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By Billy Rainford
Completely satisfied Easter Monday Morning Espresso. It’s a stat vacation in a pair provinces and an non-obligatory one in one other. I’m in Ontario and it’s not an official vacation right here. Should you’re off as we speak, get pleasure from it. Now we have made the change to spring right here. In actual fact, we’re going to be 24 C and sunny for the higher a part of the week! Greg Poisson and I plan to go over to Gopher Dunes for our first journey of the season on Wednesday, so if you happen to’re within the space and want to spin a number of laps with us, let’s do it! Our plan is to be there for “first tracks” in hopes of some easy and straightforward using earlier than it will get too whooped out for this wuus.
We’ve obtained Kate Kowalchuk on the MXGP of Switzerland this weekend and she or he’s sending images over because the racing progresses. They did their qualifying race on Saturday, like standard, however then took Easter Sunday off and are racing as we speak.
To date, #39 Roan Van De Moosdijk from The Netherlands has gained the primary MX2 moto and #61 Jorge Prado from Spain took the primary MXGP moto. Kate resides in Europe with Boston Calder from Alberta who’s the WP “wonderkid” (Ted Lasso) and is glued to 5-time World Champion #84 Jeffrey Herlings this season.
Have you ever watched any of the Behind the Bullet movies on YouTube? No? Properly, you’ll see the acquainted Canadian face of Boston that includes fairly predominantly in each episode as they attempt to get Jeffrey again on top of things for his return to racing after taking all of 2022 off with damage.
Right here’s the newest video from Crimson Bull Motorsports:
Shelby Turner Headed for ACL Surgical procedure
Shelby Turner from Barons, Alberta, continues to rack up high finishes in her off-road racing for KTM USA however will now need to take a step again to get her knees fastened.
She raced the US Dash Enduro at Pearl’s Pond Farm in Arvonia, Virginia, over the weekend and positioned 4th general within the Professional Ladies’s class.
Right here’s her newest put up on IG:
She’s dedicated to racing south of the border this season, so we weren’t going to see her competing within the Canadian Triple Crown Collection WMX class, however we’re wishing her all one of the best with the surgical procedure and restoration.
Glendale Supercross
I all the time get pleasure from going to the Supercross in Glendale, Arizona. From my perspective down on the ground, this one has very easy entry. The parking zone is tightly mowed grass and the entry factors to the photograph den, the monitor, the beginning line, and the stage are all good and straightforward. Additionally, the solar breaks via the glass within the ceiling within the late afternoon and you’ll all the time get memorable images throughout observe and qualifying. Plus, you’re much less more likely to see rain at this stadium than another we go to. I prefer it.
Sadly, with the best way the schedule was this season, I wasn’t nonetheless out west and simply wasn’t capable of make it occur to be at this one.
Our outdated buddy Chris Pawlitsky from Revelstoke, BC was at this one and despatched me a two-word textual content on Saturday that didn’t compute with me once I noticed it. All it stated was, “I’m right here.” Emily and I have been busy on the time and I didn’t reply instantly. It seems this was the one occasion he was capable of be at in particular person and that’s what that quick message meant. Sorry, Chris. Hope you had fun on the market within the sunshine.
As all the time, I used to be retaining an in depth eye on the Canadian angle and that meant #83 Cole Thompson within the 250 West class. Right here’s how his Glendale Triple Crown went:
Qualifying: thirteenth
Race 1: eighth
Race 2: tenth
Race 3: fifteenth
Total: eleventh
The third race was the anomaly, and from my sofa in the lounge, I didn’t catch the transient second they confirmed what had occurred early on within the race.
Additionally keeping track of #508 Hunter Yoder on the Partzilla PRMX crew, I noticed that they have been along with actually good begins after which that they had each dropped again on the stay timing. Hmm…
It seems they obtained collectively and Hunter’s leg was caught within the rear wheel of Cole’s bike in a proper hand sweeper. It actually sucks as a result of they have been proper up within the combine on this closing race of the evening.
I’ll get in contact with each of them and see what they every need to say in regards to the incident. Thankfully, Hunter didn’t get injured as a result of it’s all the time fairly gross to see a leg caught in a wheel like that.
Here’s a put up from Hunter’s IG web page:
2023 Glendale Supercross Outcomes and Factors
Outcomes and factors from the 2023 Glendale Supercross at State Farm Stadium.
We had a pair Canadians within the KJSX class in Arizona. Try #5 Owen Rarick from Drugs Hat, AB and #13 Kade Dupuis from Calgary, AB.
I’l be again in motion in Atlanta, New Jersey, and Nashville to cowl the subsequent 3 Supercross rounds, so look ahead to that beginning Friday at Press Day. I’ve truly by no means made it right down to Atlanta for the outside race, so I’m wanting ahead to checking that out. New Jersey is one other good one as a result of it provides Emily and I an opportunity to take our bikes and cruise round NYC. Do you know there’s a motorcycle path round all of Manhattan Island and you’ll simply dip in wherever you need for a beverage or meal as you cruise round? It’s fairly candy. And Nashville was a blast final time we have been there for the races, so we’re wanting ahead to that one too.
UPDATE: As I used to be about to click on SUBMIT on this MMC, I acquired some video from the Heartbeat Sizzling Sauce Staff Solitaire gang that reveals one other angle of the incident between Cole and Hunter. I advised Chris Elliott that I’d wait till they stated it was OK to put up however I believe it reveals it was only a racing incident and that nothing was completed with intent. Keep tuned…
I did ask Chris if it was them who protested Hunter’s bike and right here’s what he stated in traditional Canadian tones:
I didn’t protest them! I don’t care about any of that, like I stated…we’re Yoder followers. We predict groups like PRMX and us ought to be capable of cheat, we all know the wrestle.
Chris Elliott – Heartbeat Sizzling Sauce Staff Solitaire
OK, time for brunch. Have an excellent week and we’ll see you within the sand on Wednesday after which in Atlanta on the weekend.
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