Tailgating with…Dylan Delaplace and Kyle Springman This low key, casual interview format is called ‘Tailgating with…‘ In this first episode, Jeff sits on his tailgate and chats with BC Pros, #47 Dylan Delaplace and #87 Kyle Springman. They had been on the road for 60 days when we grabbed them at the final round of the 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals at RJ Motosport Park.
Faces at the Races|RJ’s National Gallery By Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Bigwave Unfortunately, with the TransCan firing up this week, there just weren’t enough hours in the day for me to do my usual sarcastic captions for the final ‘Faces at the Races‘ column of the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals season. (Collective sigh) Instead, here is an extended gallery of shots of the racers under the
McThoughts|RJ’s National|MX1 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Tyler Spikman (@Spikman) Congratulation to our new 2016 MX1 champion, Davi Millsaps. Davi was very impressive all year, and pretty much put it to the competition. Right behind Davi, we had a very stacked class and a ton of guys who could have won in any other season. The racing was good throughout the season, and we had a few surprises. Kaven
Photo Report|Rockstar Energy Nationals|RJ’s Round 10 By Billy Rainford Photos by Tyler Spikman and Billy Rainford The 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals have come to an end. We’ve gone from from coast to coast and then some! Yes, there were a few surprises along the way, but the riders who came out on top of the MX2 and MX2 really shouldn’t have shocked anyone. Cole Thompson and Davi Millsaps
McThoughts|Women’s East Nationals|RJ’s Round 4 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford The fourth and final round of the Women’s East Nationals went off on Saturday at RJ’s. The turnout was weak (23 riders) for whatever reasons, but the action was still very good. This was the first time where our young champion was really challenged in both motos. Shannon Fleming looked like she had a moto win in her
McThoughts|RJ’s National|MX2 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Tyler Spikman (@spikman) Round 10 for the MX2 class went off with a bang on Sunday. Up front, we had some drama with Cole Thompson and Dylan Wright. These two guys want to win so bad each and every time on the track. The track was very narrow and made it really hard to pass. Once again, the top guys were on
Photo Report|Women’s East Nationals|RJ’s Round 4 By Billy Rainford Photos by Jeff McConkey and Billy Rainford The 2016 Women’s East MX Nationals came to an end this past Saturday at RJ Motosport Park just north of Barrie, Ontario. The series was taken to 4 rounds instead of the previous 3 and the action was good at each round, with women showing up from all over eastern Canada and south of
RJ’s National|PODCASTS We speak with a whole bunch of riders after the final round of the 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals at RJ Motosport Park in Barrie, Ontario. MX2 #529 Broc Loftus #17 Dylan Wright #20 Jess Pettis #101 Mark Worth #15 Shawn Maffenbeier #34 Westen Wrozyna MX1 #6 Cade Clason #28 Keylan Meston #800 Mike Alessi #19 Morgan Burger #56 Nathan Bles #26 Riley Brough #68 Taylor Ciampichini
Women’s East Nationals|RJ’s Round 4|PODCASTS We talk with a few racers at the end of the final round of Women’s East Nationals at RJ’s in Barrie, Ontario. Series Organizer – Leah Clarke #265 Brittany Gagne 2nd (3-2) #43 Emilie-Jade Leveille 9th (10-8) #728 Gemma Pope 8th (7-10) #2 Kim Normandin 4th (4-4) #927 Robin Hutchinson 11th (11-13) #68 Shannon Fleming 3rd (2-6) #54 Vanessa Paquette 15th (12-16) #1 Eve Brodeur