Podcast by Direct Motocross
2-time Canadian Triple Crown Series 250 Motocross Nationals champion Ryder McNabb from Manitoba stepped away from the sport in 2025. He got a "real" job and then some friends talked him into riding one weekend and things just sort of clicked. He's back for the 2026 season and is currently down in Texas training. We called him up to talk about it all.
Canadian Priority MX Thor GasGas rider #84 Tanner Ward from Woodstock, Ontario, just won 3 classes - 250 A/Pro, 450 A/Pro, and +25 - at the 2026 Florida Winter Ams motocross championship. We called him up just after he arrived back home to talk about the racing and what he's got planned for the rest of the winter. He finished 2nd in the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series 450 Motocross Nationals.
Tyler Medaglia finished undefeated winning the FMSQ Off-Road championship, raced GNCC, and lined up at Gopher Dunes for Canadian Motocross Nationals in 2025. He's training in Florida for another full season of racing 2026, so we gave him a call to talk about it all.
Blake Davies from Mission, BC was driving from California to Houston solo to race Round 4 of the 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series 250 West. He rides for the Canadian AVL Husqvarna racing team. He's only 17 years old and chasing his first Main, so we gave him a call as he was closing in on Houston, Texas. Thursday, January 29, 2026
Preston Masciangelo from Brantford, Ontario, Canada qualified for the 250 West Main at Round 2 of the 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. We grabbed him on the Monday to talk about racing for his new team and earning his first Pro Supercross points.
Interviews after racing 2026 FIM AMA Arenacross Championships at International Centre in Toronto, Canada with Ryan Breece, Liam Dodds, Travis Deglow, Quinn Amyotte, Austin Politelli, Dane Morales, Cole Thompson, and Julien Benek. Chapters: 0:00 Ryan Breece 2:51 Liam Dodds 5:18 Travis Deglow 5:54 Quinn Amyotte 6:52 Austin Politelli 7:53 Dane Morales 10:07 Cole Thompson 12:12 Julien Benek
We talk with 13-year-old #99 Evan Thalman from Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the 2025 Mini O's at Gatorback Cycle Park in Gainesville, Florida.
Derrick Fisher was the 2002 Canadian 250 motocross champion when he raced for Chris Morgan on a Suzuki. We haven't seen or heard from him since shortly after this accomplishment, but he's back at it and we found him racing the Vet class at the 2025 Mini O's at Gatorback Cycle Park in Florida. We grabbed him at the end of a long week of racing to find out what this dual citizen has been up to.
Guillaume St Cyr got the chance to race Supercross in Germany and Estonia in 2025 so we grabbed him for a podcast interview to talk about how it came to be and how it all went for him. Wednesday, November 19, 2025
We talk with Moto Concepts Honda FIM World Supercross Team Principal Tony Alessi about the penalty the STark electric team received at Round 1 in Argentina.
We speak with Daniel Elmore from Telkwa, BC about racing Round 8 of the 2025 Motocross Nationals in Costa Rica.
Julien Benek from Mission, BC talks about getting back on the motorcycle after his latest head injury at the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross in Salt Lake City that took him out for the summer season. He describes some very serious aftereffects and says he'll race the upcoming West Coast Arenacross series in Chilliwack to see how he feels. Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
Tyler Gibbs from Mission, BC will race the entire 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross 250 West Series in 2026. We talk about his preparation for that as well as a bunch of other things that make it difficult for privateer riders from the west to race the Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals. Thursday, October 23, 2025
Wyatt Kerr has signed with Guaranteed Comfort Honda for the 2026 motocross season. We spoke to him at the end of the day at the final AMO Ontario Provincial race where he went 1-1 to win the Pro Am class on a CRF 450. Sunday, October, 12, 2025.
We talk with 2025 Team Canada MXON members Jess Pettis, Sebastien Racine, Tanner Ward, and Kourtney Lloyd at the end of the day at Ironman MX.
