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RidersWest Insider Red Bull Rocks and Logs race report

Mother Nature played havoc as heavy rains pummelled the Calgary, Alberta, area late last week, threatening Red Bull’s Rocks and Logs event—Canada’s first Urban EnduroCross.

RidersWest Insider Victoria Day long weekend race recap

The Victoria Day long weekend marked a busy time for off-road racers in Western Canada. Corner Grass Racing Team’s (CGRT) Victoria Hett began the weekend riding the night race of the Squealin’ Pig, just outside of Vernon, B.C.

RidersWest Insider CGRT welcomes Ryan Linderman

For 2013, CGRT will extend support through A&E Racing and Marine to Ryan Linderman of Hillcrest Mines, Alberta. 

RidersWest Insider New Honda rider training programs at Popkum Motor Park

The future of off-road dirt bike riding depends largely on the next generation. More riders are needed and that’s why Honda Canada and Popkum Motor Park have decided to offer Honda’s Junior Red Rider and Red Rider Evolution programs at Popkum’s facility in Rosedale, B.C. 

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider The Gumball 3000 road rally starts this weekend

An interesting press release popped into my email inbox this week about the Gumball 3000. If you’ve heard of this event before, I’m impressed. It’s a 3,000-mile international road rally and it takes place annually at different locations around the world. This year is the 15th anniversary Gumball 3000 rally and it begins in Copenhagen in the small country of Denmark.

by Kirsten Armleder

RidersWest Insider Big Kahuna and Las Vegas EnduroCross race report

Corner Grass Racing Team’s Victoria Hett has been busy pounding the race courses the past few weeks.  On April 26, 2013, the Greater Kamloops Motorcycle Association held its annual Big Kahuna off-road event—which is a unique event where much of the national motocross track is used in conjunction with five to six kilometres of typical off-road terrain.  

RidersWest Insider Victory for Villopoto at Monster Energy Supercross final in Las Vegas

A crowd of nearly 40,000 spectators converged on Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on May 4, 2013, to watch big-name riders like Ryan Dungey, Davi Millsaps, Ryan Villopoto, Chad Reed and Justin Barcia vie for the AMA World Championship title.

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

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

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

RidersWest Insider Victoria Hett finishes first at Desert 100

Victoria Hett of Vernon, B.C., ventured to Odessa, Washington, on April 7, 2013, where she challenged the Ladies Class in an event of over 1,500 riders. 

RidersWest Insider Polaris acquires Aixam Mega

Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced the acquisition of A.M. Holding S.A.S., which operates under the name Aixam Mega S.A.S., a privately owned company based in Aix-les-Bains, France which manufactures and sells enclosed on-road quadricycles and light duty commercial vehicles in Europe.

RidersWest Insider Katoom and Doom podiums for Hett

Corner Grass Racing Team’s newest member, Victoria Hett of Vernon, B.C., had a spectacular debut ride on her Valley Moto Sports Husaberg TE 250.

RidersWest Insider Victoria Hett joins the Corner Grass Racing Team

The Alberta-based Corner Grass Racing Team (CGRT) announced on March 20, 2013, that enduro and endurocross racer Victoria Hett of Vernon, B.C. has joined the team for 2013. 

RidersWest Insider Watercross association’s president is both a competitor and a fan

Watercross champion Steve Chestolowski chose the perfect sport for losing weight and gaining friends.

by Michelle Carr Johnston

RidersWest Insider Experience the 2013 Dakar Rally with new Yamaha Video

The Dakar Rally is considered the toughest race on the planet with man and machine battling extreme terrain over long distances with little sleep in the bid for glory. The 2013 rally didn’t disappoint with competitors facing multiple special stages covering over 8.500 kilometres of South America’s toughest wilderness from Peru to Chile.