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RidersWest Insider 2013 CGRT season wrap-up

Looking back on the Corner Grass Racing Team's 2014 season.

RidersWest Insider The Red Bull X-Fighters tour returns

It’s official. Red Bull Canada has just released the dates for next year’s Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour and the season opener will be in Mexico City on March 14, 2014. 

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Victoria Hett wraps it up

While the International Six Days of Enduro (ISDE) was happening in Sardinia, Italy, Victoria Hett of Vernon, B.C., was very busy battling herself to a third place in the intermediate class championship final standings.  

RidersWest Insider Shane Cuthbertson brings home gold

The 88th edition of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) held September 30 to October 5 in Olbia (Sardinia), Italy, is in the books and Corner Grass Racing Team (CGRT) founding members Shane Cuthbertson (competitor) and Lee Fryberger (support) were in attendance as part of the Team Canada contingent. 

RidersWest Insider Shane Cuthbertson wraps up another championship

The fifth and final round of the CMA Alberta Harescramble Championship was held September 14 and 15, 2013, in the rugged Rocky Mountain range known as Ya-Ha Tinda.

RidersWest Insider Crowsnest Cross Country, Night Rooster, Big Rooster

The 26th Annual Crowsnest Cross Country, hosted by the Brooks Motorcycle Club and organized by Corner Grass Racing Team (CGRT) sponsor David French of A&E Racing, ran on the Labour Day long weekend.

RidersWest Insider Two events left for Tucker Hibbert’s motocross season

Seven-time National Snocross Champion Tucker Hibbert will be racing the penultimate round of the 2013 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship and his season this Saturday, August 17, 2013, in Tooele, Utah. 

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Classic cars converge on Cranbrook

For as long as I can remember, the annual car show in Cranbrook, B.C., has been a highlight of the summer, and this year was no different. On Saturday, July 20, the parking lot of Western Financial Place was transformed into a sea of shiny metal. 

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Podium finishes for BC boys at 2013 Red Bull Romaniacs

The 10th anniversary of the Red Bull Romaniacs in Sibiu, Romania, saw for the first time not one but two riders from Canada standing on the podium. In the Hobby Single class, Kitt Stringer rode to a third-place finish, while his friend and fellow competitor Esteban Torres Bonet claimed the top spot. Both riders are from Victoria, B.C., and this was their first attempt at the Red Bull Romaniacs.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Royal Distributing Canadian Cross Country Championship final report

The Royal Distributing Canadian Cross Country Championship (CXCC) wrapped up with two consecutive weekends of racing. The 28th Annual Monkey Wrench Cross Country was held near Lytton B.C., on June 30, 2013, in 30 degree weather. Kitimat, B.C.’s Ben Rego stayed consistent on his A&E Racing Husaberg TE 300 to finish fourth overall pro. 

RidersWest Insider Notorious Warlocks biker club to be spotlighted on Discovery Channel

If you like watching Sons of Anarchy, there’s a good chance you’ll like the new Warlocks Rising TV series. The series, which premieres on the U.S. cable network Discovery Channel on July 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, is a documentary about the Warlocks Motorcycle Club. 

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Watch snocross champ Tucker Hibbert at the RedBud National motocross

If you’re a fan of Tucker Hibbert, you’ll probably want to be tuned in to FUEL TV and NBC in the afternoon of July 6, 2013. Why? It’s the RedBud National in Buchanan, Michigan, and that’s when Hibbert makes his first debut of the 2013 pro motocross season.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Event recap: Round 2 of Royal Distributing Canadian Cross Country Series

The second round of the Royal Distributing Canadian Cross Country Series was hosted by the Lethbridge Motorcycle Club in a historic location of the Porcupine Hills, Alberta. The foothills of the Rocky Mountain area provides an epic balance of elevation change and smooth, flowing trails.

RidersWest Insider Yamaha lift covers off 2014 YZ range

Saturday evening (June 15, 2013) - at the historic Maggiora circuit for the Italian Grand Prix - saw the brand new 2014 YZ450F and 250F unveiled to the international press and many local fans with the factory Monster Energy team given the honour of uncovering the progressive new technology for the first time in Europe.

RidersWest Insider BRP expands Can-Am side-by-side lineup

BRP has expanded its line of Can-Am Maverick 1000R side-by-side vehicles with the addition of a four-seater, new X packages, all-new Tri-mode Dynamic Power Steering (DPS) and new colour schemes. The Can-Am Commander family of side-by-side vehicles will also feature Tri-Mode DPS and the all-new Commander XT-P package. For 2014, the full line of Can-Am side-by-side vehicles and ATVs continues to deliver class-leading performance, precision-engineered handling and driver-focused designs.

RidersWest Insider Event recap: Piston Run—Round 1 of Royal Distributing Canadian Cross Country Championship

This past weekend marked the 65th Annual Piston Run, hosted by the Greater Vancouver Motorcycle Club in the coastal mountains just outside of Chilliwack, B.C.