We speak with Team Canada MXON Captain Jess Pettis after a day of riding the 2026 Yamahas at Sand Del Lee near Ottawa, Ontario. Team Canada will consist of Jess alongside new members Tanner Ward and Sebastien Racine. Friday, September 26, 2025
We talk with Rachel Gutish from Terr Haute, Indiana, after her convincing win at the 2025 Corduroy Enduro in Gooderham, Ontario, Canada. *** Some early audio crackling. Do not wear headphones for this one.*** Sunday, September 21, 2025
We talk with Tyler Medaglia after winning his 3rd Corduroy Enduro in a row in Gooderham, Ontario. Sunday, September 21, 2025
We talk with #177 Kade Johnson from Hideaway, Texas, after he finished 3rd in the SMX Next Playoffs round 2 for 2nd in the championship at The Dome at America's Center in St Louis, MO. Saturday, September 13, 2025
We talk with Cole Pranger after he broke his femur racing his first-ever AMA Pro Motocross National at Budds Creek in Mechanicsville, Maryland. Friday, August 29, 2025
For DMX Frid'Eh Update #34 we talk with 17-year-old Blake Davies from Mission, BC. He takes us through his 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross National season where he finished 4th in the 250 class. He also talks about his busy winter that will see him race AMA Supercross and some AMO Arenacross as well as hit the mountains on his snow bike.
Take a walk around the pits after the final round of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at Walton Raceway in Walton, Ontario. This time we talk with: 1:20 Noah Porter 3:15 Milt Reimer of FXR 6:10 Quinn Amyotte 8:20 Tanner Ward 13:35 Wyatt Kerr 15:05 Dylan Wright 19:35 Phil Nicoletti 27:50 Jess Pettis 35:40 Daniel Elmore 38:45 Sam Gaynor 44:55 Katrine Ferguson 51:00 Kaylie Kayer 53:30 Dylan Rempel 57:00 Blake Davies
We talk with WLTN Kawasaki rider #29 Phil Nicoletti after he won the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series 450 Motocross Championship at Walton Raceway.
We walk around the pits at the end of the 2025 TransCan at Walton Raceway amateur motocross championship to talk about the racing and interview a bunch of riders on our travels.
Take a walk around the pits after Round 7 of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at Motocross Deschambault in Deschambault, Quebec. This time we talk with: :48 Ryan Gauld 8:20 Marvin Musquin 14:00 Tanner Scott 17:08 Dylan Walsh 19:35 Sam Gaynor 21:25 Daniel Elmore 23:10 Jess Pettis 25:50 Lars Van Berkel 31:18 Tanner Ward 35:30 Preston Kilroy 38:14 Phil Nicoletti 42:42 Sebastien Racine 45:30 Josh Cartwright 47:54 Eve Brodeur 51:12 Adrian Malaval
Take a walk around the pits after Round 6 of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at River Glade in Moncton, New Brunswick. It rained all afternoon and kept going afterward, so bear with us on this one. This time we talk with: 3:00 Quinn Amyotte 4:50 Dylan Walsh 7:15 Blake Davies 9:20 Jess Pettis 19:10 Tanner Ward 26:40 Lee Steeves, Larry Northrup, Earl Doucette
We talk with Brock Leitner from Summerland, BC after he competed in the 2025 US Adaptive Open golf tournament. Brock was paralyzed in a motocross crash in Drumheller, AB on June 12th, 2022, but he hasn't let it slow him down at all. Brock takes us through pre and post-injury competition and life in this conversation.
Take a walk around the pits after Round 5 of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals at Sand Del Lee near Ottawa, Ontario. This time we talk with: 1:41 Ryan Gauld 3:22 Preston Kilory 4:36 Jess Pettis 6:14 Sebastien Racine 8:43 Blake Davies 9:54 Quinn Amyotte 14:46 Jamie Astudillo 17:07 Tanner Ward 23:00 Noah Porter 25:19 Alek Guadagno 26:28 Kyle Thompson 29:22 Phil Nicoletti 31:43 Preston Masciangelo
Take a walk around the Gopher Dunes pits as we talk about the racing after Round 4 of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals in this week's Race Tech Walk and Talk. In this one, Greg Poisson joins us early and we talk with Wyatt Kerr, Daniel Elmore, Tanner Ward, Dylan Rempel, Riley Brough, Sebastien Racine, Blake Davies, Cole Pranger, Jamie Astudillo, Lars Van Berkel, Brett Lee, Dylan Wright, and Brandy McLarty.
Heartbeat Hot Sauce Stark rider Robbie Wageman from California came north to race an electric bike at Round 3 of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals in Ste Julie, Quebec. It was his first time in Canada and the first time an electric bike had been raced at a Canadian MX National, so it was a pretty big deal. We grabbed Robbie at his home in Santa Clarita, California, to talk about all of it. Wednesday, July, 2, 2025
Ste Julie MX National Race Tech Walk and Talk by
We talk with the motocross riders who raced Round 2 of the 2025 FMSQ Cross Country Series at Gopher Dunes. Riders include: Kaylie Kayer (Winner), Blake Davies (10th), Quinn Amyotte (4th), and Tyler Medaglia who won his 3rd race in a row.
