Behind the Lens

For this week’s Yamaha Motor Canada Behind the Lens, we go back to one of the new tracks that appeared on the 2017 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals schedule. When the famous Ulverton track in Quebec got word that the municipality wouldn’t let them hold another event, the CMRC were left looking for another Quebec track that could hold a ...

For this week’s Yamaha Motor Canada Behind the Lens, we go back to Saturday night in Las Vegas. As we all know, the 2017 Monster Energy Cup took place at Sam Boyd Stadium where Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin won all three main events and the one million dollars that went with it. In the seven years that this event ...

For this week’s Yamaha Motor Canada Behind the Lens we go back to a very warm July day at Gopher Dunes. Each year the Gopher Dunes track prides itself on being the toughest race on the national schedule. With its deep sand and massive whoops, this track is a challenge for the riders each and every year. Add in the ...

For this week’s Yamaha Motor Canada Behind the Lens we go back to last weekend’s 2017 MXON in England. As we now all know, Team Canada battled hard all day against the elements, and also the world’s best riders to eventually finis 13th overall. And while it wasn’t exactly the result everyone was looking for, considering the muddy track, the ...

Welcome to this week’s Yamaha Motor Canada “Behind the Lens” from the 2016 Monster Energy MXON in Italy. Last year’s event proved to be a great one for the Canadian team of Tyler Medaglia, Shawn Maffenbeier and the rider in this week’s photo, Kaven Benoit. It was a great day for Team Canada in Italy a year ago as our ...

Welcome to this week’s Yamaha Motor Canada Behind the Lens where we travel back to June and Moto Valley Raceway in Regina. This long running track is where Round 4 of the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals took place and in some ways it represented a turning point in both the MX2 and MX1 series. In the MX1 class, Matt ...

For this week’s Yamaha Motor Canada Behind the Lens, we go back to Round 3 of the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals in Calgary. For years, every time the CMRC Nationals visit the Wild Rose MX Park, all of the riders, teams and fans get very excited. With this exciting track being just a stone’s throw from downtown Calgary, the ...