The Story Behind the Photo (Video) | Jared Petruska Edmonton 2012 By Billy Rainford We’re heading back to Edmonton, Alberta, for Round 1 of the 2023 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at RAD Torque Raceway on June 3rd. The track used to be called Castrol Raceway and in 2012 #68 Jared Petruska didn’t have the day he would have liked. Jared and Dominique Petruska were married a years back
The Story Behind the Photo | Nathan Bles Dade City 2011 By Billy Rainford For some reason, I was rooting around in an old file from 2011 this afternoon. It was the winter I spent cruising around promoting MX Ranking in the big RV. I hit every race in the Florida Series that winter and met a ton of new people in the sport. It was a great 3 months
The Story Behind the John C. Riley Motorcycle Tee-Shirt in Step Brothers Movie By Billy Rainford Unless you’re the one person in the world who hasn’t seen the movie Step Brothers starring Will Farrell and John C. Riley, you’re familiar with the scene where Riley’s character, Dale Doback, comes in wearing a Kawasaki road racing tee shirt. I remember watching the movie the first time and being like, “Hey, cool,
The Story Behind the Photo | 1982 Kevin B By Billy Rainford No, he never went on to motocross greatness. In fact, I don’t think he ever lined up on a gate more than a handful of times at Hully Gully Houseleague. However, Kevin B was the first person I met when my family moved to London, Ontario, wayyy back in the day, and he was my friend. This ‘Story
The Story Behind the Photo | 1985 Hully Gully Newsletter By Billy Rainford Besides good looks, charm, and a dashing personalty, motocrossers all share another more unfortunate thing in common – we’ve all pretty much missed one season’s racing due to injury. It’s a sad but very real part of the sport we’ve all chosen. I’m not even sure why my name pops up in this little Hully Gully Newsletter
Teddy Maier Sums Up s Great Race Day in Canada |Atlas Brace By Billy Rainford We do a column called “The Story Behind the Photo” here on DMX. Sometimes there are very long and interesting stories behind what was happening in the particular shot, while other times there are not. I stumbled across a few cool shots of Teddy Maier from the 2013 Canadian MX National at Castrol Raceway in
The Story Behind the Photo | Ryan Lockhart 2008 | 100% By Billy Rainford We posted this above photo of Ryan Lockhart at the 2008 Canadian MX National at Sand Del Lee just outside Ottawa, Ontario, and it brought back some memories for Ryan. We asked him if he’d be willing to give us The Story Behind the Photo and he said that it was more about the 2008 season
The Story Behind the Photo | Ryan Lockhart | Sand Del Lee 2008 By Billy Rainford When we posted a photo of #22 Kyle Beaton on Instagram winning the 2008 CMRC Motocross National at Sand Del Lee, it prompted a comment from fellow competitor, #9 Ryan Lockhart. Ryan alluded to a story he says he tells “10-12 times a year,” so we had to get to the bottom of it.
The Story Behind the Photo: Jeff McConkey|Walton 2009 By Billy Rainford Some of you may only know Jeff McConkey as the guy who gives you his ‘McThoughts’ each week after the Supercross events, but he’s seen this sport from all sides. Back in 2009, he got the opportunity to help South African rider, Kerim Fitz-Gerald. (It was also the year I slept in a 1989 Buick Electra Estate Wagon and
The Story Behind the Photo – Nathan Bles|Ulverton 2015 By Billy Rainford Ontario Pro rider Nathan Bles suffered a badly broken arm while practicing at Gopher Dunes just one week before the 2015 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals were set to begin last spring. It forced him to miss the majority of the racing season. In fact, it probably should have taken him out of the entire summer, but Nathan is