When I was 13 years old, I worked all summer for five dollars an hour to buy my first dirt bike. I wanted one after the first time I rode my friend's minibike across his yard, twisted the throttle and immediately lost control and watched the bike hurtle across the yard and off the top of the ravine into the trees below. It was the adrenaline of the bike's power that seduced me; when the bike tore out from underneath me I knew that I would be chasing motorcycles forever.
I raced for a few years in my late teens before life's little diversions ended my riding days for over two decades. I got a degree in fine art and a diploma in literature while I dreamed about motocross and then I went to work at a motorcycle shop where I rekindled my passion. I started racing again at the age of 42 and recently retired after too many broken bones. Now my son races, and I get a chance to express my passion as well as give something back to the sport I love.
I also write a weekly Race Report blog with Moto Photos, Race Reports, and more.
Every motocross rider and fan worth their salt wishes they were in British Columbia this winter. We are the envy of the Canadian motocross scene because we have all 12 rounds of the KTM Canadian Arenacross Championships here.
by Jim Muir
And so another Canadian motocross season is winding down. The Nationals are over and done, racing has wrapped up back east, and we just have a few races left to run here on Vancouver Island, B.C.
by Jim Muir
For the Vancouver Island Motocross Association (VIMX) Fall Club Series on Vancouver Island, B.C., the powers that be decided to combine many of the classes that have been shrinking to unsupportable numbers.
by Jim Muir
If you read Part 2 of this series of articles you will have read my disclaimer regarding putting a list like this together and you can feel free to skip to the list.
by Jim Muir
I'm prepared to offer some suggestions regarding the top motocross prospects on Vancouver Island, B.C.
by Jim Muir
There's just one more race to run to complete the Vancouver Island Motocross Championship Series.
by Jim Muir
The opening round of the 2012 Monster Energy Motocross Nationals in Nanaimo, B.C., won’t soon be forgotten. Even as everyone in attendance cursed the relentless rain, the event will go down as a spectacle not to have been missed.
by Jim Muir
British Columbia race fans are very fortunate when it comes to motocross. There are nine rounds in the Monster Energy Motocross Nationals, and two of them are in B.C.
by Jim Muir
I'd like to talk to you about motocross. In fact, I like talking to anyone about motocross. I love motocross and I love talking about it.
by Jim Muir
Motocross racing is the greatest sport in the world. I believe this emphatically.
by Jim Muir