Even at this time of year, there’s no reason to be cooped up inside, pining away at the sight of your dirt bike parked in the shed. It’s ice racing season in B.C. and the popular Stake Lake series in Kamloops is about to get underway.
by Kirsten ArmlederHave a bike and want to race but don’t know where to start? Here you will find links to motorcycle, ATV and other motorsport racing associations in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
by Kirsten ArmlederThis team of professional sportbike freestyle riders spend hours perfecting their tricks—which include wheelies, stoppies and burnouts—and, contrary to public belief, they do it in the safety of closed lots, not on the streets.
by Kirsten ArmlederPro rider Shane Cuthbertson talks to RidersWest about being involved in building a unique course for Red Bull.
by Kristen MitchellKitt Stringer believes the Red Bull Romaniacs is as good a place as any to begin his foray into the world of hard enduro racing.
by Kirsten ArmlederThe 2002 Canadian champion has partnered with Bruce Cook to establish Global FMX, “Canada’s premier freestyle motocross outfit.”
by Karissa GallSix hours of full-throttle racing on a sheet of ice—think you can handle it? Why not try it out and see. The 2013 season for the Alberta Endurance Ice Racing Association (AEIRA) is in full swing, and Cory Laird, vice-president of the AEIRA, said that new members are always welcome to join the series.
by Kirsten ArmlederMost of us couldn’t even ride a pedal bike when we were four years old. Shelby Turner, on the other hand, was already competing in dirt bike races by that age.
by Kristen CookKyrstin Orr is the youngest woman competing in the Stake Lake ice race, held 25 kilometres south of Kamloops, B.C., but it doesn’t faze her.
by Breanne MasseyAn enduro of epic proportions greeted the riders of the Royal Distributing Canadian Enduro Championships, in Coleman, Alberta.
For 2011, Ben Rego has signed with the Corner Grass Race Team. He will be competing on a Husaberg FX450 in the Canadian Enduro Championship plus select off-road races.
by Steve ShannonWhen the Canadian Enduro Championship became a reality in 2009, Jason Schrage took an immediate liking to the enduro format and won the E3 class championship.
by Steve ShannonIn 2010, Victoria Hett became the first Canadian woman to finish the International Six Days Enduro, earning a bronze medal and finishing eighth out of 20 women.
by Steve ShannonB.C.'s Bobby Prochnau is accelerating to the top in the endurocross world. With two wins and a second place under his belt so far in the 2011 season, things are looking up for the 25-year-old logger.
by Steve ShannonThe Fraser Valley Dirt Riders Association is again holding its successful 24-Hour Dirt Rider Marathon on July 30 and 31, 2011, in Hope, B.C.
by Glynis FediukThe Arnemann family discovered their niche in the dirt bike racing community.