Take a walk around the pits after Round 2 of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series MX Nationals in Cold Lake, Alberta. This time we talk with Dylan Wright, Jared Allison, Bryton Allison, Cole Pranger, Sam Gaynor, Bobby Gravel, Dylan Walsh, Destiny Slingerland, Jess Pettis, Lars Van Berkel. Quinn Amyotte, Teren Gerber, Tanner Ward, and Preston Kilroy.
Take a walk through the pits after Round 1 of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals at Wild Rose MX in downtown Calgary, Alberta. Brought to you by Race Tech. This week, we talk with Jess Pettis, Preston Kilroy, Daniel Elmore, Keylan Meston, Brett Lee, Phil Nicoletti, Blake Davies, Kaylie Kayer, Al Dyck, Julien Benek, Ryder McNabb, Lars Van Berkel, Quinn Amyotte, Parker Eales, and Tanner Ward.
Billy and Austin Jones from 223 Motorsports and MX101 talk about some things we learned from Amateur Day at Wild Rose MX in Calgary the day before Round 1 of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals.
Wyatt Kerr heads into Round 1 of the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals behind the 8 ball. A crash resulted in a triple fracture in his knee cap that required surgery. At only a couple weeks post-op, Wyatt will try to tough out the motos this week at Wild Rose MX in Calgary, Alberta, in an effort to score as many points as he can. He won't know if it's possible until he gets out in practice on Sunday morning. If you were wondering why he was just "hoping for a top 10" when asked at today's press conference, that's why.
Preston Masciangelo lined up for his first-ever AMA Pro Motocross Championship National at Fox Raceway in pala, California, this past weekend. We got in touch with him to hear how it all went for the rider from Brantford, Ontario. Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Josh Cartwright raced his 7th Riviere-Du-Loup Arenacross this past weekend and finished 2nd to Charles Le Francois from France. We spoke with him from his home in Texas to talk about how the weekend went and then we got to the fun stuff talking about the race's infamous afterparty.
Lars Van Berkel Talks about Heading to Canada to Race the 2025 Canadian Motocross Nationals by
We talk with Noah Viney while at the 2025 Honda Canada GDR Fox Racing team intro at Gopher Dunes.
We spoke with Ryder McNabb at the end of the day at the 2025 Honda Canada GDR Fox Racing Intro Day at Gopher Dunes. Ryder is returning from racing in the USA as a 2-time Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals 250 champion.
We grabbed #9 Dylan Wright at the end of the day to talk about coming back after a rough 2024 Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals season where he'll try to reclaim top spot in the 450 class. Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
We talk with #500 Julien Benek from Mission, BC after he raced his first-ever 450 Supercross which was also the first time a Triumph had been raced in the 450 class in Supercross. The race was held at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado, Saturday, May 3, 2025.
While at the 2025 bLU cRU intro at Yamaha Motor Canada we spoke with young up-and-coming motocross racer Alec Guadagno who will skip the Junior class and race Intermediate in 2025. Thursday, April 24, 2025
While at the 2025 bLU cRU introduction at Yamaha Motor Canada we grabbed young hotshot Chandler Powell to talk about the Yamaha Super Finale in England last fall and what he's got planned for the upcoming 2025 MX season. Thursday, April 24, 2025
We grabbed Preston Kilroy for an interview while at the 2025 Yamaha Motor Canada bLU cRU introduction in Toronto. Preston will drop down to the 250 class in the Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals. Thursday, April 24, 2025
We grabbed #12 Sebastien Racine while at the 2025 Yamaha Motor Canada bLU cRU introduction to talk about heading into the new Canadian Triple Crown Series Motocross Nationals. Thursday, April 24, 2025
While at the 2025 Yamaha Motor Canada bLU cRU team introduction and information session, we grabbed the 2024 Canadian Triple Crown Series 450 Motocross Champion, Jess Pettis, to talk about all the changes heading into his title defence season. Thursday, April 24, 2025
Canadian #500 Julien Benek from Mission, BC talks about his experience at the 2025 Seattle Supercross at Lumen Field. Monday, March 31, 2025
#28 Sam Gaynor from Flesherton, Ontario, has been going through a lot of troubles with his scaphoid injury. From 2, 9-hour surgeries to 10-inch scars on both of his legs, the treatment and his struggle to get back to racing motocross has been long and draining. We called him up and asked him to take us through what it's been like trying to recover from the often career-ending wrist injury normally thought of as "The Ricky Johnson Injury." Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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