian motocross. A great crop of Pro riders signed up
2015 Baja Brawl Photo Report Photos and captions by Billy Rainford I’ve been meaning to get to my all-time favourite track to ride to check out the Baja Brawl at Baja Acres in Millington, Michigan, for a few years now, but the stars just haven’t lined up until this season’s event. My hope was to swoop in on the final day of the 3-day event and grab coverage of the
MMRS Madoc National Photo Report Photos and captions by Dawn McClintock Well, the MMRS 5th Annual MX National held in Madoc, ON was a huge success and we saw returning champs and some new ones. With over $30,000 in payout and prizes, it drew out some new competitors and we couldn’t have asked for a better weekend weather-wise (except for maybe Friday practice day where we had some remnants of
Faces at the Races – MMRS Madoc National Photos by Dawn McClintock Captions by Jeff McConkey The 5th annual MMRS Madoc National went off this past weekend. As always, there was great racing, great people and lots of smiles. The track was very technical on Saturday and got faster on Sunday. Cole Thompson was the fastest all weekend long and Eve Brodeur was the top Woman racer. The event had
Indiana National Photo Report By Billy Rainford The earlier photo report from the Indiana National at Ironman MX was strictly Canada-centric. Here are a bunch of shots from the final race of the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championships last Saturday.
Canadians at Ironman MX By Billy Rainford We may not be sending a team to Ernée, France, for the 2015 Motocross of Nations, but the Canada flag was flying proudly over foreign land this past Saturday in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The final round of competition for the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship took place at the Ironman MX facility just west of Indianapolis for the second time. I had never seen
Walton National Photo Report Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford The 10th and final round of the 2015 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals is in the books. We’ve gone from coast to coast and witnessed some of the best racing action we’ve ever seen in Canada. Although the MX2 title was decided in Ulverton, the MX1 class came down to a dogfight between Matt Goerke and Colton Facciotti. Here’s a closer
Parts Canada TransCan – Friday Day 3 By Billy Rainford Friday is always exciting at the Parts Canada TransCan because you know that by the end of the day there will be at least one champion crowned. Several riders are rising to the top in every class and there are a couple riders in the running for the coveted Alpinestars Bronze Boot award as the rider with the most points
Parts Canada TransCan – Thursday Day 2 By Billy Rainford We were treated to another sunny and warm day at the Parts Canada TransCan today for the second day of competition. Every class has done at least one moto and some got through two. There was little to no humidity Thursday and so riders could really let it all hang out. The weather will continue to get muggier as we