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Faces at the Races | Canadian MX Nationals Round 3 in Manitoba

Faces at the Races | Canadian MX Nationals Round 3 in Manitoba Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford Last week, I did Faces at the Races after a bunch of coffee. This week, I’ve just finally arrived home in London after driving all the way from Manitoba. This one could be a trip too… Let’s see if this can be sarcastic and fun while still sneaking in some information… Thanks

WCAN Champions Photos | Race Tech

WCAN Champions Photos | Race Tech By Billy Rainford The 2022 Western Canadian Amateur Nationals (WCAN) was a huge success. With over 700 entries, it’s safe to say this was a very good building year for this event. COVID restrictions are behind us and riders and families want to race and be at the races. It was great to see. Most of these champions were familiar to me but there

MXGP of Sardegna | Kate Kowalchuk Report

MXGP of Sardegna | Kate Kowalchuk Report Story and Photos by Kate Kowalchuk Sardegna Update MX2 With just a 6-point gap in the MX2 World Championship, Yamaha Factory rider #93 Jago Geerts was looking to keep the red plate heading into Sardegna and this round did not disappoint. In easily one of the best battles of the weekend, possibly even the season, Geerts went 1-2 for 2nd overall tying KTM

MXGP of Italy | Kate Checks in from Europe

MXGP of Italy | Kate Checks in from Europe Story and Photos by Kate Kowalchuck Round 7 in Maggiora, Italy: The track conditions were perfect for qualifying on day one until a sudden turn of events in weather resulted in a major mudder on Sunday for the races. MX2 As you know, a mudder can either go really good for points or go really bad, and for 250 Factory Yamaha

2022 Salt Lake City Supercross | Bigwave’s Photo Gallery and Words

2022 Salt Lake City Supercross | Bigwave’s Photo Gallery and Words Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford I made it out to the final round of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. I lived there for 7 months back in 1994-95 and haven’t been back since I drove there with Jeff Mort in…2012(?),

Photo Report | AMO OPC/ANQ Round 1 at Gopher Dunes | Presented by Race Tech

Photo Report | AMO OPC/ANQ Round 1 at Gopher Dunes | Presented by Race Tech Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford Racing is firing up all across Canada and southwestern Ontario was no different as Round 1 of the AMO Ontario Provincial Championships (OPC)/Amateur National Qualifier (ANQ) took place at Gopher Dunes in Courtland, Ontario. Spring is taking longer than usual around here but riders and fans were treated to

Kate Kowalchuk in Europe | MXGP of Trentino

Kate Kowalchuk in Europe | MXGP of Trentino Canadian Kate Kowalchuk from Calgary, Alberta, checks in from the MXGP of Latvia at Kegums. It was a great weekend to jump into the MXGP series round 5 in Arco, Italy. There is not much that can compare to the scenery and atmosphere of this particular race in Italy. With the series being all over Europe, it is quite incredible some of