Motorcycle Zone
The long and winding road to the Shuswap
A couple from Cranbrook, B.C., experience some of the best motorcycling roads in the province on a journey to Shuswap Lake.
by Kirsten Armleder
British Columbia
The Mount Baker ride
This ride at the edge of Cranbrook, B.C., takes ATVers and dirt bikers to an elevation of 2,205 metres in under an hour.
by Kirsten Armleder
RidersWest Insider
Terracross Championship series sponsored by Mystik Lubricants for 2013
The new Terracross Championship series in the U.S. is off to a good start for 2013 with Mystik® Lubricants as its title sponsor. The series, which is now known as the Mystik Lubricants Terracross Championship (MLTC), is a racing circuit for side-by-sides and ATVs. The series got started in 2012 and Mystik Lubricants sponsored one of the two events that took place. For 2013, the company will be sponsoring all three of the events that are on the schedule.
by Kirsten Armleder
Gear
NASC introduces the Echo 4x4 trailer
The African-built Echo 4x4 trailer is now available in North America, thanks to exclusive distributors Michael and Denise Rogers of North American Safari Company, located in Cranbrook, B.C.
by Marie Milner
Manitoba
Manitoba’s only motocross park is rarin’ to go for the season
Happy Pines Motocross Ranch near Steinbach, Manitoba, features a motocross track, an obstacle course, a mud pit, a kids-only riding area and a two-kilometre trail. It is owned by Brad and Valerie Irvine.
by Karen Kornelsen
Manitoba
Manitoba’s South Interlake ATV Club is proud of its trail and riding
The South Interlake ATV (SIATV) Club is home to the first and currently only designated ATV trail in Manitoba.
by Karen Kornelsen
RidersWest Insider
Canada’s first Urban Endurocross coming to Calgary in May
Professional off-road racer Shane Cuthbertson of the Alberta-based Corner Grass Racing Team (CGRT) has been hard at work, designing and building the course for Red Bull’s upcoming Rocks and Logs event.
by Kirsten Armleder
Ride On
An eye for detail
Steve Shannon, 27, is a photographer and an off-road racer whose professional portfolio includes the International Six Days of Enduro (ISDE), the Red Bull Romaniacs and Xtinction.
by Kirsten Armleder
Gear
Moose Utility Division Chainsaw Carrier for ATVs
Whether you’re gathering firewood for the home or blazing new trails in the backcountry, the new Chainsaw Carrier for ATVs from Moose Utility Division will likely come in handy.
by Kirsten Armleder
Gear
PowerMadd SG1 soft handguard
The SG1 handguard from PowerMadd in Wyoming, Minnesota, is a soft handguard that is constructed of lightweight closed cell foam.
by Kirsten Armleder
RidersWest Insider
Sebastian Vettel visits new Formula One GP venue in Russia
German Formula One driver and triple World Champion Sebastian Vettel became the first driver to test out the new Sochi Olympic Park Circuit in Sochi, Krasnodar, Krai, Russia, on April 22, 2013.
by Kirsten Armleder
Gear
RotoPax Fuel Packs
Tired of jerry cans leaking gas all over your ATV and slipping off partway into your ride? Then you need RotoPax Fuel Packs.
by Kirsten Armleder
Ride On
Pre-season with Félicia Robichaud
Félicia Robichaud got her first dirt bike when she was seven years old and started racing when she was nine. Eight years later, she is Quebec’s top female off-road racer.
by Kirsten Armleder
Moto Mayhem
Early season indicators
The new motocross season is finally underway and I sense more enthusiasm than I’ve felt in several years!
by Jim Muir
The Scoop
Powersports parenting
Cruising Facebook one night, a reposting by a friend caught my attention. Two teenage girls were demonstrating vulgar insensitivity as they mocked the Boston Marathon bombing. The subject, of course, went to today’s youth and questions of parenting.
by Trish Drinkle
ATV Zone
Making a name in the world of ATV motocross
Meet 17-year-old pro Bryton Curry and hear the inspiring story of why he started quad riding
by Karen Kornelsen