Hotshots

Wanted: your hotshot photos

We love seeing our readers out on the trails with their families and friends, so we invite you to submit your photos to our monthly Hotshots contest. Remember to include some details about the photo—such as locations, people shown and the photographer’s name. Every entry will automatically be entered to win monthly prizes.

Submit your RidersWest hotshot by email.

Featured hotshot of the month

Photo of an ATV on ice
Drayton Valley, Alberta

Endurance in all weather

Riders take control of the track during the 24 hour Numb Bum race on family day weekend, 2010. This competitor took first place. —Photo courtesy Top Gear Motorsports

July hotshots

mudbogging near Slave Lake
Slave Lake, Alberta

Mud mayhem

Tyler Manderscheid gets ready to kick up some dirt around Chisholm and Hondo recreation areas just south of Slave Lake. —Photo by Jen Manderscheid

Tyler Manderscheid ATVing through mud
Slave Lake, Alberta

Charging through

Tyler Manderscheid takes his well decorated Arctic Cat through some muddy water around Chisholm and Hondo recreation areas. —Photo by Jen Manderscheid

April hotshots

Photo of an ATV on ice
Drayton Valley, Alberta

Endurance in all weather

Riders take control of the track during the 24 hour Numb Bum race on family day weekend, 2010. This competitor took first place. —Photo courtesy Top Gear Motorsports

March hotshots

ATV stuck in creek
Clemina Creek, B.C.

Wet and wild

Rider Scott Bell finds himself swimming after plunging into a spring at Clemina Creek. Buddies Don Heberling and Kevin Johnson struggle to get the quad out. —Photo courtesy of Brendan Buttler

ATVs on a hilltop
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

Overlooking the Pass

ATVers stop to appreciate the view. —Photo submitted by the Crowsnest Pass Quad Squad

Photo of a rocky trail
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

Rocky trails

Don Harrison was quadding north of Blairmore and came upon this rustic scene of an old mine entrance. —Don Harrison

Photo of  scenic ATVing
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

Surrounded by beauty

These riders enjoy the family friendly trails and lush surroundings that the Crowsnest Pass is known for. —Submitted by the Crowsnest Pass Quad Squad.

February hotshots

Photo of ATVers in the mud
Campbell River, British Columbia CRATV

Mud and muck

Sodden conditions are not enough to deter these CRATV Club riders. —Bud Taylor

Photo of two people on a quad on a mountain
Campbell River, British Columbia

Club camaraderie

The folks at the Campbell River ATV Club share a common passion for the outdoors. —Bud Taylor

Photo of people ATVing in the winter
Campbell River, British Columbia

Snow going

The CRATV Club enjoys the terrain all year round. —Photo by Bud Taylor

Photo of a person racing on a dirtbike
Thorhild, Alberta

Battling it out

Rick Needham sent in this photo of himself (#5) and Tom Booth (#1) fighting for the lead during a 3/8 mile dirt track race in September, 2009. —Photo courtesy Rick Needham

Photo of a person doing jumps on an ATV
Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Riding on the Island

Dennis Thompson took this photo of his son Philip, halfway between Mesachie Lake and Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island. They recently purchased this 2009 Kawasaki Teryk 750, and have been enjoying it immensely. —Dennis Thompson